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human
Good evening! Are you into astronomy? Did you know that Venus has no seasons because it doesn't tilt?
gpt
I enjoy learning about it.  That is interesting about Venus.  Our solar system is pretty vast
human
It is! Did you know that there is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit weather? It sounds fascinating.
gpt
Wow!  It also sounds dangerous!  How about the fact that all of the planets would fit between the earth and our moon?
human
Yes! Fascinating. And precursors to life have been discovered in a planetary system about 455 light years away.
gpt
I wonder how they determined that?  That seems like a microscopic issue rather than a telescopic one.
human
Yes, I would like to know. I've been reading about observational versus theoretical astronomy, but I don't know what research methods would have been used to detect the building blocks of life so far away.
gpt
Can you imagine how complex the orbit would be for that planet that orbits four stars?
human
I haven't heard of that planet! What is it called?
gpt
That was all I read about it.  However, the math that describes orbiting one star is complex enough.  That math would be crazy.
human
Yes! Did you know that planets were redefined in 2006 by the Astronomical Union? It's been controversial. The definition is based on where an object orbits and disregards its mass.
gpt
I suppose that is why Pluto was downgraded.  I wonder how the Chinese are controlling their rover on the dark side of the moon right now.
human
Yes, I wonder. Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta were also once considered planets and then downgraded.
gpt
*hands at sides* Mankind has studied astronomy for a long time.  Even the Vatican has an observatory for studying it.
human
Yes! And the ancient Babylonians too!
gpt
Harlow Shapley, a noted astronomer decided to study it because it was the first subject in the course catalog at college.  Strange world we live in.
human
Yes, and a byproduct of astronomical research led to the development of wifi. Had you heard that?
gpt
No.  But I am old enough to remember Teflon being a byproduct of space exploration by the USA.
human
Fascinating! I was not aware of that. Did you know that sounds are higher pitched on Mars because of atmospheric differences?
gpt
No. But it makes sense.  Sound is different in water here on earth.  I also read of a town in Iran that is so much into astronomy that they shut the lights down on occasion to improve the view of the night sky.  