Talk:Ross 128

Radio signals

Something to watch, could become relevant with future updates. --mfb (talk) 16:06, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Is "Unknown signal" the most accurate description for this? It's obviously well-known, since it's in the news; its source isn't known however. (pedantry template needed here)

Kortoso (talk) 17:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

HZ planet

Discovery of an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone - http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41995572 24.148.96.146 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:21, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

In Popular Culture

Ross 128 is mentioned in the science-fiction television series (War of the Worlds (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Worlds_(2019_TV_series)) as the source of incredibly powerful electromagnetic signals that presage an invasion of thousands of small extraterrestrial vehicles into earth's atmosphere. Following this invasion another set of pulses fatally incapacitates most of France (where much of the action takes place) and likely the rest of the world as well. Survivors are then hunted down by dog-shaped killer cyborgs, which are armed with bullets and a bolt gun to puncture the brains of victims at close range. They seek pregnant women for the living brains of their fetuses, which they use as their operating systems. 2601:89:C601:C3B0:74D4:A0EF:AF23:20F2 (talk) 01:41, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

See Stars in fiction#Ross 128 (FI Virginis). Lithopsian (talk) 19:06, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Redux

So glad that you pointed it out, but that doesn't negate its presence in this article. The sci fi series references Ross-128 by name, and therefore, it should be in the article. Frankly, I'm not really seeing your argument for exclusion here. Wikipedia is literally full of media articles that reference real life cities used in a fictional setting. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the sarcasm. You'd be more convincing if you could get the designation of the star correct. See also WP:OTHERSTUFF. I've edited your section so that it reduces duplication of the linked fiction page and doesn't give the appearance that this is the only fictional reference to this star. Lithopsian (talk) 19:16, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

i apologize for the perceived sarcasm; had you found a way to head over to the article discussion instead of reverting twice, my edit summary moght have been a bit more forgiving; again, i apologize for any perceived slight. Your rewording is pretty good; I've altered it so as to preserve the reference, and tagged the two bits you included as needing reference to a reliable source. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 02:39, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Age of Ross 128

I noticed that the age of this star is currently listed at 9.45 billion years. Checking the source of the number (Mann et al. 2015), I realized that this is not true - the age values in that paper are actually listed in log(age), meaning that the true age of Ross 128 is actually 10^(9.45 ± 0.60) years - 2.82 billion years. AstroChara (talk) 18:00, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

I've replaced it with the age, with error margins and a note. SevenSpheres (talk) 00:15, 9 February 2023 (UTC)