Radon atoms possess a particularly stable electronic configuration of eight electrons in the outer shell, which accounts for the characteristic chemical inactivity of the element.
Controllers must work over the following hours to put TDS-1 in a stable, spinning configuration.
If Philae gets down successfully into a stable, operable configuration, it will fire harpoons and deploy screws to try to hang on to the surface.
If Philae gets down successfully into a stable, operable configuration, it would represent a historic first in space exploration.
And many of them are actually rather good at it, or at least better than the smartest available algorithms.Mr Cooper's game is Foldit, in which players score points by squeezing proteins into the most chemically stable configuration.
In addition, the agency wanted to use boosters that would burn liquid fuel, a relatively stable configuration, but in the end had to choose solid fuel boosters: an untested, less stable, but cheaper option.
"That's an incredibly stable configuration," Dr. Marcus said.
As a life-form, each human is "a distinguishable collection of matter, with – a stable configuration far from thermodynamic equilibrium".
For the solid-solution (Bi1−xSbx 2Te3, the most stable configuration at a given Sb concentration x is used.
This continuous exhange of orbits between the two moons is a very stable configuration.
Eventually, after overcoming a potential barrier from OH* release (S8), the molecular hydrogen with a stable configuration begins to dissociate from catalyst surface in the end.
