NASA 3D-Printed Antenna Takes Additive Manufacturing to New Heights - NASA
In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested inKendall Murphy (NASA)
Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway's Lunar Dust Defense - NASA
Ahead of more frequent and intense contact with dust during Artemis missions, NASA is developing new strategies to protect equipment as astronauts travel between the Moon and spacecraft like Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station.Briana R. Zamora (NASA)
By popular demand, a single post to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.
For those who can no longer get behind Musk or Meta's new policies and feel like switching (e.g. from #Whatsapp to #Signal, from #Instagram to #Pixelfed or from #X to #Mastodon) I made you some graphics to use freely in communicating with your contacts.
Let’s lead by example 🙂
NASA Faces of Technology: Meet Lauren Best Ameen - NASA
If you tell Lauren Best Ameen something is hard and cannot be done, she will likely reply, “Watch me.”Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
NASA Glenn Trains Instructors for After-School STEM Program
Interagency program strives to bring STEM curriculum to middle school students across 10 states.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
NASA Glenn Helps Bring Joy to Children in Need
Employees donated 11 boxes filled with toys to the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
Let's celebrate the occasional small happenstance of wonderfulness, beloved.
Because it makes me stupidly happy when one of my Reddit comments from three years ago, trying to help someone with a library barcode question, suddenly becomes useful to someone two days ago. And they left a little thank you to let me know.
See there? That's the kinda thing that helps promote what I like to call "humanity.” Literally made my day, and I mean that. 😃
Northwest Africa (NWA) 5239 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Allende Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
APOD: 2025 January 22 – The North America Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Northwest Africa (NWA) 2364 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Table 18: Figure 4. Glaseinschlüsse im Olivin des Steines von Stauropol. Vergrößerung 300. From Tschermak's Die mikroskopische Beschaffenheit der Meteoriten (1885)
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #blackandwhitephotography
Northwest Africa (NWA) 2892 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Table 09 - Figure 1. Figure from Otto Hahn's Die Meteorite (Chondrite) und ihre Organismen (1880)
Knyahinya, picture from top left Table 8.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #blackandwhitephotography
Northwest Africa (NWA) 12692 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
What an amazing meteorite!
(October 1852 Witnessed Fall: Borkut, Ukraine).
meteorite-times.com/borkut-ukr…
Witnessed Fall: Borkut, Ukraine - Meteorite Times Magazine
An October 1852 Witnessed Fall: Borkut, Ukraine The Borkut Meateorite: More Chondrite, Less Fat Early comparisons of the Borkut meteorite to others of the time led some scientists to conclude that Borkut had a higher chondrite to matrix ratio.Martin Horejsi (The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.)
Table 09: Figure 1. Olivinkristalle in einem glasreichen Kügelchen des Steines von Borkut. Vergrößerung 160.
From Tschermak's Die mikroskopische Beschaffenheit der Meteoriten (1885)
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite
Korra Korrabes Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Table 09: Figure 4. Monosomatisches Olivinkügelchen links mit einem gleichorientierten Fortsatz. Chondrit von Dhurmsala. Vergrößerung 35.
From Tschermak's Die mikroskopische Beschaffenheit der Meteoriten (1885)
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite
"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence
edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-a…
#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe
Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now. - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
That time in 2009 when Donald Trump took out a full-page NYT ad with other business leaders calling on President Obama for aggressive #climate action:
“If we fail to act now, it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic & irreversible consequences for humanity & our planet.”
Northwest Africa (NWA) 8276 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Korra Korrabes Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
My department is hiring TWO assistant teaching professors of media studies! This is a great opportunity for people who are passionate teachers eager to explore new approaches to cultivating media literacy among diverse students.
Learn more & apply here: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta…
Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies
Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies at created 15-Jan-2025jobs.colorado.edu
Northwest Africa (NWA) 5930 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
NASA Marshall Invites Media to Local Day of Remembrance Event - NASA
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to attend its observance of the agency’s Day of Remembrance at 9:30 a.m. CSTNASA
Northwest Africa (NWA) 2224 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
60 Years Ago: Uncrewed Gemini 2 Paves the Way for the First Crewed Mission - NASA
On Jan. 19, 1965, Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its Titan II booster, clearing the way for theJohn J. Uri (NASA)
Korra Korrabes Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Northwest Africa (NWA) 8773 Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
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Astronauts Set to Swab the Exterior of Station for Microbial Life - NASA
Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew spacewalks for the ISS ExternalNASA
Allende Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
Saratov Meteorite Thin Section microphotograph.
#meteorite #microphotography #thinsection #chondrite #focusstacked
OJO!
@internetciudadana convoca para este viernes 24 este taller (libre y gratuito) de iniciación a Mastodon y otras redes del Fediverso, ¿te apuntas?
#VamonosJuntas (si te queda mal la fecha lo repetirán el 8 de febrero)
¡Chau X! ¡Hola Fediverso!
El enlace es meet.jit.si/ y ahí se pega el nombre de la sesión: TalleresFediversoInteretCiudadana para que sea fácil de copiar y pegar
How New NASA, India Earth Satellite NISAR Will See Earth - NASA
Set to launch within a few months, NISAR will use a technique called synthetic aperture radar to produce incredibly detailed maps of surface change on ourNaomi Hartono (NASA)
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in reply to S 🌱 L V I Λ • • •At the request of many of you (no experience yet myself) herewith additional graphics to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.
#facebook #friendica #tiktok #loops #youtube #peertube #reddit #lemmy
Also a big big shout-out to all the beautiful people who develop and maintain the software for the decentralized social web. Please help them build the #fediverse for everyone by making a donation. Thank you.
ch0ccyra1n is leaving fedi soon
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