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We are all connected by water. The SWOT satellite will survey nearly all of Earth's water and help address some of the most pressing climate questions of our time.

🚀 Scheduled to launch Dec. 15 at 3:46am PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base

Watch live: go.nasa.gov/3PxglL8
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If you'll be tuning in, be sure to play @NASAspaceplace's SWOT Launch Bingo! #TrackingWorldWater
go.nasa.gov/3UZA5rC
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Smelly science!

Carbon Mapper will use data from @nasa's EMIT mission and current airborne and future satellite instruments to detect methane from waste sites. Methane is the source of roughly a quarter to a third of global warming caused by humans! go.nasa.gov/3WkjkZn
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An experimental cancer vaccine using mRNA technology made by Moderna showed promising results, "cutting the risk of recurrence or death of the most deadly skin cancer by 44%" (in combination with an immunotherapy drug). reuters.com/business/healthcar…


It's time for pure chaos, @ItsRogueRen@twitter.com and I are doing a randomized soul link nuzlocke with #Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire, neither of us know this generation that well so we'll see how this goes youtube.com/watch?v=XaEFH30t74…


Observations from the EMIT mission and other NASA science instruments will be part of a global survey of point-source emissions of methane from landfills. The multiyear effort is being developed and conducted by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper organization.

go.nasa.gov/3uPGQ4C
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Why Car-Centric Cities Are a GREAT Idea. Several great points in this video. kottke.org/22/12/why-car-centr…


Fifty years ago today, Apollo 17 astronauts departed the Moon to return to Earth.

Watch nasa.gov/live now to see NASA leaders, @TheNASciences, and the space community celebrate the Apollo 17 mission & the future of lunar exploration with @NASAArtemis.
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#NASA
in reply to NASA

I'm really sad we've spent the past 50 years and don't have a colony on the moon!🙁


The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will track water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface.

Spruce up your space with this mission poster and get ready for launch: go.nasa.gov/3Yq90kf
#TrackingWorldWater
#NASAEarth



🔊 Take a listen: I’ve captured the first audio recording of a dust devil on Mars. They happen fairly often around here, but without warning, they’re not always easy to catch. But with a bit of, ahem – perseverance – it’s possible!

Read more: go.nasa.gov/3Hx3Qgs
#PerseveranceRover

in reply to NASA

ha cool! A familiar sound from my field recordings (on earth)


Mike Masnick notes Twitter's new policy about not sharing live location info. Ban first, then change the rules. Got it. mastodon.social/@mmasnick/1095…


Woohoo! I'm fully in the #fediverse having self-verified my website. Checkmark didn't cost me $8 (or $11) or my dignity or the stability of our democracy yay! #mastotunde


On episode 43 of Linux Out Loud! 😀🐧

Nate, Wendy & Bill chat
about geek gift ideas! 🎄🎅

And check out what the hosts are up to!

#podcasts #Linux
& subscribe:
youtu.be/cJfz3P8qCZs



Parentification: "when parents rely on their child to tend to them indefinitely without sufficient reciprocity". One parentified child recalled having "a finely tuned emotional radar that was always scanning for who needed what and when". aeon.co/essays/how-can-adults-…


if you are wondering where i went

im @tebicat having fun on a new instance


fedi.9til.de/@binarycat/109514…



Our sixth astronomical gift is … an eclipsing six-star system!
Astronomers found a system whose six stars all undergo eclipses, using data from our planet hunter TESS, a supercomputer, and automated eclipse-identifying software. go.nasa.gov/3HDSBmu
#NASAUniverse
in reply to NASA

Reminiscent of Isaac Asimov's story "Nightfall."

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years..."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson



Sid Meier Ultimate Collection Bundle back for a limited time on Humble humblebundle.com/games/sid-mei… (partner) #Gaming


We’re set to launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite at 6:46am ET (1146 UTC) on Dec. 15. SWOT will evaluate the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers, #TrackingWorldWater and the effects of climate change. youtube.com/watch?v=maI09QHicT…
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in reply to NASA

They're going to confirm what we already know - IT MAY BE TOO LATE to save ourselves. How about igniting JUPITER into a 2nd Sun? Come on - NAsa - YOU are our last best hope. TheBookToEndAllBooks.com


Thunderbird Is Already Bloated #shorts #Gaming #CultOfTheLamb youtube.com/shorts/zQRJcp28REM


Making moves!

Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter recently completed Flight 36, staying above the Martian surface for just over a minute (60.52 seconds)!

See more stats in the flight log: go.nasa.gov/2U43zuH
#NASAJPL



Fascinating FT piece on the secret lives of MI6's top female spies. "Precisely because they are so likely to be overlooked, women have the potential to be the best spies of all." kottke.org/22/12/the-secret-li…
in reply to kottke.org

i guess they should broaden their search for a new Bond…


Explorers in #Chicago have been checking out twins of me and the #MarsHelicopter at @AdlerPlanet. Models will be there through Jan. 3, and tonight @nasa experts are on hand to answer your questions during the Adler at Night event!

#MarsRoverTour info: go.nasa.gov/marsrovertour
#PerseveranceRover



🔴 LIVE NOW
Join experts from @nasa, @CNES, @SpaceX, and the U.S. Space Force to discuss the prelaunch status of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Share your questions using #AskNASA. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1lDGL…
#NASAJPL


LIVE: Watch experts discuss the upcoming launch of the first satellite to track water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface and see our planet's water in higher definition than ever before. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1lDGL…
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#OTD in 2009, @nasa launched the WISE telescope. It helped us better understand our universe before turning its attention to mapping the sky to search for asteroids and other near Earth objects. nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/ma…
#NASAExoplanets


Have you heard? 🔊 The @NASAPersevere rover captured the sound of a dust devil swirling across the Martian desert. Details: go.nasa.gov/3j32kZt
#NASAMars


Take a closer look inside the Carina Nebula 👀

Join scientist Dr. Ken Carpenter on a journey through one of the most dynamic regions in the night sky!

For more information: go.nasa.gov/3PsYTHx
#Hubble



And if you can't get enough Carina, be sure to check out our recently released image featuring a small section of this stunning nebula!

go.nasa.gov/3PsYULB
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I just don't like the way Fox announcers have chosen to pronounce "Qatar", even after reading this article. It's not that hard to get close to the actual pronunciation w/o completely Alex Trebeking it. nytimes.com/interactive/2022/1…
in reply to kottke.org

If it makes you feel any better, it takes a few weeks when learning Arabic to be able to pronounce the initial letter qaf.
in reply to kottke.org

The article implies (though doesn't explicitly say) that Fox went that way to avoid "KUH-ter", which is indicated to be worse than "kuh-TAHR"


Living in deer tick country in the US, am happy to see this Lyme vaccine go into Phase III trial! Hopefully will participate. aamc.org/news-insights/lyme-di…
in reply to Emily

I don't know if its worth your time to watch it. Maybe it would be nice to watch with some folks who are less aware of lyme. The filmmakers intend for it to serve as a lightning rod for continued activism around pushing for policy change to address lyme and I think that's great. So mostly I saw an opportunity to spread the word a little via your toot. Perhaps you will get all you need from reading this review:

3brothersfilm.com/blog/2022/5/…

(and if that entices you then give it watch 😛 )

in reply to Danny (he/they)

@danwchan Thank you that is a really good review (I think, but since I haven't seen the film.) Around here I cannot imagine anyone who isn't familiar with Lyme! What is interesting (I had considered for a moment, writing a book about tick-borne diseases not just Lyme) was that it isn't just US, Europe too has an apparently growing Lyme problem (the vax is French I think.) link.springer.com/article/10.1…



This Linux Video Was Made By #ChatGPT #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/YmqyaKx1deA


it’s hard to believe that in this day and age people are still wearing fir


friendly reminder that the halo announcer says "trans rights"

this makes me soooooooo happy omg

youtu.be/R-plZUgmA64



How Qatar built stadiums with forced labor. The kafala system "ties workers to their sponsors [which] often gives sponsors almost total control of migrant workers' employment and immigration status." youtube.com/watch?v=C-0CebFpF_…


Apologies for the less-than-stellar voice over quality in the last couple of videos

There was a regression in the Linux Pipewire audio stack in the latest release that Fedora shipped. Reverted for now.

gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewir…



All eyes on lo, the most volcanic place in the solar system!

NASA’s Juno mission will get images of the Jovian moon Io this week as it explores Jupiter’s inner moons. Juno is performing double duty observing Jupiter's moons with even more flybys to come! go.nasa.gov/3WezzXU
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What Happens to the Migrant Workers Who Built the World Cup? "After enduring at times exploitative or dangerous conditions, many workers said they remained stuck in poverty and debt, with no choice but to continue to work abroad, whatever the risks." youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3d4Oi0Ma…


Honey, I’m home.

In this image, a member of the recovery team captures imagery of @NASA_Orion shortly after it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California on Dec. 11. The splashdown marked the successful conclusion of the #Artemis I mission.
#NASAArtemis #Artemis



Six decades of exploring the planets! On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft made the first successful flyby of another world when it buzzed by Venus. 🛰⚪

Follow our current expeditions, operating at points ranging from the Sun to beyond Pluto: solarsystem.nasa.gov
#NASASolarSystem

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