The Great Lakes have been unusually ice-free this winter. In this image from Feb. 13, ice cover on the lake was 7 percent – the lowest ice cover measured on this date of any year since 1973 when satellite-based record keeping began.
📸 Image by VIIRS on the @NOAA-20 satellite
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Why does Lake Erie look so different from the other lakes?
Sediment kicked up by storms gives its water a marbled-like look.
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1. Toluca Iron. Widmanstätten.
2. Jewell Hill Iron. Widmanstätten.
3. Iron from Lenarto. Widmanstätten.
4. Glassy Meteorite (Obsidian bomb) from Australia.
5. Pallas Iron.
6. "Glass-ball" from Billiton, Dutch-India.
7. Meteorite from Pultusk.
8. Cross-section of a chondrule, greatly enlarged.
9. Moldawit from Moravský Krumlov.
10 and 11. A Meteorite from the stone rain by Stannern. (10. View of the back, 11. of the side.)
Meyer's Konver.-Lexikon, Band 13. Leipzig 1908.
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Meteorsteine
Tafel zu »Meteorsteine«. Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Band 13. Leipzig 1908.Zeno
On the newest season of @nasa's Curious Universe, listeners will discover how future developments in spacesuits will keep #Artemis astronauts safe as they explore the Moon — and so much more.
Episodes air Tuesdays. Listen in: go.nasa.gov/3S5vuVf
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Season 5 Ep 0: Introducing Season Five
In season five, join us as we fight wildfires, defend the Earth from asteroids, and explore the invisible world of gravitational waves! New episodes every Tuesday.Gary Daines (NASA)
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Wanted to get in to streaming more... just for fun!
I've added avatars and doing a health challenge with a pullup camera as well! (100 Pullups max) Testing new features...
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NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Events, Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
How to Win at Monopoly and Piss Off Your Friends
If you're forced into playing Monopoly by friends, you can employ this simple strategy to ensure they will never ever ask you tokottke.org
I'll be talking 'at' MoMA next Thursday as part of this fab panel. My contribution, coauthored with Nicole Starosielski, will be our attempt at providing a 'media theory of silicon' across chips, fiber, and heat.
And of course I'm bringing chip graffiti to the party!
Las artimañas de Eliminalia para limpiar la imagen de políticos, empresarios y criminales
Una filtración de documentos internos de la empresa Eliminalia revela que políticos, empresarios, contratistas de Pemex y criminales le pagaron decenas de miles de dólares para desaparecer noticias publicadas en Internet que dañan su imagen
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Las artimañas de Eliminalia para limpiar la imagen de políticos, empresarios y criminales
Una filtración de documentos internos de la empresa Eliminalia revela que políticos, empresarios, contratistas de Pemex y criminales le pagaron decenas de miles de dólares para desaparecer noticias publicadas en Internet que dañan su imagen.Mathieu Tourliere (Proceso)
#ISS
Cargo Craft Ops and Human Research Wrap Up Crew Week
The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 82 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 9:26 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 17.blogs.nasa.gov
Wine 8.2 rolls out along with a new Proton Experimental update
Today we've seen an update for two translation layers. Wine has development release 8.2 available, and there's an update for Proton Experimental too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#NASASolarSystem
Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton
Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole.Rachel Hoover (NASA)
This week, two solar system objects gained names.
Meet Dinkinesh, an asteroid that the #LucyMission will flyby on Nov 1, 2023. 'Dinkinesh' is the Ethiopian name for the human-ancestor fossil, also known as Lucy, which was discovered there.
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NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Target Gets a Name
The first asteroid to be visited by the NASA Lucy mission now has a name.Madison Arnold (NASA)
About 1,900 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus, six stars are entwined in an elaborate dance. Three two-star pairs orbit each other, and all six move in synchronicity.
go.nasa.gov/40ZucPH
#NASAExoplanets
Discovery Alert: First Six-star System Where All Six Stars Undergo Eclipses
Astronomers found the first six-star system where all of the stars participate in eclipses, a discovery made by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The system is about 1,900 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
It strongly reminds me of medieval "epicycles" before the heliocentric astronomy became accepted...
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Discovery Alert: First Six-star System Where All Six Stars Undergo Eclipses
Astronomers found the first six-star system where all of the stars participate in eclipses, a discovery made by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The system is about 1,900 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
She pulls from her love of science and education to share NASA research, support large-scale public events across the country, and work closely with citizen scientists.
Get to know Dr. Trena Ferrell in this Q&A: go.nasa.gov/3KpnlsC
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Trena Ferrell Inspires Through Science and Education
Trena Ferrell connects audiences with science and education at Maryland’s friendly neighborhood space flight center.Jessica Evans (NASA)
Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. ... Enroll for free.Coursera
Making a Very Tiny Watch Screw
This is pretty amazing: a guy making a 0.6mm screw for a watch using a very precise watchmaker's lathe. It's so small! I love thkottke.org
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Space Station Images
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Humans have taken over 4 million photographs from space! 🤯 #FunFact
Images taken by the @Space_Station crew can be used to study changes on Earth's surface over time or significant weather events.
More images from the ISS: go.nasa.gov/3IzpmS4 🧑🚀 📷 🌏
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Space Station Images
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
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It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that our coverage will influence not only how people thi…dschiff (The Onion)
Welcome to NGC 7496.
Hubble and @NASAWebb have both observed this spiral galaxy providing data across multiple wavelengths of light.
This is just one of many galaxies Webb is studying to learn how star formation impacts galactic evolution: go.nasa.gov/3Z3u6ol
#Hubble
NASA’s Webb Reveals Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
Hubble looked at the spiral galaxy NGC 7496 to better understand the relationship between young stars and the cold, dense clouds of gas in which they form.
The Hubble image includes observations taken in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. go.nasa.gov/3Sa6Anl
#Hubble
Cool, so a few questions on the pic
the red star to the right of the centre of the galaxy, is that a red giant? and to the far right of the picture there is something very bright indeed, anothr galaxy or is that a supernova as it looks brighter than the centre of the galaxy.
US cancer patient developed 'uncontrollable' Irish accent
Despite never having been to Ireland, the North Carolina man spoke with a "brogue" until his death, say researchers.By Max Matza (BBC News)
A new Civilization game is in development and XCOM designer leaves Firaxis
2K sent out a press release today confirming a number of things including a new Civilization game is on the way.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
terrible cómo funciona la transparencia en #Mexico
surrealista, complicado, opaco, antidemocrático
un ejemplo el caso de @eff
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"Cómo luchamos y ganamos el acceso a los registros sobre la policía predictiva en una ciudad mexicana"
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Cómo luchamos y ganamos el acceso a los registros sobre la policía predictiva en una ciudad mexicana
Lo que empezó con una simple solicitud de registros públicos se transformó en un viaje a las absurdas profundidades de la burocracia mexicana.Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Wold Cottage (Wold Newton) Meteorite fell on the 13th of December 1795. It landed near John Shipley on the property of Major Edward Topham in Yorkshire, England.
Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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#ISS
LIVE: We're sharing mission updates and discussing upcoming milestones for NASA's @Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. #Starliner is scheduled to launch to the @Space_Station no earlier than this April.
Listen in: youtube.com/live/1RWCd2owAfg
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NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test Progress Media Teleconference
NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test Progress Media Teleconference. Briefing participants included:• Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program• Dina Cont...YouTube
Conoce las 4 libertades en las que se basa el #SoftwareLibre 😀 Campaña educomunicacional Internet Ciudanana
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En las láminas te presentamos las libertades en las que se basan las tecnologías libres del control de las corporaciones.
Puedes descargar (y si te parece apropiado ayudar a difundir) la miniguía completa elaborada por nuestra iniciativa #internetciudadana en bit.ly/3INcF6F
OMG YOU GUYS Florida prisons just reversed their decision to ban my book!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who wrote letters in support. Y'all really made a difference🖤
HAPPY FUCKING MONDAY Y'ALL.
#bannedbooks #corrections #Florida
NEW: I got a SCATHING leaked letter written by 4 U.S. Senators, saying DOJ has done such a bad job of overseeing "appalling" LA jail conditions that they are undermining "public’s faith and confidence in our legal system."
#losangeles #jail #justicedepartment
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Senators fault DOJ for 'appalling' conditions in L.A. jails
In a letter to Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland, four U.S. senators described conditions in L.A. County jails as a “humanitarian crisis”Keri Blakinger (Los Angeles Times)
What's Your #1 Travel Tip? | Cup of Jo
The best travel advice, including bringing a plane picnic and a water mask for overnight flights.Joanna Goddard (Cup of Jo)
8-Bit Martial Arts Choreography
Watch as Polish dance troupe Fair Play Crew brings the twitchy movements from old school martial arts video games into the realkottke.org
An Introduction to the World-Renowned Architect Zaha Hadid, "the Queen of the Curve"
Zaha Hadid won the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, in 2004. She was then in her early fifties — practically a schoolgirl by the standards of her profession — and had only completed four buildings.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
BANG BANG! - YouTube Music
Provided to YouTube by Warner Records BANG BANG! · Nessa Barrett BANG BANG! ℗ 2023 Warner Records Inc. Mixer: Alex Ghenea Masterer: Dale Becker All Inst...YouTube Music
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