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5 Nov 2020
From a colleague at work:
Waiting for the election results is like waiting for an isotope to fully decay its radiation activity. The less there is to count the more you have wait...
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4 Nov 2020
2 year old: Who bit that apple on your computer?
4 year old: It is Steve Jobs. Baba (dad) said Steve Jobs loves apples.
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7 Jun 2020
In 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first black woman to fly in space. In 1996, she filed a police brutality complaint against a police officer for twisting her arm and throwing her down on the pavement while arresting her during a traffic stop. (via @exploreplanets)
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24 Mar 2020
1.4B people under lock down for 21 days. There was very limited testing in India and I was very worried for my family back home. But, it's great to see such action! thehindu.com/news/national/p…
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3 Dec 2019
The largest optical interferometer in the world is just a 45 min drive from Los Angeles, and my first time observing with it tonight. Check out these delay lines that CHARA uses to get light from its 6 telescopes at just the right phase to create interference fringes.
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28 Nov 2019
Johan Rockström: “10 years ago science showed there are 15 known Earth tipping elements that regulate the state of the Planet. Today we present findings that 9 of these 15 systems are on the move.” nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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28 Oct 2019
So the earthquake and tsunami killed people. The evacuation killed people. The air pollution from closing all NPPs killed people. The increased cost of electricity killed people. The only part of the Fukushima “disaster” that didn’t kill anyone was the triple nuclear meltdown.
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Planet SkySat imagery of the #KincadeFire captured at an extreme angle yesterday, October 27th.
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We're launching our latest generation of Dove satellites, AKA "SuperDoves," this November. Here are some updates on the new flock and when you could see them fly. bit.ly/2Jj3sTX
#agileaerospace #satellites #satelliteimagery
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23 Aug 2019
Radio astronomers worried about OneWeb interference bit.ly/2MxbFHv
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24 May 2019
VIDEO! Prepare to be mind-blown!
The train of @SpaceX #Starlink satellites passing over Leiden, the Netherlands, some 25 minutes ago. Camera: WATEC 902H with Canon FD 1.8/50 mm lens. I was shouting when they entered FOV!
@elonmusk
vimeo.com/338361997
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8 May 2019
These diagrams show the paths traced by Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as seen from Earth.
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30 Jan 2019
Just released - NovaSAR-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar image of San Franscisco Bay, home to Smallsats Symposium next week. View full image at bit.ly/2CWkJyb #SanFrancisco #SiliconValley #NewSpace #smallsats @SatNewsEvents @ComputerHistory
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21 Jan 2019
Two new observatories in California appear to be part of Facebook’s plan to connect the world—this time, through space lasers. buff.ly/2R2Asks
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15 Jan 2019
Moon cotton anyone?
15 Jan 2019
Seedlings in space! First-ever cotton plant on the Moon growing in #ChangE4 mini biosphere xhne.ws/qg5L1
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