Blowing Stellar Bubbles www.nasa.gov/image-articl... For the first time, a young, Sun-like star has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Minnesota ICE protest goes viral as thousands sing in the streets share.google/RTLvAmSR0Ru5...

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON: Photos are pouring in from around the world documenting yesterday's total lunar eclipse. This rare shot comes from the Great Wall of China spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com

This mysterious interstellar visitor is on a whirlwind journey through our solar system

Vatican astronomer praises NZ’s dark sky sanctuaries https://www.europesays.com/2318043/ The director of the Vatican’s astronomical observatory has talked up the value of “dark-sky” sanctuaries, ahead of a…

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health. apple.news/AzkfKCN9CT12...

Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum Dark Sky sanctuaries are places where people can gaze at the deep, ancient light of the universe. The whole community works together to reduce light and stargaze in a magic act admired by the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/s...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/science/astronomy-dark-sky-rum.html #Islands #Lighting #Space #and #Astronomy #Wildlife #Sanctuaries #and #Nature #Reserves #Planets Event Attributes

Three weeks ago I spent a few days in one of our global dark sky sanctuaries in Rakiura Stewart Island New Zealand. Never has deep time felt so real or so close. But every now and then one of Elon's dumbfuck satellites would interrupt the eternal rhythms of the stars. Let's not let it get worse.

@kathlanpher.bsky.social has written a great article for the BBC about a photography expedition to film at a shallow #whale graveyard near Tasiilaq, Greenland. There are around 20 #minkewhale skeletons here, 15 feet belöw the pack ice www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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💖 AMBER 💖 fun in the snow. This beautiful dog is still waiting for her forever home. Please read her bio, check out her video. Repost Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793 👇 24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/... 👇 www.facebook.com/reel/7721778...

read Fanon's "A Dying Colonialism" to best understand the way the Western liberals want to "liberate" Iranian women into sexual slavery and pornified images

With your silence as much as with your volume, you show me you are more with him than you are against him, that you are more like him than different from him, and that you and I are increasingly morally incompatible. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-dont-gri...

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close! New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Beautiful aurora last night on Maia’s aurora tour in Fairbanks, Alaska—the cloud forecast was 100% and for three guests, this was their last night here after three nights of snowstorm. This was a great first aurora for them and now they can go home successful!

Webb’s view of Stephan’s Quintet intertwines the drama of collision with the beauty of star birth. Explore now → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/astronomy-news/celebrating-one-year-of-james-webb-telescope-image-of-stephans-quintet #Exoplanets #SpaceTelescope #JWST

The Horsehead and Flame Nebula. 55 years ago I saw an image of the Horsehead in a book on Astronomy, that image sparked a lifetime love of the subject. This is 1 hour of data from last night in SHO. #astronomy #astrophotography

This is fantastic! Robert Reich: How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

This is leadership. Thank you, US Women's Hockey Team!

Recently, Rice told Preet Bharara on his podcast that “it’s not going to end well” for “the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, [and] the media” that bend the knee to Trump. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...

A study in Copenhagen finds that 70% of survey participants support removing parking spots to make room for street life, cycling, and vegetation. Sure, Copenhagen is not Los Angeles, but I think planners and electeds in the U.S. overestimate support for street parking

Experts at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have rediscovered a recording and determined it’s probably the oldest whale recording still in existence. The likely vocalist? A humpback whale. 🐋 spklr.io/6007Dxy1Z 📷: BlackBox 🎙️: Luis Lamar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The findings that come from an DNA studies fascinate me. The fact that DNA can even be extracted from ancient bones (and sometimes teeth) is amazing. Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Expected share.google/WJYszOE4b4PE...

Light Waves #827 taken 6:31 pm #art #photography #macro #abstract

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Imagine if HEALTHCARE WAS FREE in America, as it is in Greenland. Just imagine. 🇺🇸🇬🇱

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One of my favorite photos of the aurora, ever!

We need to be kinder to humans, the animals, and the Earth. It really is that simple.

@rbreich.bsky.social Thank you for this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Winter Witness”, 30x30 acrylic on canvas. A tribute to the watchers of Minnesota and all the other cities where we are trying to keep the beasts accountable. Not sure if it’s done but getting there.

This is the answer an elected official sent to a librarian in my community who objected to the bill. Notice the "you wouldn't give porn to a child" to "I think you should be in jail" pipeline. Bonus points for an elected official calling a concerned constituent "full of crap". Dignified.

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible from Earth on Feb. 28. Here’s how to see them.

Recovery will not happen overnight, but we will rebuild. We can all make an impact by continuing to shop local. We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds. www.startribune.com/please-come-...

Hubble image of Arp 321, also known as Hickson 40. This group of galaxies include three spiral galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lenticular (lens-like) galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Pagan Source

#astro #astronomy #astrophotography Orion Nebula (RASA 11 ASI071MC 5 sec F/2.2)

Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco 📷: Elliot McGucken #northernlights #auroraborealis #sanfrancisco #landscapes

🧵 In case you missed it, here’s the #JWST wide-field view of the huge galaxy cluster MACS-J0417.5-1154, known for its stunning gravitational lensing effects and its wild ongoing merger dance. 🔭 🧪 ⚛️ ➡️ webbtelescope.org/contents/new... #cosmology #extragalactic #space #Astronomy #universe 1/8

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tails of Comet Wierzchoś apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26021... Some comets are regular guests of our solar neighborhood; others come by only once, never to return. We won’t have another chance to see Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś), which is currently making its way through the inner Solar System.

BREAKING: Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84 www.ms.now/opinion/jess...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.

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A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography.