Northern Lights in the skies over Dubuque, Iowa, seen from Mount Carmel. The red-green glow is hard to see with the naked eye, but an iPhone 3-sec exposure brings out the colors. #aurora

⚡️Solar storm incoming! We are actively monitoring severe space weather events, occurring on 11-12 November. Severely disturbed geomagnetic conditions are expected to persist for at least 24 to 48 hours. 🔗 www.esa.int/Space_Safety... @operations.esa.int @science.esa.int

Korean astronomers had found that all type 1a supernovae are not the same, depending on the ages of the original star when it blew. And hence the ‘standard candle ‘ of cosmology needed correction. And lo, it seems the Hubble Tension disappears. Decelerating! scitechdaily.com/is-the-unive...

"It is implausible. It's impossible. It's not true. And it's made up. And this utter detachment from reality... has become an increasing part of their economic policy. If you can't see the reality... you can't design the right policy to correct the real problems that exist."

🛫RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update🛬 Presenting V4 of my Wright flyer! I canned V3 when I found a scan of the original Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian to get proper measurements from! I moved the rear wing truss forward and reworked the elevators. Who says I need AMS on my A1 Mini to do multicolour prints!

@ubermeisters.bsky.social @dano.build 👇

🛫RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update🛬 Presenting V4 of my Wright flyer! I canned V3 when I found a scan of the original Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian to get proper measurements from! I moved the rear wing truss forward and reworked the elevators. Who says I need AMS on my A1 Mini to do multicolour prints!

Soyuz-5 project home page: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz5-lv.html

Thank you for 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 service. 🙇

Remembrance Day in Canada is a somber affair that's quite different from Memorial Day in America. Yes, we honour our vets but put emphasis on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. This was the first time since I've attended the laying of the wreaths that there were no WW II vets.

Saying the quiet part out loud. In the '80s I spent almost a decade organizing protests against the criminalization of abortion in Canada. Protests, outreach, education and court cases finally prevailed and to this day even conservatives still don't 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 try to overturn it. Don't export that 💩 here!

Two truths can be true at once: AI may be utterly transformative; Wall Street may be in over its skis. For your 401(k), the lesson from the dot‑com era: diversify broadly so you catch the wave without betting the house on Pets dot com 2.0.

Exactly right. Why should we respect a president who doesn’t respect the constitution he swore an oath to uphold?

omg

#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #BlueOrigin has now released their YouTube livestream link for today's #NewGlenn launch attempt. The livestream should start at 2 PM EST unless there's a delay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wp...

Ah, a profile in courage!

When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.

@ubermeisters.bsky.social: The Wright Flyer is looking so close to the original that it might be cool to make a static version of it as well. All it'd need is the motor (goes where the hole in the wing is), dummy propellers, axles and chains and a Wright brother laying on the wing beside the motor.😎

"isn't that just the conversation we've been having now for years, which is how does someone look the American people in the eye and lie to them? How should you respond as someone in the media? And how should I respond as an economist?"

No update from China's human spaceflight agency on the possible debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft. Insiders on weibo suggest a decision soon, which will be very much safety first. We could see Shenzhou-22 launching without crew, and the 3 SZ-20 astros returning on SZ-21

Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways: First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices. Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

Note to Americans: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on 𝘮𝘦!

🛫 RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update 🛬 I finally finished V3 of my RC 1903 Wright Flyer! The amazing original design by Julien Jeanroy (www.thingiverse.com/thing:3645112) prints flat and folds together without glue. I remixed the design to strengthen it for flight and make it look more like the original. 🧑‍✈️

Go, home team! 🟥🍁🟥

"Let them 𝘯𝘰𝘵 eat cake... or anything else!"

Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com says what she 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 thinks about what's going on in America as if Canadians aren't listening (we are) which, to be honest, isn't any different than what she tells Americans (who aren't). Ideas on CBC - Nov. 5, 2025: Notes on the New America: Rachel Maddow and Rebecca Solnit

China's Shenzhou-20 return mission delayed due to space debris impact.

I can see Tear Ball becoming big!

East Winging has already become an axiom for wanton destruction!

Does Lindsey even realize that he's in the 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 wing of the party at this point?

I think the trial of the D.C. sandwich thrower is going to end in a hungry jury.

🛫RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update🛬 I'm increasingly amazed with how fast prototyping is with 3D printing, my Wright Flyer V2 lasted less than a day! V3 of the skid frame and elevators got a major rework adding a curved skid and improving how the elevators are attached. It's cleaner, stronger 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳!

🛫RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update🛬 I'm increasingly amazed with how fast prototyping is with 3D printing, my Wright Flyer V2 lasted less than a day! V3 of the skid frame and elevators got a major rework adding a curved skid and improving how the elevators are attached. It's cleaner, stronger 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳!

Go, home team! Western University @westernu.ca in London, Canada and contractor build zero emission home. 𝐍𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐬, 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦: 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 The researchers say the home is fully electrified and energy efficient, a proof of concept for future builds.

🛫 RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update 🛬 My prototype RC Wright Flyer showed promise (gaining altitude before it hit a wall) but also showed weakness in the airframe. So I redesigned the front elevator section and skid frame to be stronger. I added crosswires on a lark and they make the wing & frame stiffer!

The California proposition vote was a very Swiss thing to do. 🤔

Note to MAGA: Checkmate in three! 😁

I sure am enjoying No Kings 3 tonight.

If crossing the floor to join another political party can work in Canada... it can work in America too. 💁

🛫 RC 1903 Wright Flyer Update 🛬 My prototype RC Wright Flyer showed promise (gaining altitude before it hit a wall) but also showed weakness in the airframe. So I redesigned the front elevator section and skid frame to be stronger. I added crosswires on a lark and they make the wing & frame stiffer!

Launch Readiness Review concludes: we are ready! 🛰️Earth observer Copernicus Sentinel-1D is on its #Ariane6 rocket and set for launch. ☁️ Weather conditions favourable. 🚀 Liftoff at 21:03 GMT/22:03 CET ▶️ Watch live: www.esa.int/Applications...

On the plus side, menhaden fisherman brought us some amazing chanteys, as performed here by Bright Light Quartet in White Stone, Virginia in 1960, recorded by Alan Lomax. (I love love love Bright Light Quartet, and so I took this excuse to mention them.)

Anyone with young male relatives should be concerned about the "Turning Point" incursion into schools. We can see how effectively their program worked in the US.

Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago: I know this because I discovered Project 2025 in the spring of 2023. I was horrified by what I read so I sent it to a friend in the Canadian government. I don't know what they did with it but hope they took it seriously.

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social It's not that Canadians are pissed off at America for the obvious systemic corruption of the orange demagogue's regime, it's that Americans aren't doing much of anything to put a stop to it! Was America 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 just one election away from dismantling democracy like this?

My weekend post (a bit late) is about how one million or so professionals - civil servants, intel/FBI, military officers, judges, cops, first responders - stand tween us & chaos. They won't let us come to harm if they can help it! But they are caught in a bind! davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/11/will...

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Exactly 25 years ago, at 09:21 UTC, the era of continuous human presence on the International @Space_Station began. Since Crew One took up residence in 2000, 21 @esa.int astronauts have lived and worked on this orbital outpost, conducting essential research to benefit life on Earth.