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The May Flower Moon crosses the Scorpion's Heart May 23
The May Flower Moon crosses the Scorpion's Heart May 23
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The Full Flower Moon of May 2024 will see the moon pass in front of the red star Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius, the Scorpion.
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Spaceflight

How can space travel lead to medical breakthroughs?
How can space travel lead to medical breakthroughs?
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Former astronaut and Sierra Space Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Marshburn shares how experiments and research in space can lead to big advances in medical science for the rest of us on Earth.
Full Story: Space(5/22)
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Science & Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope solved a puffy planet mystery
James Webb Space Telescope solved a puffy planet mystery
(NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI))
A surprisingly low reservoir of methane may explain how a planet around a nearby star grew weirdly puffy, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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yay reated
 
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Delights from Denmark

Danish giffel pastry filled with cinnamon (kanelgiffel), made right with a perfect balance between large layers of buttery pastry and the robust flavor of cinnamon
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Danish medalje, circular shortcrust biscuits filled with whipped cream and topped with fresh, seasonal fruit
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Sailors and Marines line the deck of the USS Bataan (LHD-5) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, as it passes by the Statue of Liberty arriving in New York Harbor during the parade of ships to kick off "Fleet Week 2024” in New York City, May 22

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Delights from Denmark

Danish giffel pastry filled with cinnamon (kanelgiffel), made right with a perfect balance between large layers of buttery pastry and the robust flavor of cinnamon
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Danish medalje, circular shortcrust biscuits filled with whipped cream and topped with fresh, seasonal fruit
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gourged myself on danish pastries,on ww oe/overseas experience
its what aussies/kiwi's do

nz
so dang multi-cultural 80's duh
only had one pseudo gleek restaurant at the time
taverna lamb on a spit ha
dopey govt then/encouraging non culture english onlygrrrrr
 
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Image of a Third Quarter Moon over mountains in northern Norway.
©Brendan Goodenough/timeanddate.com
The Moon is about to cycle through all of its phases in 29.19 days—around 8 hours and 10 minutes faster than average.
We explain why no two lunar months are exactly the same.

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falf moon of ken yuckey
usa duh
best demcracy country in te world
self professed,of course

oh my

proof

farce currently
bo
lie;s deceit

ffs

entire world not fooled
May 23 is Buddha’s birthday in India, but Buddhists in other countries celebrate on different dates. Why is this?
Out of focus cherry blossoms framing a sharp Full Moon in the middle of the image.
©iStockphoto.com/kumikomini
This month’s Full Moon is on May 23 at 13:53 UTC, and is called the Flower Moon.
It’s also known as the Budding Moon, Egg-Laying Moon, Milk Moon, Mothers’ Moon, and Grass Moon, but they’re not the only names.
 
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ce & Astronomy

New images from Euclid 'dark universe detective' telescope
New images from Euclid 'dark universe detective' telescope
(ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence)
new images are part of the telescope's Early Release Observations and show that not only is Euclid up to that task, but it may very well be able to perform beyond scientists' original expectations.
Full Story: Space(5/23)
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SpaceX

SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, sticks landing
SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, sticks landing
(SpaceX)
SpaceX launced a pioneering set of spy satellites for the U.S. government early on Wednesday morning (May 22). A Falcon 9 rocket carried the NROL-146 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to space after liftoff from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT; 1 a.m. local California time).
Full Story: Space(5/21)
Technology

AI finds hidden galactic evolution in over 100 galaxies
AI finds hidden galactic evolution in over 100 galaxies
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Acknowledgement: L. Shatz)
Researchers recently set a neural network to work on spectroscopic data of galaxies taken more than a decade ago - and discovered more than a hundred new galaxies with neutral carbon absorbers.
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Top Science News

Scientists discover the possible origin of the sun's magnetic field, and it's not where they thought it was
(Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau)
Scientists discover the possible origin of the sun's magnetic field, and it's not where they thought it was
New simulations suggest that the origins of the sun's explosive storms could lie much closer to its surface than first thought.
History & Archaeology

Ancient Mycenaean armor is so good, it protected users in an 11-hour battle simulation inspired by the Trojan War
(Flouris et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0 Deed | Attribution 4.0 International | Creative Commons))
Ancient Mycenaean armor is so good, it protected users in an 11-hour battle simulation inspired by the Trojan War
Researchers recruited volunteers from the Hellenic Armed Forces to test the strength of replicas of 3,500-year-old body armor.
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/Univ. of Arizona)
Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.

no shame

better than them damn war's/warmongers

thanks lpsg owner for your indulgence/tolerance perhap's
 
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