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One idea, two cosmic mysteries—linking Little Red Dots and globular clusters (phys.org)
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makes sense. i guess

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Uhackatik crater in Canada (www.planetary.org)
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Taco Bell lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms linked to US cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports (www.reuters.com)
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‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say (www.theguardian.com)
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combined with gas shortages and fertilizer prices. going to be a lot of pain.

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NASA Seeks Volunteers for Yearlong Simulated Mission to Moon, Mars - NASA (www.nasa.gov)
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Scientists Discover an Alarming Trend Climate Models Are Missing (scitechdaily.com)
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few short years ago, overnight lows were usually in the 60s. lows are now in the 70s and a few 80s and humid. central illinois.

https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/il/east-peoria

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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away (www.space.com)
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Rubin Observatory begins 10-year sky survey with stunning image (mashable.com)
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Leo and Regulus nw of moon. (mstdn.party)
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Sky Map Online (www.skymaponline.net)
submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [M] to c/science@midwest.social
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haven't tried on phone yet but looks useful for id-ing stars/groups by direction and time. usually wherever I happen to be looking up. that one is west 21:37 18jun2026.

think this is Leo with Regulus

https://mstdn.party/@m3t00/116830674905357823

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
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Forecasting El Niño and La Niña| Ocean Today (oceantoday.noaa.gov)
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decent fyi vid. can download if you like. too big to waste space here. was looking for history chart.

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Look up at the night sky on Wednesday for a mini-planetary alignment (www.kcra.com)
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saw a few of these last night. some brighter stars i can't see that well. different.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young (www.space.com)
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GPT-5.4 Pro LLM story (mastodon.social)
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Erdős problems. never heard of

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how (www.space.com)
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still stuck on stars first. big enough hydrogen clouds go directly to black holes.

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T. rex’s tiny arms may have evolved for a surprisingly brutal reason (www.sciencedaily.com)
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https://mastodon.world/@C_Miller/116635555550559873

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Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees (fortune.com)
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China Tests Device to Remotely Recharge ‘Drone Swarms’ From Orbit—and It's Working (gizmodo.com)
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet (www.livescience.com)
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A Common Nutrient May Play a Surprising Role in Anxiety (scitechdaily.com)
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7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that make a huge difference) (www.space.com)
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'as nature intended'

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special effects (midwest.social)
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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/46577315

no idea what caused that green halo. sunlight and ... landing path? wild

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Analysis of Illumination Conditions in the Lunar South Polar Region Using Multi-Temporal High-Resolution Orbital Images (www.mdpi.com)
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tl;dr. lighting conditions on a lunar pole. I'm thinking about cylindrical bank of solar panels and shielding the center area while continuously producing power. likely a suitably positioned crater would be a great place to build.

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This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing' (www.space.com)
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