Anna Richards @MsHouseMD@qoto.org

really digging #Twitter 's new look

Artist Ralph McQuarrie was born #OTD in 1929. He is probably best know as the primary concept artist for the Star Wars movies, but he also did work for Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and E.T., and he won an Academy Award for his work on Cocoon.

Image: Ralph McQuarrie

New optics blog post! So, what is “structured light?”https://skullsinthestars.com/2023/05/27/so-what-is-structured-light/

Recent observations suggest our solar system has a second Kuiper Belt -- a group of objects orbiting in the cold, dim reaches far beyond Pluto.
NASA's New Horizons probe will pass through it over the next decade!
https://spaceref.com/science-and-exploration/second-kuiper-belt-new-horizons-headed/ #space #NASA #nature

Not everything we see online is true.

Before hitting the share button, practice a thorough check. These crucial questions will guide you:

WHO is behind it?
WHAT is the source?
WHERE did it come from?
WHY are you sharing it?
WHEN was it published?

Together, we will triumph over #misinformation, one click at a time.

#FactsMatter #EUvsDisinfo #PledgetoPause

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-geochemical-analyses-stone-artifacts-reveal.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-04-geochemical-analyses-stone-artifacts-reveal.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1649480131268714510#m

Geochemical analyses of stone artifacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands during the last millennium @ScienceAdvances https://phys.org/news/2023-04-geochemical-analyses-stone-artifacts-reveal.html

Happy Easter!

While we might paint easter eggs in all kinds of colours, let’s keep our lifestyle green!

#EUClimateAction

: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1644973427063771138

They may be microscopic, but their ability to sequester carbon is phenomenal. We are talking phytoplankton – and scientists working on a project funded by ESA are assessing different aspects of the role that these tiny plants play in the ocean carbon…
Untangling the ocean biological carbon pump

Amazing Uranus with its rings photographed by the infrared camera of the #JamesWebb telescope. The polar cap and clouds are clearly visible in the photo. But it is, of course, the rings captured with such accuracy that are the highlight of this photo. #BeautyofSciencd Photo: NASA/JamesWeb

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-indigenous-managed-forests-brazil-amazon-absorb.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-04-indigenous-managed-forests-brazil-amazon-absorb.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1643991993843064832#m

Indigenous-managed forests in Brazil's #Amazon absorb thousands of dangerous pollutants from wildfires @NaturePortfolio https://phys.org/news/2023-04-indigenous-managed-forests-brazil-amazon-absorb.html

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-strange-streak-young-stars-evidence.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-04-strange-streak-young-stars-evidence.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1643995490407575553#m

A strange streak of young stars is evidence of a runaway #supermassiveblackhole, study finds @AAS_Office https://hcvalidate.perfdrive.com/fb803c746e9148689b3984a31fccd902// https://phys.org/news/2023-04-strange-streak-young-stars-evidence.html