Some really nice work using ESA's Gaia and NASA/ESA Hubble:
Will our Milky Way & Andromeda collide?
@TillSawala: "Intriguingly, we find an almost equal probability for the widely publicized merger scenario, or, conversely, an alternative one where the Milky Way and Andromeda survive unscathed."
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_and_Gaia_revisit_fate_of_our_galaxy
The space telescope science instutute did a public lecture on this a while back, maybe last year or year before. In about 7 billion years the two galaxies will have merged.
Reports earth will be destroyed are odd as by that time, the Sun will have expanded in to a red giant and destroyed the earth anyway, IIRC from the OU course I did the sun is about 1/2 way trough it's main squence phase.
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The fact the far right did well in Poland needs to be a serious wake up call for the UK, Esp for Sir Kier Starmer, they need to get a grip on various issues, and so far all we here is the same soundbytes and see very little actual action that makes a difference.
@kde@floss.social @Endof10 @kde@lemmy.kde.social
I have just updated my blog post on this subject
https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/ms-windows-end-of-life-support
So have added a link to the article and links to the KDE project.
If anyone is unhinged it is Trump, however the fact this gets posted and no one in the US seems to be all that bothered, imples that americans must make the average plank of wood to have an IQ of 150+
For crying OUT LOUD, please can people in the USA WAKE UP.
Well that shows whos side Trump is on, ?
We have already had it here in Leicester, record heat and the driest April and May could easily be on the cards, in my opinion.
Meta – yep, Facebook Meta – is now a defense contractor
"Meta has partnered with Anduril Industries to build augmented and virtual reality devices for the military."
just in case you needed ANOTHER reason to defederate Threads...
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/meta_is_now_a_defense/
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“Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire & kill his cousin & another woman as they were heading toward the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest and died at the scene. Many others were wounded” #GazaGenocide
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-hostages-aid-06-01-2025-67688833abb96fc068c42d10da90a0a4
Plymouth Uni in Devon does marine science I think, and there are several organisations also undertaking marine science research.
IIRC Plymouth uni may have a presence on here, check out the Academics on Mastodon resource
King Charles is on the side of Canada and I guess it's indigenous people, If Trump gets his way, and Canada becomes the 51st state, think not about the land where people walk on. but all that gas, oil, minerals and other resources that he will 'drill baby drill' get out of the ground, regardless of cost and who it impacts.
King charles is a consitutional monarch, not absolute so he can't interfere with the political system, he just read out your elected governments agenda, however he has no 'love' for trump and as your head of state, he can add his weight to the Keep hands of Canada coming from Mark Carney
Lets all fight the true enemy together which is the USA and work to ensure all lands and people are protected and respected.
These things will be like that computer that Gus builds for Lex Luthor on Superman 3 before too long. Only we won't have superman to save us.
Back in the late 80's there was a shower gel advert from neutralia, that showed a womans nipple for a very short amount of time, (blink and you would miss it) it caused a flood of complaints, I was about 13/14 at the time, so paid extra attention to said advert. We went to France on Holiday, and the French version of the same advert showed the full breast and nipple for far longer than the UK (clearly edited) version. I can imagine the uproar that would have caused here, btw, if you cause a fuss, you bring attention to what has happened / being shown.
Then again the French and other nationalities have a completely different attitude towards nudity.
https://www.europesays.com/2124118/ Bernie Sanders calls for billionaires to be taxed into extinction #Economy
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