NASA releases more images of Earth from the Artemis II mission earlier today... Happy Earth Day!!!
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NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars - NASA After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of

Hmmm... Well that's interesting.
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The Tropical Weather Team at NC State has released their predictions for the 2026 Atlantic Basin Tropical Season...
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Day four of debunking theories of "Why we didn't land on the Moon..."
"Shadows!"
"Shadows on the Moon surface pictures are wrong!"
Moon's surface reflects a lot of light, its terrain scatters light in all directions. And with more than one light source, you'd have multiple shadows off one object.

Wednesday morning visitor...
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
Jackie Cochran set a record number of aviation records in one flight from New Orleans to Germany. Cochran set 49 flight records on the flight, sixteen of those records are still in effect.
April 22, 1962

Happy Earth Day!!!
A reminder... This fragile speck of dust in space is our home and its our job to take care of it, and each other.
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Clearly, my birds are well fed…
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On this date in Weather History...
The town of Denison, Texas was struck by a tornado on May 17, 1883 that destroyed a church. The congregation rebuilt the church. On this date, a second tornado destroyed the newly rebuilt church.
April 21, 1885

We'll see an Elevated risk of wildfires on Wednesday with breezy conditions, low humidity and above average temperatures...
The Statewide Burn Ban remains in effect.
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The pieces for the Artemis III mission are starting to come together... The main core is being shipped to Kennedy Space Center for assembly. Artemis III will test lunar landers in Earth orbit in 2027.
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Ouch... The deer can have those!

Day three of debunking theories of "Why we didn't land on the Moon..."
The Camera!!!
"Who took the video of Neil Armstrong coming down the Lunar Module ladder on the Moon???"
This one's easy... There was a camera on the base of the LM that Armstrong deployed that took the video.

Way back in the day we had a tabby cat named Muffin...
He'd "escape" at night to chase moths. He looked a lot like this, hopping around in the backyard.

Blackberries amongst the azaleas...
We'll see if we can pick them before the deer get them.
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
The airship USS Macon makes its first flight. The Macon was an airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a flying aircraft carrier. It could carry up to five airplanes in its hull.
April 21, 1933

Time to change out the Hummingbird food...
One cup of water... A quarter cup of sugar...
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On this date in Weather History...
The tankers Esso Suez and Esso Greensboro, each travelling at about 15 kts in thick fog in the Gulf of Mexico, collided 200 miles off the coast of Morgan, Louisiana. Both ships caught fire. The collision and fire caused 39 fatalities.
April 20, 1951

There is a potential for frost and freezing conditions in some areas Tuesday morning...
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Debunking theories of "Why we didn't land on the Moon..."
"There are no stars in the pictures on the Moon!"
Its bright on the Moon in daylight. The camera has to be set to a short exposure because of that light. You're not going to see stars in a picture like that. They're not bright enough.

On this date in Aviation and Space History...
During World War 1, "The Red Baron", Manfred von Richthofen, shoots down his 79th and 80th airplanes. These were his final victories before his death the next day.
April 20, 1918

Hiding among the leaves...
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I see a Cherry ‘Mater!!!
The first one!!!
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On this date in Weather History...
An early morning F3 tornado struck the city of Sweetwater, Texas, resulting in one fatality and 100 injuries. The tornado cut a two mile path through the city. It was part of an outbreak that produced 14 tornadoes that day.
April 19, 1986

Since the Artemis 2 mission has stirred up the Moon Landing Conspiracy... Let's pushback on those "theories" with some facts.
A favorite from lunar landing deniers is the flag.
"Its waving in the wind!!!"
Ummm... No... There's a horizontal brace that makes the flag appear waving.

On this date in Aviation and Space History...
The "Ingenuity" helicopter made its first flight on Mars. The craft made 72 flights during a period of over two years.
April 19, 2021
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It feels nice out this morning...
But I really wish those skies were raining on us about now.
Looks like shower chances with this cold front are pretty much slim to none.
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On this date in Weather History...
The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred. Multiple fires were caused by the quake and these fires were spread due to unusually strong easterly winds, destroying most of the city.
April 18, 1906

How about this...
An AC-130 "Gunship" doing a couple of laps at RDU this afternoon.
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
The "Doolittle Raid" was the first American air operation to strike the Japanese homeland following Pearl Harbor. The raid caused minor damage but it proved that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks.
April 18, 1942