Global Growth In Solar 'the Largest Ever Observed For Any Source' The IEA says 2025 marked a turning point for global energy, with solar posting the largest growth ever seen for any energy source and helping carbon-free power outpace rising demand. The trend led the agency to declare that the world has entered the "Age of Electricity." Ars Technica reports: The I...

Global Growth In Solar 'the Largest Ever Observed For Any Source'

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Der Weltrekord im Halbmarathon des menschlichen Jacob Kiplimo ist 57 Minuten 20 Sekunden. Ein humanoider Roboter - ohne Fernsteuerung o.ä. - lief in China 50 Minuten 26 Sekunden.

Wird leider nicht mehr veranstaltet :(

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Habe wieder einmal eine Wien-Marathon-Reportage gemacht, und zögere nicht, euch damit zu belästigen! :D

#marathon #VCM #Wien #sport #laufen #running #viennacitymarathon #vcm2026 #Vienna

Regenbogenmaschine vor dem Wiener Rathaus

Haus mit Lacke davor

Ende der Eislaufsaison

Has the monolith been discovered yet?

Stratosphärenflug: Solarbetriebenes Luftschiff stellt Flugrekord auf Das solarbetriebene Stratosphärenluftschiff HAPS SE2 hat einen Ausdauertest bestanden. Nach Auswertung der Flugdaten soll ein vorkommerzieller Test beginnen.

Das solarbetriebene Stratosphärenluftschiff HAPS SE2 hat einen Ausdauertest bestanden. Nach Auswertung der Flugdaten soll ein vorkommerzieller Test beginnen. #Internet

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Happy astronauts back from the Moon

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#Artemis 🧪🔭

El caballero del dragón (The Knight of the Dragon/Star Knight, 1985)

"Princess Alba is abducted by a dragon, and it's up to Klever to save her. But, it turns out that this dragon is an alien spacecraft, and Alba falls in love with the human-alien inside it."

Horse vs. Ship. ⚔️

Dieses Bild verdeutlicht, wie dünn unsere Atmosphäre wirklich ist 🌍 Die grünen Nordlichter entstehen in etwa 100-150 km Höhe, während sich der Treibhauseffekt hauptsächlich in den untersten ~15 km abspielt (die Wiener Donauinsel ist 21 km lang). Unser Klima hängt von einer hauchdünnen Schicht ab.

file under #feelingseen

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Die ganze Erdkugel beziehungsweise die Hemisphäre mit dem Atlantik und dem Norden von Afrika. Quasi auf dem Kopf stehend, also mit Norden unten im Bild, erkennt man bei genauer Betrachtung die Meerenge von Gibraltar. Rechts unten ist der Rand hauchdünn erhellt.

Die Erde, aufgenommen von Reid Wiseman von Bord des Orion-Raumschiffs.

A view of Planet Earth in which the brown and green land is seen dotted amidst the blue sea. Some white whispy clouds roll across the hemispheres. The bottom right of the outline of earth is glowing from the light of the sun. The outline of the Orion window is faintly visible in the photo

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Perhaps of the greatest photos ever taken.

Captured by the crew of Artemis II this morning, looking at all of us through the window of the Orion capsule. The outline of the window is faintly visible in the photo.

Breathtaking.

(📸 NASA)

Και μια από τη Νιό

Κρήτη: Το Ηράκλειο «θάφτηκε» στην αφρικανική σκόνη Η ορατότητα στην πόλη έχει περιοριστεί δραματικά, με τον πύργο ελέγχου του αεροδρομίου «Νίκος Καζαντζάκης» να δίνει ορατότητα μόλις 600 μέτρα

#Κρήτη: Το #Ηράκλειο «θάφτηκε» στην αφρικανική σκόνη

Star Trek Picard

A behind-the-scenes photograph shows a crew member carefully positioning a small AT-AT walker model on a snowy miniature set for a special effects shot.

The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Making the battle of Hoth

#WienFaktzumTag und Happy Birthday …

Der erste „Wiener Frühlingsmarathon“, wie der Vienna City Marathon bis 1993 hieß, fand am 25.03.1984 statt.

Ursprünglich war geplant die erste Ausgabe bereits am 26.10.1983 durchzuführen, was jedoch u.a. an den umfangreichen Auflagen scheiterte. #WienFakt

Stumbled across some more of these photos of the TNG cast looking at the comic book art. I think they're all on TrekCore.

Am Steuer sitzt wahrscheinlich Robert Langdon.

‘Dune’ tried to warn us against AI ‘Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.’

Huh! Turns out they were more concerned about the humans running the AI systems than the AI itself!

Feels like Frank was trying to warn us against something…

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Vertical panorama of a steel hangar from inside

Hey @moffetthangar1.bsky.social I'm in you. You look great!

I hope no one needs an MRI this year.

The world's largest producer of liquified helium is in Qatar and is shut off. We just got a notice that our supply for the year will be at least cut in half.

No one could have predicted this (unless they thought about it).

"Eine Ära endet": Wie der Klimawandel zum Ende des letzten deutschen Gletscherlifts führt Auf der Zugspitze wird der letzte Gletscher Skilift abgebaut. Schmelzende Gletscher zeigen die Folgen der Erderwärmung.

Auf der Zugspitze wird der letzte Gletscher-Skilift abgebaut. Das wegen immer höherer Temperaturen schmelzende Gletschereis macht den Betrieb unmöglich. In den nächsten 10 Jahren werden die Gletscher in Deutschland voraussichtlich verschwunden sein.

[5] An Irish Hoopoe (2026) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan artist

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Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser Trailer YouTube video by Warner Bros.

Dune: Part Three (December 18): Teaser trailer!

"Directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, Dune: Part Three is based on the novel Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert and delivers the epic conclusion to Villeneuve’s trilogy."

Recently I have wondered if Frank Herbert was somehow inspired by the novels of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Do you know anything about that?