This Maya Language Is Still Alive (Ch’ol) YouTube video by Living Maya: Language & Culture

First time hearing a Mayan accent in English. Also, cool language.
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How nice that they include multiple deeply unflattering quotations by or about him that weren’t on their list of objections and lend exactly no support to any of the arguments in this filing whatsoever (“bring your checkbook,” “rol[ling] their eyes at” him, “glad he’s wasting his time on bullshit”).

they thought the field was wasting
and so they gathered the marker rocks and stones and
piled them into a barn they say that the rocks were shaped
some of them scratched with triangles and other forms they
must have been trying to invent some new language they say

Sorry but I will never submit to the idea that humans are cruel.

I’ve had many cruel things happen to me but overall my entire life is a result of persistent & unyielding kindness.

Holy moly you are so talented and skilled! It’s so beautiful. And evokes all the feelings of the photos.

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

Fatal Flyby

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This illustration summarises the almost 14-billion-year long history of our Universe. It shows the main events that occurred between the initial phase of the cosmos, where its properties were almost uniform and punctuated only by tiny fluctuations, to the rich variety of cosmic structure that we observe today: stars and galaxies. The series of panels on the right side of the illustration zooms into the cosmic large-scale structure to reveal first a cluster of galaxies, then a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy, and finally, the Solar System.

Thought for the day:

Earth is 10^30 times as dense as an averaged-out sample of the universe. That is, gravity has amplified the density of our planet by a factor of thousand billion billion billion. Without that amplification, we would not be here. 🧪🔭

just heard someone refer to a regular bicycle as an “acoustic bike”

Whaaat, this is so much fun! I’d pick up one of these in a heartbeat. Lovely map, by the way, of course.

That’s exciting. He’s so talented!

Orbital view of a cloud formation over the icy north polar cap of Mars. The main cloud formation sits in the lower part of the ice cap and appears bright white, shifting to a slightly dustier tone closer to the ice cap. It resembles cirrus like clouds, formed in patches and curved bands shaped by wind. The polar cap below shows a spiral like structure, bordered by rust colored terrain with a faint hazy appearance.

CNSA’s Tianwen-1 mission has recently released new images of Mars, including this view of the north polar cap showing a very cool cloud formation.

Full size 4K & more info: flic.kr/p/2s819o9 🔭🧪
Image Processing: Andrea Luck
Raw Images: CNSA/CLEP/PEC/MoRIC

Those are 2 images taken on 2025-08-09

Oh my. I’d so love to see that in person. How mesmerizing.

Avant les commentaires de la Team Ouin-Ouin pourquoi ça décolle pas avec une fusée européenne :
- La NASA participe au projet avec (notamment) une contribution en nature, à savoir le lancement
- C'est donc la NASA qui choisit la fusée et qui la paie
- Falcon Heavy est puissante et fiable.

These are fantastic. And look so cool on their own in regular light, in addition to when they glow.

The Total Solar Eclipse from Artemis II

This image sequence was captured by a modified GoPro on the solar array of the Orion spacecraft while the Artemis II mission flew around the farside of the moon.

Credit: NASA/Simeon Schmauß

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Orientale Basin at the Edge of Light A portion of the Moon’s farside is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. A section of Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under grazing illumination. This lighting enhances contrast across the cratered terrain, highlighting variations in surface features and providing insight into the Moon’s geologic history. Credit: NASA

Earthset on the Far Side Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is in nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. Credit: NASA

Two new pics of the Artemis II lunar flyby published by NASA Johnson

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With all the Moon mania on the back of Artemis II, here’s one of my favourite pieces of lunar art.

It’s from the 19th century artist Étienne Trouvelot, who used the chromolithography technique.

There’s more of his artwork in the 🧵 below

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Koch, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

flic.kr/p/2s7aCi3 #Artemis 🧪🔭

She might’ve not learned everything the journey has to teach her yet, but she’s doing a great job so far. ✨ 🌍 🌎 🌏 ✨

Hey, I rsvp’d for this weeks ago and put it on my calendar, but never came across an email or anything from it. Perhaps my registration didn’t go through, or I made a mistake.

Is there any way to see if I can still attend? Sorry & thanks!

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NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

You can watch the landing coverage (which starts at 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern time) on NASA's YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR...

Didn’t know what it all meant but I read it in Master Shake’s voice soooo 🥤

Title page of the 繪圖廣注山海經

Depiction of various creatures from the 山海經

Creature riding a dragon

Two women walking on water

Found a beautiful Shanhai jing #山海經 in our collection today. While the #illustrations in our 繪圖廣注-edition are reminiscent of Jiang Yinggao’s 蔣應鎬, they have something far more ornamental to them and at times feel almost comical. Really enjoyable read! #ChinaBooks

Same. My ancient one works as well as the day it arrived, too. So frustrating. I was looking to get a newer one this year, but an artificial shelf life makes them all an instant hard pass. It’s time to try other e-ink readers and see how they’ve come along the last few years.

Dear #Kindle Store: We are never, ever, ever getting back together.

Not the end of the world for those tech savvy enough to sideload. But even though my old Paperwhite has been a legit accessibility lifesaver (migraines), I can now confidently promise to never, ever buy another new Kindle. And everyone who decided this can go jump in a river of hungry piranhas.

Squeeeeeeee

It’s such a lovely one, thank you for sharing it! 💙