Exactly, why stop there?
Ok but why go with sub-Earth when Mega-Mars is available? 🔭
Really proud to have worked on lcviz – an interactive light curve visualization and analysis tool from @spacetelescope.bsky.social#starsarchive.stsci.edu/contents/new...
Today, the UK becomes the first G7 country to phase out coal power Since opening world's 1st coal plant in 1882, UK coal fleet burned through 4.6bn tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4GtCO2 – more than most countries have ever released Here's how it all ended: interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...
I AM NOT A LAWYER BUT INTERNATIONAL LAW NEEDS TO CATCH UP TO PUT A FUCKING CHOKE HOLD ON ALL THESE HORRIBLE FOR-PROFIT SPACE COMPANIES BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING HUMANITY WILL REGRET FOR CENTURIES TO COME
Yay I built that! (plot by @afeinstein20.bsky.social I think, SED by me and a lot of other people)
Big (but not heavy) results from the Young Worlds Lab. JWST transmission spectrum of the 17-myr planet HIP67522b reveals it's only 10-15 Earth masses despite being similar in radius to Jupiter. This gives it a density lower than any other known planet. more below arxiv.org/abs/2409.16355 🧪🔭🪐⚛️
The characterization of young planets (< 300 Myr) is pivotal for understanding planet formation and evolution. We present the 3-5$μ$m transmission spectrum of the 17 Myr, Jupiter-size ($R$...
Just your annual reminder to raise a glass to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who on this date in 1983 saved your life when he decided to wait for evidence in stead of passing on the message that could have caused armageddon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_So...
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This is actually something neat about how Tolkien, to my mind, understands and presents power and contests of power. Supernatural characters don't have don't have a static 'power level' like a D&D character and their strength often isn't show in straight fights.