Randall Munroe

xkcd.com

22 October 2026 14:10

Fusion Device xkcd.com/3313/

Phil PlAIt

philplait.bsky.social

22 October 2026 14:09

In "War of the Worlds", HG Wells equipped the Martians with heat rays to show their callous disregard for humanity

kottke.org

kottke.org

22 October 2026 14:09

“Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve samples for return to Earth.” [arstechnica.com]

kottke.org

kottke.org

22 October 2026 14:09

 Ambient Earth  is a 7.5-hour, real-time, 4K, remastered video of the orbital view from the International Space Station. The video "invites you to slow down and experience Earth in real time just as astronauts do." [kottke.org]

Dr. Jessie Christiansen

aussiastronomer.bsky.social

22 October 2026 14:09

If you’re sent a paper to review, remember that you make choices. Choices of which papers to review and why, choices of which standards to apply and why. Rigorous peer review is one of the bedrocks of our field. Where we, as the reviewing community, draw our lines, is where the lines get drawn.