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A solar eclipse from the surface of Mars

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 11 Comments • 10 months ago

When I was a kid, there were no commercial jet aircraft. Now we can watch Phobos pass in front of the Sun, from the surface of Mars.

Driving Tesla Cybertruck - Overhyped or the Pickup Reinvented?

By: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 17 Comments • 10 months ago

I'm not a truck person. Trucks are irrational for most people. But hey! Motor vehicles are very largely irrational purchases. A three-pointed star costs money! Like a Mercedes, trucks are...

PC nerd alert! Two articles for the price of one! (Both came across my screen today.)

By: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 12 Comments • 10 months ago

I bought a 4" x 4" mini PC a year ago. I'm not a gamer, so I don't need top-of-the-line. It has a mid-range AMD Ryzen chip, and RAM and disks from the previous machine. I run both...

Earth was once a giant snowball, here's why

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 7 Comments • 10 months ago

Most people like simple explanations. Occam's Razor tells us that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. But... Occam's Razor applies to all the data available. And sadly for...

Map of Antarctica without the ice

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 21 Comments • 10 months ago

We all know what Antarctica looks like... ... right?

Daily Telescope: A stunning new image of Io reveals a volcanic plume | Ars Technica

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 8 Comments • 10 months ago

The average distance to Jupiter is 44 million Miles.

This Is Going To Waste

By: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 2 Comments • 10 months ago

This obviously needs an emoji...

Why the Oldest Fish in the World Live in a Desert

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 3 Comments • 10 months ago

After Ingenuity: Bigger, Bolder Aircraft for Exploring Aliens Worlds

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 10 Comments • 10 months ago

OK... Ingenuity was a great little machine. But what's next?

At a glance - The runaway greenhouse effect on Venus

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 7 Comments • 10 months ago

I read about the greenhouse effect on Venus maybe sixty years ago... and never wondered about it. I'm kinda stick-in-the-mud.

The Best Keyboard

By: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • 10 months ago

Mechanical!

6 Great Space Images in January

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • 10 months ago

Space is cool!

When the largest Animals on Land were Millipedes

By: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 4 Comments • 10 months ago

Daily Telescope: Two large galaxies swimming in a sea of interstellar dust | Ars Technica

Via: outis • Health, Science & Technology • 2 Comments • 10 months ago

Heavens!

Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan—and It’s Declining

Via: john-russell • Health, Science & Technology • 8 Comments • 10 months ago

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Via: hallux • Health, Science & Technology • 3 Comments • last year

Why scientists are reanimating spider corpses for research

Via: hallux • Health, Science & Technology • 2 Comments • last year

The lifesaving, Nobel Prize-winning discovery that almost didn’t happen

Via: hallux • Health, Science & Technology • 4 Comments • last year

Is psychology good for anything? - Big Think

Via: john-russell • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • last year

Pictorial: Nissan's "Urban EV GoKart" 20-30 Concept

Via: hal-a-lujah • Health, Science & Technology • 11 Comments • last year

Nissan has released the first imagery of its 20-30 Concept, a sporty Micra-sized EV with bold sports styling. The plan is that by 2028, Nissan EVs will have solid-state batteries, reducing the...

Inventor ponders ethics of wiring human brain tissue into computers

Via: hal-a-lujah • Health, Science & Technology • 23 Comments • last year

Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change

Via: hallux • Health, Science & Technology • 40 Comments • last year

U.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

Via: hallux • Health, Science & Technology • 22 Comments • last year

Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 1 Comments • last year

Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature