2026-10-07T16:27:53Z https://nostr.now Jonathan O'Callaghan https://nostr.now/npub1rw5nshnr3heddwvhreqptug9f97k0p8ykc0qjs65afztn7pjjm8smjh5n3 https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vcjhk6pveljuwujipu56ggau&cid=bafkreighctq52geb63fza6wnndpo5gowxz5vx55g6lxrnhemh65qu6y7qy https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vcjhk6pveljuwujipu56ggau&cid=bafkreighctq52geb63fza6wnndpo5gowxz5vx55g6lxrnhemh65qu6y7qy https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw304uhchgshcnagrdznf4ahf4fjh90rr3kr4tf4mp3fhx752j3dgzyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv7ecklyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyf2sdk7cm2ftut7df9f8wkxty83hwdgrcv4jff22p3xajygx2j7sls3la8'>nevent1q…3la8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Next, a new model shows Venus could have had a moon for nearly 2 billion years – before the planet ate it.<br/><br/>It might be hard to prove this happened, but it could explain the disappearance of the planet&#39;s oceans.<br/><br/>[www.newscientist.com/article/2587...](<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587329-venus-may-have-had-a-moon-for-nearly-2-billion-years/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587329-venus-may-have-had-a-moon-for-nearly-2-billion-years/</a> )<br/><br/>[Venus may have had a moon for ...](<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587329-venus-may-have-had-a-moon-for-nearly-2-billion-years/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587329-venus-may-have-had-a-moon-for-nearly-2-billion-years/</a> ) 2026-09-03T01:20:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyf2sdk7cm2ftut7df9f8wkxty83hwdgrcv4jff22p3xajygx2j7szyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv77a2lmc Double whammy from me in New Scientist. <br/><br/>First, Saturn has a bizarre new decagon weather pattern at its south pole.<br/><br/>Would I say it&#39;s time for our viewers to crack each other&#39;s heads open and feast on the goo inside? Yes I would, Kent.<br/><br/>[www.newscientist.com/article/2587...](<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587345-saturn-has-a-big-weird-decagon-around-its-south-pole/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587345-saturn-has-a-big-weird-decagon-around-its-south-pole/</a> )<br/><br/>[Saturn has a big, weird decago...](<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587345-saturn-has-a-big-weird-decagon-around-its-south-pole/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587345-saturn-has-a-big-weird-decagon-around-its-south-pole/</a> ) 2026-09-03T01:20:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgs74vqw4wk3vxkqtlh0fxwle7auq934g3ju4h5a6yql9aur8uylszyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv7e3x2w8 This is an amazingly well-reported story by [@joshuasokol.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:dtsjiy5p6siu5bsr7hsa2i4r">https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:dtsjiy5p6siu5bsr7hsa2i4r</a> ). And a wonderful use of &#34;synecdoche&#34;.<br/><br/>[www.science.org/content/arti...](<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-flood-ai-advances-astrophysicists-are-questioning-soul-their-field">https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-flood-ai-advances-astrophysicists-are-questioning-soul-their-field</a> )<br/><br/>[Amid a flood of AI advances, a...](<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-flood-ai-advances-astrophysicists-are-questioning-soul-their-field">https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-flood-ai-advances-astrophysicists-are-questioning-soul-their-field</a> ) 2026-06-10T10:45:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf934k90u3esgp4sjsrtrnjuyrcrehvl56j9lwp4zut275rx93seczyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv7flqp7r Astronomers have waited years for Rubin to come online. <br/><br/>Now a trickle of data has begun to flow down before the floodgates open, with discoveries already being made. <br/><br/>“It almost doesn’t feel real”<br/><br/>Story by me in [@quantamagazine.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:vfktz6qe6vy7serr3wqutpzt">https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:vfktz6qe6vy7serr3wqutpzt</a> ) <br/><br/>[www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks...](<a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/</a> )<br/><br/>[Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size A...](<a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/#comments">https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/#comments</a> ) 2026-05-18T15:42:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vmf69akhsrwjkuh7w4yvvpmkuc4ckwlju0swtpwyvgyn7ecvstgzyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv7z2a9t2 This is pretty wild<br/><br/>[www.propublica.org/article/spac...](<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean">https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean</a> )<br/><br/>[“We’re Too Close to the Debris...](<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean">https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean</a> ) 2026-01-16T03:50:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfeajmuq7a7uh0aup65qlunxk0q2tv76pw6x3pxnw98azgqfss34gzyqd6jwz7vwxl944eju0yq903q4yh6euyujmpuz2r2n4yfw0cx2tv778mdlc Possibly the best graph ever. You are more likely to die from an asteroid destroying Earth than a skydiving accident, being struck by lightning, or being trampled by an elephant.<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vcjhk6pveljuwujipu56ggau&amp;cid=bafkreiars24jcwe72kgwd3mqkiejyxz5sau6adtab52toysjktopclvlfa">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vcjhk6pveljuwujipu56ggau&amp;cid=bafkreiars24jcwe72kgwd3mqkiejyxz5sau6adtab52toysjktopclvlfa</a><br/> 2025-09-02T03:01:20Z