@stargrazzer
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UniOfMcr Alumni - Ret'd Physicist in Engineering 🇬🇧 IoP, IET & Clintel
GoodTracePlantFoodCO2≠Only∆
Solar/Wind=EnergyWeak&EnvironmetallyBad
FF'sEssentialHydroCarbons R COG's of ModernSociety
Keep RareEarths In't Ground vs FF's use?
Jokes/Statistics
IIRC/E&OE
GoodTracePlantFoodCO2≠Only∆
Solar/Wind=EnergyWeak&EnvironmetallyBad
FF'sEssentialHydroCarbons R COG's of ModernSociety
Keep RareEarths In't Ground vs FF's use?
Jokes/Statistics
IIRC/E&OE
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⚡️Update: Russia's mass attack targeted critical nuclear facilties, Zelensky says.
Russia's latest assault on energy infrastructure damaged "facilities crucial to the operation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants," President Zelensky said on Feb. 7.
Russia's latest assault on energy infrastructure damaged "facilities crucial to the operation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants," President Zelensky said on Feb. 7.
Russia causes 'significant damage' to thermal plants, nuclear facilities in mass attack on Ukraine power grid
"This is a level of attack that no terrorist in the world has ever dared," President Volodymyr Zelensky said the following evening.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
⚡️Update: Russia's mass attack targeted critical nuclear facilties, Zelensky says.
Russia's latest assault on energy infrastructure damaged "facilities crucial to the operation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants," President Zelensky said on Feb. 7.
Russia's latest assault on energy infrastructure damaged "facilities crucial to the operation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants," President Zelensky said on Feb. 7.
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (SN-2023ixf). RGB Filters: 2550, 1500, 560
PI: Andrews, Jennifer, program 07881. CRVAL: 210.908827, 54.317173
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Andrews, Jennifer, program 07881. CRVAL: 210.908827, 54.317173
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (SN-2023ixf). RGB Filters: 2550, 1500, 560
PI: Andrews, Jennifer, program 07881. CRVAL: 210.908827, 54.317173
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Andrews, Jennifer, program 07881. CRVAL: 210.908827, 54.317173
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (230.53261, 13.92822).
35 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (230.53261, 13.92822).
35 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (230.53261, 13.92822).
35 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (230.53261, 13.92822).
35 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GOODS-N-FULLDEPTH survey.
It is at redshift 0.51 (lookback time 5.28 billion years) with coordinates (189.26219, 62.23998).
40 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.51 (lookback time 5.28 billion years) with coordinates (189.26219, 62.23998).
40 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GOODS-N-FULLDEPTH survey.
It is at redshift 0.51 (lookback time 5.28 billion years) with coordinates (189.26219, 62.23998).
40 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.51 (lookback time 5.28 billion years) with coordinates (189.26219, 62.23998).
40 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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Wow! Not only can we see the disks where planets are being born around young stars, now we can sense the pull of the worlds taking shape within.
Blue ovals show orbits of 31 newfound stellar companions. Bottom right: a simulation of our solar system at the same age. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Blue ovals show orbits of 31 newfound stellar companions. Bottom right: a simulation of our solar system at the same age. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wow! Not only can we see the disks where planets are being born around young stars, now we can sense the pull of the worlds taking shape within.
Blue ovals show orbits of 31 newfound stellar companions. Bottom right: a simulation of our solar system at the same age. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Blue ovals show orbits of 31 newfound stellar companions. Bottom right: a simulation of our solar system at the same age. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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A pharmacist almost killed and made my dad lose another leg.
She gave the wrong instructions of how to use insulin pen.
Just found out how to use it correctly after I asked another pharmacist today and confirmed it with internist.
No wonder my dad's blood sugar is still high. 🙄
She gave the wrong instructions of how to use insulin pen.
Just found out how to use it correctly after I asked another pharmacist today and confirmed it with internist.
No wonder my dad's blood sugar is still high. 🙄
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A pharmacist almost killed and made my dad lose another leg.
She gave the wrong instructions of how to use insulin pen.
Just found out how to use it correctly after I asked another pharmacist today and confirmed it with internist.
No wonder my dad's blood sugar is still high. 🙄
She gave the wrong instructions of how to use insulin pen.
Just found out how to use it correctly after I asked another pharmacist today and confirmed it with internist.
No wonder my dad's blood sugar is still high. 🙄
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Look at this galaxy going absolutely feral!
NGC 1792 is popping out stars like 10× faster than ours?
Apparently its neighbor NGC 1808 keeps yanking on it.
The result?
Fireworks of baby blue stars and glowing red clouds.
Space is really wild.
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #Hubble
NGC 1792 is popping out stars like 10× faster than ours?
Apparently its neighbor NGC 1808 keeps yanking on it.
The result?
Fireworks of baby blue stars and glowing red clouds.
Space is really wild.
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #Hubble
📷 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image shows a stormy spiral galaxy ⛈️
NGC 1792 is a starburst galaxy with spiral arms rich in star-forming regions. 🧪🔭
Read more 🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
NGC 1792 is a starburst galaxy with spiral arms rich in star-forming regions. 🧪🔭
Read more 🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Look at this galaxy going absolutely feral!
NGC 1792 is popping out stars like 10× faster than ours?
Apparently its neighbor NGC 1808 keeps yanking on it.
The result?
Fireworks of baby blue stars and glowing red clouds.
Space is really wild.
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #Hubble
NGC 1792 is popping out stars like 10× faster than ours?
Apparently its neighbor NGC 1808 keeps yanking on it.
The result?
Fireworks of baby blue stars and glowing red clouds.
Space is really wild.
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #Hubble
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24 Days of Cosmic Wonder. 24 Stunning images including this one from ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Ferraro. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2025/12/01/2...
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
24 Days of Cosmic Wonder. 24 Stunning images including this one from ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Ferraro. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2025/12/01/2...
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The upcoming LBNF-DUNE experiment will go even further, studying neutrinos to search for the answer to one of the most fundamental questions in science: Where did all the matter in our universe come from? (In other words: Why is there something rather than nothing?) 🧪🔭
aeon.co/essays/going...
aeon.co/essays/going...
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The upcoming LBNF-DUNE experiment will go even further, studying neutrinos to search for the answer to one of the most fundamental questions in science: Where did all the matter in our universe come from? (In other words: Why is there something rather than nothing?) 🧪🔭
aeon.co/essays/going...
aeon.co/essays/going...
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China's huge JUNO neutrino detector turned on three months ago, and has already achieved new levels of sensitivity in studying these mysterious particles.
The detector weighs 20,000 tons & contains 45,000 sensors watching for rare neutrino interactions. 🧪🔭
www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...
The detector weighs 20,000 tons & contains 45,000 sensors watching for rare neutrino interactions. 🧪🔭
www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
China's huge JUNO neutrino detector turned on three months ago, and has already achieved new levels of sensitivity in studying these mysterious particles.
The detector weighs 20,000 tons & contains 45,000 sensors watching for rare neutrino interactions. 🧪🔭
www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...
The detector weighs 20,000 tons & contains 45,000 sensors watching for rare neutrino interactions. 🧪🔭
www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...
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⚡️ Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal.
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
kyivindependent.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
⚡️ Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal.
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
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A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (229.70830, 0.01095).
44 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (229.70830, 0.01095).
44 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (229.70830, 0.01095).
44 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (229.70830, 0.01095).
44 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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We also received 4 sets of bulletproof plates from Tetiana in Sumy at Nova Poshta and immediately sent them to Zhanna Bukret (Nation of Winners) for the fighters in the East.
#NAFO #standwithukraine #coastoflife #boost
#NAFO #standwithukraine #coastoflife #boost
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We also received 4 sets of bulletproof plates from Tetiana in Sumy at Nova Poshta and immediately sent them to Zhanna Bukret (Nation of Winners) for the fighters in the East.
#NAFO #standwithukraine #coastoflife #boost
#NAFO #standwithukraine #coastoflife #boost
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A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (155.76054, 15.65037).
28 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (155.76054, 15.65037).
28 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (155.76054, 15.65037).
28 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (155.76054, 15.65037).
28 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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Fire Point did not exist prior to Russia's full-scale invasion and has in the interval become the biggest recipient of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's budget for drones. Its Flamingo cruise missile has likewise been saddled with the hopes for Ukraine's long-range strike program.
Mired in controversy, Ukraine's Flamingo missile maker steps into the limelight
Rapidly expanding drone maker Fire Point is under scrutiny over its opaque funding, ownership, and links to figures named in a major anti-corruption and money-laundering investigation.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fire Point did not exist prior to Russia's full-scale invasion and has in the interval become the biggest recipient of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's budget for drones. Its Flamingo cruise missile has likewise been saddled with the hopes for Ukraine's long-range strike program.
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A 19 hour stack on andromeda, M31. Shot with the amazing astro device from DwarfLabs, the Dwarf 3, and processed with only free photo editing apps on my phone
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A 19 hour stack on andromeda, M31. Shot with the amazing astro device from DwarfLabs, the Dwarf 3, and processed with only free photo editing apps on my phone
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⚡️IMF to provide Ukraine with $8.2 billion over 4 years under extended agreement.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provide the embattled country with $8.2 billion over 4 years through a renewed agreement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provide the embattled country with $8.2 billion over 4 years through a renewed agreement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
IMF to provide Ukraine with $8.2 billion over 4 years under extended agreement
The International Monetary Fund (IFM) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provided the embattled country with $8.2 billion over 4 years through a renewed agreement under the Extended F...
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
⚡️IMF to provide Ukraine with $8.2 billion over 4 years under extended agreement.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provide the embattled country with $8.2 billion over 4 years through a renewed agreement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provide the embattled country with $8.2 billion over 4 years through a renewed agreement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
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Occupation of two villages highlights strain on Ukraine’s defenses as winter nears; Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn; Ukraine denies encirclement of troops on southern front amid heavy Russian assaults; and more.
Ukraine war latest updates: Two village losses highlight strain on Ukraine’s eastern defenses (6)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated (6) times today. Russian forces captured the villages of Promin in Donetsk Oblast and Vysoke in Zaporizh...
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Occupation of two villages highlights strain on Ukraine’s defenses as winter nears; Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn; Ukraine denies encirclement of troops on southern front amid heavy Russian assaults; and more.
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Just a random picture of Saturn I took back in 2021. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just a random picture of Saturn I took back in 2021. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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⚡️ Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports
A Ukrainian army of this size would still remain the second-largest European force after Russia and put it close to its current wartime strength of about 900,000 service members.
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
⚡️ Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
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⚡️Ukraine details foreign-made parts in Russia's Shahed-107 drones used on front line, warns of “deepening cooperation” between Iran and Russia.
Ukraine details foreign-made parts in Russia's Shahed-107 drones used on front line
Similarily to other types of Shahed drones, Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ir...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
⚡️Ukraine details foreign-made parts in Russia's Shahed-107 drones used on front line, warns of “deepening cooperation” between Iran and Russia.
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.92 (lookback time 7.61 billion years) with coordinates (150.57946, 2.44501).
46 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.92 (lookback time 7.61 billion years) with coordinates (150.57946, 2.44501).
46 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.92 (lookback time 7.61 billion years) with coordinates (150.57946, 2.44501).
46 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.92 (lookback time 7.61 billion years) with coordinates (150.57946, 2.44501).
46 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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hubble- n159 star-forming cloud
2016 | 2025
2016 | 2025
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
hubble- n159 star-forming cloud
2016 | 2025
2016 | 2025
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A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (164.77950, 5.00624).
34 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (164.77950, 5.00624).
34 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (164.77950, 5.00624).
34 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (164.77950, 5.00624).
34 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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A disruptive neighbour www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A disruptive neighbour www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.