Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February 2026
Maybe there is too much going on or it’s the fracturing of news media, but there are big things happening that people aren’t talking about.
In four months, humans are going back to the Moon. The Artemis 2 mission is to perform a lunar orbit, no landing, similar to Apollo 9 in 1968. Apollo 9 is the mission that yielded the moving “Earth Rise” photograph.
There is a lot going on in the world, but sometimes, you want to watch something good and dumb.
Mike Tyson’s Mysteries is easy to describe, but hard to explain why it’s so good.
Sparky was laughing too hard at my joke, so I knew he was just playing along.
I told him that he was my little hot dog. You know, because he likes lying by the fire. It’s not even a joke, just an affectionate pun.
U.S. Army Plans to Power Bases With Tiny Nuclear Reactors
U.S. Army Plans to Power Bases With Tiny Nuclear Reactors
This microreactor from Valar Atomics looks super cool, and this sounds like a good idea.
The U.S. military is making one of its most significant pushes yet into modern nuclear power with a program to put small reactors on Army bases across much of the country where strained power grids can’t keep up with rising energy demands.
Peacemaker Season 2 is out, and getting mixed reviews. Some people are skipping it entirely because it sounds so bad and they are sick of weak superhero movies and TV shows. I liked season 1, so tried it out. Season 2 is better than people are saying, but James Gunn made some odd decisions.
Here’s How Trump Forced Hamas to Accept Peace Deal
Hamas surrendered its last living hostages, giving up the only leverage it had left in this mess they started two years ago.
Democrats have been saying that Trump is Hitler for a decade. That’s done. A Hitler would not work so hard to get Jews released.
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Texas woman surprised as lost hunk of NASA equipment lands on her farm: ‘It’s kind of surreal’
She seems like a good sport. Did she change outfits or do girl farmers usually dress cute?
When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky.
She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor’s wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle, attached to a massive parachute, adorned with NASA stickers.
Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard
It’s time to rake your lawn when the NYT starts posting articles with biologists explaining why you shouldn’t rake up the fallen leaves.
That campaign has spread awareness that fallen leaves provide overwintering habitat for many ecologically critical organisms. But that’s not all they do. Now, we can look at the consequences of leaf removal by the numbers, data that makes a more nuanced case for a gentler approach that supports plants and soil, and also offers insights into the most effective how-to practices to employ.
I don’t know where these eggheads live, but their houses don’t have the suburban green carpets that the rest of us envy.
If I were going to go to the theater to see a movie, The Good Boy, would be the movie to get me there.
There are still good movies coming out.
Weapons is a supernatural horror mystery that is mostly about people acting horribly. The premise is that everyone from one elementary school classroom, except one student and the teacher, go missing in the middle of the night. Everyone suspects the teacher, and treat her poorly.
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