This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the northeastern rim of Urvara Crater on Ceres. via NASA http://ift.tt/2s50Q4c
A PHOTO: Pongal Catena on Ceres
Month: June 2017
A Better Kind of Happiness
Nearly two and a half millennia ago, Aristotle triggered a revolution in happiness. At the time, Greek philosophers were trying hard to define precisely what this state of being was. Some contended that it sprang from hedonism, the pursuit of sensual pleasure.
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Essays – Tristan Harris
I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three years as Google’s Design Ethicist caring about how to design things in a way that defends a billion people’s minds from getting hijacked.
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Giant ringed planet may have been spotted as it eclipses its host star
Tabby's star, which undergoes a chaotic pattern of dimming, has attracted a lot of attention due to suggestions that it might host an orbiting megastructure constructed by aliens. But it's not the only star with an odd pattern of dimming.
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A PHOTO: Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship
In biology, “symbiosis” refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars – called symbiotic stars – that co-exist in a similar way. Astronomers are gaining a better understanding of how volatile this close stellar relationship can be. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rI8dMJ
A PHOTO: NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidates
NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates take a group photo at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Robb Kulin, Jessica Watkins, Loral O'Hara; back row, left to right, Jonny Kim, Frank Rubio, Matthew Dominick, Warren Hoburg, Kayla Barron, Bob Hines, and Raja Chari. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sE8SPl
A PHOTO: An Astronaut’s View From the ‘Corner Office’
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer tweeted this photograph from the International Space Station on June 3, 2017, writing, "Never had a corner office with a view, but I must admit, I like it… a lot! #SpaceRocks." Fischer, a member of the 2009 astronaut class, has been living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory since April 20, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rQJJmL
A VIDEO: Jason Quick One-Armed Juggler with the Dream Science Circus
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A PHOTO: Mimas Dwarfed
From high above Saturn's northern hemisphere, NASA's Cassini spacecraft gazes over the planet's north pole, with its intriguing hexagon and bullseye-like central vortex. via NASA http://ift.tt/2qUdTGt
PHOTO: Ghee Anemone, Jellyfish or Octopus?
A PHOTO: SpaceX CRS-11 Cargo Mission Launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, launches from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Saturday, June 3, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rEbNcK
A PHOTO: A South Polar Pit or an Impact Crater?
This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images. via NASA http://ift.tt/2s25Hnd
A PHOTO: A South Polar Pit or an Impact Crater?
This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images. via NASA http://ift.tt/2s25Hnd
A PHOTO: Eleventh SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Space Station Set for Launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after being raised vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, June 1, 2017. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:55 p.m EDT. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sitxbp