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• Jul 19, 2018

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spronk said:

no Thanos found by the Cassini spacecraft, which died Sept 2017 after 13 years around Saturn
6 infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan are the clearest we've seen

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Didn't everyone get a clear view of Thanos' craggy ass in theaters a few weeks ago?

 

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Titan in the Marvel universe is apparently a planet around a different star.

 

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meStevo

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meStevo said:

Think it's about in position now to start doing science stuff. Image taken today, ~22-25km above the surface where it will stay until it bombs/samples/drops it's lander on the asteroid. Press conference later today (JST) in Japan.

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6km from the surface.

Ryugu from Hayabusa2, 20 July 2018

 

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Large subglacial-style lake discovered on Mars.

Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life

 

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meStevo said:

Large subglacial-style lake discovered on Mars.

Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life

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So water confirmed on Mars finally?

 

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meStevo

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• Jul 25, 2018

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Brahma said:

So water confirmed on Mars finally?

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Seems to be the most probable confirmation to date. More here: There’s water on Mars! Signs of buried lake tantalize scientists

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meStevo said:

Seems to be the most probable confirmation to date.

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must mean tectonics is a little more active then thought?

 

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Brahma said:

So water confirmed on Mars finally?

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They had confirmed non-frozen water on Mars previously, but nothing of any permanence (just melt water/small flows that dried up). This is the first evidence of a "permanent" liquid water feature on the surface (although insulated by ice).

 

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First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole - Culmination of 26 years of ESO observations of the heart of the Milky Way

 

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Reminder: 7/27 Lunar eclipse tonight.

Check out the Bloodmoon or if you are a 7DTD player hide in your attic.

 

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I know theres been theories about this for a long time or is just Buzz is getting old and senile? But did I hear this correctly or he meant something else?

 

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Dull said:

Reminder: 7/27 Lunar eclipse tonight.

Check out the Bloodmoon or if you are a 7DTD player hide in your attic.

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We had clear skies and heat wave all week long, and we'll have clear skies and more heat wave all weekend. There's only a single rain front passing thru for, like 6-8 hours in between.

Guess when...

 

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Pluto true color...

 

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Nola said:

I know theres been theories about this for a long time or is just Buzz is getting old and senile? But did I hear this correctly or he meant something else?

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My take on it is that he just continued talking about why we didnt go back. He does say "the reason we didnt go," just left out the "back."

 

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Moogalak said:

My take on it is that he just continued talking about why we didnt go back. He does say "the reason we didnt go," just left out the "back."

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This exactly.

 

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https://i.redd.it/nmyrztwce7e11.png

 

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Your Viewing Guide To The Best Meteor Shower In Years: 2018's Perseids

 

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Make sure you have a blanket. More likely I'll be looking for an ice cold beverage and possibly a portable a/c unit lol.

 

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https://nypost.com/2018/08/06/huge-...utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=pasteboard_app

 

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