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Star birth doesn’t come from ignition, but from equilibrium

In astronomy, "a star is born" happens when nuclear fusion ignites in its core, according to the internet.

That's not the scientific standard, though: equilibrium is.

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/stars-ignition-equilibrium/

The Dan Dare: First Contact reboot posted their design for his ship, Anastasia.

The silhouette is a near-copy of the "Mave" fighter from GONZO's 2002 Sentou Yosei Yukikaze. They added a second pair of wings on the bottom, and changed the engine arrangement.

I'm trying to find the inner diameter of a roll of toilet paper, but the internet is turning out to be completely useless for this. Everything is either AI slop that makes zero sense, or reddit posts of people who use toilet paper tubes to measure the girth of their penises.

I better go find my calipers.

A more hard nosed assessment of Artemis 2.

https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-271/

And I have to say, I think he's right. The science achieved was tiny.