Mastodawn

Spacebird May 19, 2023

NASA May 18, 2023

Way to go, #CAPSTONE!

In addition to taking its first images and testing new navigational tech, the #CubeSat has flown a near-rectilinear halo orbit for over six months, the same orbit that @NASA_Gateway, our future lunar space station, will fly.
#NASAArtemis #Artemis

Spacebird May 19, 2023

NASA May 19, 2023

About 26,000 light-years away, the globular star cluster NGC 6325 shines in this #HubbleFriday view.

Globular clusters are tightly bound collections of stars that contain anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of members: https://go.nasa.gov/3WetrQu
#Hubble

Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster

The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA

Spacebird May 19, 2023

NASA May 19, 2023

"Houston, Hubble has been released. It's safely back on its journey of exploration" –Scott Altman, STS-125 Commander

Space Shuttle Atlantis released the @NASAHubble Space Telescope #OTD in 2009 after the STS-125 crew made the observatory's final repairs and upgrades.
#NASAhistory

Spacebird May 14, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.May 13, 2023

NY: White Vet kills mentally ill Black man—GOP makes killer a hero😳

WI: White shooter kills 2 people at BLM rally—GOP makes killer a hero😳

TX: White Vet kills BLM marcher—GOP makes killer a hero😳

DC: Black cop kills white insurrectionist—GOP makes insurrectionist a hero🤔

This is what white supremacy looks like

Spacebird May 14, 2023

Half Cocked Law May 13, 2023

The state of Georgia believes it is a felony to say that Jonathan Salcedo murdered a protestor at Cop City. So do not, under any circumstances, say that Jonathan Salcedo is a murderer who murdered a protestor at Cop City.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/13/cop-city-activists-arrests-georgia-law

Latest arrests of ‘Cop City’ protesters ‘feel like overreach’, experts say

Three activists protesting the planned facility were charged under a little-known Georgia law, raising first amendment concerns

The Guardian

Spacebird May 9, 2023

NASA May 9, 2023

We think of them all as diamonds, but we used to think of 55 Cancri e as a carbon-rich world under a lot of pressure... (And it may be, but we've also seen silicates in its atmosphere, and at its temperature, we would expect a surface of lava!)
#NASAExoplanets

Spacebird May 9, 2023

Nicholas Weaver May 9, 2023

When a few years ago there was a change to Rule 41 on warrants so the FBI could get a search warrant in a single district for cases where it was concerning computers in 3+ districts, the EFF flipped out, and the FBI said it was for malware removal?

Yeah, it was for malware removal:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/justice-department-announces-court-authorized-disruption-snake-malware-network

Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service

“Russia used sophisticated malware to steal sensitive information from our allies, laundering it through a network of infected computers in the United States in a cynical attempt to conceal their crimes. Meeting the challenge of cyberespionage requires creativity and a willingness to use all lawful means to protect our nation and our allies,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “The court-authorized remote search and remediation announced today demonstrates my Office and our partners’ commitment to using all of the tools at our disposal to protect the American people.”

Spacebird May 9, 2023

NASA May 9, 2023

Tightly bound arms of dust encircle the bright center of galaxy NGC 2787.

Located about 24 million light-years away, this #HubbleClassic view resides in the constellation Ursa Major.

Spacebird May 9, 2023

Kateration May 9, 2023

@Popehat It *was* RICO!

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.302469/gov.uscourts.wawd.302469.77.0.pdf

Transcript Order – #663 in In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal., 3:21-md-02981) – CourtListener.com

Transcript Order

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Spacebird May 5, 2023

NASA May 4, 2023

That's no Moon... oh wait, yes it is 🌖Happy #StarWarsDay

This is the way… we will explore the cosmos. With #Artemis, humanity will collaborate to reveal some of the most exciting secrets of the universe, all from the unique vantage point of our nearest celestial neighbor.
#NASAArtemis #Artemis