One of the most spectacular coronal mass ejections from the Sun ever captured by NASA's SDO spacecraft.

Credit: NASA​/​SDO
Widescreen 4K version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NkQmnuCsGM

2000

Scientists: “Human activities are adding a tremendous amount of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, trapping heat & leading to #ClimateChange. That will lead to more extreme storms, flooding, drought, higher than average temperatures, the loss of biodiversity, wildfires and more.” 📣

Majority: 🥱🦗

2023
* Earth experiences record breaking heat ☀️, intense flooding 🌊, wildfires & smoke 🔥 , coral bleaching 🪸, loss of biodiversity 🌍 *

Majority: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!?? 😱

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal that has ever inhabited the Earth, approaching an impressive length of around 30 meters and a weight of nearly 200 tonnes.

Video credit: dolphindronedom/IG https://www.instagram.com/p/BywUCOzHhv1/
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/

The view from the surface of a Comet, an alien landscape captured by the Rosetta spacecraft during its visit to Comet 67P.

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/ @Landru79
Further reading: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180426.html

Sometimes a conversation helps someone grow. Inspires change. Leads to a new idea. Makes the world just a little better.

Usually we never find out, but that’s not the point. It’s enough knowing each of us has the potential to be a spark ✨

So be wildly supportive, encourage curiosity & spread as much kindness as possible. You never know where it will lead.