Protestant: "The Pope didn't speak about Christians being martyred in Nigeria." Catholic: Shows video of the Pope speaking directly about Christians being martyred in Nigeria. Protestant: "Well, the Pope has never spoken about Christians being martyred by Islamists." Catholic:

Pope Leo is currently in Cameroon, where a civil war has raged (with a 3 day ceasefire while he is there). Today, he preached about tyrants & the need for peace. Any and all need to hear that message, certainly, but he was speaking to a specific audience with those words. Some

There is an ongoing misinformation campaign against the Pope. I get if some people feel conflicted about the Pope speaking against the war, but don’t be fooled into believing the lies about the Pope. Below are three of the main lies I see:

Falcon Heavy will launch the Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars in late 2028

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to Roger Adams, inventor of Heelys, who died at 71.

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to Alex J. Maile and Matthew P. Davis, for determining that the anglerfish lure first evolved in the Late Cretaceous, while more complex chemical and bioluminescent lures evolved in the later Eocene and Oligocene respectively.

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to Pujuan Deng et al., for discovering that certain bacteria produce a protein that can create new strands of DNA using its own structure as a template rather than relying on existing DNA or RNA as a template.

Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as Christina H Koch is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those

Welcome to the NASA Artemis Accords, Latvia! 🇱🇻 Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords—an international commitment aimed at enhancing the safety, transparency, and coordination of exploration on the Moon, Mars, and beyond: go.nasa.gov/4vHoZuU

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Yesterday’s Gold Star of Excellence went to former Hawaii Governor George Ariyoshi, the first Asian-American to serve as Governor of a U.S. State, who died at 100.

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to musician Alan Osmond, eldest member of the family music group The Osmonds, who died at 76.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in final preparations for an early September launch, eight months AHEAD of schedule and UNDER budget. This milestone is the result of more than a decade of dedication and millions of hours of work by NASA and our industry partners. Their

Rocky, the alien at the center of "Project Hail Mary," is eligible for Best Supporting Actor at the #Oscars. Puppeteer James Ortiz qualifies for Academy Award consideration in the acting categories under current rules. His performance is also eligible at the SAG Awards, where

James Ortiz, the puppeteer behind Rocky in ‘PROJECT HAIL MARY,’ is eligible and will be submitted for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars.

Rocky puppeteer James Ortiz is eligible for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for 'Project Hail Mary' His performance qualifies under current Academy rules (via Variety)

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team, for completing NASA’s next Great Observatory ahead of schedule and under budget, advancing the launch readiness date from May 2027 to September 2026.

Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain @astro_suni will join Vast as an Astronaut Advisor. With 608 days in space, 62+ hrs of spacewalks, Williams has also held key NASA leadership roles serving as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office and Commander of multiple expeditions.

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to Robert R. Reisz et al., for discovering a mummified 289 million year old reptile preserving the oldest known version of the breathing mechanism shared by modern mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Today’s Gold Star of Excellence goes to Shin Ikegami et al., for discovering preserved jaws indicating the late Cretaceous octopus Nanaimoteuthis haggarti could have been as much as 19 meters long, rivaling mosasaurs as the largest marine predators at the end of the Mesozoic.