Space Shuttle heat shield tiles close up. Each is individually marked, and the darker ones are replacements which have not yet undergone re-entry.

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Voyager launched carrying recordings of 56 languages: 55 human & 1 whale. So maybe Aliens will answer in whale?

The oldest nearby stars (up to 10B years) reside not in the Milky Way itself, but in surrounding globular clusters. (📷 Hubble)

We have less than a billion years to enjoy Earth before the Sun renders it inhospitable.

500 million stars at the heart of the Andromeda Galaxy. (📷 Hubble)

Venus is the most common UFO, and the brightest object in the sky after the Sun & Moon.

Star cluster RCW 38 and surrounding clouds of glowing gas. (📷 ESO/K. Muzic)

Fun Twitter spaces discussion this morning!

Why do they call it baby steps when babies can't step?

After I was hooked by Andrew Rader reading his own sweeping exposition on 3+ millennia of seafaring, I ordered the hardcover too for $12 to scribble notes. Halfway through he calls out gold-bumblers Columbus and Magellan for having no clue of Eratosthenes 🔥 audible.com/pd/1508296758?…

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When Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was composed, people actually didn't know what they were, so it was a valid scientific question.

Saw Cybertruck up close and I love it ❤️ 🤖

Andrew Rader’s Stellar Horizons 2: Galactic Frontier is LIVE on Kickstarter! 🌌 Take command of 1 of 7 player factions and build your interstellar empire through exploration, settlement, trade, conquest, or all of the above. (1/3) kickstarter.com/projects/compa… #wargaming #boardgames

Join us on Kickstarter this morning for a video interview with Stellar Horizons series designer, Andrew Rader! Is there anything you’d like to ask him about the galactic frontier? ☕ kickstarter.com/projects/compa… #wargaming #boardgames #tabletopgames

Which faction will you lead as you build your interstellar empire? Join us on Kickstarter for a brief recap of the time jump to the year 2100 and the 7 player factions awaiting your command in Stellar Horizons 2! 🚀 kickstarter.com/projects/compa… #wargaming #boardgames #tabletop

Still on the fence about our latest interstellar adventure? See if Ardwulf's Lair can push you over the edge with their preview of Stellar Horizons 2! 🧬 youtu.be/uAJWfhbpMBc?si… #wargaming #wargames #tabletopgames #boardgames