Carolyn Porco

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#space #science

01:17 PM - Aug 11, 2023

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#GunReformNow Please!

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12:50 PM - May 10, 2023

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A 2nd series of JWST observations of Enceladus' plume was obtained; results in a forthcoming paper.

“The new observation will give us our best shot yet at searching for habitability indicators on the surface."

How cool it is! https://go.nature.com/3Onc...

#science #explore #space #research

08:00 PM - May 18, 2023

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EARTH DAY 2016 .... AND STILL STUNNING!!

https://twitter.com/i/stat...

#Photography #nature #climate #EarthDay2023 #music #environment #ocean

05:47 PM - Apr 23, 2023

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Elon Musk’s Explosive Day: #SpaceX #Starship Explodes

It's the audio/visual effect that goes w/ the demolition of #Twitter ... to lend more drama & credence to what has actually happened on that platform.

After all, Musk can afford to blow up a giant rocket, right?!? https://cbsn.ws/3UVzNE3

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SpaceX Starship rocket launch ends in midair explosion minutes after liftoff - CBS News

The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.

06:08 PM - Apr 20, 2023

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The fossil fuel industry must be having a ball.

In a sad, ill-informed action that will result in rising green-house gas emissions, Germany closes its last 3 nuclear power plants. 🤦🏼

https://cnn.it/419lE8h

The US now must stay the course with #nuclear #energy . #environment #Politics

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Germany quits nuclear power, ushering in a 'new era' as it closes its final three plants | CNN

Germany's final three nuclear power plants close their doors on Saturday, marking the end of the country's nuclear era that has spanned more than six decades.

01:46 PM - Apr 15, 2023

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A lawsuit objects to DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant extension https://bit.ly/43lkGY6

Said contract to replace Diablo w/ "clean & renewable #energy " wld include coal-fired power frm Wyoming! (2018 piece: https://bit.ly/3zUbHQc )

Beware the deceit often behind the words 'clean, renewable'. #Politics

02:58 PM - Apr 13, 2023 (Edited)

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Never heard anything like this... a talking starling! How do it make the sound of a P w/o lips?!
https://bit.ly/3LftdFk

Starlings can do THIS too! https://youtube.com/watch?...

I see it now, a tourist brochure for star trekkers: "The lifeforms of Earth will blow your mind!"

07:10 PM - Mar 11, 2023

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You've heard of spatial entanglement in quantum mechanics, right?
Did you know there is also temporal entanglement? Between photons that never co-existed?!

Wild, huh?

Always remember the msg of special relativity: Each view of the Universe yields a different reality.

https://t.co/MnREPA

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You thought quantum mechanics was weird: check out entangled time | Aeon Ideas

We think we know how quantum particles get ‘entangled’ across space – but what about entanglement through time?

01:40 PM - Feb 26, 2023

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Her Deepness, Dr. Sylvia Earle, makes clear in this article that fish are animals & we cannot go on killing them. https://bit.ly/3SbSi5t

She said once at a lunch at #NatGeo , when I wondered if it would be ok to order salmon: "A fish is a fish".

I got the msg & ordered the Caprese salad inst

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Sylvia Earle: ‘We are on the brink – a million species may be lost’ | Marine life | The Guardian

We are a species that is superb at killing, says veteran oceanographer, who calls for us to stop treating fish like crops and give them the respect they deserve

02:05 PM - Feb 18, 2023

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Researchers at Caltech have found by a careful look at one of his notebooks, that Leonardo da Vinci had devised experiments showing gravity is a form of acceleration ... ~200 yrs b4 Newton!

He even modeled the gravitational constant to ~97% accuracy. Wow. https://bit.ly/3xow9HP

Pure Genius!

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Leonardo da Vinci's Forgotten Experiments Explored Gravity as a Form of Acceleration | www.caltech.edu

A new look at da Vinci’s papers reveals his insightful attempts to probe the nature of gravity 500 years ago

10:21 PM - Feb 16, 2023

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This piece reports a horrid increase in whale deaths assoc'd w/ #offshorewind farm constructn & mentions turbine operations interfering w/ whale navigatn.

https://bit.ly/40LYEfV

This is one of my major concerns.
We don't need offshore wind.
We need clean, safe civilian #nuclear power.

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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales - CFACT

The humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter.

11:53 AM - Feb 11, 2023

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NOTE: CARL SAGAN SUPPORTED NUCLEAR POWER

At timestamp 13:13 in Carl Sagan's full 1985 testimony to Congress https://bit.ly/3jGPEHW, he mentions 'safe fission power plants' as one of the best options for clean energy.

38 yrs on, we've demonstrated fission power to be safe.

#nuclearpower

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Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change - YouTube

Original source: https://www.c-span.org/video/?125856-1/greenhouse-effectDECEMBER 10, 1985“Witnesses testified on how the greenhouse effect will change the g...

12:52 PM - Feb 10, 2023

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Do you think that nuclear power plants can't vary their output, making energy storage or fossil fuels necessary to supplement wind/solar?

If so, read on! https://bit.ly/3ZdSzYM

Nuclear reactors CAN be adjusted up/down to match varying loads. Newer designs will be even better.

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Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Ramps Up

A widespread misconception persists that nuclear plants can only function as inflexible baseload sources of power—and it’s hurting prospects for the nuclear sector’s role in the world’s future power

12:47 PM - Feb 10, 2023

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