Spaaaaace (Part 1)

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(Is this really slo-mo or just a huge mass starting to move somewhat reluctantly against gravity?)

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“Boy, the superintendent’s gonna be pissed!”

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New para-astronaut announced

We’re now hearing from the new disabled astronaut, dubbed by Esa as its “para-astronaut”. Paralympian John McFall, who is a sprinter from the UK, will be taking on the new role.

He hopes to inspire others and show that space is for everyone.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-environment-63710967

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I’m not sure - but I think bagpipes are involved.

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But in space nobody would hear… oh. Right…

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[…]

As part of the full chemical profile of exoplanet Wasp 39b – where earlier this summer Webb found clear evidence of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere – NASA said the telescope picked up more CO2, as well as carbon monoxide, sodium, potassium and water vapor.

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) was detected as well, which University of Oxford researcher Shang-Min Tsai said is concrete evidence of photochemistry – chemical reactions initiated by light hitting a planet’s atmosphere. Earth’s ozone layer was formed through photochemistry, for example.

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I bet WIN10 was pushing a patch

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