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How Is NASA Still in Contact With The Voyagers?
The Voyager spacecraft are more than 20 billion km away from us. Launched in 1977 to explore the solar system’s outer planets, Voyager and Voyager 2 continued their journey after completing their primary missions. Today, Voyager 1 is the farthest … Continue reading
All Tube Stations Have Fifteen Floors
A mention in the Tufnell Park video that I made last week caused some confusion … how could 110 steps be the equivalent to a 15 storey building? Ah! Yes, so I went out to explain a running gag that … Continue reading
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Sleeping Rough in Victorian England (Penny ‘Sit-Ups’, Two-Penny ‘Hangovers’, Four Penny ‘Coffins’)
Horrifying to us today, but Penny ‘Sit-Ups’ and Twopenny ‘Hangovers’ did exist in Victorian England, and offered a solution ‘of sorts’ to the spiralling problem of homelessness, destitution and slums in the metropolis. Poverty in Victorian Britain was rife everywhere, … Continue reading
The Emergence of a New Queen Bee | Medium
Science Uncovered Articles and excerpts from Oxford University Press that… Did you know that the daughters of a queen bee engage in a deadly fight for succession? To celebrate World Bee Day on May 20th this year, read an … Continue reading
Renewable Energy Is Suddenly Startlingly Cheap | The New Yorker
By Bill McKibben April 28, 2021 Now the biggest barrier to change is the will of our politicians to take serious climate action. Earth Week has come and gone, leaving behind an ankle-deep and green-tinted drift of reports, press releases, … Continue reading
NASA probe begins journey to earth after collecting asteroid samples | DW News
A NASA asteroid probe is due to begin its return to Earth today. The space agency says it will take around 2 and a half years for the OSIRIS-REX to make it back home. It’s carrying a precious 1 kilogram … Continue reading
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Matisse’s “Swimming Pool” | UNIQLO ARTSPEAKS
MoMA Membership guest specialist Josephine McReynolds dives into Henri Matisse’s “Swimming Pool” and finds a renewed sense of play…and a metaphor for the arc of a human life. Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe Explore … Continue reading
Trompe L’oeil Textiles Billow Across Murals by Rosie Woods in Iridescent Ripples
“Veils of Knowledge” at Grenoble Street Art Festival in France. Photo by Andrea Berlese. All images © Rosie Woods As if lifted by a breeze, oversized ribbons and bunches of fabric float across the trompe l’oeil murals by London-based artist Rosie … Continue reading
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