New perspectives of our home planet.
As Artemis II flew around the Moon on April 6, the crew captured these images of a crescent Earth from hundreds of thousands of miles away. See the latest photos and videos: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl
Banksy's identity has been debated, and closely guarded, for decades. A quest to solve the riddle took Reuters from a bombed-out Ukrainian village to London and downtown Manhattan — and uncovered much more than a name.
🔗 Read the full investigation: https://t.co/wvNCdFl9lV
✍️ Simon Gardner, James Pearson and Blake Morrison
1.5 million names are flying around the Moon on Artemis II. Is yours one of them?
It's not too late to add your name to the mission—and it's absolutely free: https://t.co/tUAM7BTfjt
If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies.
“We've arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.”
― Carl Sagan
It's Black Hole Friday!
This computer simulation shows a gas cloud encountering two supermassive black holes. As gravitational and frictional forces meet, the cloud condenses and heats. Each time the black holes orbit, some of the gas is ejected.
Learn how scientists use data like this to improve their observations and understanding of cosmic systems: https://t.co/wd3u0I5Rtk
"If you think freedom of speech and the provision of justice is for you and not those you disagree with, you need to change,” says @ianbremmer.
“Americans must learn from people we disagree with, not demonize them.” #QuickTake
*** Ontario Variant Update (to: Aug. 16, 2025) ***
Ontario COVID sequence updates have been more frequent over the past month with the XFG.* "Stratus" family of variants now at 74% of sequences, NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" at 22% and LP.8.1.* down to 3%. #Variants#XFG#Stratus 🧵1/
Protestors in Nepal overthrew the government in less than 48 hours due to corruption. They refused a curfew, spread protests across all cities, fought police in roaming street battles, burnt down politicians' houses, stole military weapons, stormed the parliament & burnt it, forced the PM to resign.