The Bee Guy<p>Second fact of the three folks. Pace yourselves. Remember slow and steady wins the race (unless it’s a political race where billionairedom, bullying and fraud wins the race and the planet and people lose of course). Please do take a seat if you feel in any way dizzy or overcome by the influx of science and truth.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a><br>🌍🐝</p>
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Eve :verified:<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>venus</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomie</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <br>Sehr früh morgens...<br>Very early in the morning...</p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-06-27</p><p>Messier 109</p><p>Barred spiral <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> M109, below the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, is marked by a central bar resembling the Greek letter theta. Spanning 7 arcminutes or 0.12 degrees, it corresponds to 120,000 light-years across at 60 million light-years away. It's the brightest in the Ursa Major cluster, with possible satellite galaxies UGC 6969, UGC 6940, and UGC 6923 nearby.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250627.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250627.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(25 Jun) Deep Pulses Beneath Africa Are Breaking the Continent Apart, Creating a New Ocean </p><p>Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that’s beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to separate. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/oy7w3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/oy7w3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/pQwXB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/pQwXB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qsm41" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/qsm41</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>-earth</p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(25 Jun) The World’s Largest Organism Is a 35,000-Ton Fungus – At Least, For Now </p><p>What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon’s “humongous fungus” was considered the world’s largest organism. Now, some experts aren’t so sure. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/rok8f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/rok8f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/SAL1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/SAL1E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/7w1ei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/7w1ei</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>-earth</p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-06-26</p><p>The Seagull <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebula</span></a></p><p>The Seagull Nebula, resembling a bird in the sky, spans 3.5 degrees near Sirius in Canis Major. Its head, IC 2177, contains star HD 53367 within a mix of glowing gas and dust. The region extends over 200 light-years, 3,800 light-years away, shaped by supernovae and marked by runaway star FN Canis Majoris' bow shock.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250626.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250626.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a></p>
The Multiverse Traveler<p>In only a matter of a week or two it will be completely unblemished once again, all while the population peacefully continues their existence far, far below the surface.</p><p>That is, until another close call. Then it all begins once again.</p><p>Experience the full log at <a href="https://auriscenes.com/log/250" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">auriscenes.com/log/250</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://musician.social/tags/HearNewWorlds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HearNewWorlds</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a>-repairing <a href="https://musician.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
Wordmark<p>if anyone is looking for a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>land</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> building a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/indepdendent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indepdendent</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> LET ME KNOW!!!! THERE IS STILL SOME AFFORDABLE LAND! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakisugi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakisugi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficiency</span></a></p>
Wordmark<p>if anyone is looking for a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>land</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> building a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/indepdendent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indepdendent</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> LET ME KNOW!!!! THERE IS STILL SOME AFFORDABLE LAND!<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficiency</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PositiveNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PositiveNews</span></a> 100 year old <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hershey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hershey</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/foodforrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodforrest</span></a> could feed the whole town <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a></p>
Mikko Tuomi<p>Astronomers using <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> have captured compelling evidence of a <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a> TWA 7.</p><p>If confirmed, this would represent Webb’s first direct image discovery of a planet and the lightest planet ever seen with this technique outside the solar system.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a><br><a href="https://astrobiology.com/2025/06/a-saturn-mass-planet-imaged-by-webb-is-the-lightest-ever-seen.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">astrobiology.com/2025/06/a-sat</span><span class="invisible">urn-mass-planet-imaged-by-webb-is-the-lightest-ever-seen.html</span></a></p>
João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>For anyone who needs a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a> and cares about sustainability, the environment and climate action, you should consider choosing The Fairphone <br>🌍 ♻️ 💡 📱 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reusing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reusing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GpUkYw4i6Kk?si=J-oeXR6Vh5yVF9fq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/GpUkYw4i6Kk?si=J-oeXR</span><span class="invisible">6Vh5yVF9fq</span></a></p>
Mikko Tuomi<p>Identifying the formation period of planetary systems, such as our solar system, could be the beginning of the journey to discover the origin of life.</p><p>The key to this is the unique substructures found in protoplanetary disks—the sites of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> formation.</p><p>A protoplanetary disk is composed of low-temperature molecular gas and dust, surrounding a <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protostar</span></a>.</p><p>If a planet exists in the disk, its <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/gravity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravity</span></a> will gather or eject materials within the disk, forming characteristic substructures such as rings or spirals. In other words, various disk substructures can be interpreted as "messages" from the forming <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a><br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-06-super-resolution-imaging-reveals-planet.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-06-super-re</span><span class="invisible">solution-imaging-reveals-planet.html</span></a></p>
Dr. John Barentine FRAS<p>If you've never seen the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a> and you have a clear view toward the west, tonight's your night (24th June 2025). Look west-northwest about 40 minutes after sunset and see three bright objects forming a line parallel to the horizon. The brightest object, on the left, is Mercury. The other two objects are the Pollux and <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astor</span></a>, the brightest stars in the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/constellation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constellation</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a>. </p><p>📷: Stellarium</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(24 Jun) Watch These Killer Whales Use Kelp as a Grooming Tool – A Surprising Find for Researchers </p><p>Learn more about a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that have been observed making and using tools to groom each other. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/u3tpb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/u3tpb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/vHdFX" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/vHdFX</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/jrh5c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/jrh5c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>-earth</p>
Wordmark<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bigoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigoil</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/co2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>co2</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/argh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>argh</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-06-24</p><p>In the Center of Spiral <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galaxy</span></a> M61</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Hubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hubble</span></a> and ESO data reveal M61, a barred spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, 55 million light-years away. Its core features an active black hole and a nuclear spiral of star-forming gas resembling a mini spiral galaxy.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250624.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250624.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/telescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telescope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-06-21</p><p>Two Worlds, Two Analemmas</p><p>This image shows <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a>'s figure-8 analemma from Dec 2011 to Dec 2012 and Mars' teardrop-shaped analemma from Jul 2006 to Jun 2008. Analemmas vary by a <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>'s orbital eccentricity and axial tilt, with solstices at their extremes.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250621.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250621.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(20 Jun) Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn’t know about </p><p>A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qw1tw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/qw1tw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/C3qoW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/C3qoW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/fgxbv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/fgxbv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>-earth <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-06-20</p><p>Major <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lunar</span></a> Standstill 2024-2025</p><p>A panoramic composite from Edmonton, Canada, tracks the annual swing of sunrise and Full <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> rise points on the horizon. Spanning June 2024 to June 2025, it captures the extremes of a major lunar standstill due to the moon's 18.6-year orbit precession.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250620.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250620.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(18 Jun) This Giant Salamander Once Hunted in the Hills of Prehistoric Tennessee </p><p>Among the biggest of its kind, this fossil find is helping scientists trace how today’s diverse species are connected. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/97aky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/97aky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/a1Ro4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/a1Ro4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/fvlzr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/fvlzr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>-earth</p>
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