Robert Kimball
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Gamma Andromedae (Almach) offers one of the most stunning color contrasts in the heavens, presenting a brilliant golden-orange primary star paired with a striking indigo-blue companion that you can see sparkling in my video clip. Located roughly 350 light-years away, this binary
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This is amazing! Opposite of frying an egg in the summer 🤣
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to my dear friend, Ernest Borgnine. I was such a huge fan, from my earliest memories of watching movies, and couldn’t believe that you befriended me with such warmth and camaraderie. You’re still an inspiration, Ernie.
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On this day, 42 years ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the Macintosh at Apple's annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino, California. Image credits: Images 1–2: Gift of FIC, Image 3: Gift of LeRoy Smith, Image 4: Gift of Henri Socha
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This is AMAZING! Kilauea's grand finale at the end of episode 41 👏👏👏 📹 Alyssa Lee https://t.co/A2q1UQaGAb
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Last night a rockslide closed a lane of SR 155 south of Steamboat Rock State Park. One of the rocks is large enough it will require blasting to break it up before it's cleared. Plan for auto-flagger controlled traffic and delays until clean up and repairs are complete. @wspd6pio
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American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. The climb drew both excitement and concern over the ethical implications of attempting such a high-risk endeavor on live broadcast. Read more:
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Weak winds during episode 41 lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea, which began just before noon today (January 24), have caused hazardous conditions in the areas of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and neighboring communities. Just after 12 pm, lava fountains from both the
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When you see this on the horizon driving to your chase location, you just know it's going to be a good night. This was what we saw driving to Twelvemile Summit about 90 minutes east of Fairbanks on Monday night, the night of the G4/SEVERE geomagnetic storm. At this point, the Bz
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Michael Collins crawled back into command module Columbia after the splashdown of Apollo 11 and wrote this short note on one of the equipment bay panels. Discover more handwritten notes from inside the command module: https://t.co/IYet0NBSnV
#NationalHandwritingDay
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Satellite water vapor imagery this evening shows the ridge of high pressure forcing moisture well to the north into Alaska. We are seeing a dry and cold airmass move south out of British Columbia. This will result in much colder temperatures overnight through this weekend.
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The LI-900 silica tiles used on the Space Shuttle were such poor heat conductors you could grab them with bare hands seconds after pulling them from a 2200 degree oven.
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One of the craziest things last night is that we had TWO back-to-back substorms. I haven't seen this too often. Usually, there is a reset period of 1-2 hours between expansion phases, but last night a new growth phase replaced the expansion after the first substorm.
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Sun vs. comet! ☀️⚔️☄️ In October 2025, comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) was passing by the Sun when our star launched a counterattack — a blast of solar particles that ripped the comet’s tail in half! NASA’s PUNCH mission (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) captured the
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Minneapolis reached a low of -21°F and a wind chill of -45°F this morning! Ouch! Obviously I had to do the pasta experiment 😝
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⚠️ Windows 11 KB5074109 Update Breaks Systems Source: https://t.co/gFHigG7sbS Microsoft's January 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5074109 has triggered multiple system stability issues, including lockups and black screens, prompting users to uninstall it. Reports highlight
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