Stars on Wings

randomthoughtsbymike:

Memorial Day.

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n-a-s-a:

GRB 090423: The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured

Credit: Gemini Observatory / NSF / AURA, D. Fox & A. Cucchiara (Penn State U.), and E. Berger (Harvard Univ.)

Explanation: An explosion so powerful it was seen clear across the visible universe was recorded in gamma-radiation by NASA’s orbiting Swift Observatory. Farther than any known galaxy, quasar, or optical supernova, the gamma-ray burst recorded was clocked at redshift 8.2, making it the farthest explosion of any type yet detected.

Holy crap, 8.2 is a ridiculous redshift! AWESOMESAUCE.

firsttimeuser:

“I spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way. Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learnt to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.” —Saul Leiter

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usnatarchives:

Margie was a very different kind of pin-up girl. She was not salacious, and her clothes were neatly buttoned up. She was a young wife on the homefront pining for soldier husband, and her serious and articulate “letters” that appeared alongside her image were about managing money. But she was a big hit with the young men fighting overseas during World War II.

“Margie” was created to encourage soldiers to manage their pay. Her letters informed soldiers about soldiers’ deposits, personal transfer accounts, Class E allotments of pay, War Bonds, and National Service Life insurance. The posters were distributed in posts, commands, and theaters of operation.

She was also a real person. Margie Stewart passed away this May at the age of 92. She was not a soldier, but she gave the men overseas a reason and a reminder to plan for a life with their sweethearts after the war ended.

These posters are part of the holdings of the National Archives and can be found in Record Group 44.

wildcat2030:

Berkley’s Floating Sensor Network project launched 100 floating robots equipped with GPS-enabled smartphones down the Sacramento River on May 9. The launch was designed to test a new generation of water monitoring technologies. The 12 inch robots, called Drifters, are designed to provide real-time, high-resolution data of hard-to-map waterways. One of many possible uses is locating breeches in levee systems quickly enough to allow repair, before erosion destroys the levee. Other uses include identifying contaminants. Andrew Tinka, lead graduate student on the project notes: “If something spills in the water, if there’s a contaminant, you need to know where it is now, you need to know where it’s going, you need to know where it will be later on. The Floating Sensor Network project can help by tracking water flow at a level of detail not currently possible.” (via robots.net - Berkley Sends 100 Robots Down River)

You can’t dwell on it. You can’t dwell on any of it.

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starlightstorm:

antipositional:

thorstartsofpop:

My dad put some Dr. Pepper in the freezer to chill it. Brbcrying.

Hey starlightstorm, didn’t we do this to an action figure once? WE ARE SO MEAN. ;; 

WAIT, you mean the little Cap that my dad had? THAT I JUST REMEMBERED? ‘Cause I know we froze us some Barbies … but I wouldn’t put it past us to go for some accuracy with Steve either. »; 

I feel like we might have frozen the little Cap too. D: 

thorstartsofpop:

My dad put some Dr. Pepper in the freezer to chill it. Brbcrying.

Hey starlightstorm, didn’t we do this to an action figure once? WE ARE SO MEAN. ;; 

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n-a-s-a:

Martian Sunset

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Texas A&M, Cornell, JPL, NASA 

Relax. Drink some tea.: Headcanon: The Avengers' Coffee Preferences:

theumbrellaseller:

By near-unanimous agreement, if post-mission coffee occurs, it’s at Starbucks. The reason for this is simple: if they all went where they really wanted to go, they’d be scattered all over the city, and Steve is adamant that they bond. Bruce likes small, intimate places…

I want the Avengers to have a post-mission coffee break in my store. ;;