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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 26 February – 3 March (no. 27)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.”
– Richard P. Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1988) From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist and Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our…
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Atomic (and space/science-related) puns & jokes no. 32
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ (and space/science-related) puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Russian spacecrafts designed in 1960s don’t come around often…Soyuz them wisely. X account – @Cathrinmachin __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 19 – 25 February (no. 26)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“It robs us of hope.”
– Adam Grant (X = @AdamMGrant) Adam Grant is an organisational psychologist and bestselling author who explores the science of motivation, generosity, rethinking, and potential. His insights to the human condition are often inspiring. The above is an extract of a recent tweet: “Catastrophizing the world’s problems doesn’t motivate us to solve them. It robs…
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Atomic (and space/science-related) puns & jokes no. 31
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ (and space/science-related) puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Q: Why is the internet so bad in outer space?A: Because it’s 0 g X account – @Cathrinmachin __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 12 – 18 February (no. 25)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“I know the stars are my home…”
– Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon (14 March 1934 – 16 January 2017) “I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I know where I am when I look up at the sky. I know where I am when I look…
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Atomic (and space/science-related) puns & jokes no. 30
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ (and space/science-related) puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ You’d think that atoms bonding with other atoms would mean they’re being friendly, but really they steal each other’s electrons. How ionic. X account – @engineers_feed __________________________________________________________________ PS: I…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 5 – 11 February (no. 24)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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You Can Still Read NASA’s Deleted “First Woman” Graphic Novels
With thanks to Keith Cowing of NASAWatch.com Credit: https://nasawatch.com/education/you-can-still-read-nasas-deleted-first-woman-graphic-novels/ ____________________________________________________________________ The following is mainly taken from NASAWatch.com‘s page about this story. In 2021 NASA issued the first of two interactive comic books/graphic novels (“First Woman: Dream to Reality”) depicting young women dreaming of – and then training for – a future that would comprise the…
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One Penny for Space
Will you sign the petition? I have. Credit: https://pennyforspace.vercel.app/ ____________________________________________________________________ One Penny for Space is a petition to ask the UK government to increase spending on space to 1%. Click on the badge below to learn more about the petition by Peter Hague of Plutocracy. ____________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 76
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Q: If you know nothing about constellations at least learn Ursa MinorA: …that’s the bear minimum This will be the last pun/joke for a while – due to some…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 75
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Q: Why are they called Hemorrhoids?A: Because Asteroids was already taken __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and we can In the…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 74
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Apologies, yet another image/meme. If you can’t mix jokes/puns with memes … well you can and I have! __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 73
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Apologies, yet another image/meme. Definitely a dad joke, too! If you can’t mix jokes/puns with memes/dad jokes … well you can and I have! __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee,…
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