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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet was released 61 years ago today. It's a US edit of Planeta Bur (1962) produced by Roger Corman, with new American-made scenes. "In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7..."
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet 1965YouTube video by Mill Creek Entertainmentwww.youtube.com
Oh please share… A teenage girl needs medication every single day in order to survive a bullet wound in her head. The bullet is still in her brain. 🚨 108/200 by Monday: tiny.cc/HelpRetaj
The Mortons is available as an audiobook, ebook, hard cover and large print edition in Canada & the USA. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326...
The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld: 9798217059492 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books“A fresh, fun, and sneakily hilarious dark academia romp.” —People “Slippery, sinister, and so much fun.” —Charlotte McConaghy, New York Times bestselling author of...www.penguinrandomhouse.com
So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.
Disney's Alice turns 75! If you're curious about the Science behind Wonderland, catch me on BBC Unexpected Elements exploring the topic - now online & on all podcast channels #histsci #scicomm #kidlit www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Unexpected Elements - Down The Rabbit Hole - BBC SoundsAs Disney’s Alice in Wonderland turns 75, we celebrate the science behind storywww.bbc.co.uk
Space, the final frontier rodericke.com/up #space #SpaceExploration #spacecoast #SpaceX #spacefacts #NASA @roguenasa.altgov.info @nasaspaceflight.com @drspacejunk.bsky.social @spaceexplorerw.bsky.social @astronomy.bsky.social @astronauts4america.bsky.social @comradestar.bsky.social
The Up Perspective | RoderickEA true story about a WW2 cargo pilot that comes home and uses his knowledge of aeronautics and photography to design USA's first satellites launched into space. But even more, it is a story of perspec...rodericke.com
"Study for the Federal Aviation Administration concluded by 2035, debris from SpaceX satellites alone could kill or injure someone every two years." Into orbit doesn't mean safely away #Pollution #PublicHealth www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every WeekFlaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?www.nytimes.com
The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... 🔭
The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics | EditorialEditorial: Funders have picked a damaging fight with scientists and the public. They should reconsider their planswww.theguardian.com
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Cringing with fear, the monsters of Ignorance turned in flight and, with anguished cries too horrible ever to forget, returned to the damp, dark places from which they came. The Humbug sighed with relief, and Milo and the princesses prepared to greet the victorious army.
We are fewer than 30 days from the launch of #NASARoman! Roman is set to launch on August 30 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope was assembled at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and had to travel to Kennedy for its launch. 🔭 Credit: NASA's GSFC; Music: “Unity for Liberty,” UPM
This is a great thread, with loads of interesting information and links.
Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)A widely used definition of space junk: any object in space which does not now, or in the foreseeable future, serve a useful purpose. 🧪 🔭
Cool weird facts about the first Western palaeontologists. Did you know that the palaeontologist Henry De la Beche, is cited for being the first person to depict Earth as seen from space (1834)
Natalia (娜塔莉)What links Richard Owen and William Buckland (that's not dinosaurs) They got along with, then Prime Minister, Robert Peel, and both worked on modernising sewers and drainage systems, in Westminster (Buckland) and Lancaster (Owen).
Absolutely fascinating book history thread:
Olivia WaiteA thread on special editions, luxury books, and publishing history: In 1903, J. M. Dent created Everyman’s Library, intended as a cheap line of hardbacks to make a classical education accessible as mass literacy rates were on the rise.
Today, Friday 31 July, is Black Tot Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/black-t... Also, Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/uncommo... And it’s happy 75th birthday to tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evonne_...
Black Tot Day | Days Of The YearIn the annals of naval history, few traditions are as storied or as universally recognized as the daily rum ration of the British Royal Navy. This time-honored practice, which spanned over two centuri...www.daysoftheyear.com
We just filed a Reply Comment with FCC opposing Cowboy Space’s 20,000-satellite constellation. Instead of engaging with the science on atmospheric pollution and astronomy hazards, they relied on procedural deflections. Read our full filing here: www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/publ...
Reply Comment to the Cowboy Space Corporation consolidated opposition and rJuly 30, 2026
Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20554
via ICFS Electronic Filing
In the Matter of: Cowboy Space Application for “Stampede” Constellation
ICFS File No. ...www.spaceenvironmentalism.org