Cmdr. Rod Jackson
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2 days ago · At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles ...
2 days ago · Herbert wanted to tell a story about the environmental crisis on our own planet, a world driven to the edge of ecological catastrophe. Technologies that had been inconceivable just 50 years prior had put the world at the edge of nuclear war and the environment on the brink of collapse; massive industries were sucking wealth from the ground and spewing toxic fumes into the sky.
2 days ago · Dune, widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists, and inventors envision the future.
1 day ago · She denied that “Janet Planet” was influenced by any one story in particular. But she did just see “Furiosa,” which centers on a daughter losing her mother and trying to find her way back ...
4 days ago · This is the most pointless website on the planet. It’s fantastic. We all deserve uncomplicated joy. By Shira Ovide. July 2, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. EDT (Video: Alina Spatz/The Washington Post)
4 days ago · Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet. One turned out to have a little moon orbiting it, while the other had been discovered only 13 days before its closest approach to Earth.
3 days ago · At the core of most of the electronics we use today are some very tiny, very powerful chips. Semiconductor chips. And they are mighty: they help power our phones, laptops, and cars. They enable ...
