Pythagorean Paradox

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

Hahaha! 😉

Pythagorean Paradox pic.twitter.com/tvnzQmwWtx
— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) January 2, 2019

Eagle Mode

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

Okay, Eagle Mode changed my life. pic.twitter.com/apaLmuKMH9
— André Staltz (@andrestaltz) December 31, 2018

In orbit around asteroid Bennu

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

“the smallest body ever orbited by a spacecraft”

It's official! I'm in orbit around #asteroid Bennu — now the smallest body ever orbited by a spacecraft. My snug path around the asteroid also sets a new record for the closest orbit of a planetary body by any spacecraft. #HappyNewYear, indeed! More ➡️ https://t.co/fwL3FEVU9m pic.twitter.com/ceavR7ju6i
— NASA's OSIRIS-REx (@OSIRISREx) December 31, 2018

Io and Europa over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

Absolutely beautiful video created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter and while at Saturn. Shown is Io and Europa over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and then Titan as it passes over Saturn and it's edge-on rings. NASA/JPL/Kevin M. Gill pic.twitter.com/BWaVP5h6Ob
— Domenico (@AvatarDomy) January 1, 2019

Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

“The common swift (as well as some other birds and some aquatic animals) is capable of unihemispheric slow-wave sleep: one half of the brain is asleep while the other half remains alert (including an open eye). This makes long, non-stop migrations possible.”

The common swift (as well as some other birds and some aquatic animals) is capable of unihemispheric slow-wave sleep: one half of the brain is asleep while the other half remains alert (including an open eye). This makes long, non-stop migrations possible. pic.twitter.com/zmZAnPem8k
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) January 2, 2019

Number of seconds in 1 year

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

10^7 x Pi

Here's an easy to remember approximation for the number of seconds in 1 year. Happy 2019! pic.twitter.com/jpxStyJY4y
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) January 1, 2019

Des policiers pleurent la mort de… beignes

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

Des policiers pleurent la mort de… beignes

No words. 😭 pic.twitter.com/eRzvxztVlG
— Lexington Police (@lexkypolice) December 31, 2018

Ultima Thule: We got images!!

Posted on 2019/01/01 by Carl Robitaille

We got images!!

This is what 2014 MU69 #UltimaThule looks like: Anybody wanna peanut?

… but it still might be two separate objects in orbit. We’ll know better tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/EVYbmcXNoO
— Phil (Newsletter link in bio) Plait (@BadAstronomer) January 1, 2019