Sentinel-6B, a joint US-European ocean monitoring satellite, was successfully launched last night.
Like its predecessors, S6B includes a improved synthetic-aperture radar altimetry instrument (C and Ku band) designed to measure sea surface topography.
Partners include the European Commission, ESA, NASA, Eumetsat, NOAA, and the French space agency CNES.
Since 1993, sea levels have risen by over 11 cm, at an average rate of 3.4 mm/year, mainly due to Climate Change.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-6/Sentinel-6B_launched_to_extend_record_of_sea-level_rise
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Overview of the ocean monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B from NASA/JPL
"These observations will help build an accurate picture of local and global sea levels to support weather and storm forecasting, secure coastal property and infrastructure, and help optimize commercial activities such as shipping and undersea pipeline operations."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTmIUypawcs
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November 16, 1974 - The 1,679-bit Arecibo interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth was sent to the globular cluster Messier 13 (M13), by the now-defunct Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico.
Designed by Frank Drake and others.
It was meant as a demonstration of human technological achievement rather than a real attempt to enter into a conversation with extraterrestrials.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arecibo-message-earths-first-interstellar-transmission-turns-50/
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In the Arecibo interstellar radio message, the height of the human height is encoded as 14 (see graphic in previous post)
It is equivalent to 1.764 meters = 14 * wavelength of the message (0.126 m).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
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November 16, 1974 - The 1,679-bit Arecibo interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth was sent to the globular cluster Messier 13 (M13), by the now-defunct Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico.
Designed by Frank Drake and others.
It was meant as a demonstration of human technological achievement rather than a real attempt to enter into a conversation with extraterrestrials.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arecibo-message-earths-first-interstellar-transmission-turns-50/
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Sentinel-6B, a joint US-European ocean monitoring satellite, was successfully launched last night.
Like its predecessors, S6B includes a improved synthetic-aperture radar altimetry instrument (C and Ku band) designed to measure sea surface topography.
Partners include the European Commission, ESA, NASA, Eumetsat, NOAA, and the French space agency CNES.
Since 1993, sea levels have risen by over 11 cm, at an average rate of 3.4 mm/year, mainly due to Climate Change.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-6/Sentinel-6B_launched_to_extend_record_of_sea-level_rise
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Paul Krugman:
Trump Plays the Carnage Card
Fake crime wave, real power grab
"Anyone who either lives in DC or looks at crime data knows that this is malicious nonsense. But we can’t take it for granted that the rest of the country will understand that that he’s lying.
It’s the responsibility of the news media to make that clear. Don’t say “Trump makes contentious claims about DC crime.” Don’t say that there’s “dispute over DC crime data.” Just say that he’s lying.
"
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-plays-the-carnage-card
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Paul Krugman:
"A large part of the answer is that many Americans believe that crime is running rampant — just not where they happen to live. Fox News tells suburban and small-town Americans that New York and L.A. are crime-ridden hellscapes, and they believe it.
We saw something quite similar in assessments of the economy during the Biden years, when American had a much more positive assessment of their local economies than they did of the economy as a whole"
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-plays-the-carnage-card
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Paul Krugman:
Trump Plays the Carnage Card
Fake crime wave, real power grab
"Anyone who either lives in DC or looks at crime data knows that this is malicious nonsense. But we can’t take it for granted that the rest of the country will understand that that he’s lying.
It’s the responsibility of the news media to make that clear. Don’t say “Trump makes contentious claims about DC crime.” Don’t say that there’s “dispute over DC crime data.” Just say that he’s lying.
"
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-plays-the-carnage-card
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Happy Birthday to the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), the fastest object ever built on Earth and the record holder for the closest approach to the Sun. PSP was launched OTD on Aug 12, 2018.
PSP became the first NASA spacecraft named after a living person, honoring physicist Eugene Newman Parker.
Next perihelion is on Sept. 10, 2025.
https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=176
https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
Check out these threads for more info on the PSP.
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113705015492853135
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/114224523466715013
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Here is a video from NASA, released a month ago, showing the closest ever images of the solar wind, the stream of electrically charged subatomic particles ejected by the Sun at speeds over 1.6 million km/h.
The images were taken by the Parker Solar Probe during perihelion in December 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1dTwEyuD44
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Happy Birthday to the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), the fastest object ever built on Earth and the record holder for the closest approach to the Sun. PSP was launched OTD on Aug 12, 2018.
PSP became the first NASA spacecraft named after a living person, honoring physicist Eugene Newman Parker.
Next perihelion is on Sept. 10, 2025.
https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=176
https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
Check out these threads for more info on the PSP.
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113705015492853135
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/114224523466715013
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on CNN with Jake Tapper -
"He (trump) should have President Zelensky at the table.
It's too reminiscent of 1938 when the prime minister of Great Britain and the leader of France met with Hitler and, you know, gave away Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia, and came back and said 'peace in our time.'
"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvCWTT1QmU
A tale of two headlines on inflation.
Headline from Yahoo Finance -
"Inflation rises by most in six months, stoking tariff-driven price concerns"
Headline from Wash Post -
"Inflation held steady in July as tariffs ripple through prices"
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-rises-by-most-in-six-months-stoking-tariff-driven-price-concerns-123415069.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/12/inflation-july-trump-tariffs/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f008
#Economy #Inflation
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FYI - Coffee prices increased 14.5% in July from a year ago; the average retail price for a pound of ground coffee rose to $8.41.
"That’s before 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil — the world’s top coffee producer — took effect last week, a move that’s likely to ratchet up prices even more."
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coffee-prices-keep-surging--and-its-likely-to-get-worse-140643669.html
#Economy #Inflation
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