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Satellite Pollution
Friday March 27
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We're working to make sure the images are as up-to-date and accurate as possible, with a minimum number of sponsored galaxies.
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Centimeter Wavelengths
Wednesday March 25
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Yes, the cosmic microwave background is great, but what about the earthly microwave foreground?
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GaryBIshop
1 day ago
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So true!
Inflation Timeline
Monday March 23
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Depending what corners of the internet you hang out on, 'regular' may at times awkwardly coexist with 'sexy.'
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Star Formation
Friday March 20
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7 days ago
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It's ok, I still have some nice, cool gas clouds that aren't collapsing. As long as nothing ionizes them, I can continue to enjoy their ... HEY! NO!!!
iustinp
6 days ago
Hey, it was a good first 300K years, not?
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Landscape Features
Wednesday March 18
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'Well, there's speculation that it's due to a mantle hotspot.' --a geologist who's trying to cover up the fact that they didn't hear your question
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lahosken
9 days ago
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What do I need to know about southern Missouri/northern Arkansas to get this joke?
San Francisco, USA
xellos484
9 days ago
Ozark Mountains. Oldest mountain range on the continent. Lots of caves, canyon-ish river valleys, etc. Even our own unique cave shrimp species!
dlanods
9 days ago
Or the mystical spot in NE Canada
lahosken
9 days ago
ty!
jacksonmead
8 days ago
In case you don't know about it, Explain XKCD is a great resource.
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
JavaJim
8 days ago
@dlanods - I think you mean New York State?
sandge
4 days ago
The Appalachians are much older than the Ozarks. I assumed that he was referring to the New Madrid fault line.
xellos484
1 day ago
The Ozarks are at least 1 billion years old (specifically the remnants of the St Francois Mountains) - at least double that of the Appalachians.
Rotational Gravity
Monday March 16
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I don't get it. The peak acceleration for passengers was WAY lower than in the giant-waterslide-loop-the-loop incident the other cruise line fired me for.
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