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The Night Sky
Friday-Saturday, June 20-21 - Northern Summer Solstice
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On Friday, June 20 at 10:42 p.m. EDT or 7:42 p.m. PDT (which converts to Saturday at 0242 GMT), the sun will reach its northernmost declination for the year, delivering the maximum daylight hours of the year for the Northern Hemisphere and the minimum daylight hours of the year for the Southern Hemisphere. The June solstice marks the beginning of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Saturday-Sunday, June 21-22 - Crescent moon crosses Venus
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After another 48 hours of eastward orbital motion, the crescent moon will move to shine off to the upper right (or celestial west) of brilliant Venus in the eastern sky on Saturday morning, June 21. The pair will make a lovely photo opportunity from the time Venus rises, at about 3 a.m. local time, until the brightening sky hides them. The following morning, the moon will shine to Venus' upper left and a little closer to the planet.
Wednesday, June 25 - New Moon - Stargazers' Delight
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On Wednesday, June 25 at 6:32 a.m. EDT, 3:32 a.m. PDT (1032 GMT, the moon will officially reach its new moon phase. At the new phase, our natural satellite will be located in western Gemini, and about 4 degrees north of the sun. While new, the moon is travelling between Earth and the sun. Since sunlight can only shine on the far side of the moon, and the moon is in the same region of the sky as the sun, it becomes completely hidden from view from anywhere on Earth for about a day. After the new moon phase, Earth's celestial night-light will return to shine as a crescent in the western evening sky.
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Litha – Summer Solstice
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The Origins and Meaning of Litha
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Litha (pronounced Lee-tha or sometimes Lit-ah, depending on tradition) marks the summer solstice — the longest day and shortest night of the year. It falls around June 20 and 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
For Wiccans and many modern pagans, Litha is the solar climax of the Wheel of the Year — a fiery, golden celebration of growth, joy, abundance and light. It’s a time to revel in nature’s bounty, to celebrate all that has blossomed since spring, and to honor the turning point as the days now begin, slowly, to shorten.
It follows Beltane, the fiery celebration of fertility and union, and comes before Lughnasadh (or Lammas), the first harvest festival. While Imbolc and Ostara sparked the light, and Beltane ignited passion, Litha is the Sun in full blaze — a moment to honor life at its fullest, just before the wheel turns toward the waning half of the year. Like Mabon and Yule, its power lies in transition — and in the magic of balance shifting.
As such, Litha invites reflection as well as revelry — a pause in the sunlight to take stock of what you’ve grown, and where you’re headed.
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Historically, midsummer festivals were marked with bonfires, dancing, and rituals to protect crops, cattle and communities. In Norse tradition, blazing wheels were rolled down hills to mimic the sun’s path. In ancient Rome, festivals for Juno and Vesta aligned with the solstice, while in Slavic countries, it was a time of fertility rites and water magic.
Every culture that watched the Sun’s rise knew this moment mattered. And it still does.
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George Carlin Coast to Coast with Art Bell
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Mr Carlin had a lifelong fascination with UFOs and the beyond. He rarely talked about it. Interview from 1999.
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More George
Colonizing Space
George has opinions on space travel.
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There May Be A ‘Third State’ Between Life And Death
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As humans, we typically look at life and death as two sides of the same coin. However, some researchers believe there could be a “third state” between the two. One piece of evidence for this additional state is the way we continue to use organs, tissues, and cells beyond when the organism they’re attached to dies. Somehow, they continue living.
In a post on The Conversation, researchers behind a new paper break down exactly how they think these biobots exist, and how they were able to take cells and turn them into multicellular organisms with new functions after their death. Despite how it sounds, these aren’t zombie cells. Instead, they appear to be new organisms with an entirely different life to live.
But how exactly does this prove that there is a third state beyond life and death? Well, typically death is viewed as the irreversible end of an organism. At that point, there’s no more functioning for the organism in question. But that isn’t the case here. Instead, the researchers proved that certain cells could live on and be changed into something completely different.
This third state then, challenges everything scientists understand about cell behavior. Because they can turn the already existing cells into new organisms with different purposes, they have started calling them living robots. These organisms could have multiple uses in medical and scientific fields, though researchers are still working to understand exactly how this happens.
Published 16th June 2025 by Joshua Hawkins – BGR
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Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots
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Scientists at Tufts University and the University of Vermont team up to create the next version of Xenobots – tiny biological robots that self-assemble, carry out tasks, and can repair themselves.
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Th 1950’s were a wacky decade, especially for aviation. Here is the story of a successful attempt at setting a new world record for number of days aloft for a manned airplane, which record still stands.
This plane, a Cessna 172 high-wing 4-seater, flew for 56 days, getting fuel twice a day from a truck and food and water when necessary from same.
This record has never been broken. They landed on Feb 7, 1959, so they were airborne when my dad sent my mom to the hospital in a taxi to birth me. Feels like I should be famous for that, except that this stunt was so inane. The record achiever swore off any further such effort, basically painting it as a dumb thing to have to endure. “If I start talking of doing this again, please put me in a garbage can a feed me chopped up food in a thermos, until a psychiatrist can get down there”.
How a Tiny Cessna Set an UNBREAKABLE Record
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Posted June 14, 2025
“In this video I cover the seemingly unbreakable record set by a Cessna in the 1950’s. The most commonly available plane ever set a record so difficult to beat that it has never been broken since, despite incredible advancements in technology.”
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Space Bites w/Fraser Cain
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Artificial Solar Eclipses // Mother of All Meteor Storms // Vera Rubin's First Light
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A new mission can make solar eclipses on demand, what do supernovae and stellar flybys do to Earth’s climate, how asteroid 2024 YR4 will make the mother of all meteor showers, and Starship 36 explodes during testing in Texas.
Published 20th June 2025 (22:13)
Mr Cain defers to others for video of the Starship explosion.
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Matt Finn: Electric Glow of the Sun | Thunderbolts
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Published 22nd June 2025 (11:28)
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The radiance of the Sun remains a mystery. Other than the occasional aurora, lightning flash, volcanic eruption, or comet discharging, it's the only body in our solar system that produces it's own visible light. All others reflect the light of the Sun.
So what unique trait of the Sun enables it to shine?
We're told the Sun is a colossal ball of gas powered by thermonuclear fusion—churning out heat and light in a predictable, mechanical dance. It's a bold claim told confidently, taught in textbooks, and it's hard to find any experts willing to question—but is it accurate, or is Big Space ignoring the evidence that doesn't fit the model?
Author and narrator Matt Finn explores the Sun’s behavior, its dazzling displays of energy, and how its intricate structures point to something far more dynamic—an Electric Universe where plasmatic matter and the electric charge, not just gravity, call the shots.
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Heat Wave Relief
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Driving from Truckee California to Lake Tahoe in a Blizzard 4k
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Timed to be played simultaneously if you like.
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Houdini's Lost Diaries Revealed (S2, E4) | History's Greatest Mysteries | Full Episode
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Harry Houdini left behind a diary that had been kept from the public, held under lock and key by a wealthy New York City family. Now, magician and Houdini expert Bill Kalush has finally secured access to these pages.
Just an in-depth biography really, no new revelations, but quite good. The contemporary magicians interviewed obviously revere the man to this day.
Published 17th June 2025 (1:20:03)
