Thanks! Yes, it is a photo. The moth was chilling on a window after sunset. The blue dots are out of focus apron lights.

Thanks!

The headline is clickbait since you don't even need to get past the paywall to see that "The website does not appear to be linked to Hamas". That domain is registered under Wix.Com Ltd., an Israeli software company. There is no hacking involved here, just an Israeli site masquerading as a Hamas site gloating with attrocities.

I think that this is part of a propaganda effort by Israel to capitalize on the October 7th attacks by maximising the emotional response from it. It's all in English, so clearly directed at western audiences. It's also quite on the nose with the caricaturistic portrayal of evil terrorist baby killers who do not understand PR.

If an actual Hamas site was hacked by Israelis, I'd expect the hackers to flaunt their victory by posting something the islamists clearly wouldn't (like idk pictures of bacon, a woman's ankles or maybe some dudes kissing).

As for an actual Hamas site, I'd expect a lot less displays of gore caused by Hamas and a lot more displays of gore caused by the IDF.

This.

Also applies to the eyes sort of, as tilting the head offers a different axis for the stereo vision to try to make sense of whatever it's looking at.

IIRC, animals often do this movement instinctually when they're puzzled by something because the additional sensory information could be helpful.

Not because of Kessler syndrome, just your run of the mill space debris reentering the atmosphere and increasing the amounts of certain metals up there that contribute to ozone depletion. In other words, that may well happen even if we're lucky and avoid Kessler syndrome.

On a side note, I'm pleased to see that the void demon is looking beautiful as ever. Easily the best actually original idea/artwork to have come out of there.

They sure don't tend to do that, but there are still mundane explanations for this. An unintentional collision between the satellite and another object being one of them.

"I find it hard to believe they would use such a big satellite as an ASAT target," McDowell said.

Summer is the time of the year with endless days at high latitudes. That's when the rule "don't eat when the sun is up" becomes a problem.

Water is everywhere.

Cooking, weather, etc. You are also water.

The thing to remember is that air is a great insulator. Air at 100°C isn't nearly as bad as say water or metal at the same temperature against the skin. In fact, the air that comes in contact with the comparatively cold human skin will cool down rapidly, forming a layer of cooler air around you and lessening the sensation of heat further.

I took the picture from about 500 meters away. If you look closely, you can see that the windows at the front and back of the plane aren't lined up perfectly because perspective is a thing.

I happen to know a spot that lines up pretty well with planes landing on that particular runway. Then it's just a matter of spamming the shutter until one of the shots comes out like this.

Cultural reasons.

The original definition is also pretty vague: Europa is first used in a geographic context in the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo, in reference to the western shore of the Aegean Sea.

No problem, everyone else is too.

"The most important thing is the environmental benefits we can achieve by using large and modern aircraft of this type for Troll," Ms Brekke said.

"This can help to reduce total emissions and the environmental footprint in Antarctica.”

You wouldn't have needed to even read the article since OP copied this part into the post. Please, read before commenting.

I've seen this guy in a virgin vs. chad meme and now here. Who are they?

I was thinking that this was exactly what happened.

Thanks for notifying. Should be fixed now.

So all the environmental science done there is somehow not good for the environment?

While there's definitely already too much tourists, about 90% of people visiting inland Antarctica are still scientists and their support staff.

Is there too much tourism in Antarctica? Yes.

Is this it? No.

If you think that the research institute operating the airstrip wants to have a tourist resort next door to their Antarctic research base, I do not know what to tell you.

A good point

Thanks! That day was beautiful.

Altocumulus stratiformis perlucidus!

Altocumulus is most definitely high up there on my list of the best clouds for a sunset/sunrise, probably within the top two or three.

When shooting double exposure, one isn't supposed to move the camera. The church tower should appear darker than the other buildings and definitely not translucent. My guess would be that this picture was taken through a window with the bright sunset behind the camera and reflected on the glass. Or then it really is just two completely different pictures stitched together. Wouldn't call that a double exposure though...

Looks like you indeed did! Nice catch!

Snufkin with a tail is cursed af

Mars rovers are expensive as fuck, their capabilities are basic at most when compared to humans, and even then they aren't built to withstand snow and ice. Research institutes don't send people to the ass end of the world just because they can.

Remote sensing is great, but a considerable portion of the work done in the Antarctic is to benchmark the data we get from Earth observation satellites so we can develop those capabilities further. And even then, there's only so much that can be done with satellites.

Posio, southern Lapland, Finland

I know exactly how you feel :D Blackout curtains are indispensable imo. And thanks!

You're welcome!

Thanks!

Posio, southern Lapland, Finland

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

I'd wager that yes. The problem is that natural UV light is available only during daytime when visible light outshines its effects.

I used my Sony RX10. These guys came surprisingly close, but still nowhere close enough to take such pictures on a phone. And thanks!

This was a telephoto at the horizon at around midnight. The sun was only a bit above the horizon, so the lighting was similar to a sunset/sunrise.

Here's another picture of that same midnight, looking towards the sun.

Nah winters are beautiful up north. Sometimes also in the south, but only rarely around the southern coast.

Yes.

No. The thing below the p in "Spez".

Airbus A220-300, formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries, yes.

100°C is nice. And what's a steaming session? Throwing water onto the rocks for steam every now and then is just standard operating procedure.