If there’s one sporting event that annoys the living heck out of me, it’s The Masters. But I like this photo.
Hopefully Artemis II lands safely near San Diego today. They certainly took some amazing photos. They fought hard to make the Nikon D5 their camera of choice. They seem to hold up well to radiation, and here’s something the typical person wouldn’t think about: it also has to compensate for any shaking from the photographer. Not to mention, a major part of their training is to learn how to take photos, and this is the camera they’ve been training on. And yes, the Nikon D5 is already slotted for the moon mission in two years, even though it was discontinued in 2020.
Even cosmonauts use them on the ISS.
One of the more popular photos was this one of the Earth ever so gently blocking the sun.
What a lot of folks fail to see or appreciate is the aurora borealis, found at 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock.
How is Artemis II sending all the photos and data back to Earth? This is a first, and something under-reported. A laser. That’s a HUGE upgrade from the radio frequency (RF) systems of the Apollo era.
The median download internet speed in the U.S. is approximately 242–306 Mbps. Where are they beamed?
Ground stations in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Table Mountain, California; and Haleakala, Hawaii, receive these beams, chosen for clear skies despite challenges like clouds or spacecraft wobbles.
Here’s another article on the laser transmissions, if you’re interested. I guess that’s one reason it took so long to transfer the Death Star plans from Scarif to Yavin 4.
This dog in Ireland has no patience for his owner’s return.
The Utach Mammoth unveils new Zamboni design: ‘Zammoth’ – Team redesigns old ice resurfacing machine from 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
Zambonis have come a long way from the very first one, the Model A made in 1949 from surplus Army parts. Before the Zamboni, hockey rinks deployed teams of workers who used hoses and squeegees to resurface the ice by hand.
I forgot that George Brett’s last at-bat was against the Rangers at ol’ Arlington Stadium.
George Brett last at bat in the big leagues.pic.twitter.com/sKtog8AVJd
— Baseball’s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) April 7, 2026
It was nice to see Pudge, in this third year, give Brett a sidehug. It would have been funny if then-manager, Kevin Kennedy, had stopped the game to put Nolan Ryan in for relief. But he would have been unable to, because a month prior in Seattle, Ryan tore a ligament, ending his career two starts earlier than planned.
Is this the sort of education one can expect from Southlake Carroll? Good at football, bad at science.
Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy insists 1969 moon landing didn’t happen: ‘Genuine propaganda’
“There is a zero percent chance we went to the moon,” McElroy said. “Zero. Total, genuine propaganda.”
Trump team eliminates 400-mile border wall plan after Texans push back – Local sheriffs call for ‘technology-driven, and terrain-informed’ solutions to illegal crossings, which Big Bend residents argue is simply not an issue in their region because of its difficult geography
“I wish the president would be more informed as to what’s going on,” said Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez about the work. “It’s a place where, if you cross the border, you got to at least walk three or four days… you don’t just walk across the river and expect to get picked up.”
‘Snoopy’, ‘Adolf’ and ‘Password’: The Hungarian Government Passwords Exposed Online
Baptism news from across the pond.
Pastor charged with manslaughter after man drowns during baptism ceremony
This happened on March 26 of this year. I admire the guy for shooting his shot. I just wish I could find a follow-up story. Anything, like, did he get to go backstage?
Just some church architecture I thought you’d appreciate.
Borgund Stave Church (Borgund stavkyrkje), located in Lærdal, Norway, is the best-preserved of Norway’s 28 remaining stave churches. Built around 1180–1200 AD, this iconic wooden, triple-nave structure features intricate carving, Viking-inspired dragon heads on the roof, and is a major tourist attraction operated as a museum.
The church of Borgund Stavkirke is one of the most beautiful in Norway 🇳🇴
— ContempraInn 🌹 (@contemprainn.bsky.social) April 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM