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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

This evening BBC News has been providing almost non-stop coverage of the Artemis II mission to the #Moon with Astronaut Cady Coleman and others helping their audience understand everything that’s happening. Meanwhile US cable news has dedicated very little time to […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

Screenshot of four cable news channels, Fox News, CNN, MS NOW and BBC News.

FOX NEWS ALERT
BONDI EXIT FOLLOWS INTERNAL FRUSTRATION

CNN BREAKING NEWS
TRUMP WEIGHING REPLACING LOYALIST BONDI WITH LOYALIST ZELDIN

LIVE SOON
Artemis Il on
Trajectory to Moon

MS NOW BREAKING NEWS
TRUMP FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI

BBC NEWS
Artemis II astronauts orbiting Earth

Live feed from Mission Control Houston and a correspondent.

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 22/11/2025

[Astronomy Picture of the Day - Dione and Rhea Ring Transit] “ Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet Earth. In fact, every 13 to 16 years the view […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

Seen to the left of Saturn's banded planetary disk, small icy moons Dione and Rhea are caught passing in front of the gas giant's extensive ring system in this sharp telescopic snapshot.

During a ring plane crossing, the interplanetary edge-on perspective makes the thin but otherwise bright rings seem to disappear.

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

[“WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury when using the cup holder while the vehicle is moving” —Mercedes-Benz] This is actually in the owners manual. “ The cup holder cannot secure containers while the vehicle is moving. If you use a cup holder while the vehicle is […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

The cup holder cannot secure containers while the vehicle is moving.
If you use a cup holder while the vehicle is moving, the container may be flung around and liquids may be spilled. The vehicle occupants may come into contact with the liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
You could be distracted from traffic conditions and you may lose control of the vehicle.
Only use the cup holder when the vehicle is stationary.
Only use the cup holder for containers of the right size.
Close the container, particularly if the liquid is hot.”

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2025

[NASA captured 10 mysterious dark voids over Heard Island near Antarctica] “ #VonKarmanVortices form when fast-moving winds encounter an obstacle, such as an island or mountain, disrupting airflow and creating alternating spinning eddies on either side. … The […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

Heard Island stands as a small drumstick-shaped patch of rock and snow amidst a vast expanse of clouds. Ten vortices form black voids similar to what we might see near the drain in a bathtub.
Heard Island is located in the southwestern Indian Ocean and only accessible by boat, the small volcanic island is situated 4,000 kilometers southwest of Western Australia, 4,700 kilometers southeast of Africa, and 1,000 kilometers north of Antarctica.

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2025

[SWOT satellite provided a multidimensional look at the leading edge of the tsunami] … triggered by the Kamchatka #earthquake. The measurements included a wave height exceeding 1.5 feet (45 centimeters), shown in red in the highlighted track, as well as a look at […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

A 3D graph of the data produced from satellite measurements on the tsunami wave

This visualization depicts the leading edge of the tsunami based on sea surface height data from SWOT looking from south to north, when the leading edge was more than 1.5 feet (45 centimeters) high, east of Japan in the Pacific Ocean.

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025

I’m a day late, but why not #ShowYourStripes? “ We ask everyone to share the famous “warming stripes”, a powerful visual representation of how temperatures have increased around the world since the industrial revolution. Created by climate scientist Professor Ed […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2025

I’m excited that the 10-day forecast finally shows the day we plan to arrive at our new home in Lincoln City, OR.

The weather widget on an iPhone home screen:
Home
Lincoln City
56° | Feels Like: 48°
10-DAY FORECAST
Sat Sunny 51° - 62°
NOTE: Degrees are Fahrenheit

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2025

We’re selling our home in the #DFW #Dallas #FortWorth #ArlingtonTX area. Please share with anybody who might be interested. www.zillow.com/homedetails/1709-Spr… #ForSale #RealEstate

A two story mid century modern home sits on a peninsula with large trees and surrounded by a lake. The home has a large balcony on the second story overlooking the lake.

The living room has a huge fireplace made from black lava rocks and large flames are seen. There are chairs, a small coffee table in the foreground, and a couch faces the fireplace in the background. A spiral wooden staircase with black metal railing rises from the left side of the fireplace, and around the back of the chimney leading to the bedrooms on the second floor.

Two kayaks are moored by the grassy shore of the lake with the tree covered peninsula and a sunset in the background.

A mid century modern home sits on a peninsula with large trees and surrounded by a lake. The home has a large composite deck with black aluminum railing overlooking the lake.

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2025

[Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says] “ The annual report from the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has been released. … As it has in the past, the ASAP views the aggregated risk associated with […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

Image is cropped tightly around the Bullet List.
An astronaut can be seen to the far right in an EVA suit on the surface of the moon.
Bullets:
- First mission dependent on the Human Landing System
- First mission requiring approximately 15 fueling launches
- First use of Lunar surface and broadly integrated communications system
- First launch of the new Orion variant
- First use of a LEO Depot station including cryo refueling
- First HLS Launch from Cape Canaveral on a new launch pad
- First HLS Lander/Orion rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit
- First HLS uncrewed lunar landing
- First HLS uncrewed demonstration of a successful lunar ascent
- First HLS crewed landing on the Moon
- First Lunar Extravehicular Activity (EVA) since 1972
- First use of new EVA suits
- First HLS crewed ascent from lunar súrface to lunar orbit
- First landing at the challenging South Pole site

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Calvin Gluck @calvin.gluck.cc.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2025

[Simulation of Pluto and a potential Charon capturing collision | Nature] See alt-text for more detailed description, edited slightly from the original source: www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-… Without Paywall […] [Original post on gluck.cc]

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