This is the weekend we “fall back” here in the U.S. Are you glad? Sad? Mad? Advocates say daylight time saves energy and wins wars. Studies show injuries and illnesses rise when clocks change. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/is-daylight-saving-time-worth-the-trouble…
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Sheriff Warns Angry Locals To Vacate Houses Before SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ Test
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: A small community of people at the southern tip of Texas just received what some of its residents are calling a “shocking” and “concerning” warning about SpaceX’s upcoming launch attempt of a Mars rocket ship prototype. Residents told Business Insider a county sheriff went door-to-door on Saturday night to hand-deliver printed notices to the community,…
Massive Snow Cannons Could Save West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet
Tons of snow made from seawater could stabilize failing ice. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65992-antarctica-snow-cannons.html
7 bizarre objects from the festival’s worth of trash left on the moon
The Apollo 11 lunar lander and other moon missions left behind some weird stuff, including cannons, bags of poop, golf balls and the secrets to top magic tricks Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332380-500-7-bizarre-objects-from-the-festivals-worth-of-trash-left-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…