Carolyn Porco
Cassini imaging lead. Visiting Scholar UC Berkeley. National Geographic Eliza Scidmore awardee. I think. I speak. I write. Opinions are my own.
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Ocasio-Cortez takes victory lap after Amazon goes to NYC — even after she helped block $3 billion in subsidies
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was one of the progressive leaders in New York City credited with blocking $3 billion in public subsidies for Amazon to open an additional headquarters. But Amazon is moving into NYC despite the lack of...
Is this what "happiness looks like"?
This gif has been widely distributed on imgur/reddit/twitter/media and it is meant to represent
Molecules of the protein myosin drag a ball of endorphins along an active filament into the inner ...
Finding a Space Station with a Backpack Telescope – Dan's Cosmic Diary
Part of the Cosmic Diary Network
60 Luxurious Products On Amazon For Anyone That's Ballin' On A Budget
I get it: You have expensive taste, but your bank account doesn't necessarily let you express that taste. This dilemma makes life frustrating — because you inevitably find yourself pining after some fabulous (and pricy) product that'll have you…
The Solar System According to Carolyn Porco
The leader of the Cassini spacecraft imaging team discusses pale blue dots, life on Enceladus, terraforming Mars, Pluto, Carl Sagan, and more.
Carolyn Porco
For those of you unable to sink an hour into a podcast, here is "The Solar System According to Carolyn Porco", the inaugural feature in the PlanetarySociety's new Conversations series & a transcript of highlights in my intervu w/ Mat Kaplan @PlanRad
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Carolyn Porco
Did you read my interview w/ Mat Kaplan of the Planetary Society?
If not, here you go ... this time w/ a few changes for clarification on the Pale Blue Dot genesis.
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Her Amazon Purchases Are Real. The Reviews Are Fake.
Earlier this year, one woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products, worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Carolyn Porco
Seen a lot of Twitter promotions lately for nifty gadgets sold on Amazon that will change your life?
Long, 45-item lists that have you clicking NEXT for an hour and a half?
Before buying, check this out. You may think twice.
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Uber is going to start recording audio during rides
But is the move to increase safety or cover Uber's own ass?
Bloomberg makes record $31 million ad buy: campaign update
Former President Barack Obama spent $24.9 million in the final week of his 2012 campaign, Advertising Analytics said in a tweet, the previous high.
The search for our solar system's ninth planet
Could the strange orbits of small, distant objects in our solar system lead us to a big discovery? Planetary astronomer Mike Brown proposes the existence of a new, giant planet lurking in the far reaches of our solar system -- and shows us how...
Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3
Four months after the success of Apollo 11, NASA launched Apollo 12 in November 1969. Almost exactly 40 years later, LRO has seen the landing site.
Charles Koch talks environment, politics, business and more
Charles Koch talks environment, politics, business and more.
Can Secondhand Shopping Dent Fast Fashion’s Environmental Damage?
Reusing clothes saves on emissions and water use, but researchers have lingering questions on exactly how much it can contribute to making the apparel industry more sustainable
NASA Finds Neptune Moons Locked in ‘Dance of Avoidance’
Naiad and Thalassa race around the ice giant in odd orbits seemingly to avoid each other.
School shooting reported in Santa Clarita: Live Updates
LA County Sheriffs are responding to reports of shots fired at a high school in Santa Clarita, California. Follow here for the latest.
Interior of Europa
Cutaway view of the possible internal structure of Europa.
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Carolyn Porco
To my gr8 surproise, I see on this NASA @EuropaClipper page: "It is not certain if there is a liquid water ocean on Europa at present" go.nasa.gov/2q3p28J
Is that true?!? Is water ice also consistent w/ the Galileo magnetometer results?
Does anyone know the answer to this?
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Ellen Macarthur Fdn. @circulareconomy
A new story about the future of fashion
A Passionate Conversation with Carolyn Porco
A feisty, fun conversation with the leader of the Cassini imaging team, and an audio tour of the transit of Mercury with astronomer Jay Pasachoff.
Carolyn Porco
It's out! My talk with Mat Kaplan (@PlanRad) of the Planetary Society.
Lots of stories of the days of old but also Cassini, Mars, Musk, Pluto, and dear Carl ... Sagan, of course.
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Carolyn Porco
My interview with Mat Kaplan @PlanRad of the Planetary Society @exploreplanets spanned the solar system, including Pluto.
Go to time mark 1:00:10 to find out why there are 8 planets & why that's the way it has to be ... until of course we find Planet 9.
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Transit of Mercury
A rare celestial sight happened on 2019 November 11 beyond the visual limit of our eyes. The tiny disk of Mercury (the dot above the statue’s hand) traversed…
Senior Trump official embellished resume, had face on fake TIME cover
State Dept. official Mina Chang claimed to be a Harvard Business School "alumna" who ran a nonprofit that worked in 40 countries.
How the Roberts Court Abandoned Bipartisan Consensus
Relying on 5–4 decisions hurts the court’s credibility.