Press releases about the successful #Smile launch: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_lifts_off_on_quest_to_reveal_Earth_s_invisible_shield_against_the_solar_wind and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-plays-leading-role-as-landmark-mission-launches-to-unlock-secrets-of-earths-magnetic-shield and https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/landmark-mission-launches-earth-magnetic-shield-smile and https://www.avio.com/press-release/avio-successfully-launches-the-smile-satellite-with-vega-c- and https://cnes.fr/evenements/vv29-lancement-de-vega-c-satellite-smile - and two photos from https://x.com/EuropeSpacePort/status/2056591274384257239 and https://bsky.app/profile/transport.esa.int/post/3mm6s5d5nxk2d
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#BetweenTheEars
- Miniatures (Midsummer Dreaming)
An ascent of Mount Stilwell, chasing the last of the summer light in Australia before it moves to the northern hemisphere.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xfn8
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Chikinki:
🎵 You Said
#NowPlaying #Chikinki
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Wyatt Waddell:
🎵 I Saw the Light
#WyattWaddell
https://open.spotify.com/track/6I7W5lsc1wSM1eXfFSRpkQ
Wanna guess?
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Iran war: Over $1 billion made from suspiciously timed oil price tips—who's behind them?
https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/iran-war-over-1-billion-made-from-sus…
Expanding Mars’ lithologic diversity - discovery of a garnet-bearing clast in NWA 8171: #Mars: https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/scientists-discover-new-rock-type-on-mars
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Thundercat:
🎵 She Knows Too Much - feat. Mac Miller
#NowPlaying #Thundercat
https://thundercat.bandcamp.com/track/she-knows-too-much-feat-mac-miller
https://open.spotify.com/track/7c5JxJWGMJqG0IYABA04WS
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
ShunGu:
🎵 Bow Wow
#ShunGu
https://cosmic-compositions.bandcamp.com/track/bow-wow
Summary of evidence from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) Conference on ‘#LightPollution and its impacts’: https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2026-05/RAS LP Conference 2025.pdf -> Artificial light a 'pollutant' to humans, nature and astronomy: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/artificial-light-pollutant-humans-nature-and-astronomy