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A total solar eclipse is coming to Europehttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/A_total_solar_eclipse_is_coming_to_EuropeWhen the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible.Aug 11, 2026 9:30 AM
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Show HN: Experiments with Weather Datahttps://strataweather.com/mapI had been wanting to try experimenting with nowcasting since the death of Dark Sky and finally got around to it. This application essentially became a playground for me to experiment with various weather datasets and geospatial visualizations.Some interesting concepts that came from it:The nowcast is using pySTEPS optical flow under the hood: https://pysteps.readthedocs.io/en/latest/auto_examples/plot_.... This library is super cool. It bugged me that every radar visualization just gave you choppy snapshots in time, so I spent some time working on building a smooth interpolation. The backend passes keyframes along with motion data from the optical flow analysis and then has a custom WebGL shader to do the interpolation which lets you scrub the timeline and have a smooth interpolation.The other forecast tiles and the main weather page are using the average of many different weather models. You can see every model that factors in on the models page: https://strataweather.com/models. ThiJul 29, 2026 11:52 AM
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NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipsehttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasa-science-soars-during-august-total-solar-eclipse/Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona — it presents new opportunities to better understand our star and its influence on Earth. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, as the next total solar eclipse sweeps over Greenland, Iceland, […]Jul 27, 2026 6:01 PM
iamit.in
Show HN: Darby, a Hugo docs theme with in-browser AI Q&A (no back end, no keys)https://iamit.in/darby/Darby is an open source Hugo docs theme with the polish of the paid docs platforms: clean typography, dark mode, full-text search, code blocks with copy and filename tabs, callouts, tabs, beautifully rendered mermaid diagrams, auto sidebar and TOC.No Node build, no CSS framework. Add as a Hugo module, configure colors and fonts in hugo.toml, write Markdown. Static output, host anywhere free.Also has an AI docs assistant that runs entirely in the browser: Llama 3.2 1B on WebGPU, no backend, no API keys.Demo: https://iamit.in/darby/MIT licensed.Jul 16, 2026 9:30 PM
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Waxing Gibbous Moonhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/waxing-gibbous-moon-6/The waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from the International Space Station. The space station was 264 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar at the time. The waxing gibbous phase comes before the full moon phase. During this time, the Moon appears brighter […]Jul 10, 2026 3:08 PM
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NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4thhttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-spies-stellar-sparkler-for-july-4th/Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.Jul 4, 2026 11:15 AM
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Hanging in the Balancehttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hanging-in-the-balance/The Moon appears half-illuminated in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew on flight day 6. The terminator – the difference between light and darkness – provides a stark contrast and even greater perspective of the Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features. The near side, which is what we can see from Earth, […]Jun 23, 2026 3:43 PM
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Experience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescopehttps://www.nasa.gov/social-media/nasa-socials-program/experience-the-launch-of-nasas-roman-space-telescope/Are you ready for a new view of the universe? The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal distant worlds, dark energy, and the structure of the cosmos, and we want you to be a part of it! Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to our NASA Social for the Nancy […]Jun 15, 2026 2:28 PM
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Ash creeps across Marshttps://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Ash_creeps_across_MarsNoticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years – but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades.Apr 15, 2026 9:00 AM
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Show HN: Minimalist library to generate SVG views of scientific datahttps://github.com/alefore/mini_svg/Just wanted to share with HN a simple/minimal open source Python library that generates SVG files visualizing two dimensional data and distributions, in case others find it useful or interesting.I wrote it as a fun project, mostly because I found that the standard libraries in Python generated unnecessarily large SVG files. One nice property is that I can configure the visuals through CSS, which allows me to support dark/light mode browser settings. The graphs are specified as JSON files (the repository includes a few examples).It supports scatterplots, line plots, histograms, and box plots, and I collected examples here: https://github.com/alefore/mini_svg/blob/main/examples/READM...I did this mostly for the graphs in an article in my blog (https://alejo.ch/3jj).Would love to hear opinions. :-)Mar 23, 2026 5:54 PM
spacedaily.com
Ancient impact may explain moons contrasting sideshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ancient_impact_may_explain_moons_contrasting_sides_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 05, 2026 For decades scientists have puzzled over why the moons two hemispheres look so different despite sharing a common origin in the early solar system. The near side that always faces Earth is dominated by dark flat volcanic plains called maria that create the familiar man in the moon pattern seen with the naked eye. In contrast the far side has a much thicker crust and appears as a rugged heaMar 5, 2026 9:54 AM
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Even as a fast dev, I wasn't fast enough for my ideas. Then came Vibe Codinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46877447The Speed Trap of Modern DevI’ve always been a fast developer. I know my stack, I know my shortcuts. But there was still a painful latency between my mental architecture and the screen. My ideas always outpaced my output. No matter how fast I typed, the "Implementation Friction" was a tax on my creativity.The 10x Shift: Moving at the Speed of ThoughtVibe Coding didn't just make me "better" — it removed the mechanical bottleneck. I’m no longer translating thoughts into code; I’m describing the vibe of the system and watching it manifest.The Result: I’m building things alone that previously required a dedicated team or a month-long sprint.The High: The dopamine hit isn't just about "it works." It’s the rush of zero latency. It's the feeling of your brain being directly plugged into the compiler.The "Dark Side" of Hyper-FlowBut here’s the rub: When you remove the friction, you remove the "sanity check."The Addiction: The feedback loop is so fast that it becomes a slot machine. Each promptFeb 3, 2026 9:19 PM
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25 Best Aesthetic Wallpapers for iPhone and Android [2026]http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a84d086fe454f7388c6aca587786028&url=https%3a%2f%2ftechpp.com%2f2025%2f12%2f22%2fbest-aesthetic-wallpapers-for-iphone-and-android%2f&c=14959676882974449134&mkt=en-usFrom calm landscapes and soft sunlight to minimal builds, abstracts, pets, and dark mode-friendly designs, this curated list of 25 aesthetic wallpapers helps your iPhone or Android feel fresh, clean, ...Dec 22, 2025 8:21 AM
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25 Best Aesthetic Wallpapers for iPhone and Android [2026]http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a810b9728f846e9bd77a827af2e76c8&url=https%3a%2f%2ftechpp.com%2f2025%2f12%2f22%2fbest-aesthetic-wallpapers-for-iphone-and-android%2f&c=14959676882974449134&mkt=en-usFrom calm landscapes and soft sunlight to minimal builds, abstracts, pets, and dark mode-friendly designs, this curated list of 25 aesthetic wallpapers helps your iPhone or Android feel fresh, clean, ...Dec 22, 2025 8:21 AM
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