'Gentle Art'

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"The crew have travelled deeper into space than ever before. The Moon has been examined in close detail, sketched, photographed, and recorded by voice memos. "No adjectives" could really capture what they saw, Glover said. The rest of us down here on Earth got to join along for the ride, experiencing Moon joy alongside the crew in the cosmos."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3dlnzv5r71t

"The astronauts lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes while behind the Moon, spending time photographing craters and ancient lava flows, and describing its colour and texture. After witnessing a solar eclipse, Orion headed back. The crew continued their research and even listened to David Bowie."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/10/artemis-ii-landing-retur...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIOIZk8-pwg&list=PL_9gWeiShHFEbgNs9M7i3-...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/10/thanks-to-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUz1pZ_LujU

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/10/one-giant-lie-why-so-man...

Yielding Technique. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ykq-E_7TZA

The Pinstickers Guide?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr51z54d5rpo

"The benefits of going to the moon are clear. Detailed exploration will give us important clues about the formation of the solar system, and by implication about the history of exoplanets orbiting other stars throughout the cosmos. In addition, the moon offers a stable observing platform for all types of telescopes, including giant arrays of radio antennas. These can profit from their location on the lunar far side, which is shielded from the light and other radiation that our terrestrial civilisation constantly radiates into space."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-moon-as...

"The four astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have been welcomed back to Planet Earth at an event in Houston, Texas."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd7jzj9rg1qo

"Both radio leakage and deliberate METI messages could be detected by any extraterrestrial watchers with sufficiently sensitive radio telescopes. Even if a signal cannot be interpreted, it provides evidence of a technological civilization on Earth."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN6LinLoNJw&list=PLp6WWcZCHeSiF0Gq1EUkWp...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrdkxvmmpo

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'Laws of Physics'

Submitted by Captain Qalypso on

"I never gave much thought to aliens beyond Star Wars. I put extraterrestrials and their flying saucers in a box marked “nonsense” long ago, along with political manifestos, loyalty cards, Black Friday, fairies, pixies, elves, ghosts and ghouls."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/how-make-student-h...

"She transformed the living room of her small terraced home into a recreation of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic walk onto the Moon in 1969, complete with moon lander, mission plans and a small piece of the Moon itself."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0ynj902jo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLyw7jytykE&list=RDtLyw7jytykE&start_rad...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/22/pentagon-released-ufo-vi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE&list=RDFCARADb9asE&start_rad...

https://thewhitbyanchor.co.uk/

Classic. If only we could be so Sensible...

Well Done, Misses. 

'Cosmic Frequencies'

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"Griffin, a member of the organising committee, said the announcement followed a "misunderstanding" and that "we haven't ultimately had to refund anyone so we're hopeful our offering has been sufficient to retain their interest, despite imposing a dress code"."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxlv7x1527o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFi3_8MwmAo

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/i-tried-to-do-a-pr...

""We're excited to welcome both local audiences and visitors from further afield to explore these ideas together.""

https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/how-can-we-help/complaints/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_XwseDwmuQ&list=RDK_XwseDwmuQ&start_rad...

"There hasn’t been a lot of research on soft, padded styles worn for everyday use, Doyle says."

 

'Stale Mate'

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"How does a state dinner at the White House work? Those who have deep knowldge of the event say it unfolds like clockwork."

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/28/fu...

"King Charles and Donald Trump made quite a few jokes during their respective speeches, lightening the mood in what is otherwise a very formal affair."

"Here's a round-up of the moments of humour sprinkled through the speeches.

  • At the beginning of his speech, Trump said, "I want to congratulate Charles on having made a fantastic speech today at Congress... He got the Democrats to stand, I could never do that"
  • In his speech, the King said: "I cannot help noticing the 'readjustments' to the East Wing, Mr President, following your visit to Windsor Castle last year"
  • "I am sorry to say that we British, of course, made our own attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814," he follows up, referring to British forces setting fire to the White House.
  • “Indeed, you recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the united States, European Countries would be speaking German,” the King said. “Dare I say that, if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French…!"
  • The King wrapped up his speech by quoting a line from Shakespeare and thanked Trump for the "splendid dinner", jokingly calling it a "significant improvement from the Boston Tea Party", a reference to rebels in the colonial US dumping gallons of British tea into the harbour."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/king-charles-congress-trump

""Still there are some risks, but icefall doctors have picked up the most convenient available route and identified the path forward," Lamichhane said."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz4rvlem5o

"The teams also used "3D photogrammetry and real-time drone surveys to map the Khumbu Icefall and assess hazards like seracs and crevasses", he said."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/27/shell-to-buy-canadian-s...

"But her precious teddy (a polar bear called Wrinkles) has been carefully positioned in his rightful spot on her pillow."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzrvzpew5o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_PP8zSTEIw

"Decisions grounded in evidence and policy, by contrast, are far more likely to stand firm under scrutiny."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORbseYAkzRM

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/why-local-democracy-still-matters/

"The argument that this would be only a temporary problem failed to persuade any member of the planning committee."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/29/palantir-h...