#in universe history

[archeo-starwars]

A General Time Line of Alien History  [source: The Essential Guide to Alien Species]

#star wars #A General Time Line of Alien History [source: The Essential Guide to Alien Species] #in universe history

[deep-space-netwerk]

So Venus is my favorite planet in the solar system - everything about it is just so weird.

It has this extraordinarily dense atmosphere that by all accounts shouldn't exist - Venus is close enough to the sun (and therefore hot enough) that the atmosphere should have literally evaporated away, just like Mercury's. We think Earth manages to keep its atmosphere by virtue of our magnetic field, but Venus doesn't even have that going for it. While Venus is probably volcanically active, it definitely doesn't have an internal magnetic dynamo, so whatever form of volcanism it has going on is very different from ours. And, it spins backwards! For some reason!!

But, for as many mysteries as Venus has, the United States really hasn't spent much time investigating it. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, sent no less than 16 probes to Venus between 1961 and 1984 as part of the Venera program - most of them looked like this!

The Soviet Union had a very different approach to space than the United States. NASA missions are typically extremely risk averse, and the spacecraft we launch are generally very expensive one-offs that have only one chance to succeed or fail.

It's lead to some really amazing science, but to put it into perspective, the Mars Opportunity rover only had to survive on Mars for 90 days for the mission to be declared a complete success. That thing lasted 15 years. I love the Opportunity rover as much as any self-respecting NASA engineer, but how much extra time and money did we spend that we didn't technically "need" to for it to last 60x longer than required?

Anyway, all to say, the Soviet Union took a more incremental approach, where failures were far less devastating. The Venera 9 through 14 probes were designed to land on the surface of Venus, and survive long enough to take a picture with two cameras - not an easy task, but a fairly straightforward goal compared to NASA standards. They had…mixed results.

Venera 9 managed to take a picture with one camera, but the other one's lens cap didn't deploy.

Venera 10 also managed to take a picture with one camera, but again the other lens cap didn't deploy.

Venera 11 took no pictures - neither lens cap deployed this time.

Venera 12 also took no pictures - because again, neither lens cap deployed.

Lotta problems with lens caps.

For Venera 13 and 14, in addition to the cameras they sent a device to sample the Venusian "soil". Upon landing, the arm was supposed to swing down and analyze the surface it touched - it was a simple mechanism that couldn't be re-deployed or adjusted after the first go.

This time, both lens caps FINALLY ejected perfectly, and we were treated to these marvelous, eerie pictures of the Venus landscape:

However, when the Venera 14 soil sampler arm deployed, instead of sampling the Venus surface, it managed to swing down and land perfectly on….an ejected lens cap.

#space #space history #venus #NASA #Venera #spost #I will talk all day about venus #ask me about venus floating sky cities #unpopular opinion venus > mars #this is probably my favorite space history story #the surface of venus is made of lens caps #don't try to tell me the universe doesn't have a sense of humor #well #I guess its more that people have a sense of humor and we happen to live in the universe

[fulldlscl0sure]

rose quartz

#steven universe #steven universe fanart #black history month #rose quartz su #rose quartz #clip studio paint

[nerdygaymormon]

#ibram x. kendi #the public universal friend #genderqueer #queer history

[gothgleek]

Michelle Dee, Miss Phillipines 2023, wore a dress as a tribute to the last and oldest living Kalinga (Indigenous Filipinos) tattoo artist, Apo Whang Od and her work

#michelle dee #Michelle Marquez dee #Maria Whang Od Oggay #apo whang od #philippines #miss universe #miss universe 2023 #filipino #fashion #couture #fashion history #tattoo #indigenous #indigineous people #history #Art history #Vogue #miss Philippines #miss Philippines 2023 #mine

[pagesofjasmine]

“Our own selves make us most unhappy, and that’s why we’re so anxious to lose them, don’t you think?”

– The Secret History

#aesthetic #chaotic academia #classic academia #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #university #classic literature #books and libraries #books and coffee #books and literature #the secret history #donna tartt #darkestacademia #chaotic #literature #lit #books

[yespumpkindoodlesthings]

#pumpkin spice season begins tomorrow in the US #psl #happily being a basic bitch starts now #erik jensen is a professor at salem state university #which delights me to no end #his specialty is ancient history

[shakespearesdaughters]

#the secret history #dark academia #romantic academia #classic academia #chaotic academia #light academia #university #studyblr #girlblogging #light academia aesthetic #writeblr #dark academia aesthetic #moodboard #academiablr #academia aesthetic #academia #books and coffee #autumn

[teapot-studies]

Random writing tips that my history professor just told during class that are actually helpful

Download all your sources or print them so you can turn off your wifi

Give your phone to someone

Just. WRITE. Writing is analysing, you’ll get more ideas as you write. It doesn’t need to be perfect, for now you can just blurt out words and ideas randomly. You can fix it later.

Create a skeleton/structure before writing.

Stop before you get exhausted. It’s best to stop writing when you still have some energy and inspiration left, this will also motivate you to get started again next time.

Make a to do list

Work in bite sizes. Even if it’s not much, as long as you put some ideas on paper or do some editing.

Simple language =/= boring language, simple language = clear language.

Own your words. If they are not your words, state this clearly in the text, not just in the footnotes.

STOP BEFORE YOU GET EXHAUSTED. Listing it again because it’s easily one of the best tips a teacher has ever given me.

#ive been studying for 4 years and rarely has a teacher actually given productivity tips #thank you Lies. #history student #history studyblr #essay writing #writing tips #history tips #paper writing #study blog #studyblr #adhd #neurospicy #university #college #study with adhd #study motivation #academia #studyspo #please normalise teaching students how to be productive #make studying accessible #accessibility

[ao3commentoftheday]

Write the bonkers, unhinged, weird idea that you think no actual person will like. Because guess what? You're an actual person, and you liking it still counts.

#last week I wrote a medical history podcast fic #in an alternate universe where a/b/o was a thing #and I had the hosts discuss heat suppressants #why? #because I could #and it turns out a friend of mine #out of nowhere #told me that was their exact shit #you might not be alone in your weird #but even if you are #weird is fun #have fun with it

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The University of Alberta is offering a new free online course to highlight the history and accomplishments of Black Canadians.

Called Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures,the course will explore topics like systemic racism and unconscious racial bias in Canadian institutions.

The course became available Friday.

Course director Andy Knight, a political scientist at the U of A and provost fellow in Black excellence and leadership, spoke with Radio Active host Jessica Ng about the four-module course. [...]

Continue Reading for interview.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @vague-humanoid

#cdnpoli #Alberta #Calgary #University of Alberta #Black history #canadian history

[archeo-starwars]

[Star Wars Imperial sourcebook, 1989]

#star wars #Star Wars Imperial sourcebook #in universe sources #in universe history

[sky-daddy-hates-me]

One day, students will be studying posts like this in law textbooks and history textbooks.

#palestine #free gaza #free palestine #gaza #israel #israel is committing genocide #israel is a war criminal #fuck israel #end israeli occupation #boycott israel #fuck the israeli government #fuck the idf #fuck the iof #israel is a terrorist state #israeli apartheid #israeli occupation #columbia university #student protest #studyblr #history #future history

[hotwngz]

Took a trip to New Mexico to watch the ring of fire eclipse. So here's that as seen thru my phone camera, which actually captured it fairly well- u can even see some sun spots in the first 2 pics ✨️

#happy to go out of my way 2 appreciate the wonders of this universe. #on this episode that was driving 5 hours to watch the sun do something cool for 5 min #actually was well worth it i enjoyed the art and history of santa fe #would honestly have stayed there longer if i could #og #solar eclipse #annular solar eclipse #ring of fire eclipse #space #solar eclipse 2023

[seenthisepisode]

“jensen wouldn't be able to differentiate between me and cas” misha my dude jensen is not even able to differentiate between dean winchester and himself so

#destiel sex scene would be actually a abirate cockles roleplay and cockles sex would be the first two people love quadrangle recorded in #the history of humankind #or even a fucking hexagon because jensen and misha are BOTH actors AND in universe characters (french mkstake verse BUT) #anyway. to understand how jensen's mind operates. oh what a wish #counterpoint : i do not wish to understand whats going on in misha's head ever. just be weird girl <3 #in the first tag the word is meant to say AN ELABORATE

[stil-lindigo]

ashes to ashes.

a short comic about the day Ash was born.

Ash's story

Red and Wolf's story

notes:

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#we love a family with a storied history of loving women and committing mass murder #wolf is a couple years older than she was in her original comic but still just as smitten with red #i dont intend on making it a habit to connect my comics together into a shared universe #but i did make ash with the internal headcanon that she was the kid of red and wolf #if only to justify elements of her design #the gravity defying hair - the control over fire - the commitment to a black/white/red colour scheme #i wont be doing a backstory for snow btw since she's kind of just. a human being who grew up very entitled and spoiled #although maybe during her undead journey she unknowingly comes across her mothers-in-law in the mountains #(they like to live in remote snowy areas) #red would like her #thats all! #thank you for reading #sapphic art #comic art #stillindigo art #hearteaters #stillindigo comics