[knitblr]

[podkins]

Tunisian Crochet Stashbuster Blanket

Ooooo, this is AMAZING!  I love everything about this.  Found over at Tin Can Knits.  Tutorial info through the link.

[yedrindax]

[genasilesbians]

so this is a long time project that’s taken about half a year for me to do because most of the time i just spent throwing darts at walls and seeing where things land. This is an Elemental Warlock patron! If you read through the whole thing you’ll see my little notes but in case you don’t, it’s purposely left vague on what the actual patron is because I think it gives better versatility in terms of story. 

credit to @the-homebrewists for some amazing homebrew elemental spells. you can find the spells marked HB, here. 

as usual, feedback is welcome and if you end up using it, let me know how it goes!

[crowleys-bentley]

[crowleys-bentley]

#poetic cinema

[crowleys-bentley]

[good-omens-fanart]

[sator-the-wanderess]

The two nerds

[yedrindax]

[commanderlaforge]

welcome home, ezri ＊

[spaceexp]

We Found the Universe’s First Type of Molecule

[nasa]

For decades, astronomers searched the cosmos for what is thought to be the first kind of molecule to have formed after the Big Bang. Now, it has finally been found. The molecule is called helium hydride. It’s made of a combination of hydrogen and helium. Astronomers think the molecule appeared more than 13 billion years ago and was the beginning step in the evolution of the universe. Only a few kinds of atoms existed when the universe was very young. Over time, the universe transformed from a primordial soup of simple molecules to the complex place it is today — filled with a seemingly infinite number of planets, stars and galaxies. Using SOFIA, the world’s largest airborne observatory, scientists observed newly formed helium hydride in a planetary nebula 3,000 light-years away. It was the first ever detection of the molecule in the modern universe. Learn more about the discovery:

Helium hydride is created when hydrogen and helium combine. 

Since the 1970s, scientists thought planetary nebula NGC 7027—a giant cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus—had the right environment for helium hydride to exist. 

But space telescopes could not pick out its chemical signal from a medley of molecules. 

Enter SOFIA, the world’s largest flying observatory! 

By pointing the aircraft’s 106-inch telescope at the planetary nebula and using a tool that works like a radio receiver to tune in to the “frequency” of helium hydride, similar to tuning a radio to a favorite station…

…the molecule’s chemical signal came through loud and clear, bringing a decades-long search to a happy end.

SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that allows astronomers to study the solar system and beyond in ways that are not possible with ground-based telescopes. Find out more about the mission at www.nasa.gov/SOFIA

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[cosmictuesdays]

[sweetsigyn]

I desperately want to see a scene with Thor and Loki where they have to remove all of their weapons. Thor puts down Mjolnir while we spend the next 5 minutes watching Loki remove most of his knives.

[infinitrinx]

AND WE HAVE THAT TROPE where knives are definitely where they SHOULDNT be or IS LITERALLY PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BE. And with each passing blade the intimidating edges and intricate designs get scarier and scarier. And somehow THE KNIVES KEEP COMING????????? How??????

The how is that half of those knives aren’t real, just illusions that Loki cast cos the shit wanted to see the guard’s face when he pulled out a ridiculous number of weapons (he kept his real daggers, yes the smol ones, hidden on himself still.)

When he pulls out a knife during the meeting, the guard just gawks while everyone panics, “HOW THE HELL DO YOU STILL HAVE KNIVES WHAT THE FUCK??”

[darklingdawns]

Bonus points for Thor spending the entire time Loki’s pulling knives out of everywhere and nowhere studying his nails and being very obviously Done With It All. See, he knows his brother - his brother’s ALWAYS got knives, he keeps them in his little pockets of magical space, but they’ll humor the people they’re having the meeting with, so Thor waits. Then when Loki pulls out the knife in the meeting and everyone’s all about the panicking, there’s a loud sigh from Thor and an exasperated, “Lokiiii…” and that’s when Loki goes “Oh, all right,” (as only Hiddles can) and makes the knife disappear. But for the rest of the meeting, everyone knows Loki can access a knife anytime he wants to, so they’re all on edge and they basically agree to whatever the hell Thor and Loki ask for, if only so they can get these fuckers out of here. 

And then in the elevator, on the way back down, Loki turns to Thor and says brightly, “Much better than Get Help!”

[gritsinmisery]

I’d also like to see a scene where Black Widow is in the party, so she and Loki take turns revealing a concealed weapon, except Natasha isn’t magic and you can see Loki start to sweat and look concerned just a tiiiiiny bit as she keeps revealing one weapon after another, because he’d run out of real ones ages ago and is starting to run out of ideas for imaginary ones. He can’t copy any of hers; that’d just be admitting defeat.

[montereybayaquarium]

Volunteers are at the core of the Aquarium’s mission. Behind every rescued sea otter, every clean window, every moment of ocean inspiration and everything in between, there’s a volunteer’s passion and dedication. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS for being the heart of our Aquarium family!! 🙏❤️