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05/09/21 12:00PM UTC Snapshot

Sci/Tech

I captured 50,000 images over 186GB of data to capture this detailed image of the Last Quarter Mineral Moon. (Zoom in) [OC]
(i.redd.it) posted by prathameshjaju1 in space 18076 points & 358 comments
Tesla to pay $750k fine and build solar microgrid system to settle California air quality violations
(theverge.com) posted by Sorin61 in technology 5806 points & 227 comments
In films depicting the Apollo program reentries, there’s always a reference to angle of approach. Too steep, burn up, too shallow, “skip off” the atmosphere. How does the latter work?
(reddit.com) posted by one-two-ten in askscience 3557 points & 271 comments
A 25,000-year-old Ice Age structure made from the bones of 60 woolly mammoths has been unearthed in Russia. These mammoth bone structures, dating to the Ice Age, have been found across Eastern Europe. But until now, the oldest ones found were dated to 22,000 years ago.
(youtu.be) posted by sharonteng in Naturewasmetal 3027 points & 66 comments
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy tweeted a picture of the Dominican Republic, prompting the president of the DR to personally invite him when he returns to Earth. Wholesome all around!
(twitter.com) posted by reddit809 in space 7302 points & 96 comments
Changing kinetic energy to thermal energy
(i.imgur.com) posted by StreetCounter2 in chemicalreactiongifs 1565 points & 49 comments

Maker

Always cool to see how 3D printing can get used in adjacent to other methods to make something amazing.
(v.redd.it) posted by silentdeath236 in 3Dprinting 3854 points & 96 comments
MY HUSBAND GOT A JOB IN WEB DEVELOPMENT!
(reddit.com) posted by megannotmeagan in webdev 1892 points & 185 comments
Air intake tube was ripped and is impossible to find or sells for 150$+. 1979 Kawasaki KE125. Not my print, i just bought it. Hard material on the grey part and fairly soft on the black. Works like a charm :)
(reddit.com) posted by BBQ-Dog in functionalprint 1374 points & 77 comments
I used a 144Hz monitor (XB271HU) for the first time today.
(reddit.com) posted by SkeletronPrime in buildapc 873 points & 124 comments

Etcetera

Khezu (Monster Hunter)
(i.redd.it) posted by SovanJedi in PixelArt 1588 points & 26 comments
Custom Continental Squished
(reddit.com) posted by Moxhoney411 in WeirdWheels 1542 points & 59 comments
I would think this belongs here
(i.imgur.com) posted by SWGR88 in RetroFuturism 1233 points & 33 comments
Track the Chinese 5B rocket LIVE
(celestrak.com) posted by Weasel_Chops in InternetIsBeautiful 935 points & 64 comments