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Re: News from Outer Space

May 13th, 2026, 1:33 pm

Temperature high enough to exclude any xenomorph presence.
I did say "moo", didn't I? I'm so forgetful these days...
 
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Re: News from Outer Space

May 13th, 2026, 3:13 pm

Temperature high enough to exclude any xenomorph presence.
Yes, too hot to handle there!

But you can imagine some other worlds that might have something like the Mariana Trench and some strange highly adaptable creatures there.

For those who like exploring:

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

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Hydrothermal-vent chimney. In the center of the photo, you can see the vent fluid, which appears as dark smoke due to its high levels of minerals and sulfides. Look closely, and you will also see the chimney is crawling with Chorocaris shrimp and Austinograea wiliamsi crabs. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas.
 
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Re: News from Outer Space

May 24th, 2026, 8:00 pm

A different kind of news from outer space!

"Dark Star is always playing somewhere. All we do is tap into it." - Phil Lesh

For your freeform musical inspiration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4innN_j ... rt_radio=1

Dark Star - Grateful Dead (Live in Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72)

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Composite image of the Crab Nebula. NASA, ESA, NRAO, AUI, NSF, and G. Dubner (University of Buenos Aires)