"The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia, says that it’s seeing a significant decline in human traffic to the online encyclopedia because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking through to the site."

Generative AI keeps on ruining everything.

#AI #genai #LLM #wikipedia #internet #tech #news

https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-says-ai-is-causing-a-dangerous-decline-in-human-visitors/

@sundogplanets

"Authorities are now considering whether a falling object, possibly from space, caused damage to the windshield and frame on a United 737 MAX over Colorado on Thursday"

https://avbrief.com/united-max-hit-by-falling-object-at-36000-feet/

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"Images posted by aviation insider JonNYC on X show significant damage to the entire windshield, along with an apparent impact spot in the top-right corner."

https://www.instagram.com/p/DP_V0HvjPFY/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=514e62d3-6578-45a4-ac83-0e07f50ea681

https://simpleflying.com/united-pilot-injured-debris-windshield/

#Aviation #AvGeek #Boeing #Safety #Incident

A beautiful quiet night late September on Sandy Cove beach, east coast of #Newfoundland. It was so calm and peaceful, I didn't want to leave.

#nlskies #astrophotography
#nlastro #NightScape

When a cookies banner tells you truth 😅

Taken from this page https://vibe-coded.lol

Best wishes and respect from your northern neighbor to any American reading this who’s going out to carry the #NoKings message.

Bluesky has just started officially hosting and verifying dozens of accounts from Trump's regime including the Whitehouse, Homeland Security / ICE, the Department of War etc (https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115393404732174116).

*All* of these accounts are spreading bigotry, hatred and dangerous lies about vulnerable groups.

It is NOT enough to just "block and forget", here's why: https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/112581263140051643

This is a 1930s moment, and #Bluesky is choosing to host vile hatred. It is going down the same path as Twitter/X.

#3156 - Planetary Rings

@galacticstone @colinburgess There's a whole saga written up about it on the site: https://www.cleardarksky.com/personal/index.html

Reminder that every type of animal has people doing scientific stuff about them and if you're not reading journal articles about your favorite animal sometimes, you're missing out.

I learn new facts about my favorite order of shrimp-ish things regularly enough to keep it on my calendar to look up any information on them.

There are so many awful things on the Internet, you don't have to be a passive observer to an algorithm.

You can go find your own fun.

#JoinIn #Wednesday

Ethan's piece on Reflect Orbital is today's required reading — he covers ✨every single reason🪩 giant mirrors in space is a bad idea!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p54kmv7xtyjyzhhnujqmv4tx/post/3m3akmvh6ts2u

I sometimes try to capture #NightScape scenes in #TerraNovaNP campground (Newman Sound) that folks might find recognizable. And perhaps the park might find useful for promotional purposes.

Pretty happy with how this one turned out. Even captured some #Airglow.

This was captured later in September. Might not have been possible earlier in the season as the park still has work to do addressing #LightPollution generated by "uninformed" campers.

#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #astrophotography
#nlastro

Space Weather

Solar Flare Alert: The sun has really woken up this week! We have been getting some sizable Earth-directed flares since 11 Oct.

This morning: AR4246 fired an M4.8 flare peaking at 04h15 UT 15 Oct. AR4246 also launched an M3.7 flare which peaked at 07h18 UT 15 Oct.

If either of these launched a CME, it might cause Earth a glancing blow in around 3 to 4 days.

More M- and even X-flare activity is expected as further active regions rotate into view in the coming days.

Meanwhile, we have no less than three confirmed incoming solar storms, the first of which is hitting Earth right now. Geomagnetic activity is currently minor, but is expected to increase as the storms hit. There is approximately 24 hours between each storm, and with new activity kicking off expect moderate to strong geomagnetic conditions until at least the 19 Oct. Aurora prospects are looking good!

Radio conditions on HF are going to be noisy. There may be some disruption of GPS signals in some areas during geomagnetic storming.

#spaceweather
#amateurradio
#aurora
#g7izu

"The #DarkAndQuietSkies Campaign serves us well to remember that the governance of #OuterSpace is not simply about money and geopolitics. The values of science and culture also have a place. As you follow the track of a #satellite across the night sky this week, consider what kind of sky and scientific legacy we want to leave for future generations."

https://legal-planet.org/2025/10/13/what-is-space-law/

#Space #SpaceLaw

School Parents Night vs Astronomy Conference

By Tom Gauld in "Physics for Cats"

Fully in my delulu era!!

I have no idea if the gamble will pay off, but I know I have to try.
Life is way too short to have regrets.💜💫

#Art #Space #Astrophotography #SpaceArt

Apparently there’s another influx of new folks here, so I guess I should give my best tidbit of advice:

You have to really actively seek out people to follow here, much more than you’re used to — and until you do, this place will feel •dead•. Cool stuff isn’t just going to show up. You won’t get many helpful suggestions. No tech giant marketing dept is spending millions to draw you in. It’s going to be •work•. It’s kind of a drag, tbh.

But: your people are out there!! You just have work to seek them out, one account at a time.

A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried: https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323 - unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate byproduct, the ones by US startup #ReflectOrbital would produce light pollution by design.

"The rapid deorbiting of #Starlink #satellites has raised alarms, particularly as Elon Musk’s SpaceX constellation continues to grow. With up to four satellites falling to Earth daily in 2025, experts, including astronomer @planet4589, are warning about both the immediate and long-term impacts. While most of these satellites burn up safely in the #atmosphere, concerns about #SpaceDebris and atmospheric #pollution are mounting."

https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/starlink-satellites-falling-more-than-ever/

#SpaceEnvironment

Once #Astrophotography equipment is capturing, I like to spend some time "in the moment". Staring in amazement at the universe & embracing #Nature around me.

This often includes complimentary, even ethereal, sounds. Sometimes I try to record it such as in this case.

Try it for yourself - play the audio on a loop and then engage the image. Looking at our #MilkyWay and beyond into the vastness of space. Imagine what is out there.

For me, this is peaceful & transcendent!

#Astronomy #Astrodon