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14 October 2026 22:35

'Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.'

xkcd

12 October 2026 22:00

'Although NASA agreed that Voyager 2 'seemed lonely' they decided against launching a companion orbiter mission after further measurements indicated that the spacecraft actually preferred the peace and quiet.'

xkcd

09 October 2026 22:40

'People out here catching strays out here catching strays'

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07 October 2026 18:45

'I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.'

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06 October 2026 00:45

'Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.'

xkcd

03 October 2026 02:05

'Fans at Daytona always get extra excited when officials decide to introduce some antimatter cars circling the track in the opposite direction.'

xkcd

01 October 2026 08:30

'Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices.'

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29 September 2026 05:20

'"I did briefly visit Venus in August 2025, but I figured out the mistake on my own because it didn't have any moons."'

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25 September 2026 18:30

'It's ok if you want to close close your eyes for the slab graveyard, so you can still have fun riding the mantle plume back up afterward!'

xkcd

24 September 2026 02:05

'Convincing him to turn off the stupid laser show and useless sound system was such a huge ordeal that no one has wanted to do it again.'

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22 September 2026 05:15

'The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size.'

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19 September 2026 00:50

'Many of the smaller dinosaurs seem to have largely preyed on housecats.'

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16 September 2026 23:30

'You should probably get back to shore before spring hits.'

xkcd

15 September 2026 01:15

'Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.'

xkcd

11 September 2026 18:45

'To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.'

xkcd

14 October 2026 22:35

3311. "Planet Database"

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12 October 2026 22:00

3310. "Rejected Space Mission Profiles"

xkcd

09 October 2026 22:40

3309. "Dogcatcher"

xkcd

07 October 2026 18:45

3308. "Juice"

xkcd

06 October 2026 00:45

3307. "Spectrum Allocation"

xkcd

03 October 2026 02:05

3306. "Accelerator Energies"

xkcd

01 October 2026 08:30

3305. "Ground Effect"

xkcd

29 September 2026 05:20

3304. "Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer"

xkcd

25 September 2026 18:30

3303. "Slab Graveyard"

xkcd

24 September 2026 02:05

3302. "Voyager Instruments"

xkcd

22 September 2026 05:15

3301. "Stargazing 5"

xkcd

19 September 2026 00:50

3300. "Tyrannosaurus"

xkcd

16 September 2026 23:30

3299. "Summer"

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15 September 2026 01:15

3298. "Aerospace Flowchart"

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11 September 2026 18:45

3297. "OH Scale"