Word of the Day
Probity (n., PRO-bih-tea)
The quality of being upright or having good moral principles. Honest, decent, salt-of-the-earth types. Good fellows and ladies.
Gif of the Day
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Link of the Day
Timelapse of Milky Way shows Earth's rotation
Most time lapse videos do a great job at showing how the sky rotates. But if you ever wondered how exactly the Earth rotates or wanted to see it from another perspective, Aryeh Nirenberg has the video for you (in 4K, no less):
It's a little freaky to watch the horizon change like that, but it's fascinating to see how the Earth shifts. And held up to the Milky Way, Earth reveals its smallness.
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