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The journey of #Gaia from @esa has not only changed our understanding of the Milky Way, but also transformed those of us who worked on this...

The journey of #Gaia from @esa has not only changed our understanding of the Milky Way, but also transformed those of us who worked on this extraordinary mission. It’s been an adventure that made us question who we are and what we can achieve together. 🌌✨ #GaiaMission #SpaceExploration
@esascience

A post for my @Vivaldi blog

https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2025/01/eleven-years-in-space/

This is simply fantastic. https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/11/26/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-regular-operations-after-communications-pause/

This is simply fantastic.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/11/26/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-regular-operations-after-communications-pause/

Right into the open cluster NGC 1333, to discover an environment remarkably similar to the one from which our Sun was born... with an...

Right into the open cluster NGC 1333, to discover an environment remarkably similar to the one from which our Sun was born... with an excellent "soundtrack" by #PinkFloyd

A new post for my #Vivaldi blog.

#astronomy #feedline

https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2024/10/the-beginning-of-a-story/

Probably, the best 404 page I've ever seen... #nasa

Probably, the best 404 page I've ever seen... #nasa

Really happy to see @Vivaldi among supporters of the newborn @socialwebfdn Quoting from Vivaldi's post: "The Fediverse reminds us of the...

Really happy to see @Vivaldi among supporters of the newborn @socialwebfdn

Quoting from Vivaldi's post:

"The Fediverse reminds us of the early days of the Web. We are competing against silos and corporate interests, using a W3C-based open standard and a distributed solution. It’s great that social networking companies are supporting the Fediverse, and Vivaldi is pleased to support Social Web Foundation so that we can once again have a town square free of algorithms and corporate control."

https://vivaldi.com/blog/social-web-foundation-launches-supported-by-vivaldi/

Can I say it? It's nice to have this little diamond on my profile. Happy and proud to be part of @Vivaldi community!

Can I say it? It's nice to have this little diamond on my profile. Happy and proud to be part of @Vivaldi community!

Beauty & Elegance, to get ready for autumn (see post on my Vivaldi Blog). I'm experimenting also with tabs on the left and address...

Beauty & Elegance, to get ready for autumn (see post on my Vivaldi Blog). I'm experimenting also with tabs on the left and address bar below. Thanks @Vivaldi for endless possibilities of customization (uh, and for the blog).

https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2023/11/autumn/

It's incredible, as a scientist, that I spend very few times to experiment with the enormous possibilities of @Vivaldi. Now I'm...

It's incredible, as a scientist, that I spend very few times to experiment with the enormous possibilities of @Vivaldi. Now I'm working with tabs on the left, instead of on top. It takes away some space but it's far more comfortable in going fast to a already opened website!

So happy with latest version of @ia, navigation in the library is much easier now

So happy with latest version of @ia, navigation in the library is much easier now

Why the use of @Vivaldi can be an alternative (and smarter) way to protect you from annoying birds... a new post for #feedline, my English...

Why the use of @Vivaldi can be an alternative (and smarter) way to protect you from annoying birds... a new post for #feedline, my English blog

https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2024/08/sailing-safely-while-killing-nuisance-birds/

Just a few rumblings about the demo of #tb4 by #MikeOldfield, imperfectly translated for my @Vivaldi blog #feedline...

Just a few rumblings about the demo of #tb4 by #MikeOldfield, imperfectly translated for my @Vivaldi blog #feedline

https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2024/05/almost-to-be-arrested/

Great news from #Voyager 1 ! https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth

Great news from #Voyager 1 !

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth

I must admit it, now that I have migrated the text from another program... Working with @ia Writer for my next #astronomy monography is a...

I must admit it, now that I have migrated the text from another program... Working with @ia Writer for my next #astronomy monography is a real pleasure! 😘

Spring has landed on my @Vivaldi browser! Theme: https://themes.vivaldi.net/themes/KnVJDwekv90

Spring has landed on my @Vivaldi browser! Theme: https://themes.vivaldi.net/themes/KnVJDwekv90

"We then begin to repeat the word silently in our mind and heart. We keep repeating it gently attentively, lovingly, and faithfully....

"We then begin to repeat the word silently in our mind and heart. We keep repeating it gently attentively, lovingly, and faithfully. And of course we get distracted many, many, many times. That doesn't matter. We're not perfect. We don't have to be perfect meditators because we're not perfect disciples yet, so we don't expect to be perfect meditators. That doesn't matter. You don’t have to be perfect. The best meditators will say, ‘I meditate. It's very, very important to me. I miss it so much if I don't do it, but I'm a very bad meditator.’ That's OK. What matters is not being successful, it's about being faithful."

**Laurence Freeman OSB**

#meditation

Merry Christmas from sky and from Earth as well! A post for #feedline, my @Vivaldi blog...

Merry Christmas from sky and from Earth as well! A post for #feedline, my @Vivaldi blog https://mcastel.vivaldi.net/2023/12/the-christmas-tree-cluster/

Just to say, you can read my blog post in full length subscribing to the account https://social.vivaldi.net/@mcastel@mcastel.vivaldi.net....

Just to say, you can read my blog post in full length subscribing to the account https://social.vivaldi.net/@mcastel@mcastel.vivaldi.net. Thanks @Vivaldi for enabling the #activitypub plugin in your blog platform!

Oh, how I love the fact that @Vivaldi Social has a decent number of characters allowed, so that I can express my rumblings in a less...

Oh, how I love the fact that @Vivaldi Social has a decent number of characters allowed, so that I can express my rumblings in a less telegraphic mode in respect not only to #twitter, but also to many other #mastodon servers around.

Another good reason to be here.

I was talking about it just yesterday during an occasion of dialogue with person interested in connection between science, literature, and...

I was talking about it just yesterday during an occasion of dialogue with person interested in connection between science, literature, and spirituality. What a paradox, modern #cosmology! It makes me thing to a Buddhist koan in some aspect.

Consider this.

On one side, from Einstein onwards (from yesterday, in practice) we have a *scientific model* of the universe (so we can ask ourselves when it was born, how it evolved, how it will end, all questions that finally came out of myth and entered into real science) on the other hand, this same model, according to the most recent research, tells us that 95% of the cosmos - between dark energy and dark matter - *we don't really know what it is.*

Happy Birthday @Vivaldi Social! Truly happy to be aboard from day one 🎂🎁🎈🎉

Happy Birthday @Vivaldi Social! Truly happy to be aboard from day one
🎂🎁🎈🎉