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The art of Rise of the Skywalker, written by Phil Szostak

Episode 9 Spoilers

Today is the last Star Wars Day before Episode 9 comes out, and brings the Skywalker saga to its end.

 
 
 
 
 
orbit of Hayabusa2 in relation to Sun and Earth

Hayabusa!

Congratulations to the Hayabusa2 mission team, who flew to an asteroid, dropped multiple rovers, an impactor and a separate camera satellite to observe the impactor. The Hayabusa2 then flew around, to the far side of the asteroid to avoid ejecta from the impactor. In a few weeks, Hayabusa2 will probably land, collect more samples and then fly back to Earth.

 
 
 
 
 
 

India's Intermediary Guidelines

I've signed on to Access Now's letter to the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, asking the Government of India to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules.

 

Happy Pi Day!

There's only a few times to use a pie chart, but to help you celebrate, there's how to keep track of your intake: