Wed. 04/13 - That's A Big Ol' Comet
A very big comet. How sewage monitoring could transform public health beyond just its applications for COVID-19. Plus, libraries are relinquishing local library card requirements for eBooks in a bid to fight back against book bans. And a new National...
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A very big comet. How sewage monitoring could transform public health beyond just its applications for COVID-19. Plus, libraries are relinquishing local library card requirements for eBooks in a bid to fight back against book bans. And a new National Park annual pass that won’t be valid for 150 years.
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Links:
- NASA Just Confirmed The Largest Comet Ever Detected, And It's Truly Gargantuan (ScienceAlert)
- Hubble Confirms Huge Incoming Comet Has Largest Known Nucleus (Gizmodo)
- Hubble pics reveal the mega comet is wider than Rhode Island (Mashable)
- Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen (NASA)
- The secrets hidden in sewage (Vox)
- Books For All (NYPL)
- NYC libraries are offering free digital library cards to people across the US (Time Out)
- Yellowstone is Offering a $1,500 Annual Pass That You Won't Be Able to Use for 150 Years (Backpacker) h/t Kottke.org
- Inheritance Pass guarantees entrance to Yellowstone in 150 years (Billings Gazette)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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