Category Archives: Cup of Coffee

The “Cup of Coffee” is the daily post where the Citizens are free to chat about whatever they want. Topics that prove sufficiently popular often migrate to their own, dedicated post.

November 14, 2024: Cosmic Coincidence

The new word on the street is Uranus actually does have plasma in its magnetosphere. Voyager 2 spent a scant 5 hours flying past it (which is still where almost all of our data on the planet is from) and it seems like it may have coincided with a "co-rotating interaction region" from the sun. Or, in a period of increased solar activity, the sun ejected long streams of plasma to the edge of the solar system. This caused a strong but temporary drop of plasma in the planet's magnetosphere. It just so happened that around this time is just when Voyager 2 scuttled past. Hope we get a closer look soon.

November 9, 2024: And The Nominees Are…

The full list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards has been released. Any thoughts/favorites/snubs?

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