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I'm more excited about this than when Star Wars The Force Awakens came out. Biting my nails. Sitting on the edge of my seat. Can't wait to see the real fireworks on the 4th. May Juno Ju-light up the 4th.

Secrets lie deep within Jupiter, shrouded in the solar system’s strongest magnetic field and most lethal radiation belts. On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft will plunge into uncharted territory, entering orbit around the gas giant and passing closer than any spacecraft before. Juno will see Jupiter for what it really is, but first it must pass the trial of orbit insertion. For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/juno and http://missionjuno.swri.edu.

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So many consequences for all of us. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out, for better or for worse.

You may have seen the exuberant celebrations of David Katoatau, an Olympic weightlifter competing in the 105-kg weight class for the island nation of Kiribati.

NBC titled their video clip, “Weightlifting makes David Katoatau want to dance.”

But there’s another, solemn reason for his joyful performance. Katoatau told Reuters he wants to raise global awareness of the climate change that threatens to destroy his country. 

Video: NBC, Map: Wikimedia

Need some good reads to throw into your beach bag?

Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9.com, science fiction editor Ann VanderMeer, Ira, and Science Friday listeners all shared their science fiction suggestions for summer. There are literally dozens more here.

What would you recommend?

Fascinating Scientific American article.

A proclivity for science is embedded deeply within us, in all times, places and cultures. It has been the means for our survival. It is our birthright. When, through indifference, inattention, incompetence, or fear of skepticism, we discourage children from science, we are disenfranchising them, taking from them the tools needed to manage their future.

Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark (via fuckyeahastrophysics)

Dallas' hard-earned diversity of leadership may help city heal after police shootings - The Dallas Morning News An acknowledgement of a dark and painful past, but a positive and hopeful article about the future. Dallas is a diverse city and a great city. My greatest hope is that the visions expressed by city leaders in this article come to pass, and that the rest of the country will follow.