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: journal.jatan.spaceMoon Monday #274: Artemis updates and Japanese missions galore jatan.space/moon-mond…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.jatan.space/2026/05/11/moon-monday-artemis-updates-and/","date_published":"2026-05-11T11:02:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"11:02","date_timestamp":1778497342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89795963","content_html":"Articles on Venus jatan.space/venus-art…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.jatan.space/2026/05/08/articles-on-venus-httpsjatanspacevenusarticles/","date_published":"2026-05-08T07:22:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 07:22","date_timestamp":1778224962,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89754250","content_html":"Articles on moons other than our Moon jatan.space/moons-oth…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.jatan.space/2026/05/07/articles-on-moons-other-than/","date_published":"2026-05-07T08:26:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 08:26","date_timestamp":1778142401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89445816","content_html":"Never have I ever [and never will I have ever]: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"* Written clickbait articles. It’s harder to avoid than it may seem.\n * Cared for celebrity anything\n * Sent or engaged with WhatsApp forwards\n * Believed in Astrology, Homeopathy or any Pseudoscience\n * Engaged in nationalism\n * Been a “fanboy” of any person, company, product, or brand ever since b...","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/never-have-i-ever/","date_published":"2026-05-02T11:29:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 11:29","date_timestamp":1777721344,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89311834","content_html":"I published 10 poems this month as part of a poetry challenge: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"April is Global Poetry Writing Month. Everyone participating from around the Web is encouraged to write a poem a day, optionally based on each day’s prompt. It was my first time participating in this challenge. My goal was not to pen a poem a day for the sake of","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/global-poetry-writing-challenge-2026/","date_published":"2026-04-30T11:59:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 11:59","date_timestamp":1777550383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89171899","content_html":"Ars poetica: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"Strip it down\nmake no sound\ntouch the truth\nfeel its fruit\n\nHere brevity\nretorts on humanity\nwith sobering clarity\nand bittersweet gravity\n\nTelling terse truths\nof our bare beings\n\nHere speaking skies\nand its lent hand and eyes\nmake the Moon walk\nand its tides talk\n\nThey preserve love","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/ars-poetica/","date_published":"2026-04-28T12:29:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 12:29","date_timestamp":1777379371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89040637","content_html":"Poem: Muskān / मुस्कान / Smile: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"Original in Hindustani, as English transliteration and in देवनागरी, followed by an English translation (not as lyrical):\n\nMuskān\n\nMaa teri muskān\nKaisi hain itni nādān?\n\nEkdam saral si\nbacche jaisi\n\nNarm si behti huin\nnadiyon jaisi\n\nChaandni si khilne vaalīn\nsuraj ki kiranon jaisi\n\nIs muskurāhaṭ\nme ...","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/muskan/","date_published":"2026-04-25T17:27:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 17:27","date_timestamp":1777138053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88802763","content_html":"Poem: Resilience: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"Bent, not broken\ntwisted, not turned upside down\ndragged down, not drowned\n\nTrembled, not tamed or tattered\nweathered, not withered\nhurt, but holding up\n\nAgonized, but alive\ntraumatized, yet tender\nlingered on, yet loving\n\nAgitated, yet aspiring\nexhausted, but full of ember\nburnt, but blazing.\n\nNote...","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/resilience/","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:13:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:13","date_timestamp":1776877997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88099152","content_html":"Poem: Rare lights: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"They care\nnot because they have to\nbut because they want to\n\nThey converse\nnot to reply\nbut to listen\n\nThey mediate\nnot to tighten their connections\nbut to save and foster existing ones\n\nThey employ leverage\nnot to be blatant\nbut to be subtly considerate\n\nThey accept\nyour shortcomings","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/rare-friends/","date_published":"2026-04-12T11:12:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 11:12","date_timestamp":1775992333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87473355","content_html":"Poem: So can you: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"The Moon still exists dear,\nEarth’s still blue as rivers cry\nwhile the avians still fly.\nNot a single day goes by\nwhen they don’t try, so can you.\n\nNotes: This poem was written for the Global Poetry Writing Month. The Day 1 prompt encouraged posting in the","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/so-can-you/","date_published":"2026-04-02T15:42:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 15:42","date_timestamp":1775144563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87069033","content_html":"Improve the RSS experience of your blog readers: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"1. Introduce people to RSS readers in an accessible way and link to such an explainer on your /feeds page. Both cases shouldn’t assume people know or understand the term. When introducing people you know to RSS readers, don’t assume how or what they read and consume on","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/improve-the-rss-experience-of-your-blog-readers/","date_published":"2026-03-27T13:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 13:37","date_timestamp":1774618620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87055579","content_html":"📢 Announcement: Merging this microblog into my personal blog Journal J. It literally took me six months to figure out a good way to not need a third blogging space 🫠. It actually helped that my Fediverse experiment didn’t work out though I wasted much time.
\n\nAnnouncement: Unfortunately, even having a well intentioned Fediverse account is not working out for me. I’m facing constant issues with my blog posts showing up properly. And the place nevertheless displays too much of that social media vibe. Readers, please directly subscribe to my blogs via Email or RSS
\nLife slice #1: Space for inspiration : journal.jatan.space
Life slice #1: Space for inspiration : journal.jatan.space
China surfaces details of spacecraft to land humans on the Moon by 2030 in a newly published set of open access papers https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-267/ 🔥
\n4/5 ⭐️ - Ginger Chai at Chai Brew in BTM, BLR. It’s satiatingly strong. Pair it with their chai biscuit.
\n🌧️ 🛵 ✨
\nNothing quite like the trigger-happy Bangalore rain to auto-wash your two wheeler.
\nWe can build cities on the Moon—but who will govern them? https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-266/#we-can-build-cities-on-the-moon—but-who-will-govern-them
\nThis might just be the most important post I’ve written for Indians and India-visitors: Bombay food, a location-agnostic procedural guide
\nBombay food, a location-agnostic procedural guide ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/bombay-vada-pav.jpg\")
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Best chai in BTM, BLR no more. Tealogy has closed shop. Delayed rating: 5/5 ⭐️ for their baarishwali chai (adrak + elaichi). 😭
\nNASA falters in public communications yet again with the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft failure https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-265/ 😔
\nFarther than the stars 🎸: journal.jatan.space
","summary":"Love listening to Khudi by The Local Train. They are like the Pink Floyd of India. The lyrics carry a distinct aspirational energy:\n\nLikh de ye fasana\nDekhe jo zamana\nTaaron se aage ho\nKhwaabon ka thikana","url":"https://journal.jatan.space/farther-than-the-stars/","date_published":"2026-03-07T16:31:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 16:31","date_timestamp":1772901100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85714055","content_html":"Farther than the stars 🎸: thoughts.jatan.space
","summary":"","url":"https://thoughts.jatan.space/posts/farther-than-the-stars","date_published":"2026-03-07T16:31:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Jatan","url":"https://jatan.space","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb274bb00035ec51c208d99a0b218cd78%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"moonmehta"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 16:31","date_timestamp":1772901100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}