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A Space Weather/Heliophysics researcher, enjoying the scientific nomadic life, and always hunting for more Aurora experiences.

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Everyone give a HUGE congratulations to Naia for finishing her PhD in aerospace engineering! On my last visit to NASA Kennedy for the #ArtemisII rollout, I learned from her about the Super Guppy, and we dove in a little deeper to see what it's all about! Have some fun and laughs with us!

08.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

🚨 #AltCitizen Alert:

Chief Shultz advances proposal to limit public comment:

⏳just 10 days for actions requiring an environmental assessment (EA)

⏳just 20 days for actions requiring an environmental impact statement (EIS)

πŸ—£οΈ Speak up by March 9.

Details on how in quoted postπŸ‘‡

14.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

What better day to promote this than #internationalwomensday?

08.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"An atmosphere of that gas would give to our earth a high temperature.."

An alumnus of Emma Willard’s pioneering school, the Troy Female Seminary, was Eunice
Newton Foote who in 1856 published the first ever scientific paper to show atmospheric CO2 is a greenhouse gas.
#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Job Opening: Data Scientist – Grant Witness Grant Witness seeks a data scientist for a full-time position on our team tracking changes to U.S. federal grantmaking. We are also hiring for part-time/contract positions. Join us!

Grant Witness is hiring! We're seeking a full-time data scientist to join our team building data resources to support journalism, litigation, and activism protecting science, public health, and the rule of law. grant-witness.us/apply.html #rstats

06.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7

The bug equivalent to the reavers in #FireFly

05.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Endorsement of A4E's statement on Proposed Large Satellite Constellations This form aims at gathering signatures from A4E members who support the statement on the newly proposed large satellite constellations, available here. The names collected through this form will be a...

You can also add your name to the statement (ONE DAY LEFT!) at this link: πŸ”­β˜„οΈ

05.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protecting Planet Earth’s Skies: A4E's Statement on Proposed Large Satellite Constellations - a4e.org Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E) is an international grassroots movement of astronomy students, educators, amateurs and scientists, working to address the climate crisis from an astronomical perspec...

Astronomers for Planet Earth are submitting a statement about some of the proposed megaconstellations that would ruin ground-based astronomy to the FCC.

You can read the statement below: πŸ”­β˜„οΈ

05.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

If you like those, Then I bet you would like what I’ve always thought looked more like space jellyfish and are naturally occurring - Sprits!

spritacular.org/gallery

05.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great summary of today's Science, Information & Technology Committee hearing (House of Commons) from @astroroyalscot.bsky.social.

It seems pretty clear that there have been serious structural and governance failures at STFC that have led to the current crisis.

04.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Study finds 77% of US national parks are highly vulnerable to climate change National parks in the United States represent a treasure trove of natural, historical, and recreational landscapes, but their health is at risk. A comprehensive new study on the climate-change vulnera...
04.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research Podcast Episode Β· Science Friday Β· March 4 Β· 13m

Thanks @scifri.bsky.social for having me on to talk about federal research budgets. TLDL: Congress voted to reject the president's big science cuts, but the White House is slow to release those approved funds. πŸ§ͺ

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

04.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Isaacman's Changes to Artemis Has Some Problems A few days ago, on February 27th, NASA announced dramatic changes to its Artemis program, with the bulk of those focused on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, to accelerate flights and reduce futur...

What happens to Gateway? Or the Exploration Upper Stage? What about Mobile Launcher 2? Are some questions left unresolved with the recent Artemis reorganization.

For @proximareport.bsky.social -> proximareport.com/articles/isa...

03.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3

Yeah, not a great sign that they're just going to be experimenting on trans inmates like this and it's not a big story.

01.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1263 πŸ” 494 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 11
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 37029 πŸ” 11958 πŸ’¬ 498 πŸ“Œ 799
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Spring Break is right around the corner! Are you planning a beach trip?

Tides, winds, and waves can lead to dangerous conditions and impact your plans at the beach.

Find your surf forecast: weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-forecasts

27.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those.

27.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 3160 πŸ” 932 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 91

β€œThe Captain is Dead” is perhaps the best co-operative board game out there - and perfect for overly competitive types since you need that to maybe survive and win the game.

27.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apollo vs. Artemis Spending Line chart showing inflation adjusted annual spending on NASA's Apollo and Artemis projects in years since project start.

From the planetary society here's a comparison of Apollo vs Artemis funding in 2025 dollars

share.google/ge8PTrmX48Qz...

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Opinion | β€˜We’re Going to the Moon and Mars’

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...

He compared NASA's current budget to the Manhattan project but not to the Apollo budget... Which Apollo wasn't as ambitious as Artemis is hoping to be... No moon base during Apollo, but working towards a sustained lunar presence with Artemis.

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Kansas revokes driver’s licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights Law demanding IDs match β€˜sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings

Transgender Kansans are receiving letters saying their driver’s licenses must match sex at birth by Thursday

They can either

πŸ”΄Refuse & violate the law
πŸ”΄Change ID & out themselves everywhere they use it

They are being marked for discrimination. Sound familiar?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

27.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5
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Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.

14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace β€” without being treated like a threat.

27.02.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 16620 πŸ” 4459 πŸ’¬ 423 πŸ“Œ 187

When you have new folks coming in continuously to "make their mark" & changing priorities. Yes, then none of these efforts will be able to take hold.

Space is a long term endeavor, something that needs continuous work. Not flipping from one priority, dropping others to then flip back a bit later

25.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A culture reset at NASA is underway. Will it stick this time? | Federal News Network NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman wants to shift away from a heavy contractor workforce, and instead hire and train feds to deliver better outcomes.

I can't believe that they didn't address that one issue is that none of these initiatives have gotten more than 4-8 years (typical mission lifetime pre launch is about that).

A culture reset at NASA is underway. Will it stick this time? | Federal News Network share.google/i1Py9ti82cMh...

25.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is turning research into a scientific monoculture - Communications Psychology The rush to study generative AI is producing a feedback loop of topical and methodological convergence, flattening scientific imagination and crowding out the pluralism needed to keep research adaptiv...

Interesting read

AI is turning research into a scientific monoculture | Communications Psychology share.google/Jyan4Tr4eqvX...

25.02.2026 06:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“žCalling early career researchers attending #OSM26!

Learn how to communicate your science effectively in your publications with editors from ASLO, TOS, and AGU.

Join this interactive session will also include tips for navigating the peer review process.

🌊https://buff.ly/2o6HCQx

25.02.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I understand why chatbot cheating happens but every time I read about it I want to gently remind everyone that the point of schoolwork is not for the submission to exist. Teachers are not just greedy for more essays or solved equations. The point is to do the work WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN, FOR LEARNING.

24.02.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3711 πŸ” 863 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 49
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In Defense of the "Mad Scientist" Odd Behaviors and Strange Experiments - a Farpoint Convention piece

Looking for something fun to do tonight instead of doom scrolling? Might I suggest reading up on some amazing scientists... Who were perhaps just a bit out there :).

open.substack.com/pub/plasmane...

24.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why America Fails Adults Who Struggle to Read The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them.

A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?

(Published Dec. 2022)

24.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 16
A baby chicken maybe, painted on the side of a wall. The left half is more realistic and uses browns and blacks mostly on a normal dirty white colored wall... but the right side is crazy colors on a pink wall

A baby chicken maybe, painted on the side of a wall. The left half is more realistic and uses browns and blacks mostly on a normal dirty white colored wall... but the right side is crazy colors on a pink wall

Reminds me of this piece in Coimbra Portugal.

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