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Space and Physics editor at Live Science Pitches welcome at brandon[dot]specktor[at]futurenet[dot]com https://www.livescience.com/author/brandon-specktor

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hi, BlueSky, I'm Brandon -- I edit the Space and Physics sections of LiveScience.com.

I'm always looking for fascinating stories about our planet, our universe, and (just covering my bases) anything that lies beyond.

Scientists and science writers, feel free to pitch me anytime (email in bio). 💜✨

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Jul 17

"I cooked. I served. I ate." -Julius Caesar (attributed)

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · May 31

Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

Bloodbath is right.

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David Grimm @david-grimm.bsky.social · Apr 30

"The Spanish expeditions in Florida were really the first opportunities for domestic cats to reach what is today the U.S."

Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

The 466-year-old remains of an adult and a juvenile cat are the oldest known in the modern-day United States, a new study finds.

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Apr 30

Black holes don't hold the monopoly on darkness.

'Dark nebulae', like the nearby Circinus molecular cloud, are regions of space so dense with gas & dust that light rarely escapes them.

NSF's Dark Energy Camera just took one of the best-ever images of one.
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Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past

The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, a region of space that's so dense with gas that light...

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congrats to the Mars HiRISE team (@uahirise.bsky.social) for having the best 404 error message on the internet

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · Dec 16

🔭 A Kilometer High Cliff on Comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko

Image Credit & Licence (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO): ESA, Rosetta spacecraft, NAVCAM; Additional Processing: Stuart Atkinson

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A black and white image shows, from the side, the wall of a high jagged cliff. At the bottom of the cliff is a smooth landing dotted with rocks. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Dec 3

The James Webb telescope may have just smashed its own record -- again.

New observations reveal 5 candidate galaxies dating to just 200 million years after the Big Bang -- possibly some of the earliest to ever exist.

Ben Turner has the story for Live Science:

www.livescience.com/space/cosmol...

James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted five galaxy candidates dating to just 200 million years after the Big Bang, making them the earliest ever detected. And there could be many more.

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thanks for the tag! Here are Live Science's submission guidelines, for those interested:

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Submission guidelines: How to pitch to Live Science

Live Science welcomes news, analysis, explainer and feature pitches from freelancers. Here's everything you need to know about submitting a story idea to Live Science.

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Brandon Specktor @bspecktor.bsky.social · Nov 29

Photons are like snowflakes.

Each one has unique characteristics, determined by an endless interplay of environmental factors.

Now, one team has managed to simplify that glut of uncertainty to bring us this: The first image of an individual photon ever taken ❄️

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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever

Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.

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