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Frank GoBell
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Owned by basset hounds. Science, comic books, and Beatles nerd.
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Confused about AI Credits in Microsoft 365? 🤔
Office Watch explains what they are, who gets them, how many, and what happens when you run out.
Essential reading as #Copilot appears more in #MicrosoftWord #Excel and #Powerpoint for #Microsoft365
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December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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We have a last-minute gift idea for the space lover in your life! 🎁 Print and frame this poster featuring an image of Pismis 24—a sparkling scene of star birth—captured by #NASAWebb.

The holiday clock is ticking—download the poster now: https://bit.ly/4jfYYNM 🔭
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals from nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month.
Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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How can you use the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope?

Once Roman begins its science operations in 2027, all of its data will be available freely and rapidly—there is no proprietary period. This is a survey mission, so there will be quite a lot to review: bit.ly/4pIeaFJ 🔭 ☄️
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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I gripe a little bit about the ambiguity of the word "day" — astronomically speaking, of course — and also present you with a *gorgeous* Hubble shot of a face-spiral galaxy that turns out to be part of the puzzle that tells us how the universe expands.

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Happy solstice, and a gorgeous galaxy with which to measure the Universe
The longest night is now behind us, and a Hubble image of a galaxy used as a ruler
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December 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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My new paper with Nate Kaib explores what triggered the dynamical instability that took place among the giant planets in the young Solar System.

We show that the flyby of a low-mass brown dwarf or free-floating planet could have done it (probability ~5%).

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December 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Hihihi. Kid decorated Christmas cookies! Karls helped and received frosting and sprinkles!
December 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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🔭 Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge

Image Credit & Copyright: English Heritage, Josh Dury

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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Hihihi. Kid says “why are you standing in rain Karls?” Karls is very busy doing portant baby things.
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Hihihi. Karls received DUCK TOY from @andyandfrankie.bsky.social and is best toy ever!!!
December 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Flying through #Dulles Airport this week? Don't forget to check out the new James Webb Space Telescope exhibit in the corridor between the Metro station and the main terminal.

If you missed it, you can still read about it: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-403 🔭
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Hihihi. Karls does not care that it is rainy and freezy. Is yardtimes! Luther disagrees. Says is blankettimes.
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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This article in the QP below doesn't mention the time RFK Jr.'s actions led to dozens of children in Samoa dying of a preventable illness, but I'll point you to it.

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December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Moving forward, using all my breath

Debunking pop songs, science always second best

www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-i...

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If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You?
Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the planet if you stop its turning
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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We’re going back to the late 1900s! 🧓🏻 In 1994, astronomers found conclusive evidence for a supermassive black hole in the center of the giant elliptical galaxy M87 in Hubble images: https://go.nasa.gov/43c9C1d 🔭 🧪
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Hihihi. Sometimes Karls is stuck on smol landing. (Do not tell Kid! If Kid asks Karls is NOT STUCK!)
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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🔭 Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Image Credit & Copyright: Guy Bardon

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December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Hihihi. Karls is doing smol silly snooze.
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Aarrhhoooo! If you're looking for a couch buddy, loyal shadow, and professional eater, look no further- 6yr old House is the #BassetHound for you!
www.bassetrescue.org/homeless

#AdoptDontShop #Basset #RESCUE #BassetsOfBlueSky #DogsOfBlueSky
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.

That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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NEWS: For the first time, astronomers using Hubble have witnessed catastrophic collisions in a nearby planetary system around the star Fomalhaut. As shown in this animation, the evidence is in the form of expanding dust clouds: https://bit.ly/42yjnFL 🔭 🧪
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Trump and Republicans claim they want to "protect children."

But they've rolled back child labor laws and environmental protections, blocked gun safety reform, and spread lies about vaccines that save children from deadly diseases.

Hello?
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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When I woke up this morning one thing I noticed right away is that Earth wasn't violently torn to vaporous shreds by a supermassive black hole. So yeah, that's cool.

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Today our planet will not be destroyed. Probably.
I mean, no promises. But it won’t be because the Maya predicted it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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🔭 Jupiter and the Meteors from Gemini

Image Credit & Copyright: David Cruz

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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Hihihi. Kid says Karls has advanced case of dorables tonight!
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM