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★ govert schilling
@govertschilling.nl
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astronomy writer (de volkskrant, sky & telescope, sky at night magazine) ★ book author (more than 90 titles) ★ asteroid 10986 ★ amersfoort, the netherlands ★ eclipse chaser ★ atlas lover ★ partner, father, grandfather ★ www.allesoversterrenkunde.nl
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govertschilling.nl
ik leef nog hoor 🙄 #nieuwelaptop #nieuwewindowsversie #emailweeraandepraatkrijgen #bestandenoverzetten
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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theguardian.com
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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theatlantic.com
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
40 years ago today, Voyager 2 became the first (and, so far, only) spacecraft to visit to Uranus, sending back astonishing images of the planet, its thin rings, and its peculiar set of moons. 🧪🔭

www.nasa.gov/history/35-y...
Three views from Voyager 2: crescent Uranus, the rings of Uranus, a mosaic of the Uranian moon Miranda.
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 AM
govertschilling.nl
dit missen online-lezers toch maar allemaal: prachtige fotokeuze en paginadesign in de @volkskrant.nl. hulde aan de vormgevers van 'world's best designed newspaper' 🎉
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 AM
govertschilling.nl
utrecht by night, met ufo
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
govertschilling.nl
nu pas de interviews met paul haenen en adriaan van dis gelezen, in de @volkskrant.nl van vorige week. waren er maar veel meer van zulke mooie fijne mensen 🤗
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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jimjansen.bsky.social
Groot vertrouwen in de Nederlandse wetenschap. In tegenstelling tot de Nederlandse regering. En tot grote bedrijven. Via NRC:
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 AM
govertschilling.nl
zo dat was weer een heel gezellige #nieuwjaarsborrel van de @vwn.bsky.social. en ons team heeft ook nog de wisselbokaal van de nieuwjaarsquiz gewonnen 💪🏽🏆
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
govertschilling.nl
cool! een laptop van 1,2 kubieke kilogram 🙂
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
govertschilling.nl
@lonnyfennis.bsky.social je staat in de krant! 🙂 (maar dat wist je natuurlijk al)
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
govertschilling.nl
good morning planet
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 AM
govertschilling.nl
6p fotospecial over de james webb space telescope in het februarinummer van @newscientistnl.bsky.social 🤗🤗
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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gerrithiemstra.bsky.social
De Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (OVV) concludeert dat we niet bestand zijn tegen extreme regenval als gevolg van klimaatverandering. Nu niet en in de toekomst ook niet. Er is een ontstellend gebrek aan urgentie. Volgens mij is het wachten op een klimaatramp.
onderzoeksraad.nl/extreme-rege...
Extreme regen vraagt om meer bewustzijn en maatregelen tegen onveiligheid
Nederland moet zich beter voorbereiden op de onveiligheid die ontstaat door extreme regen. Door klimaatverandering valt er vaker, meer en langduriger regen.
onderzoeksraad.nl
January 22, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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davidbflower.bsky.social
Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink. More junk in space. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink
Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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esa.int
🆕 This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image shows the galaxy cluster MACS J1149, which is located about 5 billion light-years away from us. 🧪🔭

🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/A_celebrity_cluster_in_the_spotlight

@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
A Webb image of many glowing galaxies in deep space, in various shapes and colours, on a black background. There are some large, blue spiral galaxies, some large and pale white elliptical galaxies, and many orange and red, medium-sized galaxies. Even smaller galaxies, down to tiny faint spots, appear in all these colours.
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
govertschilling.nl
vanavond in nijmegen! 🤗
libris.nl/dekker-vd-ve...
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 AM
govertschilling.nl
ik heb een raamwerk voor een afspraak om te gaan slapen. st*rry n*ght voor iedereen ⭐
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
govertschilling.nl
ik gaf vanmiddag een kinderlezing in het @rietveldpaviljoen.bsky.social dus ik heb de speech van trump niet gezien/gehoord. heb ik wat gemist? 🤔
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
govertschilling.nl
ha, onze graphic novel over buitenaards leven staat online 🤗. verschijnt waarschijnlijk zelfs al in april!
www.menlu.nl/producten/ca...
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
govertschilling.nl
thuis. wijn. 🍷
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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stsci.edu
Watch as the most detailed infrared view of the Helix Nebula from #NASAWebb is put into context using the famous visible light image from Hubble and previous infrared imaging from the retired Spitzer Space Telescope: news.stsci.edu/4qPKTsL
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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smgfoto.bsky.social
Feest op het #strand #callantsoog #noorderlicht
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 PM
govertschilling.nl
even snel uit de hand genomen vanaf het binnenplaatsje van de kargadoor (hartje utrecht), tijdens de pauze van de lezing die ik daar geef #poollicht
January 20, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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esa.int
📸 This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image reveals the intricacies of the Helix Nebula in stunning detail! 🧬

🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Webb_reveals_Helix_Nebula_in_glistening_detail

@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
A closeup of a small section of the Helix Nebula, an expanding shell of gas and dust. Thousands of orange and gold comet-like pillars stream upward from the bottom, like thin liquid blown up a sheet of glass. These pillars are around the circumference of the arced shell, which forms a partial orange semi-circle at the bottom. The pillars are more numerous and denser at the bottom, and darker red. They fade to orange and then yellow in the arc. In the top two-thirds, they are thinner and more golden, and it’s easier to see the black background of space. Several bright blue stars, some with diffraction spikes, are scattered throughout. A few larger stars are on the right side.
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM