Elizabeth Tasker
@elizabethtasker.bsky.social
UK astrophysicist and science communicator working at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Author of 'The Planet Factory' and editor of ‘Planetary Diversity’. Very into space, virtual reality, computer graphics and rescue cats.
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For nearly a decade, the JAXA Akatsuki mission has been investigating the bonkers climate of our neighbouring world 🛰️. But contact has been lost, and our last presence at Venus—the only other Earth-sized world we can visit—has now ended. My latest for Cosmos 🤸♂️🧪🔗: cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/our-last-pre...
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#ESAEnvision will address several key questions about Venus:
🌋 How geologically active is the planet today?
☁️ How are its thick clouds sustained?
🥵 How does Venus lose its heat?
💦 Where did its water go?
🪨 How does the planet’s surface change over time?
2/ #CM25 🔭
🌋 How geologically active is the planet today?
☁️ How are its thick clouds sustained?
🥵 How does Venus lose its heat?
💦 Where did its water go?
🪨 How does the planet’s surface change over time?
2/ #CM25 🔭
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#ESAEnvision will address several key questions about Venus:
🌋 How geologically active is the planet today?
☁️ How are its thick clouds sustained?
🥵 How does Venus lose its heat?
💦 Where did its water go?
🪨 How does the planet’s surface change over time?
2/ #CM25 🔭
🌋 How geologically active is the planet today?
☁️ How are its thick clouds sustained?
🥵 How does Venus lose its heat?
💦 Where did its water go?
🪨 How does the planet’s surface change over time?
2/ #CM25 🔭
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November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Cat Prints: www.djamilaknopf.com/store
I have just sent a request to Purra the Kanganaut at the Australian Space Agency for a message to be included in a new campaign by the JAXA Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission.
I did include Purra's name in the list cleared with the mission team, but truthfully they may have missed this 😅
I did include Purra's name in the list cleared with the mission team, but truthfully they may have missed this 😅
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I have just sent a request to Purra the Kanganaut at the Australian Space Agency for a message to be included in a new campaign by the JAXA Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission.
I did include Purra's name in the list cleared with the mission team, but truthfully they may have missed this 😅
I did include Purra's name in the list cleared with the mission team, but truthfully they may have missed this 😅
Reposted by Elizabeth Tasker
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
I was eating a sandwich on a bench when a random older dude came up and tried to talk to me. When I ignored him, he stood right in front of me, thrust his face at mine and said "konnichiwa".
He got a death glare. When that failed, I left.
It was NOT COOL. And yet... somehow I feel guilty.
He got a death glare. When that failed, I left.
It was NOT COOL. And yet... somehow I feel guilty.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I was eating a sandwich on a bench when a random older dude came up and tried to talk to me. When I ignored him, he stood right in front of me, thrust his face at mine and said "konnichiwa".
He got a death glare. When that failed, I left.
It was NOT COOL. And yet... somehow I feel guilty.
He got a death glare. When that failed, I left.
It was NOT COOL. And yet... somehow I feel guilty.
There is still good in the world.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
There is still good in the world.
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Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
These large bottles of hot milk tea are the best winter vending machine drink!
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
These large bottles of hot milk tea are the best winter vending machine drink!
A luxuriating morning with #NorahNeko
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
A luxuriating morning with #NorahNeko
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With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
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#ClimateChange is already harming our health BUT we can fight back! Here are 5 proven interventions that could save nearly 2 million lives every year. #COP30
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#ClimateChange is already harming our health BUT we can fight back! Here are 5 proven interventions that could save nearly 2 million lives every year. #COP30
In 1957, Vance and Pockriss released the song,
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for rainy day
But if you caught a meteor before it hits the Earth, you should use a ziplock bag and get it to a curation facility. Waiting for a rainy day would be the worst action. THE WORST.
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for rainy day
But if you caught a meteor before it hits the Earth, you should use a ziplock bag and get it to a curation facility. Waiting for a rainy day would be the worst action. THE WORST.
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
In 1957, Vance and Pockriss released the song,
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for rainy day
But if you caught a meteor before it hits the Earth, you should use a ziplock bag and get it to a curation facility. Waiting for a rainy day would be the worst action. THE WORST.
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for rainy day
But if you caught a meteor before it hits the Earth, you should use a ziplock bag and get it to a curation facility. Waiting for a rainy day would be the worst action. THE WORST.
Spiced pumpkin cheesecake for Halloween 🎃 courtesy of #Nokucheese in Mizonokuchi (and the spooky mind of @jason.jagaimo.com 👻).
Great to eat as the rain is absolutely hammering down tonight.
Great to eat as the rain is absolutely hammering down tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Spiced pumpkin cheesecake for Halloween 🎃 courtesy of #Nokucheese in Mizonokuchi (and the spooky mind of @jason.jagaimo.com 👻).
Great to eat as the rain is absolutely hammering down tonight.
Great to eat as the rain is absolutely hammering down tonight.
MWHAHAHAHAHA 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
MWHAHAHAHAHA 🎃
Just to note that there is royal precedent for drowning scumbag brothers of kings in barrels of malmsey wine.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Just to note that there is royal precedent for drowning scumbag brothers of kings in barrels of malmsey wine.
I feel I am the one who got #TrickOrTreat 'd here 🎃. A plan three years in the making. Well played, #CasperCat 🤨
People. It's been three years.
THREE WHOLE YEARS.
Since I started feeding #CasperCat on my balcony.
And ONLY NOW--the day before I plan to trap him to bring him inside--does he deign to use the cat house 🤦♀️
THREE WHOLE YEARS.
Since I started feeding #CasperCat on my balcony.
And ONLY NOW--the day before I plan to trap him to bring him inside--does he deign to use the cat house 🤦♀️
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I feel I am the one who got #TrickOrTreat 'd here 🎃. A plan three years in the making. Well played, #CasperCat 🤨
A group of small children has appeared outside our coworking space. We have a Mario, a Snow White, several superman...s (supermen?), a cat, and witches of both genders. The streets are saved.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A group of small children has appeared outside our coworking space. We have a Mario, a Snow White, several superman...s (supermen?), a cat, and witches of both genders. The streets are saved.
I just did a google search for "popular asteroids and their spectral classes" and I've clearly landed on the title for my new best selling novel.
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I just did a google search for "popular asteroids and their spectral classes" and I've clearly landed on the title for my new best selling novel.
"THIS IS NOT A DRILL — I’m narrating a Moon landing!"
Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/
Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"THIS IS NOT A DRILL — I’m narrating a Moon landing!"
Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/
Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/
For nearly a decade, the JAXA Akatsuki mission has been investigating the bonkers climate of our neighbouring world 🛰️. But contact has been lost, and our last presence at Venus—the only other Earth-sized world we can visit—has now ended. My latest for Cosmos 🤸♂️🧪🔗: cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/our-last-pre...
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
For nearly a decade, the JAXA Akatsuki mission has been investigating the bonkers climate of our neighbouring world 🛰️. But contact has been lost, and our last presence at Venus—the only other Earth-sized world we can visit—has now ended. My latest for Cosmos 🤸♂️🧪🔗: cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/our-last-pre...
Several key members of our team has been struggling to join a weekly online meeting. It transpires... I've been sending around an outdated link attached to the agenda. So anyone relying on my email was sent to the wrong place.
...that list ironically did not include myself 😂
...that list ironically did not include myself 😂
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Several key members of our team has been struggling to join a weekly online meeting. It transpires... I've been sending around an outdated link attached to the agenda. So anyone relying on my email was sent to the wrong place.
...that list ironically did not include myself 😂
...that list ironically did not include myself 😂
QUAKE!
Quite a strong one, as I'm on the ground floor and it was enough of a shake to set the cat flap door swinging 🤔
Quite a strong one, as I'm on the ground floor and it was enough of a shake to set the cat flap door swinging 🤔
October 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
QUAKE!
Quite a strong one, as I'm on the ground floor and it was enough of a shake to set the cat flap door swinging 🤔
Quite a strong one, as I'm on the ground floor and it was enough of a shake to set the cat flap door swinging 🤔
JAXA have launched the first HTV-X, the new resupply pod for the International Space Station onboard the new~ish H3 rocket 🚀 This was the first launch for the H3 in maxed-out configuration, with four solid rocket boosters, because the HTV-X is a 5.82 ton BEAST!
JAXAが新型補給機「HTV-X1」を搭載した「H3」ロケット7号機を打ち上げ
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JAXA＝宇宙航空研究開発機構は日本時間2025年10月26日に「H3」ロケット7号機の打ち上げを実施しました。JAXAは公式ライブ配信にて、搭載されていた新型宇宙ステーション補給機1号機「HTV-X1」の分離確認を発表しています
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JAXA＝宇宙航空研究開発機構は日本時間2025年10月26日に「H3」ロケット7号機の打ち上げを実施しました。JAXAは公式ライブ配信にて、搭載されていた新型宇宙ステーション補給機1号機「HTV-X1」の分離確認を発表しています
JAXAが新型補給機「HTV-X1」を搭載した「H3」ロケット7号機を打ち上げ
JAXA＝宇宙航空研究開発機構は日本時間2025年10月26日に「H3」ロケット7号機の打ち上げを実施しました。JAXAは公式ライブ配信にて、搭載されていた新型宇宙ステーション補給機1号機「HTV-X1」の分離確認を発表しています
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October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
JAXA have launched the first HTV-X, the new resupply pod for the International Space Station onboard the new~ish H3 rocket 🚀 This was the first launch for the H3 in maxed-out configuration, with four solid rocket boosters, because the HTV-X is a 5.82 ton BEAST!
With a home move on the horizon, I have... this furry... issue. After #TNR, I've continued to feed #CasperCat outside for three years, but he's never become friendly. On advice from the Japan Cat Network, I'm going to try him for a short stint inside to see if he is game to become a pet moggy.
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
With a home move on the horizon, I have... this furry... issue. After #TNR, I've continued to feed #CasperCat outside for three years, but he's never become friendly. On advice from the Japan Cat Network, I'm going to try him for a short stint inside to see if he is game to become a pet moggy.
New excuse from my kanji learning app just dropped.
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New excuse from my kanji learning app just dropped.