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J.S. Pailly
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Artist, writer, space geek, and blogger.
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Detecting life on a planet—even a planet teeming with life, like Earth—is more of a challenge than you might realize.

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#space #science #3I/ATLAS #scanningforintelligentlife
3I/ATLAS: But What If It Were Aliens?
Right now, there’s an interstellar object passing through our Solar System.  Astronomers have named this object 3I/ATLAS, and in my last post I explained how 3I/ATLAS is just a comet and NOT an ali…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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As someone who loves space, I'm tired of people crying aliens over comet 3I/ATLAS. 3I/ATLAS doesn't need to be aliens in order to be interesting.

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#space #science #interstellarobject #3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS: It’s Not Aliens
You know the expression “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s probably just a duck”?  Well, to a certain kind of person, if it looks like a duck and swims like a…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I swear, this is true. I got my first publishing contract almost ten years ago because the publishing rep liked my fashionista dalek cosplay at a local con. Then I accidentally blurted out a pitch using my autistic blurty trait.

Be yourself! Be weird! You never know where it’ll lead! #WriteSky
I’m long wearing a silver wig and sunglasses. I’m also wearing a red construction helmet made to look like the top part of a a dalek. My sleeveless red dress has silver hemispheres like on the dalek chasis. I’m holding up a silver plunger
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Heck yeah!

#Lego #StarTrek
LEGO Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise official reveal! 3600 pcs 9 figs #NotSponsored 10356
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November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease.

There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."

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October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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For today’s posting of #IWSG, I answer the most dreaded, most insipid, most annoying question you can ask a writer: “Where do you get your ideas?”

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#writingcommunity #amwriting #sciencefiction
IWSG: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
One of the most annoying questions you can ask a writer is “Where do your ideas come from?”  Ideas just happen, and most of them aren’t any good.  However, day after day, week after week, year afte…
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October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Writing is like oxygen to me, and if I go too long without writing, I feel like I'm suffocating.

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#IWSG #writingcommunity #amwriting
IWSG: Writing is Like Oxygen
I’m not happy with my writing right now.  I haven’t been doing nearly enough writing.  True, there are a lot of distractions in my life—some good, some not so good—but that’s not import…
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September 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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If you love space, it naturally follows that you’ll love the Earth, too. Or at least it should.

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#space #science #Earth
I Love Earth
As you know, I love space, and as you might imagine, I socialize with a lot of other people (both online and I.R.L.) who also love space.  But in the last year or so, I’ve noticed a change in the s…
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August 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I forgot to share this yesterday! Please enjoy this wonderful article. I especially enjoy the part where “the Florida Man of astronomy” is catching on 😆
August 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Well I suppose tomorrow things could change, but yes…albeit a smaller one.
warpig06.bsky.social Alice Lastname @warpig06.bsky.social · Jul 16
We still have a NASA?
July 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
jspailly.bsky.social
One of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me was: "You make me want to go learn stuff." When I write, I hope I can inspire other people to want to learn stuff, too.

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#amwriting #amlearning #lifelonglearner #IWSG
IWSG: Just Keep Learning
A long time ago, I was talking to some friends about space.  I don’t remember what space thing I was talking about, specifically; I just remember it was something I didn’t understand at the time, a…
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July 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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It is *deeply* embarrassing that our European allies and friends cannot rely on us.
June 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Today, I want to share one of my favorite stories about my favorite planet. It's the story of how the planet Venus saved our ozone layer.

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#space #science #Venus #ozone
How Venus Saved Earth’s Ozone Layer
Fun fact about me: Venus is my favorite planet.  I just feel like, out of all the planets in the Solar System, Venus has the most personality.  Granted, it’s the personality of a mad scientist, or …
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June 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Very old (2013) #3Danimation created in #Blender3d, depicting the formation of Earth's Moon. The Earth has been hit by a Mars-sized body, throwing debris into orbit, from which the Moon is coalescing. #SciArt #spaceart
June 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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If the rumors are true and a Lego Star Trek set is on the way, it's only a matter of time before people start building Star Trek vs. Star Wars Lego dioramas.

#Lego #StarTrek #StarWars
May 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Does science make the world less magical? I asked the science fairy. She said no.

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#science #space #stem #fairies
Does Science Make the World Less Magical?
For some reason, whenever I show up at parties, I end up having conversations with people about space.  I swear it’s not always my fault.  I am not always the first person to mention space; however…
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May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Space exploration is expensive. I know that. This is the first of what I hope will be many posts about why space exploration is worthwhile, despite the high price tag.

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#space #science #NASA #fundNASA #LivingWithAStar
Living with a Star
I love space, you love space—lots and lots of people love space.  It’s easy to get large numbers of people hyped up about outer space!  But as soon as you start talking about funding space ex…
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April 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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There are a lot of technical skills you have to learn to be a writer, but there's more to writing than just the technical stuff. You have to leave room for writerly magic to happen.

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#IWSG #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife
IWSG: I Believe in Fairies
As you can probably tell from the name of my blog, I love space.  I also love science and science fiction.  I’ve been loving space, science, and science fiction for such a long time now that I’ve d…
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April 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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I think it's good for bloggers to reintroduce themselves every once in a while. This is my reintroductory post. Maybe you already know all this stuff about me. Then again, maybe you don't!

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#blogging #writing #space #science
Who Is J.S. Pailly?
Hello, friends!  Every once in a while, I think it’s good for bloggers to reintroduce themselves.  My name is James Serain Pailly, and I love space.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Fun fact: today is Albert Einstein's birthday. Today is also Pi Day. So the most famously brainy person in history was born on the most famously brainy holiday, and that is why I will never forget Einstein's birthday.

#PiDay #Einstein #FunFact
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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OMG. Last night's lunar eclipse -- as seen from the Moon!

The Blue Ghost lander got this shot. The Sun is overexposed, but in the reflection you can see it's almost fully eclipsed by the Earth. 🧪🔭

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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured a first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerge from Firefly’s Mare Crisium landing site on March 14 at 12:30 am CST. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured a first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerge from Firefly’s Mare Crisium landing site on March 14 at 12:30 am CST. Credit: Firefly Aerospace
March 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I did, in fact, need this gold star
weratedogs.com WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Mar 5
We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
a tiny white dog stands on a tile floor and looks up at you. they’re wearing a big plush yellow star around their teensy noggin, like the world’s most congratulatory lion mane. we really needed to see her today.
March 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Today, more than any other day, I wish Zelensky were my president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Ironically, I found this really funny.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Joke
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February 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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What's more amazing than going to space? Seeing the Earth from space.

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#space #science #earth #overvieweffect
What’s It Like Seeing Earth from Space?
In 1987, American author and space exploration advocate Frank White coined the term “overview effect” to describe the experience so many astronauts report having when they first see the Earth from …
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January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM