Starzanplanets
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Saturn's moon #Enceladus is a top target for us in our #Voyage2050 long-term planning period.
No space agency has ever landed on Enceladus. And yet this moon has enormous potential for new science, particularly in the realm of habitability.
1/ #CM25 🔭
No space agency has ever landed on Enceladus. And yet this moon has enormous potential for new science, particularly in the realm of habitability.
1/ #CM25 🔭
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Saturn's moon #Enceladus is a top target for us in our #Voyage2050 long-term planning period.
No space agency has ever landed on Enceladus. And yet this moon has enormous potential for new science, particularly in the realm of habitability.
1/ #CM25 🔭
No space agency has ever landed on Enceladus. And yet this moon has enormous potential for new science, particularly in the realm of habitability.
1/ #CM25 🔭
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Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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We need a reimagined LPSC flavored meeting and the locale should be Tucson in March, after the gem show. Plenty of hotel choices along the free tram line that goes to the convention center. Visit Tucson is onboard to support this. If anyone has the bandwidth to invent the meeting we've got the city.
Abstracts submitted to LPSC 2026 are required to comply with White House (non-legally binding) executive orders forbidding mention of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We need a reimagined LPSC flavored meeting and the locale should be Tucson in March, after the gem show. Plenty of hotel choices along the free tram line that goes to the convention center. Visit Tucson is onboard to support this. If anyone has the bandwidth to invent the meeting we've got the city.
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Make plans to tune-in to YouTube tonight at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific for a Live Audiophile Roundtable with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who will do a deep dive into the making of Chronic Town and Murmur.
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
Live Audiophile Roundtable: Producers Easter & Dixon on R.E.M.’s Chronic Town & Murmur One-Steps
YouTube video by Steve Westman
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Make plans to tune-in to YouTube tonight at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific for a Live Audiophile Roundtable with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who will do a deep dive into the making of Chronic Town and Murmur.
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
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AAS Journal Author Series: Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis on 2025ApJ...991..118T
Andy Tzanidakis (University of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular and aperiodic luminosity dimming events.
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AAS Journal Author Series: Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis on 2025ApJ...991..118T
Andy Tzanidakis (University of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular and aperiodic luminosity dimming events.
AAS Journal Author Series: Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis on 2025ApJ...991..118T
YouTube video by AAS
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November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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AAS Journal Author Series: Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis on 2025ApJ...991..118T
Andy Tzanidakis (University of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular and aperiodic luminosity dimming events.
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AAS Journal Author Series: Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis on 2025ApJ...991..118T
Andy Tzanidakis (University of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular and aperiodic luminosity dimming events.
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I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
“In one instance, furloughed employees were given just days to temporarily return to work (at NASA Goddard) and help empty entire buildings of highly specialized equipment, …” www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“In one instance, furloughed employees were given just days to temporarily return to work (at NASA Goddard) and help empty entire buildings of highly specialized equipment, …” www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
Easter egg bush? Saw many bushes with these strange berries on a walk last weekend. Very striking shades of blue, green and purple in contrast to the yellow, red and orange trees. Anyone know what these are? Northern Virginia
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Easter egg bush? Saw many bushes with these strange berries on a walk last weekend. Very striking shades of blue, green and purple in contrast to the yellow, red and orange trees. Anyone know what these are? Northern Virginia
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Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe
go.nature.com/4ofcrH6
go.nature.com/4ofcrH6
How to fight climate change without the US: a guide to global action
With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe.
go.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe
go.nature.com/4ofcrH6
go.nature.com/4ofcrH6
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"America appears to be, at the moment, in a sort of benevolent hostage situation. AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined, and by another calculation, those AI expenditures accounted for 92% of GDP growth during the first half of 2025."
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
"America appears to be, at the moment, in a sort of benevolent hostage situation. AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined, and by another calculation, those AI expenditures accounted for 92% of GDP growth during the first half of 2025."
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A US Air Force plane flew inside Hurricane Melissa on Monday over the Caribbean, revealing a rare weather phenomenon known as the ‘stadium effect’.
Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on record and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on record and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A US Air Force plane flew inside Hurricane Melissa on Monday over the Caribbean, revealing a rare weather phenomenon known as the ‘stadium effect’.
Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on record and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on record and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
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Let's unravel the mystery of Saturn's polar hexagon.
A jet stream speeds around the pole at 320 km/h (200 mph). That’s common among planets, but what's not is that it oscillates up and down *very* stably. Each low point of this sine wave becomes a corner of a hexagon, when projected onto a sphere:
A jet stream speeds around the pole at 320 km/h (200 mph). That’s common among planets, but what's not is that it oscillates up and down *very* stably. Each low point of this sine wave becomes a corner of a hexagon, when projected onto a sphere:
October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Let's unravel the mystery of Saturn's polar hexagon.
A jet stream speeds around the pole at 320 km/h (200 mph). That’s common among planets, but what's not is that it oscillates up and down *very* stably. Each low point of this sine wave becomes a corner of a hexagon, when projected onto a sphere:
A jet stream speeds around the pole at 320 km/h (200 mph). That’s common among planets, but what's not is that it oscillates up and down *very* stably. Each low point of this sine wave becomes a corner of a hexagon, when projected onto a sphere:
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✨ A new AAS Journal Author Series episode is live!
Jirong Mao (Yunnan Observatories) discusses his article on low–angular–momentum accretion flow around black holes, exploring what these findings reveal about black hole behavior and where future research can go from here.
youtu.be/Pmxv0BJj35w 🔭
Jirong Mao (Yunnan Observatories) discusses his article on low–angular–momentum accretion flow around black holes, exploring what these findings reveal about black hole behavior and where future research can go from here.
youtu.be/Pmxv0BJj35w 🔭
AAS Journal Author Series: Jirong Mao on 2025ApJ...990...12M
YouTube video by AAS
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October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
✨ A new AAS Journal Author Series episode is live!
Jirong Mao (Yunnan Observatories) discusses his article on low–angular–momentum accretion flow around black holes, exploring what these findings reveal about black hole behavior and where future research can go from here.
youtu.be/Pmxv0BJj35w 🔭
Jirong Mao (Yunnan Observatories) discusses his article on low–angular–momentum accretion flow around black holes, exploring what these findings reveal about black hole behavior and where future research can go from here.
youtu.be/Pmxv0BJj35w 🔭
More exciting data about the ring system around Centaur Chiron: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More exciting data about the ring system around Centaur Chiron: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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✨ Anicia Arredondo chats about near-Earth asteroid (142) Polana and where this exciting research may take us next.
The Author Series highlights not only the science, but also the people behind it — connecting authors, their stories & the #astronomy community. youtu.be/JUgNSPv94LI 🔭
The Author Series highlights not only the science, but also the people behind it — connecting authors, their stories & the #astronomy community. youtu.be/JUgNSPv94LI 🔭
AAS Journal Author Series: Anicia Arredondo on 2025PSJ.....6..195A
YouTube video by AAS
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October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
✨ Anicia Arredondo chats about near-Earth asteroid (142) Polana and where this exciting research may take us next.
The Author Series highlights not only the science, but also the people behind it — connecting authors, their stories & the #astronomy community. youtu.be/JUgNSPv94LI 🔭
The Author Series highlights not only the science, but also the people behind it — connecting authors, their stories & the #astronomy community. youtu.be/JUgNSPv94LI 🔭
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OK, well, I guess maybe it's an opportune time to repost this. If you're newly here ~~for some reason~~ and interested in following a bunch of planetary scientists, here's a list for you. If you _are_ a planetary scientist who'd like to be added to this list, let me know.
All* of your favorite** planetary scientists on Bluesky, collected into one starter pack for your convenience! Sometimes, we'll even discuss planetary science!
Is your favorite planetary scientist missing? Have them DM me to be added. :) 🧪🔭
go.bsky.app/SdZsrfw
*OK, many of
**plus me
Is your favorite planetary scientist missing? Have them DM me to be added. :) 🧪🔭
go.bsky.app/SdZsrfw
*OK, many of
**plus me
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
OK, well, I guess maybe it's an opportune time to repost this. If you're newly here ~~for some reason~~ and interested in following a bunch of planetary scientists, here's a list for you. If you _are_ a planetary scientist who'd like to be added to this list, let me know.
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I am delighted to finally announce that I have accepted an offer to become a Professor of Experimental Physics and Planetology at the @unibe.ch in Bern, Switzerland.
A huge thank you to everyone who believed in me and supported me over all these years! So excited for all that is to come 🚀🛰️🪨🪐
A huge thank you to everyone who believed in me and supported me over all these years! So excited for all that is to come 🚀🛰️🪨🪐
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I am delighted to finally announce that I have accepted an offer to become a Professor of Experimental Physics and Planetology at the @unibe.ch in Bern, Switzerland.
A huge thank you to everyone who believed in me and supported me over all these years! So excited for all that is to come 🚀🛰️🪨🪐
A huge thank you to everyone who believed in me and supported me over all these years! So excited for all that is to come 🚀🛰️🪨🪐
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UVic and the Astronomy Research Centre (www.uvic.ca/arc) are so excited about CanSRC on our campus! CanSRC is Canada's data processing centre for the world's largest radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa. It is the only one in the Americas. tinyurl.com/mv8tzrph
Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centres
The world’s largest space telescope, comprising thousands of antennae in the southern hemisphere, will generate massive amounts of data — some of which will be processed in Canada.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
UVic and the Astronomy Research Centre (www.uvic.ca/arc) are so excited about CanSRC on our campus! CanSRC is Canada's data processing centre for the world's largest radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa. It is the only one in the Americas. tinyurl.com/mv8tzrph
NSF NRAO hits a major milestone public.nrao.edu/news/a-milli...
A Million Reasons to Celebrate: NSF NRAO Hits One Million Citations - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is celebrating a historic achievement: research using our...
public.nrao.edu
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
NSF NRAO hits a major milestone public.nrao.edu/news/a-milli...
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Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
whn.global/yes-we-conti...
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
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Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered - WHN
Picture a typical family gathering today. Most people have moved on from masking: kids run around freely, aunts and uncles chat over snacks, and only a couple of family members still choose to wear we...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
whn.global/yes-we-conti...
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
whn.global/yes-we-conti...
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For those that are attending EPSC - DPS, my first talk is today at 09:42 in the Saturn Room (Hall B) entitled: Black Space Week: Celebrating Identity, Innovation, and Representation in the Space Sciences.
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
For those that are attending EPSC - DPS, my first talk is today at 09:42 in the Saturn Room (Hall B) entitled: Black Space Week: Celebrating Identity, Innovation, and Representation in the Space Sciences.
Today only! Check out our poster on the new Centaurs book - the first reference on these special transient objects. The poster has highlights and info on how to order a digital or hardcopy. F141 - Easy to find to the right of the exhibitor area with the other Centaur and TNO posters.
September 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Today only! Check out our poster on the new Centaurs book - the first reference on these special transient objects. The poster has highlights and info on how to order a digital or hardcopy. F141 - Easy to find to the right of the exhibitor area with the other Centaur and TNO posters.
Happy to be on this paper, and glad to have had @bsharkey.bsky.social leading the way! 🧪🔭
JWST Reveals Varied Origins Between Jupiter's Irregular Satellites. Benjamin N. L. Sharkey et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16484
September 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM