First story back at @space.com after my hiatus and it's a doozy! Astronomers have discovered a mysterious #cosmic object in the #milkyway is like nothing seen before. #space #astronomy #spacemysteries www.space.com/astronomy/my...

While #NASA, scientists, science communicators and many other work to elevate humanity "men" (he barely qualifies) like Trump try to drag us back to our baser nature. Ignorance and stupidity are their currency.

Think in may heard my #metal album of the year already. Birth of Malice by Destruction is f×cking awesome. How a band that has been going since 1982 managed to sound so crisp & polished while not losing an ounce of heaviness or raw aggression is astounding youtu.be/kXAd02PBdp4?...

Hellverine is a Marvel Comics character that just shouldn't work. It's a seemingly blatant cash-in on the popularity of Wolverine and Ghost Rider. BUT... Under Benjamin Percy and with the same energy he brought to his Ghost Rider run, Hellverine has been loads of fun thus far...

Sad to hear about the passing of skeptical paranormal investigator Joe Nickell. centerforinquiry.org/news/remembe...

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Terribly sad news about Michelle Trachtenberg. She became every nerd's little sister after playing Dawn in Buffy she turned what could have been genre TVs most anonying character given her intro after 5 seasons into an interesting and naunced character. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Escalating threats to press freedom and ability of the media to carry out their work freely in Turkey has been highlighted again after four journalists were detained in police raids and two others sentenced to prison www.nuj.org.uk/resource/mor...

Proud to be part of the Space team While other news outlets are STILL reporting asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, we ran the story the risk has fallen to 0.28%. Non-sensational accurate responsible and timely science journalism. www.space.com/asteroid-202...

Don't cancel your plans for christmas 2032 yet! @space.com brings you some important (and good) news about an asteroid that may hit Earth that year. #astronomy #space #asteroid #2024YR4 #asteroidimpact www.space.com/asteroid-202...

#NASA Fermi spacecraft used #gammarays to reveal that even small #blackholes slowly snacking on tiny stars can pack a powerful punch and bombard Earth with #cosmicrays. I spoke to the researchers behind this work for Space.com www.space.com/microquasars...

Preview pages of ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 on sale March 19. Really looking forward to Jeff Lemire's fresh take on the Flash from DC next month. I'm predicting this will be a special book.

Musk doesn't care about science and space exploration. All he cares about is self glorification. There is no other excuse for gutting NASA this way. My support goes out to all the brilliant NASA scientists and engineers.

Off to see Captain America: Brave New World shortly. Expect my unvarnished honest opinion as I PROVE I'm no Marvel shill... It was brilliant! Whoops... pasted that too soon.

If you aren't watching Funboys on BBC iPlayer, have a word with yourself... This isn't some mere This Country clone relocated to rural Northern Ireland or Derry Girls with boys; it's bloody surreal brilliance that stands completely on its own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGiA...

My @space.com article about gamma rays and #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld shredding its purple pants with #MarvelComics history & #Hulks across the light spectrum. It's making some X folks very angry... you wouldn't like them when they're angry. www.space.com/captain-amer...

Ah, another armchair conspiracy theorist. Nope Space didn't get a penny. I pitched it & I wrote it 'cause I love comic books and physics and writing about it is FUN. Oh btw, gamma rays can come from space, so yeah... space-related.

This is an absolute disgrace. Trump and his sickos try to wipe away the history of heroes like Vera Rubin. Brill article by Sharmila Kuthunur @space.com space.com/the-universe/earth/scientists-alarmed-as-rubin-observatory-changes-biography-of-astronomer-vera-rubin-amid-trumps-push-to-end-dei-efforts

Asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential impact on Earth in 2032 are burning up the news as odds of a strike increase. I spoke to expert @asteroiddave.bsky.social for @space.com to discover why odds are rising and why its too soon to panic. www.space.com/asteroid-202...

What connects David Beckham and #blackholes? New research suggests black holes could curl #gravitationalwaves like the legendary #ManchesterUnited No.7 used to curve his free kicks. If they do, that tells us something very important about the #universe. www.space.com/black-hole-m...

Phillip K. Johnson's Hellhunters for #Marvel is utterly brilliant so far. Get on it if you are not reading it. Unfortunately, it shows Marvel's Red Band brand makes no sense. This ISN'T Red Band but like Hulk it's far bloodier, violent and "mature" than those branded books thus far

Interesting to watch the "Brexit effect" in overdrive in the US as working class Trump voters realize they are now much poorer and they've been utterly duped. Just like happened in the UK the poorest will pay the steepest cost. I have pity, but they were warned in both cases.

WOW!! The number of @bsky.app users just hit the 30 MILLION milestone!! 👏 LETS KEEP GOING!

You may have read about an #asteroid with a 1 in 83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. I spoke with expert @asteroiddave.bsky.social for @space.com to discover what we know so far, including where this asteroid could hit and what damage it could do. #astronomy #Space www.space.com/180-foot-ast...

Three years of #jwst #exoplanet research is now documented in one place. I spoke to the creator of this dashboard JD Lothringer about the influence of the JWST on our understanding of worlds beyond the solar system. #astronomy #space www.space.com/james-webb-s...

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