Introducing "Dawn of Space". Technically my artwork is noise. The images were originally created as unit tests to confirm my physics software is accurate. For me it makes the images even more surprising and impressive though. I haven't encountered noise at all like this before. #sciart

'Fire in the Sky' is an Earth selfie. The image itself comes from physics calculations for plasma around the Earth. The colors and imagery come directly from the data. What I did was create the underlying physics code and then created custom plotting that let the data speak for itself. #sciart

Water drops on soap film produce structures that look like galaxies merging. www.sciencenews.org/article/wate...

"Hang on for Dear Life" is an Earth landscape from space. The image wasn't created directly but emerged from plasma calculations characterizing Earth's space environment. While some consider physics objective in reality it is a creative science. The image says as much about me as the Earth. #sciart

"A New Start' was created by the physics of Earth's plasma. The underlying data comes from the first physics solution capable of handling Earth's complicated magnetic field. The coloration and content is all strictly data driven. #sciart

This is "A Deep Sleep'. If I tried to communicate all of the details of my physics research half of the folks would fall asleep while the other half would run away. Fortunately when those same details are use to create imagery of the science we get art. This is Earth's plasma physics. #sciart

"The Fingerprint" reveals the Earth's plasma landscape as only science can. I created the first physics solution for handling plasma dynamics in Earth's actual magnetic field. For decades NCAR has falsely claimed this was impossible. This image was generated from my science software. #sciart

There's a new positive feedback mechanism for climate change. Microorganisms in the ocean need phosphate and some of it is sourced in a process that releases methane. As the planet warms we get less nutrients from the deep: less phosphate, more methane. phys.org/news/2026-04... @climatecasino.net

Assuming accelerating warming since 1980, the planet will cross 2.0°C sometime around 2036-2037. As for where we are right now with respect to 1.5°C, check your rear-view mirror.

On this BREAKFAST CLUB detention day anniversary, I want you to know I am still mad about this makeover after decades :) John Hughes, what did you have against cool goth girls?!

There is a new crater on the moon. Craters of this size, 225m across, are expected to form every 139 years. www.sciencenews.org/article/moon...

I just resigned from NASA. It breaks my heart to leave, but I’ve become convinced the best path forward is to do the best science I can, and that can’t be here anymore. I’m still in love with the promise of those four magic letters. Ad astra per aspera, and remember: Earth is the only good planet.

The Arctic is changing beyond recognition. As of March 19th, Arctic sea-ice extent is at a record daily low, more than 1 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 mean, and more than 90,000 square kilometers below the previous record daily low, set in 2017.

Unsurprisingly MAGA members are cowards

Reposting for #guitar #guitarinnovation #GuitarRevolution #music

Hi #sciart! Meet the first member of the photonic musical instrument family, the photonic guitar. The photonic guitar uses the resonance of electricity and light to create music in the same way an acoustic guitar uses the resonance of wood and sound.

'Fire in the Sky' reveals the core of Earth's ionosphere and the dynamics that result when unstoppable forces meet. Come check it out in person at the Art of Planetary Science show this weekend at the U. of Arizona! #sciart lpl.arizona.edu/art/

Hey #sciart! "This Circle Shouldn't be There" is a view of the Earth from space through my plasma physics research. The piece celebrates the joy of uncertainty in science and will quite literally brighten your day. This piece won 1st place at the Art of Planetary Science, open this weekend!

The professor switched from vodka to margaritas but I'm still sticking with a gin and tonic.

Hey #sciart! This is "Punching Above (Normalized)". This piece is a view of the Earth from space through the lens of my plasma physics research. The piece reveals Earth's true intention is to become the next Jupiter. It won 2nd place at the Art of Planetary Science show, open this weekend!

Hey #sciart! As a physicist it has been a struggle to get U.S. funding agencies to take anything resembling art from science seriously. While I can't force the government to act with reason or justification I now have published proof that my approach to science is art. doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Hey #sciart! My name is Dr. Russell Stoneback. I'm a space scientist whose research is simultaneously both science and art. My solution for plasma dynamics, thought to be impossible, also produces visual artwork. I hope my images can connect with people to convey the hidden beauty within physics.

Art is being censored in Australia under the faluse guise of anti-semitism. Having the police judge if something is art or not is never going to go well. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hey @asleepywanderer.bsky.social, I'm a space artist and would love to be included in your list. Thanks!

Hey @flyingtrilobite.com, I'm a scientist and artist and would love to be included in your list. Thanks!

My artwork "Punching Above (Normalized)" just won 2nd place in the data art category at the "Art of Planetary Science". This piece emerged from a solution to plasma physics a problem thought to be impossible to solve. Punching above seeks to normalize holding those in authority to account. #sciart

My artwork "This Circle Shouldn't be There" won 1st place at The Art of Planetary Science in the Data Art category! This piece reflects the joy of uncertainty in science. The imagery emerged from my solution to an impossible plasma physics problem. Come see it in person starting Feb 27! #sciart

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis | cagle.com/zyglis

Your 'moment of doom' for Jan. 29, 2026 ~ The other overshoot. "Without action to draw down atmospheric carbon, the climate system will likely move into an era of accelerated warming that may be impossible to halt. Overshoot will be permanent." e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...

Cool story about the earliest black holes detected by the James Webb Space Telescope. Looks like these early blackholes were surround by clouds of dense gas that enabled them to grow so large so fast. New data always requires creativity to understand. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Bout to fight someone in a watercolor group on fb. There’s an artist who posts tutorials that we all follow but she posted a political video today instead of a tutorial. This person is like I’m so disappointed she went political 😭 ART. IS. POLITICAL.

More than 10,000 scientists have left the government due to the attacks on science. www.science.org/content/arti...

My artwork emerges from my research in space science. Specifically the physics of plasma in magnetic fields. It took me over 15 years to come up with an accurate solution. The downside in terms of bluesky is I can't show images of the artwork being created along the way. How do I build an audience?

All 3 of my science as art pieces were accepted into the Art of Planetary Science show! My images are all created from my solution to what the space science community considered an impossible problem. More on the science here: doi.org/10.1029/2025... #sciart #physics #spacescience

I keep reposting items from current events like I actually have followers. Posting politics also almost certainly doesn't help spread knowledge of my art and science. Regardless, the ongoing crimes of the Trump regime need to be shouted from every rooftop.

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L

Should find out this upcoming week if my science as art will be a part of the Art of Planetary Science show. #sciart

I've been meaning to post more of my art but given the ever increasing number of people ICE murders and the expanding threat of fascism, timing doesn't feel right. Though I suppose letting fascists set the the agenda only further enables their takeover.

i have got to remember more often that my art is primarily for myself and my tastes and to stop putting so much thought into what a hypothetical person might think of my characters. why am i preemptively ruining my own fun! it's silly

Not “brandishing a gun”, holding a camera.

I submitted 3 pieces to the Art of Planetary Science "Space through our Lens" show put on by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Fingers crossed I get in. Excited to show people how my science is art in person! This piece is a view of the Earth from space through the lens of plasma physics. #sciart

The Earth's dropping albedo is a positive feedback with climate change. The more we change the climate, the more albedo changes, which then changes the climate. I prefer gin to tequila.

My first photonic guitar prototype with art created from my solution to an impossible plasma physics problem. NASA can now finally measure and understand space plasma dynamics thanks to our work. #sciart #guitars #guitarbuilding

My guitar plug-in in early development before all the nice graphics were added. All the stuff is there though. Possibly too much stuff.... easy to see more options with the physics and the code when you are in it.

Check out the short article on my new kind of guitar in the UT-Austin magazine, the Alcalde. The photonic guitar creates music we can't hear using light. I use my physics and programming expertise to make those behaviors audible. alcalde.texasexes.org/2025/07/long...

Check out this overview from the Dallas Morning News on how I use science to create art, both visual works and music: www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...