Interesting article from @gilster.bsky.social at Centauri Dreams about how the newly discovered characteristics of the Wow! Signal could be consistent with power beaming (using electromagnetic beams to transmit power long-distance) instead of communication. 🤔 www.centauri-dreams.org/2025/09/22/b...

Had a dream last night that I was seeing live close-up video of 3I/ATLAS. It was a huge sphere with many little tubes or nozzles around its middle. They started emitting a lot of vapor or gas of some kind. And then a larger one shaped like a horn did the same thing. 🤷‍♂️😯

Interesting … 🤔 www.cpp.edu/news/content...

Happy Birthday, @genejm1017.bsky.social! 🙂🎂🚀

Um, I thought the rapture was supposed to happen today … did I miss it? 😬😅

Is there a rocky planet more massive than Mercury in the far outer solar system? 🤔 eos.org/articles/a-s...

NASA has now cataloged more than 6,000 confirmed exoplanets! With over 8,000 additional candidates awaiting confirmation. And watch a new video about it from @earthskyscience.bsky.social! 🌌 www.nasa.gov/universe/exo... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm4w...

Great article from Nathalie Cabrol (@bluedot721.bsky.social) about the discovery of possible signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. A good, balanced overview of the current evidence. 👍🦠 www.seti.org/news/mars-di...

In regards to the exciting but still-potential discovery of evidence for ancient microbial life on #Mars, if I have to choose between random internet “experts” and the nearly 90 scientists listed in the peer-reviewed paper, I’m going to go with the scientists actually involved.

NASA's press release about the Sapphire Canyon sample obtained by the Perseverance rover in July 2024. It's the rock with the "leopard spots" and "poppy seeds" spots that *might* be evidence of ancient microbial life. The paper is now peer-reviewed. 🦠 www.nasa.gov/news-release...

I really didn’t like what Charlie Kirk stood for. BUT, murdering him was not the answer! He now has a grieving wife and young kids. There’s way too much violence as it is in this world. I see some cheering his death and MAGA declaring “war.” This madness has to end, but I know it probably won’t.

The NASA Mars press briefing on Wednesday is about the same rock sampled in July 2024 with the “leopard spots” and “poppy seeds” markings on it. Those were identified as potential biosignatures, so the briefing on Wednesday will be an update on that apparently. 🤔😯

I love these creatures, the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii). 😊

I wish the people who think that the Webb space telescope images of #31/ATLAS are fake or intentionally made low resolution would take the time to find out how the telescope actually works, what cameras are used, its primary purposes, etc. Ugh. 😒🤦‍♂️

New #SETI paper using ESO HARPS data to search for possible laser emissions. 🤔 “This leaves 3 final candidates which currently defy the prosaic explanations examined thus far, show no indication of a terrestrial origin and therefore warrant further investigation.” arxiv.org/abs/2508.08628

Psyche spacecraft sees Earth and the moon from afar! 🌎🌕🛰️

Uranus now has 29 known moons! earthsky.org/space/new-mo...

"The finding supports theories that this intriguing dwarf planet, which is the largest body in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may have once had conditions suitable to support single-celled lifeforms." 🦠 www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-ce...

This is an interesting art piece in Coal Harbour, on the edge of downtown here in Vancouver, called Aerodynamic Forms in Space. 🚀✈️

Finished my Sherlock Holmes jigsaw puzzle. This was a fun one. 🧩🕵️‍♂️

Another interesting Mars rock that the Perseverance rover saw on August 5, 2025 (Martian sol 1585). Kind of looks like a dumbo octopus or a helmet. And it's covered in many small spherical nodules. Concretions? 😉🐙🪖 mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul...

TRAPPIST-1 update from the Webb space telescope: Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d could have an extremely thin atmosphere like Mars, an atmosphere with very thick, high-altitude clouds like Venus or no atmosphere at all. 🤔 webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

New evidence for a gas giant exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A in the Alpha Centauri system of 3 stars, only 4 light-years away. Proxima Centauri has 2 known confirmed planets, close to Earth and smaller than Earth in size, and a 3rd larger candidate. 😯 science.nasa.gov/missions/web...

Curiosity rover on Mars sees 2 little rocks shaped like coral. #Curiosity #Mars 😯 www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26... www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26...

"Building on those tasks, the Senate Armed Services Committee’s NDAA draft includes requirements that would require Northcom and NORAD to alert AARO and Congress about any time they intercept a potential UAP." #UAP defensescoop.com/2025/07/29/u...

#UAP www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Forgot to post these before. Vancouver International Jazz Festival downtown, June 22, 2025. 🙂🎷🎶 #jazz #music More (26 photos): www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/...

Some interesting rocks that the #Curiosity rover recently came across on #Mars, on June 13, 2025. They are on a mountain slope in the distance. Honeycomb-like textures that kind of look like snakeskin. 😉🤔 See also this new video from Mars Guy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGzZ...

Happy Canada Day! 🙂🇨🇦

Just me. 🥹

Well, so much for “two weeks” or no new wars … 😒😬 #Iran #Trump

OH CRAP! A huge fireball … 😬💥

Had a dream last night I saw a triangle UAP high up above me. Looked like a tiny black solid triangle. Then it suddenly changed into a long snake-like shape with tendrils and flew off. 🤷‍♂️

Oh *now* they fix the escalators, when there’s only 10 days left, and being in disrepair for the past few years now … But that said, I loved The Bay and will miss it. End of a centuries-long era. 🥺 www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/p...

We live in uncertain times. But things are always so much more peaceful when looking up. If #EarthSky has helped you feel more connected to the universe - or brought a little more wonder into your day - we invite you to support our 2025 Donation Campaign. 🌌 helpsupportearthsky.org/2025-donatio...

I found Papa Emeritus IV from #Ghost this weekend! 😌 #Pop336

Having a glass of nice South African wine and listening to South African Jazz with @setonhawkins.bsky.social on SiriusXM. 🎷🎶🍷

Met this sweet little guy today. 😊🐶

@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social has won the election! 👏 Elbows up! 🙅‍♂️✊🇨🇦

Does anyone have any details yet about what was discussed at the #UAP and #SETI symposium at Durham University last Thursday? The website seems to be down right now.

I missed this earlier, but there is a 1-day symposium tomorrow at Durham University in the UK covering both #SETI and #UAP. It will be recorded, also. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

My update on exoplanet K2-18b and whether the new observations by the Webb space telescope might show hints of life. The results are tantalizing, but there is a lot of skepticism among scientists. More data is needed to know one way or the other! 🤔 #K218b earthsky.org/space/life-o...

Interesting! A new analysis of the atmosphere of the exoplanet #K2-18b reportedly shows evidence for a substantial amount of the molecule dimethyl sulphide. Not just an iffy trace amount as first reported in 2023. The paper link is broken, but it should appear here soon: dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041...

NASA's #Curiosity rover has found the most complex organic molecules yet on #Mars. They appear to be the remains of 3 types of fatty acids, with chains of up to an unprecedented 12 carbon atoms long. Is this evidence for ancient microbial life? 🤔🦠 science.nasa.gov/missions/mar...

@enceladosaurus.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Jesse! 🙂🎂🎉🚀

Interesting new paper from the #LPSC conference! Scientists say that the most likely explanation for the “leopard spots” seen by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year is a biological one. Other explanations still possible but not considered to be as likely. 🤔😮 www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps...

Wild! Was the universe born inside a black hole? 😲⚫️ www.space.com/space-explor...

Elbows up! 🙆‍♂️🇨🇦

Some interesting little oval “rings” in this rock in recent images from the Curiosity rover on Mars. Seen after the dust was brushed off, sol 4458. Rings are about 1 mm in size. 🤔🤷‍♂️

Wow! Along with moons Europa, Enceladus, Ganymede, Titan, Triton and others, and even Pluto and some other dwarf planets, Jupiter's moon Callisto is now thought to have a deep subsurface ocean of water below its icy surface. 🌊 eos.org/research-spo...