May the FOURTH be with you! Here's a snazzy new way to appreciate NASA imagery alongside simulations of the Phantom Galaxy, brought to you by @cosmicds.bsky.social, launched tonight at the @museumofscience.bsky.social projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/bubbling-gal... #maythe4thbewithyou

Take a dip into the river of time. We’re using @museumofscience.bsky.social's immersive visualization systems & JWST data to fast-forward millions of years to reveal how the lives of stars can alter the architecture of entire galaxies.

Under budget and ahead of schedule? We 💜 to see it. We are excited that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is complete! #NASARoman

Tune in at 4pm Eastern! 🧪🔭 www.nasa.gov/news-release...

From April 20-26, celebrate #MASpaceWeek at the JFK Library! We’ll have fun and educational activities for learners of all ages, including: 🚀 Pop-up displays 🚀 Hands-on activities 🚀 Film screenings and live music performances 🚀 Panel discussions with space experts jfklibrary.org/MASpaceWeek2026

Please join us on 04.20.26, at 9:30 am, for our next Foundations Seminar. bit.ly/4874XQD Please register here: bit.ly/4n8Hwvu #bhi #blackholeinitiative #bhifoundationsseminar #foundationseminar #DominicDold @harvard philosophy @notredame notredame

#MoonJoy lives on! On Friday, April 10, at 8:07 PM ET, the Artemis II crew returned to Earth. Relive their journey to the moon and back with our enhanced Artemis II Trajectory interactive: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/artemis-ii/

Our dynamic universe deserves a dynamic visualization! 🔭 This Artemis II interactive lets your students track Integrity’s path to the Moon and back. Choose your adventure: see the path from the Earth’s perspective or the Moon’s.

We are used to seeing the #Artemis II path in an 🌎-centered reference frame, which makes it look like make a hairpin turn at the moon! But in a 🌘-centered frame, we see it's more of a nudge, pulling the astronauts back to 🌎! #astronomy #moon Explore👩‍🚀: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/artemis-ii

Hello, sunshine! Today is the Vernal Equinox, the spring's official astronomical start. Once you’ve enjoyed a moment of sunshine today, head over to our Seasons Data Story to explore the science of the sun’s position all year long. Check it out: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/seasons/

📢 Applications are open for the 2026 LSST Discovery Alliance Data Science Fellowship! 🔭🧪 Learn the skills needed to work with the huge datasets from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s 10-year survey. Apply by Mar 27: lsstdiscoveryalliance.org/lsst-discovery-alliance-programs/data-science-fellowship

4️⃣ It produces an enormous amount of data 5️⃣ It's incredibly sensitive 6️⃣ Rubin's First Look on June 23, 2025 showcased its incredible capabilities 7️⃣ It will capture over two million images for the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time 🔭🧪

Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data. visualisingclimate.org #VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis

⏰ Last call for #AAS248 proposals! Special Sessions Splinter Meetings Meetings-in-a-Meeting Workshops Town Halls The submission site closes TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3 March at 11:59 pm ET) 🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...

Hey stargazers! Can you spot all 6? ✅ Jupiter (High & Bright) ✅ Venus (Evening Star) ✅ Mercury & Saturn (Low West) 🔭 Uranus & Neptune (Needs optics!) Toggle "Earth vs. Solar System" views to see the geometry: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/ #Astronomy #CosmicDS #NASA #PlanetParade

Some stars are red 🌹, some stars are blue 💙, our love is expanding, and it’s all thanks to you! Our CosmicDS Valentines are the perfect way to tell your favorite person they're a total superstar. Designs by Devika E. from CfASciEd ❤️

🚀 NASA's moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad! The SLS vehicle and Orion spacecraft, with its European Service Module, rolled out from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building and reached Launch Pad 39B on Saturday (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja). go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

We couldn't agree more. Check out our TEMPO data story to start building your climate literacy: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite/

✨ New citizen science project on Zooniverse! Help uncover Earth's magnetic shield in space! Space Umbrella is a new project that explores Earth's protective magnetic field, called the magnetosphere. Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic... @swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social

Hey, educators! Our monthly K-12 newsletter is worth taking a closer look at. 🔭 Get experiments, lesson ideas, PD opportunities and more—delivered straight to your inbox: buff.ly/4FKf84A

#PPOD: Here is a colossal cumulonimbus flashing over the Pacific Ocean captured at 37,000 Feet en route to South America. Credit: Santiago Borja Lopez ( @santyborja.bsky.social ) 🧪 🔭 📷

Take five minutes at #AAS247 to write a postcard to Congress in support of science. There's suggested text to help and we'll take care of postage. Every voice matters. 🔭

Astronomers at #AAS247, I’d love to see our community show up for the special session on Tuesday an interdisciplinary discussion of the Ethics of Outer Space. Decisions are being made now that will affect everyone on earth for generations to come. What is our role? What are the ethical frameworks?

CosmicDS is in Phoenix for #AAS247! Visit the CfA Mega Booth in the Exhibit Hall to chat with some of the team behind our data-driven, interactive stories. 🛰️ @aas.org

Proposal Writing Workshop: Using NASA ROSES as an Example For those attending the winter American Astronomical Society (#AAS247) Meeting, an all-day proposal writing workshop will be sponsored by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and hosted by Dr. Christina Richey. 🧪 👩‍🔬

A Halloween “trick” turned “treat”! Postdocs + graduate students joined CosmicDS at the Seamless Astronomy Lab to turn confusing visualizations into clear, accessible data stories. There was great conversation, and pizza.

Cambridge Explores the Universe is this today! Join the CfA for a family-friendly astronomy + space science celebration. Explore The Great Refractor and meet scientists from Chandra X-Ray Observatory & James Webb Space Telescope #NASAWebb. #CETU2025

Calling all early career scientists! The NSF NRAO invites applications for the 2026 Jansky Fellowship Program. 🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨 Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky

A request for weather interested volunteers! Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...

Curious how energy choices impact air quality? CosmicDS is building new TEMPO tools to explore real data on air, energy, and population—great for students + educators in climate science. Try TEMPO projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite + stay tuned for the launch! @earthsciweek.bsky.social

Want to get closer to the @vrubinobs.bsky.social #RubinFirstLook images? Zoom + explore the stunning images for yourself at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-look #CaptureTheCosmos

Thanks to the Vera Rubin Observatory and WorldWide Telescope, everyone can go explore these GIGANTIC SPECTACULAR images of our Universe today!! Experience the full richness of the 3200 MegaPixel images in context at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...

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Happy #EarthDay! Did you know that the #NASA #TEMPO mission measures air pollution at a neighborhood scale across North America on an hourly basis? Check out our TEMPO data story and see how you can track nitrogen dioxide levels in your neighborhood! projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite

we (@cosmicds.bsky.social) made a thing! See (why) the planets align (and, no, not actually in a straight line)! Learn more in our #astronomy educational #astroedu app. projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/

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