Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

When the motion activated light goes on out back and you get to the door just in time to see the critter that triggered it run by… 🦊

Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.

#Artemis 🧪🌏

So where can you get those giant orange balloons they brought along to celebrate splashdown? I might want to get some of those for our next party. 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠

I read people disappointed there was not more science done on the flight around the Moon. There was a plan to combine asteroid science, asteroid deflection, and space resources work with Orion spacecraft tests in lunar orbit. Donald Trump & Republicans then in Congress canceled that plan in 2017.

“There are no hazardous gases emanating from Integrity” Wish I could always say the same about my personal micro-environment…

*orcas gently lifting the capsule out of the water and onto the ship*

Now wondering how long it’ll be until they send out the NASA press release crediting that effing orange guy for making this all happen. 🤦‍♂️

This is NOT fake (ai don't have those skills): Ginger hopped off the couch to watch, up close. Couldn't believe it!😅😻 #ArtemisII

Science is good. We should fund it.

WE’RE BREATHING AGAIN, THANKS A LOT. #ArtemisII

Sometimes it’s good to do drogues.

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Atmospheres seem so light and fluffy—until you hit them at a high enough velocity. 😰

Every time I watch a crewed spaceflight launch or reentry I am haunted by the ghosts of Challenger and Columbia. Be safe, astronauts. 🤞

trump out here talking about Iran not having the cards when they are the ones holding a strait.

The #Artemis II livestream continues to be the best thing on the internet. 😍 The return-to-Earth live coverage begins at 6:30pm Eastern (in about 90 minutes) with splashdown in the Pacific scheduled for 8:07pm Eastern. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

Quite literally the only reason to tell people this is to convince them to commit crimes

here in Canada we know how to prioritize

Sir Timiny of Cricket is having his first patio-while-on-harness adventure in the great outdoors. Sister Cinna observes from her outdoor cat tent.

Hey, I made some more #sciart! New Black Hole ink painting on yupo artologica.etsy.com/listing/4486...

At least it’s not as thick as the sap in the White House.

Israel destroying entire villages in Lebanon. Please read that again until it sinks in. Taybeh, Naqourah, Aita al-Shaab.

I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

"The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half." Gift link: wapo.st/4ccudpF

Today, all good people celebrate the April 9, 1865 surrender of the traitor Lee and his slavery-supporting army at Appomattox to the U.S Army led by General Grant.

Fireworms! I didn’t even know this particular type of creature existed. 🤯

I did a quick Google and it might be a fireworm mating ritual? laist.com/news/climate...

GLOW WORMS IN LONG BEACH HOLY SHIT!!!

There is no McTry.

Little Lord Sauron the Salticid (Maevia inclemens lad, spiky crown morph) #EmotionalSupportSpood

NEWS: Jonathan Caravello, the philosophy professor accused of assaulting federal agents after removing a tear gas canister from a crowd — the same canister that a U.S. Border Patrol agent had thrown at protesters during an immigration raid — was found NOT GUILTY www.huffpost.com/entry/jonath...

Well that escalated… hmmm… <stops and… stairs>

I can't believe a malignant narcissist psychopath who was never told no in his entire life has become a world dominating meglomaniac, that's never happened in stories

Here's what the late Jim Lovell told me in 2019.

into the stars #art

Come on then, and remove him.

Trump’s unhinged threats of violence and genocide are inexcusable.   He is a warmonger, escalating the conflict for his own profit and consolidation of power.   My Republican colleagues can't keep turning a blind eye. He must be stopped and impeached.

Every Democrat in Congress had better be saying that anyone who participates in this is going to be prosecuted for war crimes and that they do not give a fuck about pardons

Chart by @stephensemler.bsky.social shows the disgusting amount of spending we’ve already been doing in alleged peace time and now for Trump‘s wars of choice and authoritarian ambitions.

Do something then, man. Show some initiative and do it, go to jail a hero, and run for President Eugene V. Debs style. You have the Power, Ed. It's literally w/n your reach. You can do it if you wanted to. Every day you don't is a decision you're making.

Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)

In Korea, when the president declared martial law after midnight and erected barricades in Seoul, congressional reps from all parties ran into the streets, yanked ak47s from the army at the barricades, broke down the locked door to Congress, repealed the martial law order, and arrested the president

For non-scientists, LTER programs run for decades, so scientists can learn how ecosystems change over time. These programs cover ecology, evolution, systems biology, and it includes animals, plants, even microbes, and more. We learned so much about how our world works with LTERs. This sucks :(

These are the moments we live for in science 😍 Artemis II science officer Kelsey Young's reaction to the astronauts reporting that they saw at least FOUR impact flashes on the Moon during their observations.

When you enlist in the U.S. military, you have to be prepared to give your wife for this country. #FuckICE #FuckTrump

How anybody can look at this image and think there are better options out there is entirely beyond me. The only planet with whales, and butterflies, and giant sequoias. Home.

this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired.