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This is a beautiful tribute!!

i have to find the video of us reenacting watching a pivotal star wars moment lol wait wait (from the wonderful lookingforleia.com docuseries, about women in the star wars community) @ohcatrina.bsky.social @dr-ophelian.bsky.social

HEYYYYY fun fact I was like 8 weeks pregnant during this shoot and was about to vomit the entire time hahahaha @runwithskizzers.bsky.social probably remembers that

Here’s the thing about Pluto. I don’t care if it’s a planet. I do care if there’s a clear scientific definition of a planet, whether that encompasses Pluto or not.

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Drove a couple of hours to see a space telescope—this is the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope launching no earlier than September

Please note that as of 12:34 am EST on April 21st, this post had the perfect Bluesky ratio of actually relevant science related comments : do you see the same weird animal I see if I turn my head a little comments

This rather creepy photo is Artemis II’s heat shield underwater, as taken by the U.S. Navy. This is the first photo we have of the heat shield, and upon initial examination it doesn’t seem to have the char loss that Artemis I’s had.

Going to go see a guy (Goddard) about a telescope (Roman) tomorrow

NASA's Office of the Inspector General issued a report today on the status of the spacesuits that will both replace the aging suits on the ISS and be the suits used on the lunar landing. We've known it's delayed, and this report doesn't refute that.

My friends wanted to celebrate my work on the Artemis II mission so they showed up at my house with a cake with my face on it

Voyager 1 has had another instrument shutdown. On Friday, the team at JPL sent the command to shut off of the low energy charged particle instrument. That means that there are now only two operational science instruments on the spacecraft. science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyage...

@jthutt.bsky.social congratulations!

If you’re wondering where I am, I am still sobbing.

My 7 year old has been working on something secret for a few days. This afternoon he came into my office with this.

This is excellent scientific journalism. It's clear, it's concise, it describes the technical issues in an accessible way, and it discusses the disagreements objectively.

WHAT A PHOTO oh my gosh

I can say without hesitation that this is the HARDEST article I have ever written, but I am incredibly proud of it. If you have questions about Orion’s heat shield, given the issues with Artemis I, I hope I can provide some answers: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

If you're confused about skip entry (Artemis I) vs loft entry (Artemis II) for the heat shield (www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...) this imagery from NASA might help:

I feel a lot better after this deep dive than I did from all the superficial reassurances during briefings.

"NASA builds redundancy into everything. There’s almost always a backup system or a secondary option in case something goes wrong. But there is no redundancy for the heat shield. It simply has to work." @swapnakrishna.com on the Artemis II heat shield as the crew prepares for splashdown on Friday.

I can say without hesitation that this is the HARDEST article I have ever written, but I am incredibly proud of it. If you have questions about Orion’s heat shield, given the issues with Artemis I, I hope I can provide some answers: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

The Artemis II crew took this photo of the Milky Way. Just look at the breathtaking universe we live in.

Long-wavelength radio astronomy is some of the only science that would get a major benefit from being on the lunar far side. The Moon blocks radio noise from the Earth & presents the possibility of ground-based astronomy with no atmospheric interference. (Of course there are many other challenges!)

Look at these kids at a slumber party

I did this two years ago, and it was a wonderful experience! I highly recommend applying if you are a science communicator.

I’m seeing this picture going around today being dropped in with the other amazing Artemis II shots, but this is not an Artemis photo!!!! This was taken by the DSCOVR satellite in 2015, from a distance of a million miles from Earth. 🧪🔭 (1/3) 📸: NASA, NOAA

Yesterday evening my husband made me a little lunch and put it in the fridge and I almost cried tears of relief remembering it was in there today because otherwise I would not have eaten anything

I have an article to edit, another article to write, a script to look over edits for and film a video for NG, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WORK TODAY

Look at these dorks I love them so much

And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.

Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.

The crew of Artemis II is experiencing a total solar eclipse RIGHT NOW from just a few thousand miles above the lunar surface. Here's why it's cool and what they could see 🧪 🔭

My favorite person and I are watching the moon together wearing our matching moon pajamas

Re-upping Swapna's Earthrise story:

As a general note, I am mostly here during the flyby for questions (have to pick up my kiddo from school in the middle of it) but likely won't be live posting -- I've been going nonstop on this mission, and I'm going to try to sit back during the flyby since plenty of people on here have it covered.

Not going to lie, hearing Jim Lovell's voice congratulate the crew on the livestream made me cry.

Genuinely a thing that baffles me. If we weren’t sending humans to the moon or launching telescopes, do you honestly think that money would be used to feed people or cure illness? We all know the answer to that.

Humans are going here today.

Reminder: the specific lunar flyby livestream coverage is here, and starts at 1 pm ET: www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxB...

We are so, so small. #Artemis

We need robotic space missions, we need amazing space telescopes, but we also NEED human spaceflight to inspire our imaginations and stir our curiosity. It’s very human to want to see the universe through the eyes of other humans

Yes, a cool JWST photo will have a flash of interest but it’s not sustained. Yet for Artemis II, because there are astronauts on board who are relatable and wholesome and fun, people who didn’t even know this mission was launching a week ago are tuned in 24/7 to the mission feed.

(No shade to the skincare girls. I am a space girl and a skincare girl.)

I’m not talking about the people who love space. I’m talking about the skincare girls on Threads asking me questions about the mission. If we want to go to the moon, if we want to have a presence in space, NASA needs this kind of support and attention.

People have asked me again and again why we are sending astronauts to he moon and why it matters. There are a lot of good answers to that question but a relevant one right now is: I have never seen this level of general public excitement and engagement with any other mission I’ve covered.

OK this is cool. The first time humans have seen the whole Mare Orientale on the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. See flic.kr/p/2s5HA2X 🧪🔭

And we all can probably strongly relate to having a toilet malfunction at an incredibly inopportune time.

People have asked me again and again why we are sending astronauts to he moon and why it matters. There are a lot of good answers to that question but a relevant one right now is: I have never seen this level of general public excitement and engagement with any other mission I’ve covered.