"Ocean Rights" - why we need to protect the Earth's seas if humanity is to have any future at all and survive the current era of mass extinctions: tinyurl.com/yw2wrbdt

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with memories and the dream of Time.” – H.P. Lovecraft. Image: Tom Ormond

“The living world can’t operate without a healthy ocean and neither can we. The ocean is a critical ally in our battle to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. The more diverse it is, the better it does that job.” 𝘔𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 David Attenborough

“We are facing nothing less than the collapse of the living world. To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. It’s the only way out of this crisis we have created. We must rewild the world.” 𝘔𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 David Attenborough

My narrative poem on one of the most iconic creatures in the sea, plus a short piece on "Neptune's Highway." tinyurl.com/ymzrjffk

"𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁" My short poem to one of the oldest lifeforms on the planet: tinyurl.com/27bb2buz

My short poem about one of the most enigmatic creatures in the ocean "Song of the Octopi" tinyurl.com/p9cptx9n Image courtesy of Eridan Xharahi

Sea Dragon Diagram

"The Nomad" - my short poem about these ancient ocean-going wanderers: tinyurl.com/jnxb9hze

Valentina Tereshova was the first woman in space in 1963, but the space bros have never stopped giving her a hard time. In this post I analyse the misogyny and double standards which persist to this day. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #ValentinasDay

As a former astronaut, I’ve got high standards for space movies. Here are my favorites.

Two paintings of the British Interplanetary Society crewed Moon lander, by R A Smith.

Andrei Sokolov. Crew transfer in orbit, above Egypt.

I make no excuses for sharing this again as it was such a wonderful image for the cover of the latest issue of "Odyssey!" Thank you @markgarlick.com for lighting up our July issue with your depiction of a space fountain. Content includes artwork from @nick-stevens.com and David A. Hardy. @iaaa.org

"The stars my destination..." My micro essay on why we need to look beyond our solar system as a space faring species: tinyurl.com/bdzk32hd @nick-stevens.com @simpsonclive.bsky.social @authorbnugent.bsky.social #Odyssey #arts #culture #explore @iaaa.org @markgarlick.com

Steep discount on Pre-Orders for How To Draw Starships 101! The course lands early July, hurry before this blue light special ends! (Kids, ask your grandparents what a blue light special is) christopher-doll.com/product/how-...

vimeo.com/564120646?sh... Animation showing accurate orbits of the moons of Neptune, by me.

Sometimes you paint something you don’t want to sell

Battlestar Galactica vehicles by Mattel (1978). Vehicle box art by Otto Kuhni.

I ❤️ librarians. #BookSky

If you are a BIS member this has just landed in your in-box. Surely the next best thing to sitting inside an Orion capsule atop an Artemis rocket bound for the Moon! All the latest space news and more! @simpsonclive.bsky.social @iaaa.org @nick-stevens.com @authorbnugent.bsky.social

youtu.be/KANuFlelQ5k BBC report on Gagarin's Flight: "We meet the woman who, as a little girl, witnessed the day the cosmonaut came back down to earth and a Russian hero was born."

No words. #BookSky

Out now - the July issue of Odyssey magazine! A bumper summer issue packed with book and film reviews, space art, the Odyssey video vault, details on the upcoming “smallspace” expo, our look back at the Artemis II mission, and so much more. Don’t miss it! @iaaa.org@authorbnugent.bsky.social

In celebration of Joe Haldeman, who is 83 today. His multi-award winning novel ‘The Forever War’ continues to rank highly in many polls & deservedly so. A novel of mind bending ideas and heartfelt ideals - one that never lags, never wastes a word, and one that I‘m never likely to tire of rereading 🙂

Humpback Swimming in the Milky Way #1 Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.

Obscure Apollo Applications Program designs: Astronomy Interferometer Inflatable Relay Satellite X-ray Telescope Geosynchronous Communication Antenna (more details below)

Sokolov / Leonov. Spacecraft arriving at Mars.

'Purple Rain' Earth's atmosphere revealed by a Himawari satellite study of water vapor in the infrared, an extended look at the turmoil in the water-filled skies of planet Earth. Each minute covers one day. Each shot covers one month. The 7h15m40s 4K video is not looped. youtu.be/bjvmUL_A20A

ACE mission solar eclipse hanging planter ☀️🌑 #sciart

I'm going to get test prints after work today! Ahh, I hope they come out okay.🤭 That gives me this weekend to practice embellishments, then I want to launch my birthday weekend to celebrate with you all! Email subs you'll get the info first as usual, hopefully this week if all goes to plan.💜💫 🧪🔭🐡

🪨🛰️ News: China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid probe is reportedly carrying out orbital insertion around asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa! The update comes from Germany-based amateur radio group AMSAT-DL, which has been tracking the spacecraft in real time. China’s Space Agency (CNSA) has not officially confirmed.

Elena Wuest (German, b. 1977) ‘Beyond’, 2025 Oil on canvas

And if I can sneak in a plug: If anyone else is interested, I assembled a modellers reference pack for the N1 rocket, available on GumRoad here: starbase1.gumroad.com/l/N1-Reference There's also collected declassified RGANTD docs on the Soviet space program: starbase1.gumroad.com/l/qyczcm

Happy Friday! 🌌 🎨 This week's #SciArt features a painting from our art collection. This piece, Coronagraph from the Moon, was painted by PSI cofounder William K. Hartmann in 2025. A coronagraph is a device that blocks out direct light from the Sun so the corona can be studied.

Earth during the Silurian Period circa 430 million years ago. The plants (they are not flowers) are called cooksonia, and were one of the first widespread land plants. The tall things (8m or 25ft) are prototaxites. Notbody is sure what they were, but may have been fungi. #sciart #blender #paleoart

The winner will receive a trophy in the form of a commemorative engraved bookend and prize money to the value of £2026.00; a tradition that sees the annual prize money rise incrementally by year from the year 2001 in memory of Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

We've done 2.5 days of Festival of Storytelling at King's — an event that started with me saying "I might run an afternoon workshop...". 25 sessions later and it has been wonderful. The @kings-dfi.bsky.social team and @kingsartshums.bsky.social are the best. Big thanks to the generosity of MAIS SpA.

A great list. Congratulations to all those shortlisted. And congratulations to the Clarke Award for 40 years of supporting, questioning and promoting excellence in SF.

🏆 The shortlist for the 40th anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social science fiction book of the year was announced as part of the Digital Futures Institute’s Festival of Storytelling. Find out which books made the shortlist ⬇️

This is a very good shortlist.

Ahhhhh THE SALT ORACLE with shiny @clarkeaward.bsky.social shortlist stickers! Paging @rainewilson.bsky.social and @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Don’t miss out on a great programme of evening events at the BIS this month, including talks by two celebrated authors – Dallas Campbell and Samantha Tauber. Full details here: bis-space.com/events/ @nick-stevens.com @authorbnugent.bsky.social @iaaa.org @simpsonclive.bsky.social #books #art #scifi

Art by British artist David A Hardy

Gerald Grace 70sscifiart.tumblr.com/post/1778380...

Does anyone know who the cover artist is please? I have a copy of the paperback and it doesn't say! Bruce Pennington maybe? Also where I might get a hi rez image? @nick-stevens.com @markgarlick.com @iaaa.org

My review of fellow author Clive Simpson’s novel Flood Waters Down. A dark, near‑future thriller steeped in climate anxiety, AI overreach, and human resilience, and I loved digging into its themes for this piece. ##FloodWatersDown @cliftop.bsky.social centralbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/bo...

If anyone else is interested, I assembled a modellers reference pack for the N1 rocket, available on GumRoad here: starbase1.gumroad.com/l/N1-Reference There's also collected declassified RGANTD docs on the Soviet space program: starbase1.gumroad.com/l/qyczcm

Leonov / Sokolov #spaceart A crewed walking rover, and the version of the painting that appeared on a Cuba postage stamp.

FOOTSTEPS (2026) Acrylic - 12” x 24” Measured in geological terms, the human epoch occupies a footnote in the deep history of time. Like the dinosaurs, will our moment here leave lasting impressions in the soil? Or will our expression of life fall silent like the flutter of butterfly wings? 1/3