How Einstein really discovered relativity:

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development. go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

This is Canada's first official look at the country's most ambitious radio observatory to date, now under construction in Penticton, BC.

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Congratulations to Professor Michele Dougherty on her appointment as the UK's Astronomer Royal – the first woman to hold the position in its 350-year history! 🔭✨ 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Astronomy

At first glance this is very, very good news for NASA and other agencies. I think that many missions zeroed out by the White House decree are reversed here. Still a long way to go but this is an excellent sign. I'm sure many others will chime in on this.

Fingers crossed. Keep telling your members of Congress this is important.

This is an absurd step backwards. NASA stands among the USA's greatest achievements, and to see its science program dismantled so deliberately is heartbreaking.

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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

The 2025 @swc-can.bsky.social Science Writers and Communicators of Canada conference is getting started! I'm excited to be at UNB with @perimeterinstitute.ca this morning to connect with writers and science comms experts from across the country.

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

The NASA planetary science fleet chart if the president’s budget is enacted.

Hank nailed this one.

Alien algae was not on my bingo card for today, but I'll take it. 🦠 www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Writing this (and filming the reel) was a blast. Learning quantum mechanics is always more fun with liquid nitrogen!

Oh. My. Wow. This image here, THIS STUNNING PHOTO, was taken by Blue Ghost on the Moon. Because while we saw a lunar eclipse on Earth, the Moon saw a solar eclipse at the same time. That's us, Earth, eclipsing the Sun. And it just gives me goosebumps to see like this!!

You get a moon! You get a moon! Everybody gets a moon!

This would be catastrophic. Stand up for science.

Lying on a hill in the warm sun is what we all really need right now.

Here’s our annual look for @universetoday.com at the coming year, with the Top Astronomy Events for 2025. Thx to John Flannery, @shahgazer.bsky.social, @failedprotostar.bsky.social @halfastro.bsky.social and all who contributed to a great year, w/more in store. www.universetoday.com/169952/top-a...

Wi-Fi (provides benefits to billions of people) ... came from radio astronomers looking for tiny black holes PCR tests (helped billions during the pandemic) ... came from studying extremophile bacterium in hot springs and now this 👇👇👇 You never know what science research will give our future!

@letstalkscience.bsky.social and @perimeterinstitute.ca are teaming up to bring the joy of science to more kids everywhere. Here's a recent joint project I helped create. It's a fun little guide to the night sky:

The Hubble Space Telescope and the Internet were born around the same time. They made for a powerful combination: unprecedented astrophotography plus unprecedented connectivity.

i hereby endorse EVERYTHING about today's XKCD, but ESPECIALLY the title text xkcd.com/3012/

I just tweeted for the first time in months. It was just my bsky handle.

I haven't read the book yet, but @patchenbarss.bsky.social is a great writer. Worth a look!

Catching up on Doctor Who, and belatedly finishing Jodie Whittaker's seasons. There were some shaky episodes in the middle there, but y'all can't deny that she had one heck of a finale. Loved it. Ace!

I've seen lots of big accounts talking about gaining followers this week. What's interesting is that even small accounts like mine have gained too. I think that's a sign this platform is truly growing, and bodes well for blsky's ability to create a healthy online ecosystem.

Saw a wild owl for the first time today! Gorgeous creature.🦉

I aspire to be as curious, persistent, and in love with life as my toddler is. I think I'll be like her when I grow up. 😍

Saw a huge fireball just now. Orionids meteor shower putting on a show!

The northern lights are out to low latitude tonight. 😍

This is exceptional science communication. ❤️💫

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Are you a great science writer? Come work with me at Perimeter Institute! One of the best Sci-comm jobs in the country, in my opinion. perimeterinstitute.ca/jobs/senior-...

What a show!

Totality is absolutely Lovecraftian. No other real life event comes close to being so otherworldly, and I can't imagine what it would be like to experience an eclipse without understanding what was happening. An eldritch horror indeed. I loved it.

Whoa!

“Save Chandra” website now up with explanation of the budgetary threat to this Great Observatory, some necessary corrections regarding current mission capabilities and operating costs, and - most important - ways that you can help. 🧪 🔭 🛰️ Spread widely!

STScI & NASA developed a tool that tells you what Webb is observing right now. www.webbtelescope.org/webb-science... 🔭 🧪

Groundbreaking!

I just went out and saw this! Super cool!

I had the chance to write about this absolutely awesome research project peering both into the skies, and into the past. For me, nothing beats the intersection of astronomy and history. ⭐🕐

I missed the IM-1 landing tonight. Sounds like it was a nail-biter! Gotta say, sometimes it's nice to just pop online late and see the happy ending already confirmed. 😅

Hello Bluesky! I'm Scott, and I'm new here! Astronomy, physics, history, and science communication are my jam. Feel free to say hello and recommend cool people to follow.