You can see pretty clearly when the President decided to reassure a worried nation.

i'm so sorry we've sent these souls to the moon and they're using outlook?

A thing of beauty—Voyager 1 is calling home right now and the Madrid station is also connected to Artemis 2. You can watch the deep space network live anytime you want. eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now...

Wondering what you shouldn't say in a proposal? Call your program officer. Wondering what happened in panel? Call your program officer. Wondering how the latest federal stuff may affect your proposal? Call your program officer. Call your PO. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/call-your-pr...

it’s nice to see a rocket go up to space that isn’t directly associated with some horrible billionaire piglet

Good morning!!! We're currently tanking the Artemis II rocket. Propellant is flowing into the core stage -- slow fill for LH2 (the finicky one) and fast fill for LOX.

Like many science journalists this week, I'll covering the #ArtemisII mission for @nature.com. Our first story is now up! We explore the science that the astronauts will do on their flight — and how this advances beyond the Apollo era. 🧪🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Between medicaid cuts and restricting the immigrant doctors who actually serve rural areas, I've never seen a political movement so laser focused on killing their most loyal voters.

Thirteen people have died in federal immigration custody in the first three months of this year, and 46 have died since President Trump took office last year and began his mass deportation campaign, according to death reports and news releases made public by ICE. trib.al/XITKbfd

This story is insane. Married an American, arrested at her greencard interview, flown out of state, nearly killed multiple times when her diabetes was ignored and then mistreated. When she finally got out? Found out her credit card had been used illegally. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-wo...

Just be normal. Support good policies because they're good and will help people. Don't make it sound like you're trying to triangulate everything to death.

PowerPoint slides should using 0-indexing so the first slide with information is slide 1 I will die on this hill

Character in The Pitt: “I’m gonna head home in a few minutes.” Me: “ahh shit somethings gonna happen in a few minutes.”

Here's a lesson in right-wing propaganda (which is what Western Journal is) when it comes to movies: • if a movie is unsuccessful, they will try to find a way to make it seem like it's "woke." • if a movie is successful they will try to find a way to make it seem like it's "anti-woke."

Scientists have used pig semen--yes, that pig semen--to create eye drops that effectively reached the retina and killed cancer cells in mice with retinoblastoma. Stories like this truly remind us why life is worth living 🧪🐽 my latest:

u got any games on your phone?

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible

FELLOW AUTHORS: the deadline to file a claim in the Anthropic settlement for stealing all our work is MONDAY. The settlement provides for $3000 per work. GO GET YOUR MONEY. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/claim-form

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate

Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People https://theonion.com/archaeological-dig-uncovers-ancient-race-of-skeleton-pe-1819565415/

Nobel laureate in Physics, Donna Strickland, will be giving a free public lecture entitled "Extreme Light: Unlocking the Power of Superfast Lasers" this Friday, 7 PM, at SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC. #YVR ⚛️ 🧪 👩🏻‍🔬 🎢 Ticket info here: events.sfu.ca/event/48309-...

Look at that, the FDA does know how to approve rare disease medicines! A huge win for the Hunter syndrome community here, who for too long have had no options for combatting the pernicious cognitive decline this disease causes in young children 🧪💊 my story:

how is anyone going to talk about masculinity when their kids are out here snackless? what did y'all think "put food on the table" was referring to

I HAVE HELD THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME IN MY HANDS! ok, not literally, but I did hold my book *The Edge of Space-Time* in my hands for the first time! Preorder from your favorite local brick and mortar! B&N members get 25% off with code PREORDER25. 📚💙 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

FWIW absolutely no one I know who has expertise in spaceflight or planetary exploration thinks this is either remotely plausible or a good idea to attempt on such a timeline. The dominant reaction is somewhere on the spectrum between mockery and dismay. Real, important science was cancelled for this

A new analysis confirms what has long been suspected: grant cuts at NIH hit women and early-career researchers the hardest. As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social told me, the findings here are unsurprising, but “documenting the damage from current policy is critical” 🧪

The Grok deepfake scandal is really the culmination of all that. Musk wanted to see more engagement, so he pulled back the guardrails and set his incel fans wild to victimize as many people as they could — the consequences be damned. disconnect.blog/its-time-to-...

THERE ARE THREE BOXES OF BOOKS COMING TO MY HOUSE TOMORROW THEY ARE ALL COPIES OF MY NEW BOOK AHHHHHHHHHHHH

What is going to make university degrees worthless isn’t niche subjects like languages or the entire human past, it’s charging to teach people “content-creator” skills they can learn on the can

Oh, and also—for most people, seeing ICE agents at the airport is frustrating. But for others, their presence poses a significant threat to their safety and wellbeing. Airports have always been more dangerous for marginalized people, and bringing ICE agents in is even worse.

Stunned by all the “ICE isn’t gonna do anything more than what TSA already does” rhetoric. Untrained white supremacists who’ve been told by bosses they’re not subject to laws will have POC and women lined up in front of them to grope and abuse and they don’t even have to chase them.

💯@newyorker.com @paulnoth.bsky.social

The @nationalacademies.org Awards for Excellence in #scicomm have honored some of the best thinkers & creatives I know, like @chanda.blacksky.app @neillewisjr.bsky.social @cbo.bsky.social Top award: $40,000. Deadline: April 3. Explore & apply www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...

Damn you're telling me that if you cut two hours of commuting out of people's days, that they suddenly have time to reallocate to childcare and leisure and thus are more willing to have children, the world's largest and more adorable time suck?

Tatyana Thompson said when she became pregnant with her son, her pain from sickle cell intensified. She was repeatedly in the hospital with a sharp pain, which she compared to being cut by a knife. After experimental treatment requiring bone marrow from her brother, she is pain-free. #BlackSky 🌱🙏🏾

If you are not impressed by the picture of a Black Hole, clearly you do not understand the gravity of the situation…

STATE BANANA OF MARYLAND

strange banana in the fruit bowl

lmao the eurovision mascot is so ugly I literally screamed at this reveal

Chilean astronomer @terepaneque.bsky.social shares her science and wonder with people around the world. ✨🔭 Teresa was a top prize winner of our #SciComm awards in the Research Scientist: Grad Student category. 🏆 Now it’s your turn! 2 weeks left to apply: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

This story is fucking insane: *A Trump crony pursued a teen model who flew to US on the Epstein plane *When the relationship went sour as he pursued other women, and she married someone else, the crony set ICE on her. *Now she is deported.

I like the sparkle in her eyes as she steals

My #APSSummit26 dilemma earlier this week: should I depress myself by attending the session on “The Crisis in American Science”? Or restore my faith in humanity by finding out “How Early-Career Physicists Are Solving Society’s Greatest Challenges”? ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/the-coming...

Another proposed orbital data center megaconstellation: Blue Origin have filed a plan for "Sunrise", 51600 satellites at 500 to 1800 km.

Last year I posted about this freaking out. Breaking the previous record by more than a week and being a month earlier than average. Welp. Yesterday the ice broke on the Santa Cruz. 3 weeks earlier than the previous record, *which was set last year* It is still winter!

Nation Doesn’t Have Anything Left To Enjoy Once Scented Candle Burns Out https://theonion.com/nation-doesn-t-have-anything-left-to-enjoy-once-scented-1847739531/

truly incredible that strava leaks are still happening after all this time

big day for the birds aren’t real community

River otters have staged a remarkable comeback across North America’s Great Lakes after disappearing from many waterways by the 1970s. As apex predators, their return signals cleaner water and healthier ecosystems. Rewilding Magazine buff.ly/E3nOAiq #ShareGoodNewsToo

There are at least three major news stories about sexual assault and abuse of power by men in prominent positions this week. Government, labor, academia; the culture is everywhere, and women disproportionally bear the weight of the consequences. If this week feels extra heavy, be kind to yourself.