#Artemis II - Photo 2 from yesterdays flyby ECLIPSE. April 6, 2026. Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA 🚀🌕🌑

#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍

If you live in the mountain west, stuff like this should be a core voting issue. It’s about the survival of an entire way of life. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...

now THAT’S how a major publication should write a lede www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We really cannot overstate how bad and stupid this idea is

Yeah that’s cool

Lane in Spring mist near Tavistock a couple of Aprils ago, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #spring

the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

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

bet, @jenagriswold.bsky.social will not be complying in advance, right? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Rome.

🟠thinking yet again about how Star Trek: Lower Decks is the best Trek thing in the last 20 years

For your consideration: Crowd funding for "The Sky is the Limit (NCAR--A documentary about a crown jewel of American science, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the peril it faces."

Cities in Vermont and Maine are experiencing some of the same tactics that ICE has been using across Minnesota since December, and facing lots of resistance.

That’s 125% of the National Science Foundation’s annual budget, for anyone keeping track.

BE PET GAY DOGS 👏👏👏👏👏

I was unaware how much tobacco marketers went on to influence our perceptions of climate change. It's always eye-opening -- and inspiring -- to speak with atmospheric scientist and educator @katharinehayhoe.com:

Strongly suspect that as this war and its negative effects escalate, we're gonna see a massive increase in disinfo and unsourced "news" - starting right the hell now. PLEASE don't share "breaking" news from rando or disreputable accounts who provide no links.

Some not great news out of Portland State University. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

For all the but how can we afford space exploration folks…this means we’ve already spent more on this war that started last week than Cassini cost in the 26 years it took to build, launch, and operate it.

Here are some rocks on Mars, photographed Sunday.

Star Trek fans: buy physical media of everything

Esto es algo que digo ya abiertamente: creo que la IA es un paywall del conocimiento. Ahora estamos en la fase de enganche (si, como la droga), accesible y a precios razonables o gratis. En poco tiempo se tirará la carta de los rentabilidad y empezará la enshitificacion. Precios 🔺, prestaciones 🔻🔻🔻

Hearing about this new trend. It's called brown hair

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

You can watch The People's State of the Union live on YouTube now:

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

Starting this Friday, four separate #JWST programmes will be exploring physical processes in Jupiter's atmosphere and ionosphere. We're asking amateur astronomers to help provide context imaging over the next few weeks to understand how the atmosphere is changing with time. #planetaryscience

It’s 2026 right? Why are people posting about who I have to vote for in 2028 or else

Was not expecting this on my lunchtime doomscroll

The SAVE America Act would require Americans to prove their citizenship when registering to vote, mostly through a valid passport or birth certificate. It would also require a valid photo identification before voters can cast ballots, which some states already demand. https://to.pbs.org/4qJLLPq

Relevant reading also for #PlanetaryScience folks

This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

This is where my prediction comes true: the insane opposition to mRNA vaccines, without any scientific basis, is going to start killing people. Tip of the iceberg, and we’re all on the boat. 🧪 ⚕️ #medsky

What Americans lose if their National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled www.space.com/astronomy/ea...

message from MN

it's probably fine

The right-wing push against the average citizen masking was never just about COVID19. Masking was banned in several jurisdictions because it hampers facial recognition.

wrong

Everything moves so fast now. It's impossible to give every event the care and attention it deserves, especially when the bar is "at least no one died." But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.

Trump claims he wants to cap credit card interest rates. But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that. Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.

Did you know that 2/3 of Americans are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming -- but 85% of Americans either underestimate how many others are worried, or don’t know enough to say? This key misunderstanding tanks our sense of collective efficacy. How do we overcome it? Talk about it!

Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art. She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S

Attention astrobiology nerds: The talk I gave on Tuesday for the European Astrobiology Institute “The Astrobiological potential of Venus” is now online. 🧪👽🔭 youtu.be/f941vluwtFI?...

Tonight (Jan. 30), the waxing gibbous Moon will be near Jupiter all night. If you have a clear sky, step outside and have a look. The cold air and beauty of the night sky will do you good! SkySafari rendering. #astronomy