iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Comets from The Augsburg Book of Miracles, 16th century. 💫 More in our post "Flowers of the Sky", of depictions spanning almost a whole millennium of comets, meteors, meteorites and shooting stars: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f... #comets #meteors #shootingstars #meteorshower

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Redwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I could do a spot o' damage to a dried apple and preserved plum tart right now. Wouldn't mind if it was hot or jolly well cold...

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 22/04/2026

The long period comet C/2021 T4 at 6.45 au from the sun. Imaged with Gemini North/GMOS.

A fuzzy object is seen against a background of trailed stars.

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Karen Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I’m FREQUENTLY seeing what is clearly ChatGPT output being posted as replies in various forums as if it is the actual response from the person who posted it and it is so gross/weird. Like if the person wanted ChatGPT’s opinion they could’ve just put their post into ChatGPT themselves

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“I was expecting an attack on climate science,” @drkatemarvel.bsky.social said. “But actually, who they went after 1st was pediatric cancer & Parkinson’s research, and childhood vaccines. I was completely unprepared for an attack on science, because it’s a means of finding out & telling the truth.”

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Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 02/06/26 (bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 31/12/2025

Always a good day when one of my programs reaches 100% completion - thank you, Gemini! Time to reduce 2025B-Q-219.

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David Rankin @asteroiddave.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Neat new paper out on 3I/ATLAS discussing its discovery, orbit, and characterization. 🔭 arxiv.org/pdf/2507.02757

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Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · 21/04/2025

A time-lapse of some images of asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson during the encounter by Lucy! Images taken on April 20, 2025, from a distance of 1,600 to 1,100 km. Credit: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL science.nasa.gov/image-articl... #PlanetSci #SciComm 🧪

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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Here is a summary of observations from both Gemini telescopes in March 2025, divided by instrument and color-coded by location. Gemini's ZORRO 🦊 took the most observations this month, totaling 4,600! #astronomy

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 26/03/2025

Very cool, thank you for sharing! Looks like that link is broken at the moment but it is always interesting to see these objects evolve, including in designation. This activity is definitely CO2 driven, at least in part, which is why it’s so active!

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

testing something

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 12/01/2025

The @esa.int Gaia satellite will take its final scientific measurements on Wednesday. 🔭 This will conclude a 12 year series of continuous observations. Larger Gaia data releases are still in progress, but Gaia has already had a HUGE impact on our understanding of the #milkyway. (Image: ESA)

An artist's impression of the Gaia spacecraft.

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All the Galaxies! @allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org · 29/12/2024

A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 0.36 (lookback time 4.09 billion years) with coordinates (150.01663, 1.87030). 46 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 46 volunteers.

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Kathleen Mandt, PhD @mommascientist.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

🚨🚨New paper alert!! 🚨🚨🧪🔭 Today we published exciting new results from the Rosetta mission! These results have big implications for where the comet formed and for whether comets could have supplied water to Earth. #PlanetaryScience #Rosetta 🧵1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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A nearly terrestrial D/H for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Analysis of Rosetta measurements suggests that Jupiter family comets could have delivered much of Earth’s water.

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born #OTD in 1863. She was a pioneer of stellar classification and co-creator of the Harvard Classification Scheme. Over her lifetime she *manually* classified around 350,000 stars. (1/n) 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 ⚛️ Image: Harvard University, Radcliffe Archives

Black and white photo portrait of Annie Jump Cannon. She is wearing a white blouse or shirt with a frilly collar that fades into the white background of the photo, and a dark choker around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and she is looking to the left of the camera.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 05/12/2024

It looks like it's from a sci-fi film, but this is a real photo. Neptune and its captured moon Triton, out there in the dark. Seen by Voyager 2, in 1989.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 30/11/2024

The long period comet C/2021 C5 at 5.79 au from the sun. Imaged with Gemini North/GMOS.

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Dr. Suchitra Narayanan @suchitra.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Beyond just astrochemistry, I am passionate about using our understanding of other planets to better understand our own (and advocate for) Earth. A few years ago, I published an article in @astrobites.bsky.social on astrophysics and eco-anxiety (astrobites.org/2021/06/04/a...).

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The “Pale Blue Dot” Blues

This Beyond Astrobites post discusses reconciling a career in astrophysics with eco-anxiety. When surrounded by our Earthly problems, specifically climate change, how can we find fulfillment in our…

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 29/11/2024

The long period comet C/2020 U4 at 8.06 au from the sun. Imaged with Gemini North/GMOS.

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Andrew Hoffman @andrew.hoffman.aero · 29/11/2024

The long period comet C/2021 X1 at 5.14 au from the sun. Imaged with Gemini North/GMOS.

A comet is seen as a fuzzy, tailed blob against a backdrop of stars.

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