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Arcturus @arcturusmaximus.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

True cosmic terror is when you spot a odd-looking "galaxy", that doesn't resemble a galaxy, about 13-ish billion light years away, and realizing that it's blue instead of red

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NPR @npr.org · 12/04/2025

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

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A crow's math skills include geometry

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 13/04/2025

Western Michigan hockey alum John Saunders is looking down and smiling after their first national championship.

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Arcturus @arcturusmaximus.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I asked Trump how it feels to chew 5 gum

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Here are some nice mushrooms

An assortment of aging blue and green turkey tail mushrooms, some grown over with algae, on the side of a bare log. All photos by me

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Andrew Fraknoi @fraknoi.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This remarkable image, processed by Robert Gendler, shows the complex region of the Vela supernova remnant, the glowing material from a massive star that exploded some 11,000 years ago. #astronomy #astroedu #space #spacephotography #astroimaging #astronomyimages #photography #spaceimages #science

The Vela supernova remnant region in the Southern Hemisphere skies. Complex area of glowing gases.

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Space VFX @spacevfx.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The Heart Nebula, a cosmic beauty of stardust pulsating in a shimmering constellation, radiates with the warmth of a celestial embrace. "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." — Carl Sagan, from Cosmos (1980)

A digital rendering of a nebula with a striking heart shape, illuminated by vibrant gold and orange hues at its core, encircled by ethereal blue and teal gases. Scattered throughout are numerous sparkling stars, adding depth and a sense of cosmic wonder. This astrophysical marvel serves as a stunning representation of stellar formation, revealing the intricate processes unfolding in space.

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

*sitting down* damn, Dictionary got hands

mango tree 444 posts: What exactly does one have to do to merit first name basis mentions from Miriam
Webster?

merriam-webster: Spelling 'Merriam' correctly is the first step

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

BREAKING: Deadly H5N1 Mutation Detected in U.S. Dairy Herds Experts Warn of Rising Pandemic Risk Scientists are alarmed by a newly identified H5N1 mutation found in four U.S. dairy cow herds, raising concerns about its potential spread.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Good morning, a plump tulip to bring a morning smile ☺️ Have a wonderful start to your week 🙏

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Owl Daily @owldaily.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Those eyes see everything. Unblinking sentinel of the forest. Photograph by sasphotography67 #Owl

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A male Pileated Woodpecker working on a mossy log.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Catherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Today's only colour was in the sea #Shetland

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF A STELLAR NURSERY!!! 🌌

Against the dark background of space, pale, misty clouds of gas and dust are sprinkled with blue and pink stars. Some bright pink patches of clustered stars are visible, as are dark brown knots of dust.

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Rachael Talibart @rachaeltalibart.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Golden cliffs. The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs of East Sussex reflecting the golden light of sunset.

A slow-shutter photo of sea foam pulling off the sandy beach at Birling Gap with the Seven Sisters cliffs in the background. UK.

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Hubble captures the spiral galaxy NGC 2841, 46 million light-years away in Ursa Major. Its bright core, dust lanes, and blue stars stand out, but fewer emission nebulae suggest lower star formation. Fiery young stars likely cleared the remaining gas. Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, WFC3 Team

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Sun roasted potato. 🥔 Photo from my collection, 1954.

A pretty shorthaired calico cat reclining on her side and back in a strong window sunbeam that is baking across a carpeted surface. She is positively glowing in the light and it’s a gorgeous contrast to the stark edge of the sun where the carpet appears to become almost completely black. She’s in a rectangular island of light.

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Pillars of Creation in mid-infrared The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this mid-infrared view of the iconic Pillars of Creation using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). Stars do not typically emit much mid-infrared light, so this view emphasizes the dust and gas of this stellar nursery

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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Raise a test tube for the brilliant, courageous young scientists who organized today’s #standupforscience rallies. You are my heroes. Well done! @standupforscience.bsky.social 🧪

A crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in DC with signs, including “Defend Science like lives depend on it. (They do)”

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Sergeant Swamp💙 @1toughguy2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

SpaceX rocket explodes, causing some flight delays. Elmo shits in our skies and nothing stops him. It is a total waste of tax dollars, shut it down.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 07/03/2025

Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡ Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.

Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."

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Lewis Pugh @lewispugh.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Now, this is a sight to celebrate! Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles arrive to nest on India’s Odisha beaches 🐢🇮🇳💙 🎥: Dr. Bivash Pandav

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Misty Bentz @astronomisty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I’ve been working on the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) and surrounding region for a while. The jellyfish is a supernova remnant - shrapnel from a star that exploded ~30,000 years ago 9 hours, #Seestar S50 🔭 🧪 Multiple separate pointings Siril 1.3.6-dev, GraXpert, Starnet, GIMP

Two prominent yellow stars bookend the image. Close to the leftmost bright star is a large red nebula that looks like a jellyfish. Between the brights stars are other faint regions of glowing gas and dust. A small blue reflection nebula is centered at the top of the frame. The dark background behind the scene is dotted with numerous stars.

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Amish Super Model @amishsupermodel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

At this point, pick an issue that you can impact, be vocal where you can… But most of all, love and support those around you as best as you can.

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A gentle reminder...

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 05/03/2025

Catch us in Austin, TX for @sxsw.com! On Monday, March 10, tune in for @jay.bsky.team's keynote with @mmasnick.bsky.social on the future of social and how we can take back control of our experience online.

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Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

NGC 1514 (MIRI image). M. Hakan Özsaraç Science NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI www.flickr.com/photos/mhozs...

This mid-infrared image from MIRI showcases the planetary nebula NGC 1514, often called Crystal Ball Nebula. It appears as a roughly spherical, glowing cloud with a complex structure. The nebula exhibits a range of colors, from a bright white outer shell to a mottled interior of red, pink, and blue hues, suggesting varying temperatures and compositions of the ejected stellar material. A bright central star is visible at the nebula's core, surrounded by a faint, star-like halo. The dark background is sprinkled with a few distant stars, while the bottom right corner of the image includes text stating "Processing M. Hakan Özsaraç Science NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI".

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The breathtaking galaxies of the Antlia Cluster (Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann)

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This evening's beautiful Waxing crescent Moon. Really happy with this one as it's not often I manage to capture the unlit part in Earthshine as well as the lit area (just 19%) with surface detail on both parts. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.bsky.social @photohour.bsky.social

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/03/2025

Last week in a WHO-led process, a group of experts selected target flu strains for production for the 2025-26 season. All three strains selected were previously used in the global 2024-25 season, which should make work easier for manufacturers since they have experience with these strains.

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Dale Robert (Former PS 0.63 User) @dalerphotos.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Fouth-time's the charm finding this barred owl. #birds

A close-up image of a barred owl perched on a branch. The owl has a distinctive pattern of brown and white feathers, with a rounded head, dark eyes, and a yellow beak. The background is blurred, highlighting the owl as the main subject of the photo.

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Larry Hamilton @ichiloe.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I turned away from drinking in the firehose of bad news last night to take my telescope out to a dark clearing in the forest. It was a bit cold, 4 degrees F, but stars shined bright overhead.🔭🧪

A roughly rose-shaped and rose-colored nebula with an open cluster of bright young stars in its central dark space. This is the Rosette nebula, Caldwell 49, in the Monoceros constellation.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Here are some nice mushrooms

A close up shot of red, blue, and silver false turkey tail mushrooms growing on a moss and lichen covered log. All photos by me

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I really need a tripod

Milky Way, photo on an iPhone in night mode, hand held, 3 second exposure

Photo of the trees and night sky taken on an iPhone, hand held, 3 second exposure

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 03/03/2025

Major development as Sweden together with Latvia and Lithuania sign a broad framework agreement with Saab allowing for orders of all parts of their RBS 70-based MSHORAD solution - including sensors, missiles, and launch platforms. www.fmv.se/aktuellt--pr...

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FMV tecknar avtal om robotsystem 70

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Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Spotted the first flower of spring in my Chicago garden today. 🌱

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Bob Bell 🇨🇦 @thebirderbob.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Yesterday the highlight in #Bobsbackyard was watching this fox saunter through, twice. He even sat for a bit, but unfortunately with his back to me, so I missed out on what would have been a great photo-op! #fox #Ancaster #urbannature #HamOnt

A beautiful red fox enters my snowy backyard, from behind the spruce tree. He or she is looking to the right.

A beautiful red fox in my snowy backyard, starting to walk towards the house, such that he or she is coming towards me but with its head looking down.

A beautiful red fox sitting in my snowy backyard, with its back to me, looking away. Its fur is thick and luxurious.

A beautiful red fox exiting my snowy backyard, starting to walk away to the right, with its head down.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

A couple weeks ago I taught my nephew how to edit a short story he wrote and then he arrived with 6 more a week later in wildly different voices and before you start congratulating me on my genius relative yes the little blighter is charging his classmates for edits he has promised I'll do for them

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

NGC-2359 "Thor's Helmet" in SHO - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2m8GQJG

Imaged from suburb of Los Angeles with C9.25 SCT, f/6.3 reducer, and asi1600mm with ZWO Sii, Ha, Oiii filters. Approx 5 hours integration.

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purpurina ✨🪡 @purpurinastitch.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

“The only people who want you to watch movies at home don’t have your best interests in mind” and what are y’all doing to make the movies more accessible? In multiple ways? Y’all wearing masks? Advocating for open caption screenings? Running theaters that actually kick out folks using their phones?

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