Reposted by Steve CrawfordBritt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This morning I was invited to a private viewing of the physics and astronomy rare books collection at the University of Louisville, and the librarians had posed a search for my publications.. right next to a first edition of Newton's Principia with his hand edited errata 😱💀 3573
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You would have to search for the cloudless times but perhaps the following would be useful worldview.earthdata.nasa.govworldview.earthdata.nasa.govWorldview: Explore Your Dynamic PlanetThe NASA Worldview app provides a satellite's perspective of the planet as it looks today and as it has in the past through daily satellite images. Worldview is part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and I... 010
Reposted by Steve Crawfordsaurabh w jha @sublunar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Type Iax supernovae are the best. science.nasa.gov/image-articl... 031
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For more information about her life and legacy: news.mit.edu/2026/margare...news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 050
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Apollo guidance code that Margaret Hamilton led is available online! It was scanned and shared openly. Her legacy will live on in the fundamentals of software engineering that she created that still form the basis for software design for many space missions. github.com/chrislgarry/...github.comGitHub - chrislgarry/Apollo-11: Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11 1135
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lots of open science from Artemis II! The webpage is an amazing summary of the science of the mission and impact that human observations can have. #openscience #nasa 0113
Reposted by Steve CrawfordHEXandra @maniacalstar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It’s October 7, six months since the Artemis II mission, which means it’s time for the Lunar Science Team to release their initial reports and all that good science data! There’s five hours of science joy at the LSSW, and I’ll be sharing along the way. (All thoughts/opinions my own.)sservi.nasa.govLSSWThe series of Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) short, focused virtual sessions will continue to solicit input from the community on the potential for new scientific research that could be enabled... 1167
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I had missed this earlier on Sunday! #eagles #flyEaglesfly #nasa #moonjoy www.nasa.gov/image-articl...nasa.govNASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams - NASANASA astronaut and mission specialist of the agency's Artemis II mission, Christina Koch, leads the fans in singing the Eagles Fight Song from the field at an 061
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Whew, this Phillies-Braves series may be in the end of me. These first two games have been intense, but great win by the Phillies today! 030
Reposted by Steve Crawfordc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him. 2947681603
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have no idea if this is related, but I did see this paper on the arxiv the other day: arxiv.org/abs/2609.25327arxiv.orgScoring Grant Applications with Large Language ModelsPurpose: Assessing grant applications is time-consuming and difficult, adding to the overall burden of academic peer review. Whilst funders are exploring whether AI can help, there is no published res... 020
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interesting conversation tonight on business cards: I realized it’s just easier to give people key words and either search or LLM tools will return my email. 011
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sharing without much comment but it is an interesting glimpse into the current state of AI use by one publisher: www.frontiersin.org/documents/un...frontiersin.org 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thanks @mta.maryland.gov ! I’m not sure if everyone got the message as I still saw lots of cars from the train. Although I’ll also admit that the rain probably didn’t help. 131
Reposted by Steve CrawfordPUNCH mission @punch-mission.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A Year of the Solar Corona, from PUNCH/NFI We just released a full year of PUNCH/NFI data, showing how the #corona evolved during the first 12 months of PUNCH #science operations! ☀️🔭🛰️🧪🚀 whtwnd.com/punch-missio... 1235
Reposted by Steve CrawfordBrett Morris @brettmorr.is · 17/09/2026It's a good time to apply for fellowships at @stsci.edu. 🔭 1. Brinson Prize Fellowship (observational cosmology) due Nov 5: stsci.slideroom.com#/login/progr... 2. Laskar Fellowship (astro data science) due Oct 29: stsci.slideroom.com#/login/progr... 042
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Incredible experience watching the Springboks vs. All Blacks at the Ravens stadium last night. Largest ever crowd for a rugby match on US soil and Baltimore awash in green & gold (and some black too) 2251
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you're having a slow science day, you could come up with some names for this cute space dinosaur for @esa.int. Please only post reasonable suggestions on here, the inappropriate ones should go to my DMs. 01410
Reposted by Steve CrawfordDr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This website follows Roman on its journey to L2 😀🚀 (I think the best view is to go to "View Options" and select "System") eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...eyes.nasa.govEyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPLExplore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions. 0186
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Nice Dragonfly update including the recently approved name of the dune field where we will land We’re going to Ahmakiq undae. go.nasa.gov/4zTQdAAgo.nasa.govNASA’s Dragonfly Gets Wired Up While Titan Landing Area Is Named - NASA SciencePeeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might be one of the first things you notice about 314135
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarameg @sarameg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If you want to keep up with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s progress: science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/science.nasa.govNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Archives - NASA ScienceThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope blog is NASA's hub for the mission's launch updates, where all are invited for behind-the-scenes looks on Roman's road to launch and beyond. This flagship mission... 064
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSangeeta Malhotra @astrodame.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope is ready to launch. With a field of view 100 times that of Hubble at same resolution, the NGRST will carry out large surveys to detect exoplanets, and study the large scale structure of the universe, to quantify dark matter and energy. 0247
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We always love to highlight open data stories! Please encourage them to send it my way for consideration! 010
Reposted by Steve CrawfordJason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Walked around the neighborhood tonight thinking about the fundamental differences in crew response to a loss of cabin pressure for Moon Base in comparison to every other spacecraft we’ve operated as one does… 3273
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Sorry rover! Not robber - if there are robbers on the moon that would be a completely separate problem. 120
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Thanks for the response. This isn’t something I have expertise in and it is really interesting to see your thinking. The robber as a separate environment is something I wouldn’t even think of. 120
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Is it substantially different from any other non-serviceable situation? And understand if you can’t answer. 120
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026BWI - light rail to Baltimore (stops right at Camden Yard!), connections to Amtrak and MARC to Baltimore or DC. 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Swift has been an absolute incredible telescope. Per dollar, it has probably been one of the most productive scientific experiments in astronomy with over 4000 publications over 21 years. And I’m sure the archived data will contribute to many studies in the future! 070
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This and a few further updates are also described in this SPIE paper by me & the whole MIRI team, on the Arxiv today arxiv.org/abs/2608.13873arxiv.orgEnhancing the performance and capabilities of the MIRI instrument on JWSTMIRI, the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, is the only instrument sensitive to wavelengths longward of 5 um on the observatory. In this regime, MIRI brings order-of-magnitude... 2244
Reposted by Steve CrawfordJohn Debes @johndebes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Fun news--You can use UV space instruments on HST not optimized for precision RVs to do pretty decent radial velocity work, thanks to UV ISM lines: www.stsci.edu/files/live/s... #astroscistsci.edu 141
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 14/08/2026🌌 Hubble has taken well over a million and a half observations to date. Many of these have become iconic images that are now embedded in our pop culture. A select few have been made into a series of posters that now hang at STScI. Download and print your own Hubble posters!science.nasa.govHubble Posters - NASA ScienceThe Hubble Space Telescope has taken well over a million and a half observations to date. Many of these have become iconic images that are now embedded in our 05827
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I was looking for something else on the NASA website when I came Across this collection of letters that Astronaut Jerry Linenger wrote to his 14 month old son during his stay on the Mir space station in 1997. www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4... Such an interesting glimpse into life on a space stationnasa.govDocuments - Jerry Linenger's Letters to his Son 054
Reposted by Steve CrawfordDon Davis @ddavisspaceart.bsky.social · 03/08/202651 years ago I painted a trio of Viking related works for NASA HQ including the widely reproduced one of the landing on Mars. I have reimagined the Landing portrayal in updated form using digital methods of visualization and painting. I chose the same angle but with reality replacing anticipation. 723585
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Lots of walks and the whole team looks tired. 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The best way to the ballpark! And sorry Baltimore, tonight, it’s let’s go Phils! 130
Reposted by Steve CrawfordJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Another paper from our NASA-funded project on ferns has dropped! UWyoming MS student Fern (really!) Holian, developed a new schema for classifying fossil ferns, which are understudied. 🧪🌿☄️bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comApplication of a novel schema for describing fossil fern foliage and investigating taxonomic and morphological change across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary in western North AmericaPremise The Chicxulub asteroid impact at the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary triggered a mass extinction 66 million years ago. Ferns thrived in the aftermath of the extinction, evidenced by the..... 312332
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I was just in Copenhagen and posted about the bog bodies - some incredibly well preserved. 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I am at the Patterson Park Simmer concert with Charm city songs and the Down Range army band. Someone just said ‘the point of the army is to preserve great music.’ And I’m like, I want to live in that future where the army is just composed of great musicians and that is their only purpose. 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I’m 100% a Phillies fan, but I love Orioles Bluesky. 010
Reposted by Steve CrawfordSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Statement from @esa.int on the Spain wildfires, via ESA's DG @josefaschbacher.esa.int. 032
Reposted by Steve CrawfordQiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026GeoLibre v2.3.0 is here! Try it out - Launch GeoLibre Web: web.geolibre.app - GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Geo... - Documentation: geolibre.app - Release notes: github.com/opengeos/Geo... #GIS #Geospatial #OpenSource #RemoteSensing #MapLibre #GeoLibre 17615
Reposted by Steve CrawfordNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 24/07/2026Talk about a cosmic glow-up✨📸 This progression of images of galaxy group RSCG 55 shows the evolution of ground-based sky surveys spanning more than three decades🤯, ending with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view. 🔭🧪 925490
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This group might be of interest: civicworks.comcivicworks.comHome - Civic Works 010
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Viking Lander on Mars! #nasa #mars science.nasa.gov/mission/viki...science.nasa.govViking: 50 Years on Mars - NASA ScienceOnly 10 years before the Viking mission launched, Mars was still just a mottled orange ball when viewed through even the best Earthbound telescopes, with few 061
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 17/07/2026One of my favorite recent highlights from NASA research is this data release from the BioSCape project. It is an audio data set to track the ecosystem and compare with remote sensing in one of my absolutely favorite regions of the world! #NASA #OpenScience science.data.nasa.gov/learn/blog/b...science.data.nasa.govNASA-Funded BioSCape Project Releases Biodiversity Audio Dataset | Science Data Portal 072
Steve Crawford @astrocrawford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Though really appreciate what @mta.maryland.gov does to support their riders especially those commuting by bike. 021