Reposted by barbylonnepetro.bsky.social @nepetro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Happy FY27 to those who celebrate 154
Reposted by barbylonNASA Artemis @artemis.extwitter.link · 30/09/2026We've got your nose(cones)! NASA’s twin SLS boosters for Artemis III are now fully stacked, with nose cones integrated inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy. 081
Reposted by barbylonDr Jan Eldridge @astro-jje.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Very proud of the amazing Dr @ordinarystarman.com who has now graduated and can get "Dr" on all her bank cards. Also not everyday you hear someone you work with on the radio because they're the first Samoan PhD in astrophysics from UoA: www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific...rnz.co.nzFirst Samoan astrophysicist encourages Pasifika students to reach for the starsThe first Samoan person to graduate with a PhD in physics at the University of Auckland has encouraged Pasifika students to remember that they belong and can succeed in academia. 222745
Reposted by barbylonCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 25/09/2026🌕 The Harvest Moon arrives Saturday — and it’s not just another full moon. Around this time of year, the Moon rises at unusually similar times on successive evenings — a quirk of astronomy that once gave farmers extra evening light. Why it happens: www.capitalweather.com/the-harvest-...capitalweather.comThe Harvest Moon is coming. Here’s what makes it specialThe first full moon of autumn brings a unique string of closely spaced moonrises that once helped farmers extend their harvest days. 07416
Reposted by barbylonNASA Artemis @artemis.extwitter.link · 25/09/2026There’s a full Moon rising. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon that occurs closest to the fall equinox. This year, it's on Saturday, Sept. 26. As the Harvest Moon rises in the east shortly after sunset, Saturn will appear nearby. Take a moment to look up and enjoy the view. 083
Reposted by barbylonKhayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just remembered this book. Reading this as a kid completely rewired my brain. I started mining pedantry for comedy as soon as I knew how to read and it was all because this kid got arrested, asked for a short sentence, got "I am." (which is a short sentence) then got locked up for a billionish years 0174
Reposted by barbylonPlasmaNerd @plasmanerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Budgets can be restored. Scientific communities take much longer to rebuild. My latest essay explores funding uncertainty inside NASA, the difficulty of speaking up as a civil servant, and why the costs begin before cuts become law. plasmanerd.substack.com/p/the-oath-e...plasmanerd.substack.comThe Oath Ep 14: ConstraintsThe rules that shaped every decision. 072
Reposted by barbylonEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 25/09/2026Are you a #ScienceArtist? We're looking for you🫵 to join us at #EGU27!🎨 Applications are now open for EGU’s #ArtistInResidence programme! ⌛ Apply by 28 October 2026. 📝 Submit your application here: egu.eu/2RM4MN 📸: Chaimae Beddad on imaggeo.egu.eu 195
barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I would jump at it, because one of my fondest memories from college on LonGisland was when we put in naively raunchy personal ads for each other in the New York Times and then just howled with laughter at the responses. If it's good enough for Tom Tomorrow it's good enough for me. 080
barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Pour yourself a cup of ambition: it’s Dolly Parton Day (US date notation)! 092
Reposted by barbylonDr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 25/09/20262027 is a huge year! 70th anniversary of the IGY, 60th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, 50th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1 and 2, and 100th anniversary of the famous/infamous Solvay conference! 🧪 🔭 WomenInSTEM 47215
Reposted by barbylonFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026I'm really glad that Code Switch included this part of my interview, because I think these are the points that so often get lost in the discussion of trans panic and why the WNBA might be an ideal target for those anti-trans groups to latch onto. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n... 9840327
Reposted by barbylondarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026a high five? i will give u a high six for doing your best out herestatic.klipy.comCute Red Panda Looks UpAlt: red panda giving a high six 271286118
Reposted by barbylonClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026these people will happily whitewash and paraphrase unhinged Trump rants to make them seem grammatically coherent and authoritative, but if a young woman says “like” we must keep it in there to make sure you know she’s a bimbo infuriating actually 11016207
Reposted by barbylonSarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And if you can’t figure out where to find it, DPS has graciously added it to their grad programs website dps.aas.org/education/gr...dps.aas.orgGraduate Schools for Planetary Science | AAS Division for Planetary SciencesPlanetary science is a dynamic and diverse discipline. Typically, research scientists earn a PhD in a field such as geology, chemistry, astronomy, physics, etc. while focusing their research in that a... 1126
barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Maryland has same-day voter registration! that means everyone who is eligible to vote CAN vote by going in person to a polling place in your county Thursday, October 22nd through Thursday, October 29th between 7 am and 8 pm, or of course on Tuesday Nov 3! elections.maryland.gov/elections/20...elections.maryland.gov 185
Reposted by barbylonK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21/09/2026Early voting has started in some states! Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about spreading this message. Get everyone you know to the polls. Be That Friend but for voting.vote.govRegister to vote in your state | Vote.govFind the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government. 8269169
Reposted by barbylonDoctor Apatite @doctorapatite.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hard disagree: The Moon is indifferent, doesn't care about you at all, and as a result is not trying to protect you even a little bit. You're so used to being coddled by Earth that the normal experience of most of the solar system seems like murder. 1183
Reposted by barbylonSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good morning, it’s the 21st day of Septemberyoutu.beEarth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO 17805367
Reposted by barbylonESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 18/09/2026Geology Moon joy, with astronauts on Earth 🌚 ESA's new #PANGAEA instructor Katherine Joy dreams of new lunar samples. She's the only European scientist on the geology team for Artemis IV, the next crewed mission to land on the Moon. blogs.esa.int/caves/2026/0... @manchester.ac.uk 1274
Reposted by barbylon🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I hope this will be one of those atrocities people wonder how we let happen. And now I think I know part of that answer! People are too busy with their lives and all the other atrocities 34919
Reposted by barbylonAuralnauts @auralnauts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It’s International Observe the Moon Night! Celebrate with this completely appropriate NASA tribute featuring New Kids on the Blockyoutu.beThe Right Stuff (Aerospacewave Remix) | New Kids on the BlockYouTube video by Auralnauts 2175
Reposted by barbylonNicole “Jovi” Bolado @space-ninja.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hey all, guess what day it is? It’s time to go outside and look around! science.nasa.gov/moon/observe...science.nasa.govInternational Observe the Moon Night - NASA ScienceYou're invited! Each International Observe the Moon Night, people around the world celebrate lunar observation, science, exploration, arts, and culture. 042
Reposted by barbylonEmily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It’s International Observe the Moon Night! Take a look at the moon tonight and about a million people around the world will be doing it with you. Register your participation and get a cool certificate! science.nasa.gov/moon/observe...science.nasa.govInternational Observe the Moon Night - NASA ScienceYou're invited! Each International Observe the Moon Night, people around the world celebrate lunar observation, science, exploration, arts, and culture. 032
Reposted by barbylonH. P. Read @readhpr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Happy International Observe the Moon Night! #Moon #astronomy 0114
Reposted by barbylonKristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A list of zombie AI media sites to avoid! 🧪🏺 48053
Reposted by barbylonRita Parai @ritaparai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026With our minds and hands humans made a robot and we yeeted it very precisely over to Mars and it sends us pretty pictures from its travels, and I feel it in my heart 0131
Reposted by barbylonmishonmars.bsky.social @mishonmars.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Happy Sol 5000, Curiosity! A stunning view for a stunning rover! ❤️ science.nasa.gov/photojournal...science.nasa.govCuriosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars - NASA ScienceWhile parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times 014036
Reposted by barbylonPoPville @popville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.” - Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday www.popville.com/2026/09/kenn...popville.com“These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.” Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday - PoPvillephoto by Olaf Zerbock "Dear PoPville, We are watching as Donald Trump destroys the most treasured and historic parts of our city. We couldn't stop the destruction of the East Wing but we have to stop ... 16127
Reposted by barbylonSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If you’re in DC, come defend the Kennedy Center tonight from 6:30-8:00! 16814
barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's Bratfest Eve here on the east coast, so I'm making a pair of these original recipe cheesecakes :) www.bratfest.net/cheesecake-e...bratfest.net 1100
Reposted by barbylonthe kat from HOUSE (1977) @dogunderwater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026niche subtweet but the kennedy center is actually really cool and had a lot of programs to make it more affordable to attend AND used to have free concerts every day that they also have online with smaller artists and it makes me sad seeing people blow it off ): 334077
Reposted by barbylonEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Super cool! large new crater McGetchin spotted on the Moon thanks to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter wide-angle camera covering it more than once: science.nasa.gov/solar-system...science.nasa.govNASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater - NASA ScienceIt started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his 35615
Reposted by barbylonJoe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I talked tides with the folks from the New Jersey Coastal Coalition, including my favorite fact about our Moon and tides! youtu.be/QCzikKHeYUU?...youtu.beNASA Scientist Explains the Strange Tides of Other Worlds | TFT 9/15/2026YouTube video by Cup A Joe Weather and Drone 011
Reposted by barbylonRiding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 16/09/2026From NASA Get ready with us to observe the Moon 💅 Only a few days until International Observe the Moon Night! You’re invited to celebrate our nearest neighbor in space, together with people all over the world. Find an event near you, or observe on your own: go.nasa.gov/ObserveTheMoon 01610
Reposted by barbylonDerek Newsome @derek.space · 16/09/2026Here's all 13 released engineering film shots from the Artemis II launch played back at full speed and synced! 25822
Reposted by barbylonSteve Conklin @nondim.com · 16/09/2026This machine gets turned up to max for every election now. When you see posts about "not voting" or not supporting flawed candidates, consider the possiblility that you are being targeted by people spending huge amounts of money to piss you off enough to stay home. 1112
Reposted by barbylonSteve Conklin @nondim.com · 16/09/2026I want to talk a little bit about a tangent to recent discourse here. The discourse is generally of the form of "I could never vote for anyone unsupporting of [a particular issue], no matter what else they support. I'm not going to cite examples. They're _everywhere_ now in the runup to the midterms 1104
barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This thread 🧵 is really important. None of us are immune to propaganda, no matter how smart or savvy we think we are. 0125
Reposted by barbylonNPR @npr.org · 15/09/2026NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months. n.pr/3SK34ozn.prNASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missionsNASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months. 25427185
Reposted by barbylonPlasmaNerd @plasmanerd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026More information about not just NASA but other government agencies forcing folks to move while then still paying rent on their building that now is sitting empty... www.instagram.com/reel/DdRx6Sh...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 141
Reposted by barbylonJonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her 1163138704
Reposted by barbylonStephen Kane @exocytherean.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If you are asked to review a paper/proposal, and you intend to use AI to conduct the review, please do not accept the request. Peer review is a fundamental component of the scientific process. Using AI to conduct this not only insults the authors, but your own expertise. 14510
Reposted by barbylona team of bumblebees @saramchenry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026bury me in khakis and a lanyard so hell knows an expert is coming 91556213
Reposted by barbylonPlasmaNerd @plasmanerd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You can check out my interview & more how the laboratory moves at Goddard have impacted the center which just played on NPR’s morning edition. Thanks to Chiara Eisner for covering this topic. NASA relocations could hinder agency's ability to build spacecraft : NPR www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...npr.orgNASA relocations could hinder agency's ability to build spacecraftNASA has been moving engineers out of their labs as a way to reduce waste. But the moves may be limiting the agency's ability to make spacecraft. 083
Reposted by barbylonDavid S. F. Portree @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I really wish we'd flown the Moonrise South Pole-Aitken lunar sample return mission. It was first proposed in 1999 as part of the Discovery Program. spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2017/10/miss... 1234
Reposted by barbylonPlanetary Crater Consortium @planetarycraters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Crater Fact Friday ☄️ DID YOU KNOW ☄️ The South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin is one of the largest (~2,500 km) and oldest (4.3 billion yrs) impact basins in the solar system? SPA is important because this basin and its ejecta can help us better understand the early solar system and its violent history. 1102
Reposted by barbylonNASA Artemis @artemis.extwitter.link · 10/09/2026Cementing their names in history. The Artemis III crew is leaving their mark — literally. The astronauts recently signed their names on the hardware that will be inside their Orion spacecraft during their low Earth orbit mission, launching in 2027. 042
![4-panel comic. (1) [Giant fishing rod-like cat toy positioned above four tectonic plates. Two helicopters that appear tiny due to scale fly above. People next to device are so tiny they cannot be seen.] PERSON 1: The key to exposing new geologic layers is understanding the three forces driving plate movement: slab pull, ridge push, and taunting. (2) PERSON 2: Taunting? What do– PERSON 1: *Initiate thrust fault pattern!* [The dangly end of the toy wiggles.] (3) “Rumble” sound effect from tectonic plates. (4) “Lunge!” sound effect from tectonic plates. [Plates split at a diagonal angling toward toy.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib4bgny4aloexmhcpuj3hprxwxludu6ix23qkcarfocnvdizaw7ia)