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Dr Robin George Andrews @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

NEW: On Oct 20, Japan will launch its most audacious space mission. It’s hoping to fly to Mars, land twice (!) on Phobos (“fear”), steal pieces of that alien moon, and bring ‘em home. That’s right: to pull of this heist, Japan must confront fear itself. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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Audacious space heist aims to bring home bits of mysterious martian moon

Samples from Japan’s MMX mission could reveal how Phobos formed—and may contain pieces of Mars

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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 05/10/2026

fun fact: the tuba section of the university of missouri marching band is called the mizzousaphones

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"No property or military vessel under Federal control, or coinage, printed currency, or postage shall include the name or likage of a living person." Something like that makes sense to me.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.

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European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD 23 September 1846, Neptune was observed by German astronomer Johann G. Galle, confirming French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier's prediction of the planet's existence. Neptune had been observed many times in the past but not recognised. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discove... @science.esa.int

A picture of Neptune taken by NASA's Voyager 2 in August 1989. The colour image was composed of three frames, orange, green and blue, calibrated to best represent Neptune's true blue-grey colour and appearance.

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Mount Wilson Observatory @mtwilsonobs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

More than a century separates these views of Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope dome - but from this angle, remarkably little has changed. Today, visitors can still follow the same path to the dome. Come see it for yourself!

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Dezeen @dezeen.com · 17/09/2026

How a Facebook post led to the resurrection of a space-age architectural icon: www.dezeen.com/2026/09/17/futuro-ho…

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026

#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc

$At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.$

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Russell Simmons @russellasimmons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you, Donald!

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Ward Carroll @wardcarroll.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“It was nothing until it was everything.”

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The James Bond Dossier @007dossier.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Desmond Llewelyn, who played Q in 17 James Bond films, was born on 12th September 1914. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In April 1946, Albert Einstein visited Lincoln University, a historically Black university, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and spoke against racial segregation in the United States. A refugee from Nazi Germany, he supported civil rights causes and corresponded with W.E.B. Du Bois.

Colorized historical photograph of an older white man with white hair gesturing beside a blackboard while a group of young Black men in suits watch from chairs and the back of a room.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/09/2026

“Just as our museums have a responsibility to the public, the public has a responsibility to our museums….They are ours to shape. Active involvement in an institution such as the Smithsonian is an act of civic patriotism.”

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How to Save the Smithsonian

The institution was born of debate and chance. Surviving today’s culture wars requires grounding its mission in open inquiry, shared inheritance, and the objects in its collection.

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J. Michael Bossert @jmbossert1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

TX voters - check your registration.

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Connecticut Sun news and notes @ctsunwnbanews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Four games left in the history of the Connecticut Sun.

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StarrScruff★ @starrscruff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

repost: rediscover the revered & renowned Revolver which redefined music. you won't regret it! how can you resist? post your reactions. relax and float downstream 4PM StarrScruff time (EDT) #revolver60

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Prisoner’s dilemma in action: In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy. She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid. The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly's movie 9 to 5 is a good watch anytime.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A stunning 2,000 year-old Roman bowl made of translucent amber-coloured glass. A bowl full of sunshine in a blue sky! ☀️ British Museum 📷 my own #Archaeology

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Fannie Farmer opens her own cooking school in Boston, August 23, 1902. She had earlier attended and later directed the Boston Cooking School. #otd

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is a pleasing factoid: the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is the same size and weight as a T-Rex! Countdown: 15 days to launch! 🚀 AUG 30, 2026 11:26 UTC ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/mission/roma...

A sketch of a T-Rex dinosaur (big feet, tiny hands) next to a sketch of the Roman telescope.

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A good book for expectant parents, especially dads, who wonder how do I engage with this smart little creature:

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hartford, CT has 16 public schools. This coming year they'll have only 5 librarians. (Story from CT public radio this afternoon).

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

August 10, 1793: French Revolutionary gov't opens Louvre museum to the public. #otd

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

How can you not admire the Voyagers' seemingly eternal second lives, if nothing else as a tribute to engineering? From NASA: Engineers have freed up power on Voyager 2 by simultaneously turning off certain devices and substituting them with lower-power alternatives. science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyage...

Illustration showing a Voyager robotic spacecraft, bristling with antennas and instruments, in deep space.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Emily Wilson Writing reviews of a film that she's sad to have seen Yells at the screen Picks up her laptop Nolan's pastiche of the epic she worked to translate How does it rate? All the shallow film tropes Where do they all come from? All of Homer's richness Where did it all go wrong?

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

USA Nautilus passes under North Pole otd 1958: #nautilus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nau...

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USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I think this would be a good quick thing to pose to a first date to see how they react: bsky.app/messages/3la...

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Scott Kardel aka Palomar Skies @palomarskies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Two great space landing anniversaries today. Apollo 11’s Moon landing in 1969 and Viking 1’s Mars landing in 1976.

A framed New York Times newspaper from July 21, 1969. Headline reads: MEN WALK ON MOON Astronauts Land On Plain; Collect Rocks, Plant Flag.

A poster of artwork of Viking landing on Mars.

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History of Geology @historyofgeology.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Along with his wife Carolyn Shoemaker he discovered a total of 32 comets. Of particular interest was the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, because it was calculated to collide with Jupiter in July 1994, allowing astronomers to study what happens during an impact.

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The James Bond Dossier @007dossier.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today marks the anniversary of The Spy Who Loved Me. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 7th July 1977. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

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Tony Dunn @tony873004.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Asteroid Torifune was just imaged by Japan's Hayabusa 2. This asteroid is a rubble pile. If you could gently place it in the middle of a parking lot, it might look something like this. 🔭 #astro

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Bob Geoghegan @bobgeo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Is there anything more "American" in the First Amendment sense than George Orwell's Politics and the English Language?

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The National Archives has the handwritten & signed copy of the Declaration. The Library has two of the older, typeset copies made at a Philadelphia print shop on July 4th & 5th, 1776. Just 26 of ~200 copies made in this first printing are known to still exist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtIv...

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From The Vaults: The Declaration of Independence

YouTube video by Library of Congress

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Australia-Egypt is a great matchup bc a lot of the ancient Egyptian gods made out of 3 animals grafted together are actually naturally occurring animals in Australia

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