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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I've been digging #Loftia ☀️☁️🌱

This is a screenshot from the game Loftia. A Loftian named cosmegos is sitting on a blue striped pillow among other pillows (light purple, plaid purple and green, and dark green) laid out on a light blue picnic blanket. There is also a picnic basket. She has short wavy blurple hair with a fringe, brown eyes, and freckles with some light pink blush. She is wearing a headband with two green leaves on it, a blurple hoodie, a pair of dark grey sweatpants, and a pair of sneakers with a combination of the two aforementioned colors. The laces on the sneakers are white. Next to her is a stuffed light brown chinchilla with cream accents. In the background is a lovely scenery of trees (a large one furthest away with bright pink leaves), stars, grass, flowers, and pails pouring water into the lake. The lake also has a waterfall starting from somewhere near the bright pink tree. There are a few wooden docks and bridges. There is also a research station nearby on the left side of the image. Further in the back than the bright pink leafed tree is the Hanging Gardens Port, with an arch structure - this port has an airtram that will transport you to other locations. Loftia's UI shows that it is a beta and it's a work in progress, the time of day in the game (6:45pm), FPS of 16, ping of 66, and several buttons along the top of the screen. The buttons are for the inventory, customization of the Loftian, a list of quests, the map, emote selection, and main menu. On the bottom of the screen is a button for text chat and an interface showing what the Loftian has in her hands at the moment. It is currently empty.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 20/04/2026

Hubble marks its 36th anniversary with a shimmering close-up of star-formation in the Trifid Nebula! Tiny, actively forming stars are eating and spewing material all around. (One at top left in brown, and two fiery red jets.) Explore it all: news.stsci.edu/4cvi5jL

$A tightly cropped Hubble view of a vast star-forming region known as the Trifid Nebula. The top left is bright blue. Brown and amber colors run from top right through the center in irregular, overlapping lines to the bottom-center. At bottom right, the view is almost black. Tiny, amber-colored stars appear throughout the scene. Toward the left there is a prominent brown shape that looks like a head with two horns. The left horn points left and is wavy. The right horn is triangular and points up. The brown dust continues, flowing down, as if along a back, and up toward the top right. A prominent line, about the same length as the left horn, appears below the middle of the body, and changes from orange to red. A small, separate semi-transparent pillar is left of the head. A few slightly larger, blue foreground stars with four diffraction spikes appear sprinkled throughout.$

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

One of the most surreal skies I have ever witnessed, as vibrantly blue undulatus asperatus clouds rolled over the St. Mark's Lighthouse at sunset to create this dreamy scene. #Photography

A photo of a white lighthouse with a black top standing among green trees and palm plants during sunset. The sky features strikingly layered, wavy clouds with shades of blue and yellow.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/04/2026

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew's first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century. to.pbs.org/41LsmTT

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PHOTOS: Artemis II astronauts capture Earth's brilliant beauty

The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

My god. Have you ever seen close-ups of sea star skin? 🧪🌊🌿

Close up shot of Solaster endeca surface pink and bubbly. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4371752155/

Red and orange projections as a close up shot of Crossaster papposus surface. Photo by Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4372503348/

Closeup of sea star skin, unknown species. Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8447618289/

Close up of Crossaster papposus sea star skin. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8448703898/in/photostream/

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿

A small paper nautilus octopus female riding on the top of a pink jellyfish.

A dark orange octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on the top of a four tentacled jellyfish.

A small octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on an octopus that is only about as large as he is.

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ESO @eso.org · 12/03/2026

Meet the Medusa Nebula! As the star at its heart reached the end of its life, it shed its outer layers into space, forming this colourful cloud. The image foreshadows the final fate of the Sun, which will also become an object of this kind. www.eso.org/public/news/eso1520 🔭 📷 ESO

A colorful nebula with clouds of gas in shades of orange, yellow, and blue, dotted with bright stars against the dark background of space

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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 07/03/2026

Hmm I’m not sure about this new plumber 🤔

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Toilet detective. Photo from my collection, ca. 1960s.

Black-and-white photo of a beautiful medium haired white cat, who seems to be standing with its front paws inside of a toilet bowl with the high legs up on the seat. It is looking towards the photographer as if caught in the act.

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ESO @eso.org · 02/03/2026

A cosmic hawk and its starry eyasses 🐦 What looks like a hawk spanning its wings above massive newly born stars is the RCW 36 nebula. Astronomers used the, yes, HAWK-I instrument on the VLT to study the hidden brown dwarfs: www.eso.org/public/images/potw2609a 🔭 🧪

A gas cloud full of wispy filaments that shine brightly in shades of pink and orange. A higher concentration of stars is visible in the lower-right part.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/03/2026

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse. The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and the western part of South America. to.pbs.org/4rA0Y6E

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A total lunar eclipse to turn the moon blood red on Tuesday across many continents

The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and western part of South America.

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ESO @eso.org · 26/02/2026

1/ Fly with us through the #MilkyWay 🚀 We're exploring the Central Molecular Zone, where ALMA captured a complex network of cosmic gas filaments. This is the largest image ever taken. Discover more: www.eso.org/public/news/eso2603 🔭 🧪

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/02/2026

On Saturday, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye if clear skies allow. Uranus and Neptune can only be spotted with binoculars and telescopes. to.pbs.org/4cKtZbb

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6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February. Here's how to spot them

On Saturday, go outside about an hour after sunset, look to the western sky and spot Mercury, Venus and Saturn close to the horizon.

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Greer Stothers @greerstothers.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

when she’s good she gets the joker mush

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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A neighbor’s cat really likes this corner of our house. I managed to get a photo before they started rolling around on their back this morning!

A grey cat is curled up in a corner of the house outside, resting on some brown leaves and mulch. The cat’s head is up and their eyes are slightly open, revealing a light green color.

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Sage ✾ @cosysage.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

6 popular games that use AI: - Minecraft - Heartopia - FIFA - InZoi - Fortnite - Call Of Duty 🔁 this so more people are aware of these games using AI, unfortunately lots of people continue playing them not knowing the harm it’s causing source+more games that use AI: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 12/02/2026

In more than three years, #NASAWebb has “supercharged” what astronomers can learn about star formation—reshaping what we know with its sharp near- and mid-infrared observations. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭 🧪

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Webb: Transforming Our Understanding of Star Formation

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Greer Stothers @greerstothers.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

it’s all worth it to see her smile

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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Cat squares step 1: sketch ✏️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I finally placed this cozy glow shelf kitten on the top of my monitor - it’s from last month’s #CatLadyBox 🐱📦

This is a photo of a pinkish purple neon light in the shape of a kitten lying on a shelf with a leg and tail dangling off the right side. It has been placed on the upper right corner of a monitor.

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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Pretty neat #snOMG formation on our cat statue 🐈‍⬛

This is a small black/grey sitting cat statue at a side of the house surrounded by snow, kind of like being cozily wrapped with a blanket. There is a good bit of snow on the top of its head as well.

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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Identity theft is not a joke 😾

A calico cat is sitting next to a Squishmallow pet bed that looks like a calico cat. The real calico cat has a look on her face that says “identity theft is not a joke!” The fake calico cat is winking. A sisal rope post and a small tier of a grey/beige cat tree is also visible on the right side of the photo.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The world feels rough right now So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery. 🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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Megan 🌌 @cosmegos.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I’ve never been able to have a Christmas tree since my first cat adoption 18 years ago.. until now. It’s honestly such a brilliant idea to make a cat tree look like a Christmas one. I’m super happy about it, and it’ll be the first time my child (almost 7 years old) will have presents under a tree! 🎄

This is a cat tree in the style of a Christmas tree with three tiers, bottom two have holes for cats to access. It’s green with white on the top of each tier, and there is a yellow star at the very top. It also has red and yellow pom-poms as ornaments. It’s next to a fireplace in the living room. There is a cat on each tier (total of three cats). The top one is a brown tabby cat, the middle one is a black cat, and the bottom one is a calico cat.

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