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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 22h

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How careful should NASA be about possibly importing Earth life to Mars? A new directive from NASA chief Jared Isaacman calls for cutting back on decades of “planetary protection” regulations to facilitate and modernize future missions to the Red Planet.

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NASA directive might increase the odds of contaminating Mars

The new push loosens U.S. regulations for sterilizing spacecraft bound for the Red Planet and calls for modernizing the science of “planetary protection”

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 22h

Given how little we still know about possible life on Mars, relaxing biological contamination constraints now is "idiocy," say Cassie Conley, a former (and longest-serving) NASA Planetary Protection Officer.

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Stumbling stones” in Arlington, Va., show the names of enslaved people on the sidewalks in front of where they were enslaved. The idea came from a similar project in Germany where small plaques were placed in front of the homes of those murdered in the Holocaust enslavedarl.org/s/memorializ...

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 23h

HiPOD: Offworld Cool This stunning dune field, almost 5 km (3 mi) across in the grayscale cutout, is located at the bottom of an unnamed impact crater. The dark spots are the result of sublimation of subsurface ice. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077332_2420 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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David S. F. Portree @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social · 23h

This poem may explain why I like Batman, even though I am not usually a fan of costumed superheroes. This and the technicolor lunacy of Batman 66.

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David S. F. Portree @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social · 23h

For the new Mars year (39). In the 1960s NASA expended as much study effort on crewed Mars/Venus flyby missions as it did on crewed Mars landing missions. Another chronological presentation of common-theme posts in my blog No Shortage of Dreams. spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/chro...

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Chronology: Piloted Flybys 1.0

The story of spaceflight told through missions and programs that did not happen - that is, the great majority of them.

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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 23h

With prejudice "because of the extraordinary possibility that Mr. Hearn will (face) a meritless, politically motivated prosecution." bsky.app/profile/norm...

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosi... #Mars 🔭🧪

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them - NASA Science

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy New Years from Mars. It's the first day of the new Martian year, which lasts 687 Earth days. According to the internationally adopted timekeeping system, this is Mars year 39. The Curiosity rover sent down this view from Gale Crater today.

Black-and-white photo of a rocky desert landscape with hills of layered rock.

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 30/09/2026

Ten years ago one daring spacecraft made a final descent 🥹 On 30 September 2016, the Rosetta mission concluded with a controlled impact onto Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, taking one last image. 🔭 🧪

Rosetta's last image of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko: a blurry close-up of a grey surface scattered with boulders and pebbles.

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DLR-next @dlr-next.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Guten Morgen zusammen - auch heute mit einem aktuellen Bild der Sonne per Satellit GOES-19. Credit: NOAA

Die ganze erdzugewandte Seite der Sonne in gelber Farbe. Aus der eher diffusen Plasmawolke links am Rand sind mehrere feine Bögen geworden. Und such rechts reichen zwei große Plasmabögen weit ins All.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Saturn: July 2, 2014 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/nWLXBi

This is a true color view of Saturn. Saturn's north polar hexagon stands out prominently while the rings encircle the planet.

This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on July 02, 2014 and received on Earth July 03, 2014. The camera was pointing toward SATURN at approximately 1,815,382 miles (2,921,574 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the red, green, and blue filters.

Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Val Klavans
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every Pete Hegseth speech just sounds like the worst kid in middle school fell asleep watching Patton and forgot he had to give a book report in English class the next day

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We would like to remind countries everywhere; if The Hague won’t or can’t take your despots, our active volcano will. It reacts exceptionally well on body types such as Putin/Trump/Xi/Lukashenko/Kim, etc. Pedos are good sacrificial fuel too.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 30/09/2026

Serenity was released 21 years ago today. When a canceled series got the chance to have not only an epilogue, but one on the big screen... 🤯 Cool space chase. That was four months after the release of Revenge of the Sith and the Battle of Coruscant. We were really spoiled.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 30/09/2026

5 4 3 2 1 Thunderbirds Are Go! Filmed in VIDECOLOR and SUPERMARIONATION. Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 61 years ago today on ITV. @gerryanderson.bsky.social

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Teaching Swift today, and will always share this on “Modest Proposal” day.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve become obsessed with the disappearing night sky. I miss going outside wherever I was and seeing the stars! Glad to be able to write about this for @us.theguardian.com. Thanks to the kind readers who have already sent me emails about their own night skies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like

If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures

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David S. F. Portree @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rain clouds right across Arizona! We had snow on the mountains yesterday.

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Hubble 🔴 Gallery @hubble-telescope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (May 19, 2016) Mars showcases its notable features, including Syrtis Major, Hellas Planitia, and Arabia Terra, captured by Hubble shortly before opposition in 2016. esahubble.org/images/heic1609a/

Mars observed shortly before opposition in 2016, highlighting features like Syrtis Major, Hellas Planitia, Arabia Terra, Sinus Sabaeous, Sinus Meridiani, and the southern polar cap. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 29/09/2026

💫 The October 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. It features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and equatorial regions. Enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

The Evening Sky Map is a circular all-sky star chart showing constellations, the Milky Way, planets, horizon directions and deep-sky objects depicted by symbols with an accompanying legend, plus a left-column sky calendar listing lunar and planetary events and viewing times.

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Brick Train Awards @bricktrainawards.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Entry for Build Challenge — A box for Crampton locomotive by Garden bricks Europe & Middle East #legotrain #lego #bricktrainawards #legotrains #modeltrains