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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have local events where I'll be selling my hand-bound journals, sketchbooks, and greeting cards with my nature-inspired art on them!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow I'm back on the trails with TWO potential hikes. So who wants to pledge to support me? Well, you're not really supporting me, you are supporting the TREES, the BIRDS, the INSECTS, and all the other life forms that depend on green space. LET'S DO THIS!! www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...

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ONE-TIME & PER-TRAIL OPTIONS 2ND SCREENStay updated online at https://gwlt.org/hike-worcester-week/Discover Wild Worcester!Enjoy the outdoors on trail…

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Discover the State of the World’s Birds!🐦 This sixth edition by BirdLife International focuses on migratory birds and their flyways, and what they reveal about the state of nature, the drivers of biodiversity loss, and the solutions needed to reverse declines.🗺️ Find it here👉 sowb.birdlife.org

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last day to get Tyrant Lizard Queen for 25% off from B&N!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Greater Worcester Land Trust's Hike Worcester Week Challenge starts TOMORROW and I would be so grateful for your support @ ANY amount. I will be hiking at least 10 trails in the city area over the course of the week to help conserve green spaces for generations to come! www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...

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ONE-TIME & PER-TRAIL OPTIONS 2ND SCREENStay updated online at https://gwlt.org/hike-worcester-week/Discover Wild Worcester!Enjoy the outdoors on trail…

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hike Worcester Week is coming up! Wait, you don't know what that is? Check out my latest post and learn more about how you can pledge support my treks through Worcester hiking trails and raise money for Greater Worcester Land Trust! lookingupwithmel.substack.com/p/what-is-hi...

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What Is Hike Worcester Week, and How Can You Help?

Let’s work together to conserve green spaces for generations to come!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What the heck?? These people are garbage.

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Skinnie Talls @skinnietalls.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

always protect the possibility of something beautiful

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 01/09/2026

We need your eyes! 🖥️ Introducing Rubin: Blobs and Blurs, a new citizen science project using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory data. 🔭🧪 We’re on the hunt for faint, blurry galaxies that are dominated by invisible dark matter & often hard for computers to identify. zooniverse.org/rubin

A promotional graphic in bilingual English and Spanish titled "NEW Rubin Citizen Science Project on Zooniverse." The center features an astronomical image filled with stars and galaxies of varying shapes, sizes, and colors. A large teal ring labeled "RUBIN BLOBS AND BLURS," magnifies a faint, smooth galaxy. Below on a charcoal background, text reads "Help discover some of the faintest galaxies in the Universe! zooniverse.org/rubin" (and also in Spanish).

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good reminder that if you vote in CA, sign up for ballottrax. If USPS fucks up delivery, you'll know asap.

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Catarina Farinelli @ladydarksphynx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Please take care of yourselves. A major incarnation of hope, kindness and joy was just lost. Everyone is understandably responding.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did you know that thanks to climate change the US is expecting its worst wheat harvest in half a century? We're pushing up against physical limits, and we're pushing hard. billmckibben.substack.com/p/reality-in...

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Reality intrudes

We can’t actually keep on like this

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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

[P] Even ignoring her tremendous contributions to music and entertainment, just spend a few going through at the "Philanthropy" section of her wiki. *That* is how to live a life. RIP to a genuine American treasure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_P...

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Dolly Parton - Wikipedia

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hey, if you were subscribing to a monthly astronomy zine that is 12 pages long, what would you want in it? Stargazing tips? what's up in the sky this month? Latest astronomy news? Would you want it to be a digest of a bunch of different topics, or a thing dedicated to a single subject?

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

OMG it's even better than I thought it would be!! This is exactly the book I was looking for! Heh, @drspacejunk.bsky.social thanks again!!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This morning, my Zojirushi coffee maker chugged away, making the morning pot. It completed brewing the pot, then quietly died. RIP Zoji. You served us well for many years...

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AI tokens are now offered as part of compensation at several tech companies now. So you might not be able to feed your families, but at least you can use AI!

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Some photos from my time in the White Mountains/Franconia Notch. Very relaxing. I can't wait to go back.

Granite peak with green trees in foreground

Green tree covered hills with grassy marsh in foreground

Bases of mountains with lake in foreground

Landscape of distant mountains with trees in foreground.

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm back from vacation in the White Mountains/Franconia Notch. Here's my photo of the partial eclipse on Wednesday! #solareclipse #solareclipse2026 #space

Image of partial solar eclipse taken on August 12, 2026.

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

[UPDATE] Happy to see that astronomers, biologists and & conservationists filed a petition Thursday asking the FTC to reverse its approval of a for profit plan to beam sunlight from space to Earth at night, on-demand 🧪 Birds, insects and others rely on moon & stars to navigate, feed & more too:

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Environmental groups challenge FCC approval of startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space

While the FCC approved only a single test mission, the groups argue it could pave the way for a much larger constellation of satellites in the future.

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Isaacman keeps talking about beating China, building perimeters, and "city blocks" on the moon. Meanwhile, the NASA's moon base updates focus on all the science we're going to be doing up there, and cooperative efforts. So, which one is it?

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The Liberal Curmudgeon @liberalcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I LOVE this month's issue of Looking Up! with Mel, and if you subscribe by Aug 5th at 10AM, you can get one in the mail as well!! lookingupwithmel.com/store/subscr...

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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026

Frustrated scientists spending actual years of their lives dedicated to PLEASE STOP SPREADING THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT DETRANSITIONING, WE BEG YOU

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I had such a great time doing this program at the Boylston Public Library. Such a great audience! www.melaniermeadors.com/blog/ykvsg0t...

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Astronomical Adventures in Boylston, MA — Melanie R. Meadors

A really great program at the Boylston Public Library!

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ESO @eso.org · 28/07/2026

The brightness of Betelgeuse changes periodically. For decades astronomers had suspected that some of these variations could be due to a companion star orbiting around it. Now, the VLT has captured the clearest image ever of Betelgeuse B, a faint star orbiting Betelgeuse. 🔭 🧪 2/4

A telescopic image of Betelgeuse’s companion. The image is filled with a noisy pattern of bright and dark features, but there is a particularly bright object towards the lower-left. A white circle at the centre of the image indicates the size of Betelgeuse, which has been removed. Image by ESO/M. Montargès et al.

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I have new pocket notebooks in my shop! I carry a pocket notebook EVERYWHERE. Some ways I use them include: reminders, notes, plans, stories, article ideas, things I want to remember, venting, and journalling to help me make decisions. I love making them, too! www.melaniermeadors.com/store/p/pock...

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Pocket Notebook, Kraft Cover, Dot Grid — Melanie R. Meadors

Anyone who knows me knows that I carry a pocket notebook with me everywhere I go. You never know when you’re going to come up with a new idea, learn something new, or find something you want to look u...

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Had a great time at the Worcester Ecotarium today table for Aldrich Astronomical for their Rocket Day celebration!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Very nice @aselrod.bsky.social piece on the MAGA Odyssey freakout and how it's all about telling "a story that cuts out the vast majority of humanity in favor of a few white men...to make that story the defining truth of the American experience." Everything for MAGA is about enforcing hierarchy.

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I had a wonderful time giving an #astronomy talk to kids at the Auburn Public Library in Auburn, MA. The kids were super engaged and enthusiastic to learn about life and where it might exist in the universe. They got to create their own aliens!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I made a nebula postcard, and it's for sale in my shop! www.etsy.com/listing/4539...

Watercolor nebula postcard, purples, pinks, and black with stars

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22/07/2026

INBOX: the last dedicated science reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @aylinwoodward.bsky.social, has left the newsroom. This came after the Murdoch-owned newspaper dissolved its Health and Science Bureau last October. NPR, CBS, and WaPo also gutted their climate desks in the last eight months.

After nearly five incredible years, The Journal's last remaining dedicated science reporter (that's me!) has left WSJ. Following the dissolution of the miraculous Health & Science Bureau last October, myself and a small numbers of others worked hard to continue our former team's legacy, but the time has finally come for me to move on.

I am deeply grateful for all of the opportunities this publication -- and the journalist community I met there -- has given me. From stories about T. rex lips to primate booze problems to shrinking brains, to Nobel Prize and NASA mission coverage, Jane Goodall's obituary, winter storm, volcano and wildfire smoke stories, I left no scientific stone unturned, working constantly to inspire curiosity and wonder in Journal readers during times of increasing turmoil and challenge. I met some of my closest friends, wrote for two of the most phenomenal editors I'll ever have the privilege of working with, saw Evan come home, and learned (in retrospect, naturally) the gift it is to be on a team of professional nerds who drive the cutting edge of health and science journalism in America while uplifting each other and their craft.

Well, this is your counterprogramming kid signing off. Not sure where I'll end up next, but don't be strangers y'all. In the meantime, I'll be coaching roller derby across the U.S., South America and Europe!

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Join Xerces and make art that supports conservation! 🐝✍🏽 Job Title: Science Illustration Intern 🌎Location: Remote 💲Compensation: $24/hr, 20hrs/week 📅Duration: Sep-Dec 2026 ❗Apply by: July 31, 2026 Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs

“We’re hiring! Science Illustration Intern. Apply by July 31, 2026”

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 21/07/2026

Ooh I know this one. It's by BANNING THE PERVERT GLASSES

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

HI HELLO. Mitch McConnell and Tom Kean got longer medical leaves (with literally zero transparency and fully funded healthcare) than I, and most women get after having a baby…including having a baby via major surgery 💁🏻‍♀️

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I love that every year or so a new silly little creature emerges and brings the whole internet together in peace and harmony

Moo deng the pygmy hippo and jimothy the raccoon

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So, I wrote a small booklet about Uranus! It is full of info and is really fun. At least, I had a TON of fun writing and designing it. It's 24 pages long, full color, and printed on premium paper. It's available in my Etsy shop. www.etsy.com/listing/4537...

Cover of "it might be Uranus" zine by Melanie R. Meadors

One spread of "it might be Uranus" zine by Melanie R. Meadors

Back cover of "it might be Uranus" zine by Melanie R. Meadors

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hey night crowd. Get yours before I officially release them tomorrow morning! www.etsy.com/listing/4537...

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Star Party last night with Aldrich Astronomical Society!

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Melanie R. Meadors @lookingupwithmel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've studied astronomy and science communication for many years both in academia and out. Making this 24 page zine is the most fun I've had in AGES. I love engaging with everyone this way! And the bonus is that it supports my public programming at libraries and schools! No AI! patreon.com/looking_up

Text says: LIKE SPACE? You’ll love Looking Up! It’s my monthly zine in both PDF and print form that has lots of information, history, and news about astronomy. The best part? It’s FUN! patreon.com/looking_up Against background featuring a nebula with a sock monkey and Melanie Meadors peeking up from the bottom.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This was a killer episode. Strong recommend!

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