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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The tiny particles from wildfires can lodge in the lungs or make their way to the bloodstream. Years of repeated exposure to wildfire smoke can increase chances of a premature death. www.sciencenews.org/article/what...

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What's to blame for Canada's wildfires?

The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Two selfies with the Roman Space Telescope after she turned her mirror towards us today. To see the second you'll need to zoom in, my image is tiny and upside down.

Mark SubbaRao taking a selfie at the Goddard clean room. The Roman Space Telescope is in the background with her mirror pointed towards us.

The Roman Space Telescope mirror. A small upside image of Mark SubbaRao is visible towards the bottom.

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Artemis II images browser is in a much better shape now, with separate collections for the Earth, Moon, and Eclipse images. A complete scientific data archive prepared by the lunar science team and peer-reviewed is to be released through NASA's PDS. eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Collections/... #Artemis 🧪🔭

Screenshot of the Artemis II Collection browser.

Screenshot of the Artemis II Collection, Earth section browser.

Screenshot of the Artemis II Collection, Moon section browser.

Screenshot of the Artemis II Collection, Eclipse section browser.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A sneak peek of today's Earthrise moment: Ernie Wright just published a visualization of today's Artemis II Lunar flyby: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5633/

Earthrise for Artemis II, small crescent Earth to the right of a large crescent Moon.

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Helen Amanda Fricker @helen-amanda.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This breathtaking visualisation from @thenasaearth.bsky.social's shows how the ICESat-2 laser altimeter has provided us with a staggering amount of geodetic information for Earth allowing us to track vital signs svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5616

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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | Global Views of ICESat-2 Data

ICESat-2 data products on a rotating Earth. Together they illustrate the satellite’s measurements of Earth’s land, ice, oceans, forests, and atmosphere.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🛰️BIG NEWS! NASA has selected a @ucsandiego.bsky.social led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers program. Led by Scripps Oceanography glaciologist @helen-amanda.bsky.social, Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two next-generation satellite missions selected. 🧵⤵️

EDGE orbit (orange tracks) extends to the polar regions allowing for dense mapping around the edges of ice sheets and sea ice pack. Credit: EDGE

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shri @shrikhalpada.dev · 02/02/2026

another look at this generational chart crime

U.S. and global steel production over the past decade. The highlighted year-over-year increase in U.S. output is real but small, and looks very different when shown in context versus a tightly cropped comparison.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Don was visionary leader of SDSS and a wonderful mentor to many postdocs and students at U Chicago, myself included.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Here is the 2025 version of our annual visualization of global temperatures from GISTEMP. NASA's estimate has 2025 tying 2023 for the second warmest year since 1880 (2024 was the warmest). svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5603

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 17/11/2025

In the last decades, the world has made fantastic progress against extreme poverty. In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 *billion* people. 🧵

A stacked area chart showing the total population (split by World Bank region) living in extreme poverty, defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. Shown from 1990 to 2025, with World Bank projections from 2026–2040. The data is adjusted for inflation and cost of living differences.

Rapid progress against extreme poverty in recent decades has slowed and is projected to end.

In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 billion people.

The number of people in extreme poverty is projected to decline, from 831 million people in 2025 to 793 million people in 2030. After 2030, the number of extremely poor people is expected to increase.

The data source is Lakner et al (2024), updated using the World Bank PIP (2025). The chart is licensded CC BY to Our World in Data.

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Josh Halpern trading as @elirabett.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

SVS is such a valuable NASA group!!

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The New York Times article about the Escapade missions includes a beautiful visualization by the SVS's AJ Christensen. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...

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Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Coffee prices are skyrocketing and Rise Up Coffee isn't taking any chances.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.

Time series of annual GISTEMP data from 1880 onwards with an estimate for 2025 based on Jan-Oct data showing that it will be cooler than 2024, but probably a little warmer than 2023.

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Wanmei L 🌎🛰️ @mapsbyw.com · 02/11/2025

#30DayMapChallenge | Day 2: Lines (Miniature Globes Edition) For today’s theme, “Lines,” I created a miniature globe of NASA SVS’ Global Sea Surface Currents and Temperature visualization. Look closely to see the mesmerizing ocean eddies!

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

The different sources of atmospheric methane: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5424 a companion to the popular SVS visualization of carbon dioxide from 2023: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5110

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This only happens to you once

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Refraction

$A photo of a caiman next to a turtle in a tank at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The head of the caiman is above water and due to refraction its body looks like it is offset to the right by a foot or more.$

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration 800,000 BCE - July 2025 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447/

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This newly released visualization showing the progression of the Palisades and Eaton fires was the last visualization produced by the SVS's Cindy Starr after an incredible 37 year career. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5558/

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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%. #NASADidThat

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 04/07/2025

A few tips: 1: Open up your aperture as much as you can for more bokeh. Faster lenses are better. 2: Make a mark on your focus ring + lens (I use two narrow strips of masking tape) so you can quickly and repeatedly hit your in-focus point.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I get annoyed at the narrative that all the awareness and work on climate change hasn't done anything. Yes, global CO₂ emissions indeed continue to climb, but we don't know the counterfactual. When I was in grad school, we were on track for 5°C of warming. Now it's below 3°C. That's progress.

A line chart titled “Annual CO₂ emissions” shows the global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry from 1950 to 2023. The y-axis represents emissions in billions of tonnes (t), ranging from 0 to 40 billion t. The x-axis covers the years from 1950 to 2023.

The chart presents a steady increase in emissions from approximately 5 billion tonnes in 1950 to over 36 billion tonnes in 2023. Key features include:

A consistent upward trend from 1950 through the early 1970s.

A brief plateau and dip around 1980–1983.

A strong growth trend resuming in the late 1980s.

A sharp increase during the 2000s.

A slight drop around 2008–2009, likely due to the global financial crisis.

A major dip in 2020, attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A rapid rebound in emissions after 2020, continuing the upward trend to a new high in 2023.

A blue line labeled “World” traces these changes over time.

Below the chart, the data source is listed as the Global Carbon Budget (2024), and the graphic is credited to OurWorldInData.org with a Creative Commons license (CC BY). A footnote explains that the data includes emissions from coal, oil, gas, flaring, cement, and steel, but excludes land-use changes such as deforestation.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 10/06/2025

The core portion of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch: go.nasa.gov/4jNWjcK 🔭 🧪

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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

NASA is our best US brand name. Proposed cuts to NASA will destroy our position of leadership in space science and exploration ! Tell Congress: Save NASA Science congressweb.com/PlanetarySocie… #

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RachelBC 🌎🚀🛰️🔭💫 @rachelbc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Meteorologists across the country should be adapting this messaging locally for their regional forecast needs…

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Last day at the GISS building (Wed. May 28th). 🥲

Photo of the a large group of GISS employees/colleagues in front of Toms Restaurant with a prominent street sign saying "112th St" taken from the middle of Broadway. Credit: Tricia Baron.

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Jonas Jägermeyr @jonasjaegermeyr.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

In a super interesting new paper we show how ENSO and other climate oscillations influence crop yield variability today and in the future. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Global warming increases the risk of crop yield failures driven by climate oscillations

Enhancing food-system resilience is critical in the face of increasing climate variability that threatens food security. Large-scale climate oscillati…

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 10/05/2025

Let’s make today (May 10) Magnetosphere Appreciation Day! A year ago today we had that huge aurora display, caused by the most powerful geomagnetic storm experienced in decades. Lovely visualisations by NASA SVS/NASA DRIVE science centre on how our atmosphere and magnetosphere responded. 🧪🔭☀️🧲

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 28/04/2025

As summer in the Northern Hemisphere approaches, it is important to keep in mind how temperatures are changing 🌡️ Shifting distribution to the right ➡️ increasing societal risks from extreme heat The driver? Humans... The burning of fossil fuels Visualization created by NASA svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5452/

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Upsetting news today about the lease on the GISS building being cancelled. Solidarity with my GISS colleagues who do important work on food security, agriculture, exoplanets, and education in addition to their groundbreaking climate modelling.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

@novapbs.bsky.social premiered 'Secrets of the Forest' today. At the 5 minute mark Goddard's Lola Fatoyinbo shows off an SVS visualization of CO2 in front of our hyperwall. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...

Lola Fatoyinbo in front of a visualization of Global Carbon Dioxide shown in orange playing on a large tiled display.

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Museum and Planetarium Friends, Many of you use NASA SVS material. Right now it is critical that we are able to document SVS's impact. Please let us know how you are using our content (use my email address at the bottom of this page: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov). Thank you!

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Scientific Visualization Studio

The NASA Scientific Visualization Studio works closely with scientists in the creation of visualizations, animations, and images in order to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science ...

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Phew that was close! www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...

Inflatable planet sculptures at the Kennedy Center Reach Pavilion.

Mark, Jeffrey, and Amanda posing in front of inflatable Mars.

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Dr. Kenna Harmony Rubin @kennarubin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🧪🌊 Despite the political chaos, Earth warms & seas rise. Satellite data show global #sealevel rising since 1993: higher than expected in 2024 (0.59 cm/yr vs. 0.43 cm/yr predicted), mostly due to excess ocean thermal expansion. The ocean are complicated. See NASA/JPL report in ALT text & below 1/2

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

March 22nd, 2025 set a record low for the Arctic sea ice extent maximum. March 1st, 2025 was the second lowest Antarctic sea ice minimum, and February 12th, 2025 was the record low total sea ice on record. www.nasa.gov/earth/arctic...

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RachelBC 🌎🚀🛰️🔭💫 @rachelbc.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🧵 some amazing new #ocean #dataviz from #nasa. First up, this article on the model behind it, called Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO). Is includes 100s of millions of measurements of temperature, salinity, sea ice concentration, pressure, water height, and flow. 🌊

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Going With the Flow: Visualizing Ocean Currents with ECCO - NASA Science

NASA scientists and collaborators built the ECCO model to be the most realistic, detailed, and continuous depiction of the ocean ever developed

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