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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi

@nerozzi.it
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Italian planetary geologist Geology, geophysics and radar enthusiast I study ice and rocks on Mars, Earth, and elsewhere I have way too many hobbies

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Planetary Research Blog @blog.planetary-research.org · 03/09/2026
An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025 Detailed budget information obtained... blog.planetary-research.org/2026/09…
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An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025
Detailed budget information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, Presidential Budget Requests and other sources within the government reveals that NASA has systematically failed to implement decades of recommendations by the National Academies as well as directives by Congress to grow the funding of planetary research and analysis programs (R&A) and meet specific funding...
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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
HiPOD: A Confluence of Features The objective of this observation is to examine a small spot of ribbed terrain. It is where debris aprons from two mounds are meeting and makes for an interesting landscape in this part of Deuteronilus Mensae. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077250_2235 #Mars #NASA
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Read about LPL-led Snow4Flow, which seeks to measure and model how far and fast glaciers are retreating in the far north. science.nasa.gov/earth/new-na...
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New NASA Earth Missions Gear Up to Start Science Flights   - NASA Science
The first of six new airborne campaigns will hit the skies this summer.
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 03/06/2026
Last week, near Imola
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Angelo Pio Rossi @arosp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is a small thread on #PlanetaryScience and how certain old resources are retained - I fear - only on @archive.org. Even ADS seems to miss them. This thread is by all means no complete account. Technology is there to try and preserve, and make discoverable (again) such scholarly record.
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Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Mars - Phobos over Ascraeus Mons - NASA 's Viking 2 1977 ⬅️Old version vs colourised and processed version➡️ Full size: flic.kr/p/2oRhn1S 🔭🧪 Credit: NASA/JPL/Andrea Luck CC BY
Black and white photo captured from orbit in 1977, showing Phobos above Ascreus Mons caldera. Despite heavy noise in the image, the moon's distinctive potato-like shape is visible near the volcanic crater.Colourised and processed version of the original photograph. Mars surface and Ascraeus Mons are shown in pale reddish brown shades typical of Mars, with the gray, potato shaped Phobos suspended nearby.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
An analysis of 141 films since 1919 finds geologists are usually portrayed as likable characters, though nearly a third of on-screen geologists die, most often by murder or geological events. doi.org/hb3tq4
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Geologists in films are the good guys... but they often die
It all began with a perfectly ordinary chat over coffee between four researchers. How many films featuring geologists can we think of?
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A research team at LPL demonstrated that ground-penetrating radar mounted on drones can map the thickness of rocky debris covering glaciers on Earth. These results could help future astronauts locate accessible water locked in buried ice on Mars. news.arizona.edu/news/drone-r...
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Drone radar reveals buried glaciers on Earth, guiding the search for water on Mars
U of A researchers launched drones equipped with ground-penetrating radar over debris-covered glaciers in Alaska and Wyoming that resemble buried ice deposits found on Mars.
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 19/04/2026
Are you observing tonight, @misadventures.astronomer.social? redd.it/1spshyz
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From the Astronomy community on Reddit: Dark spot observed on Jupiter - possible impact event under investigation
Explore this post and more from the Astronomy community
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Michael Aye @michael.planetarypy.space · 26/01/2026
Interesting, #LPSC2026 has 835 abstracts less than last year, a reduction of ca. 45%. (1851 vs 1016 abstracts). Sources: www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps... and www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps...
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 17/12/2025
🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 We're putting together a Planetary Science Community Meeting at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville, KY on April 14–16 2026. This is a grass-roots meeting for planetary scientists to gather, discuss, and organize to address pressing issues our community faces. (1/2)
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 15/12/2025
Random conference quote: "Europa is gonna be quite salty"
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 14/12/2025
AGU suggests that I should meet and have insightful conversations with myself.
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 08/12/2025
Reckless, self-centered, and dangerous. Astrophysicists owe it to everyone to understand the implications of our words and actions on the world, and Avi Loeb is not holding up our end of the deal.
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Mark Marley @markmarley.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
LPL’s Shane Byrne speaking truth: “Byrne was less diplomatic. 'It's a bunch of nonsense,' he said, with nothing more to add.” arizonadailystar-az.newsmemory.com?publink=33a9...
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UA team catches rare interstellar comet on camera
HENRY BREANArizona Daily Star A University of Arizona-led team using a
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
3 years ago, NASA crashed the DART spacecraft into an asteroid at 22,000 kilometers per hour. The event changed the asteroid's orbit and tilt & sent it tumbling. A nearby cubesat captured these remarkable images of the asteroid immediately after the impact. 🧪🔭 aasnova.org/2025/11/03/s...
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Chris Schaller @hicommander.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Here's our captioned release: www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_08...
The HiRISE image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. It shows a fuzzy white blob (the comet) on a dark background (space).
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Mark Marley @markmarley.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We need a reimagined LPSC flavored meeting and the locale should be Tucson in March, after the gem show. Plenty of hotel choices along the free tram line that goes to the convention center. Visit Tucson is onboard to support this. If anyone has the bandwidth to invent the meeting we've got the city.
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Jason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post. Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
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Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft.  He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
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Angela Marusiak @planetaryquakes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The Arizona Astrobiology Center (AABC) is hiring! 🔭🧪⚒️ arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Research Programs Coordinator (Extended Temporary)(6-24 months)
Coordinate and support the development of research projects with faculty, researchers, and external partners.Oversee the coordination and execution of...
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
TONIGHT! Don't miss this LPL Evening Lecture featuring a talk by Dr. Jack Holt!
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Only one week left until the next LPL Evening Lecture! Make sure it's on your calendar! More info: www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 10/10/2025
MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.
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MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe
MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 05/09/2025
Best EPSC abstract that I've found so far: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025...
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Abstract EPSC-DPS2025-200
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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Mars Poetica
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The application to join the LPL Planetary Sciences PhD program is now open! Visit lpl.arizona.edu/admissions for more information.
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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Please join us in congratulating Samantha Moruzzi, who today successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation, Geophysical Evolution of Sputnik Basin on Pluto. Congratulations, Samantha! 📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.
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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2026. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Planetary Science MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2026
Crowd sourced list of people who are looking for MS/PhD students to help connect prospective students with advisors so we can do even more fabulous planetary science! (Submitting a response indicates ...
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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Actual, Current, Real-World Cuts to NASA Planetary R&A research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong/bl... "ROSES 2025 Research and analysis proposal opportunities were just announced yesterday. I did a graphical deep dive into how bad the situation is for soft money researchers working on NASA science."
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Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🚨🚨🚨 FREE DATA ALERT! 🚨🚨🚨 If you're a federally funded researcher in the U.S., you can access GHGSat's high-resolution methane emissions data for free through NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program! 🌎 More info on how to apply here: bit.ly/3I4ldrs
Rendering showing GHGSat satellites orbiting Earth with visualizations of plumes in rainbow colour ramps. The GHGSat and NASA logos are visible with the text "Methane Data via NASA CSDA. Learn more on ghgsat.com".
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.
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Prof. Stefano Nerozzi @nerozzi.it · 06/06/2025
Of course they want to keep SLS, it brings money to their states, especially as it keeps going over budget and gets delayed.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Today in examples of how obeying in advance gets you nothing. LPI took down all our DEIA related abstracts to avoid pissing off NASA. And NASA just killed LPSC.
Request for Information: Conference on Lunar, Planetary and Space Sciences Decision Made Not to Solicit Partnership
Proposals
Number: NNH25ZDA006L
Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/LPSS24RFI
The Science Mission Directorate's (SMD)
Planetary Science Division(PSD) is updating its Community Announcement regarding future Lunar, Planetary and Space Sciences Conferences that was published under Number: NNH25ZDA006L as a special notice on SAM.gov.
In November 2024, NASA issued a Request for Information (RFI) NNH25ZDA006L to gauge interest in a partnership to organize a conference on lunar, planetary, and space science. Based on the response to this RFI, NASA gave an update on progress towards a future release of an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) in February 2025. This email notice is to inform the community that, at this time, NASA has decided not to pursue an AFPP as described in the RFI and the "Questions and Answers for the LPSS RFI posted February 10, 2025 (pdf)". The Planetary Science Division is studying options for future support of community-led and community-driven
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
"Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions. In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity" www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
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Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Saturn in near-infrared wavelengths of light from Cassini. These filters were designed to penetrate through methane hazes into lower cloud decks revealing complex bands, jet streams, and thick layers of clouds.
Saturn in near-infrared false color.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. GillSaturn in near-infrared false color. The rings are backlit and dark.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. GillSaturn in near-infrared false color. The rings are viewed edge-on and appear as a thin line. Thick billowing clouds are visible under darker jet streams.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. GillSaturn in near-infrared false color. The rings are back-lit and dark. 

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Saturn filtered through the thin backlit rings. Cassini, April 2008.
Thin translucent rings mask the limb of Saturn. A thin line of blue sky can be seen.

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