Reposted by Patrick McGovernMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6hthese people are so fucking stupid that it’s embarrassing to inhabit the same planet 1493074324
Reposted by Patrick McGovernThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 9h"Built in 1964 by legendary model maker Richard C. Datin Jr. from designs by production designer Matt Jefferies, Datin built this meticulously crafted vessel (known as the “3-footer” or “pilot model”) which appeared in the opening title sequences for all three seasons."mitmuseum.mit.edu 26712
Reposted by Patrick McGovernThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 9hStar Trek (1966) "The MIT Museum unveiled an extraordinary piece of television and cultural history: the original 33-inch Starship Enterprise model that helped define sci-fi and sparked generations of scientific ambition." It will remain on public display at the Museum through March 28, 2027. 🔽 14524122
Reposted by Patrick McGovernJupiter Hansen (Cheng) @jupforjupiter.bsky.social · 12hI am giving a talk at #GSA2026 on pit craters in the solar system tomorrow morning at session: T169. Shake and Bake: Volcanism and Tectonism across the Solar System! 0123
Reposted by Patrick McGovernMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11/10/2026At your local rink or in the Stanley Cup Final, you’ve seen Inglasco’s pucks on the ice. They’re the NHL’s exclusive puck supplier, and they’ve been based in Sherbrooke, Québec, for more than 50 years. So remember: behind every puck drop and every goal, is a little bit of Canada. 582545397
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Same thing will eventually happen (minus the big tide-driven waves) to the Hudson Line on Metro North out of NYC. 😢🥺😭 (And yes, the Hudson River up until about Poughkeepsie (where I by coincidence live) is an elongated tidal estuary, or a fjord if you prefer. Sea level matters). 020
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Cryptvolcanoes would be quite appropriate this month!static.klipy.comTales From The Crypt Crypt KeeperAlt: Tales From The Crypt Crypt Keeper 020
Reposted by Patrick McGovernBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Slip model for the 7.7 Mw Panama Earthquake today is interesting. Two big patches and looks like bidirectional rupture? Images from here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... 1205
Reposted by Patrick McGovernBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Aftershocks provide a pretty good idea of what the fault that ruptured today in the magnitude 7.7 Mw Panama Earthquake looks like. Oriented striking sightly off of east-west, they're a good match for the 288 degree nodal plane in the USGS's moment tensor for the event. 196
Reposted by Patrick McGovernmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yes. And it became one of the most famous PR backfires in military/political history bsky.app/profile/bwal... 113710
Reposted by Patrick McGovernBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Moment tensor is now up. Earthquake has been reevaluated to be a 7.7 Mw magnitude event. Dominantly strike-slip motion, consistent with this being a fairly shallow event and the tectonics of the region.earthquake.usgs.govThe Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services. 1146
Reposted by Patrick McGovernBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shit. USGS has this as a magnitude 8. Initial event depth is a 33 km, given the type of faults there this seems a bit unlikely (might be shallower).earthquake.usgs.govThe Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services. 43624
Reposted by Patrick McGovernDr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Oh crap. M 8.0 earthquake 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama. 33 km deep. Exact location and magnitude may change as we get more data earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... 1417462
Reposted by Patrick McGovernPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/10/2026At the VEXAG 2026 meeting in Boulder just now, we've learned that NASA's VERITAS mission has been scheduled for a November 2032 launch. Folks, this is CRAZY good news. Earlier this year we were concerned that NASA would *cancel* VERITAS! 412920
Reposted by Patrick McGovernEmily Carney @emilycarney.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Please share far and wide. Read my latest on Substack, “For the Love of God, Please Read the Woman’s Obituary” emilycarneyspace.substack.com/p/for-the-lo...emilycarneyspace.substack.comFor the Love of God, Read the Woman’s ObituaryOn Margaret Hamilton, the historic record, and the need to make women smaller. 03816
Reposted by Patrick McGovernDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Y'all denied her tenure 263327620
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They are saying "p" is its own syllable? Um, no. (Using my standing as a big raspberry fan to issue this edict). 020
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026What, you're not going to tell us your buttocks rating? 110
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026And here it is, your moment of Zen. (from 2 days ago, but it should suffice) 000
Reposted by Patrick McGovernbarbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Artemis II Lunar Science multimedia page is live! Scroll down to the bottom for links to all of the reports and how to get the lunar science data! 🧪⚒️🔭🌒🚀 science.nasa.gov/feature/arte...science.nasa.govArtemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report - NASA ScienceWhat did four NASA astronauts see, notice, and document as they traveled around the Moon? Here's your guide to Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report. 0358
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Condolences to my Yankee fan family and friends (the best part of that fanbase), but the final Regular Season standings in the A.L. East really held true in the two series. The matchup I’d really like to see is Tampa vs. Milwaukee, with Chicago being an acceptable substitute. 010
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oof, better get those plane tickets soon, folks! (Just goes to show this meeting is off my radar. I am out of travel funds, but if I had any I’d be in Boulder/Denver right now for VEXAG and the Geological Society of America (GSA) Meeting.) 010
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In Spokane, WA, next month I think. The Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society. I can’t speak to the gaming proclivities of the attendees because I’ve only gone twice, long ago. 210
Reposted by Patrick McGoverncara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me: 141890548
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s complicated, but your friends who are there will have their moods lifted by seeing you, and vice versa. (I experienced this phenomenon at the last meeting I attended, and I definitely needed the mood lift!) 260
Reposted by Patrick McGovernMr. Congeniality @mrcongeniality.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Three nickels! 151
Reposted by Patrick McGovernRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i'd have two nickels which is not a lot but it's weird that it happened twice 81407
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026youtu.be/f9Mk3RYJ-kA?...youtu.beBig Star - You Get What You Deserve (Official Audio)YouTube video by Big Star 100
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I would say “learn the damn rules, dilettantes”, but this fanbase reserves this privilege for themselves like a divine right. 🙄 #Maierism 100
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Oooo, we need a “Frequent Proposer Program”, with points/miles redeemable for rating upgrades, bonus FTEs and ODCs, etc! 020
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026RIP Fall AGU 🪦 You had a good run. Probably peaked in the ‘aughts, though.static.klipy.comThe Fonz Jumps the Shark in Happy DaysAlt: The Fonz Jumps the Shark in Happy Days 031
Reposted by Patrick McGovernKevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Artemis II camera bundles have hit the PDS! pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/art...pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.govPDS Imaging Node Home PageOnline data volumes from NASA missions. 1357
Reposted by Patrick McGovernTabletopGamingDeals @tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mongoose Publishing is letting folk try their Traveller TTRPG For Free Click to Grab the Traveller Starter Pack FREE www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/sta...mongoosepublishing.comTraveller Starter PackThis package of free PDFs is an introduction to the Traveller TTRPG that provides the tools to start a campaign that will take you across the stars. 0127
Reposted by Patrick McGovernJeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NASA has released the Artemis 2 preliminary science report and the full data sets (photos, audio and annotations): science.nasa.gov/feature/arte...science.nasa.govArtemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report - NASA ScienceWhat did four NASA astronauts see, notice, and document as they traveled around the Moon? Here's your guide to Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report. 0187
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Better than a disintegrating sphere, I guess…static.klipy.comAcme Disintegrating Pistol CartoonAlt: Acme Disintegrating Pistol Cartoon 120
Reposted by Patrick McGovernCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 07/10/2026...Federal marshals subsequently orchestrated the transfer of all 287 bars to local police. In a secret operation, officers guarded the 282 bars before returning them to the CIA. The agency promises that the 271 gold bars stolen by Mr Rush will be sold and the profits used to reimburse US taxpayers. 728253
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026(Yes, for a multitude of reasons I am losing my sanity over here) 000
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Happy words.static.klipy.comAvatar: The Last Airbender - No War In Ba Sing SeAlt: A woman with yellow and black upper body clothing, with long black hair flowing in the breeze and a black bar-shaped headdress stares straight at the camera with a broad, almost maniacal smile, saying “There Is No War In Ba Sing Se” 100
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Aaaand the hits just keep coming 😖 bsky.app/profile/thep... 000
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comOh, What Fresh Hell Is This?Alt: Middle-aged balding man in a suit and tie, reading a book and saying “Oh, What Fresh Hell Is This?” 100
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comPanicopipoca3d: Man in 3D Glasses Eating PopcornAlt: Happy-looking man in dapper suit, wearing 3D Glasses, and Eating Popcorn. 000
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026That is precisely what produces the sphericity that I do have! I call it my "chocolate and beer accretion zone"! 010
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oooo I haven't cleared my orbit either!static.klipy.comDaniel Labelle's Fast Cleaning ChallengeAlt: Dude dashes into a spartan white/beige apartment bedroom with a line of small toys on the carpet, stops at the end of the line, and scoops all the things up as he dashes back out. 110
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comMichael Scott's Finger Guns: Right Back At Ya!Alt: Michael Scott's Finger Guns: Right Back At Ya! 110
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm a 100-ish kg object and I haven't yet squished myself into a spheroid. Yet. 140
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comLife Jacket Safety DemonstrationAlt: Life Jacket Safety Demonstration 110
Patrick McGovern @planetpatman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For no reason at all...static.klipy.comEverything Is Fine This Is FineAlt: Titanic going down with lights flickering off. Text says "Everything Is fine" 120
Reposted by Patrick McGovernJulie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Orca and salmon planes on a foggy Seattle morning. The liveries are called “West Coast Wonders” and “Xaat Kwaani” (can’t get the accents to work, but it means Salmon People in Tlingit). Two of my three favorite Alaska liveries, the third being Meatball. 291