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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This October I am going to use the #SpacetoberChallenge prompts as inspiration for sharing both new work and space art from my portfolio. Starting with my #linocut portrait of Félicette for the prompt “liftoff”. 🧪🐡🔭 #histsci Félicette was a Parisian stray tuxedo cat who was recruited into the

My linocut portrait of Félicette, a Parisian stray tuxedo cat who was recruited into the French space program. It's printed by hand, in black ink on pearlescent Japanese paper, 6" x 8". She peers from the side of the image, facing the viewer with the electrode on her head, the Véronique rocket, paw print, her name and starry sky behind her.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's a good example of the famed lack of taste that is typical of these systems right now. Having a killer closing line can obviously work. Having thirty, not so much. It's like writing a story and having a climax every fifth scene.

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

Inspector Smile is ready for science! 🫡 This is Smile’s first ultraviolet view showing an auroral substorm. With the ultraviolet camera now operational, Smile becomes the first spacecraft since 2008 to capture the full ring of northern lights around the north pole in ultraviolet light. 🔭 🧪 ☀️

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is super cool! And apparently it goes back at least 600 million years

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Wouter van Bernebeek @woutervanbernebeek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

⚡️ Kustbuien zijn een bekend verschijnsel in deze periode van het jaar! Zeewater is op zn warmst en dat zorgt regelmatig voor zware buien met #onweer, die in activiteit afzwakken zodra ze het koudere land optrekken. Voor bliksemplaatjes vanaf het strand zijn dit vaak de mooiste avonden en nachten...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

While there are horror stories from many countries, the Netherlands and Sweden really stand out. They might be very "civilised" in some respects, but on ME/CFS they seem to be in the Dark Ages.

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Michele Bannister @astrokiwi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Interested by ISOs like 3I/ATLAS? PhD opportunity in interstellar object observations, here in New Zealand. Join our Ōtautahi-Oxford group & the NZ Gravity collaboration. Start by March 1. ☄️🔭

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PhD Scholarships – Statistics, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy | New Zealand Gravity

About us The NZ Astrostatistics and General Relativity Group (NZ Gravity) is a cross-institutional research team spanning astrophysics, cosmology, ma...

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I knew that not everyone can see images in their head, but I only recently learned that my wife cannot hear music in her head. It's so fascinating.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Looks like 2026 is the year we're starting to see exceptionally extreme things in the climate system.

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Asha @ashatenbroeke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Lieve mensen, als je kunt, kom dan morgen alsjeblieft naar de klimaatmars (13:00, de Dam). Want de aarde is zo ontzettend bijzonder en het is nog niet te laat. Als we stoppen met fossiel wacht een mooiere wereld op ons - vol natuur in plaats van groei, en rechtvaardigheid in plaats van verwoesting 🌱

Een poster met in witte letters de tekst: klimaatmars. Kies voor onze toekomst. Weg met fossiel! Za 12 sept - amsterdam. Op de voorgrond staan diverse mensen die demonstreren, op de achtergrond een fabriek die een groene wolk uitstoot.

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Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A lot of the coffee-discussion here at #EPSC2026 has been about European-led future exploration of the outer solar system, for Saturn and beyond. This would be a game-changer.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Morning sunshine, light fog, and some trees ❤️

Road surrounded by trees. In between are clear beams of light.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

It’s true that I’m pushing the agenda of empowering students with the notion that their minds are worth their time

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Why do people actually write f*ck or $h!t? Exactly nobody is fooled. No kid is protected. No computer is tricked.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My crappy phone doesn't do it justice, but amazing sunset this evening.

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Laura Kreidberg @lkreidberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy to share two postdoc ads for positions in the APEx department at MPIA - please spread the word! - direct imaging and spectroscopy of wide-separation planets with Wolfgang Brandner aas.org/jobregister/... - forward modeling of exoplanet atmospheres with Elsie Lee aas.org/jobregister/...

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As a kid, I loved TV shows where people do clever things, like MacGyver. As a scientist, I actually got to see that up close. I worked with so many amazingly clever people who did amazing things. It's pretty cool and I'm grateful.

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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

N1727550856 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/f4MRSd

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OK, read some articles and websites about the Nancy Grace Roman telescope, but, as a non- astronomer, I still don't really get it. How will it do it by just making pictures. Don't you need velocities? ...

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Also works in the Netherlands! Only 2 Euro on bol.com.

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The devastating events in Nepal & Tibet originated from a glacier collapsing on the N side of Langtang-Lirung mountain. @gunjan87.bsky.social recent paper on Langtang glaciers shows that they are rapidly warming, and that the rate of recession is accelerating. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

So devastating, those Nepalese floods. Stupid, I know, but it hits harder when you've been there.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

news.stanford.edu/stories/2026... Because the theory is not that great? I find this frame a bit weird. I don't think anything is ever defying a theory, we just don't know everything. (And it's actually nice to be surprised sometimes, imo)

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Why some planets have theory-defying atmospheres

Scientists expected planets hugging their stars to be airless, yet some maintain thick atmospheres. New Stanford research explains the mechanism behind this atmospheric paradox.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

And lots of nice falling stars last night as a bonus :)

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Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Scottish type eclipse in Glasgow 🤣

University of Glasgow’s Gothic looking tower beneath dark, dramatic clouds, with a partially eclipsed Sun glowing through the clouds in the background.

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Remember, do not look directly at the sun today. If I were you, I'd also give the express and mail a miss too.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Do note that the Sun will still be very bright even at the maximum ~90% coverage during this evening's partial eclipse in the Netherlands. Do not, under any circumstances, look directly at the Sun without proper eclipse glasses! You'll do irreparable damage to your eyes.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The recent timeline: is it another wildfire or another burning Russian warehouse?

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Kevin 🚀 @astro-kevin.com · 31/07/2026

What in the absolute hell

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Ryleigh Davis @import-astrory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Using #JWST NIRSpec, we obtained the first near infrared spectra of Proteus, Larissa, Galatea, and the rings — extremely difficult targets because Neptune's light overwhelms them. And as a bonus, our IFU images are beautiful! You can actually see Larissa and the rings simultaneously.

Two false-color infrared images of Neptune's moon Larissa acquired by JWST/NIRSpec on December 13 and December 20, 2024, when Larissa was on opposite sides of Neptune. Neptune itself is obscured at center. The bright spots are Larissa. Neptune's rings — Adams, Arago, Le Verrier, and Galle — are clearly visible as glowing arcs, with their calculated positions overlaid in gray.

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Wow what a race. Such (will)power. #TdF

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 24/07/2026

Talk about a cosmic glow-up✨📸 This progression of images of galaxy group RSCG 55 shows the evolution of ground-based sky surveys spanning more than three decades🤯, ending with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view. 🔭🧪

Five-panel image showing the progressive evolution of sky surveys from 1994 to 2025, revealing more and more detail in a triple merging galaxy system and the surrounding sky.

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Don Davis @ddavisspaceart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I will show my Viking related art in a slow trickle over the next few days, as there is a fair amount of it and a new one is coming. This is a pre mission oil painting done for then USGS Astrogeology branch chief Jack McCauley, based on his anticipations of how the landing site could appear.

This mid 70s oil painting attempts to summarize a leading Astrogeologist's idea of what the surface of Mars in the general intended landing zone on a wide flood plain might look like. Jack McCauley familiarized me with his work in the coastal deserts of Peru and photos of the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, places where likely Mars like surface features could most be seen on Earth. Streamlined 'gravel bars' preserve an ancient wash, with blowing dust filling some of the deeper winding channels. Small impact craters continued to form since the climate dried up. The dark sky suggests the anticipated visual appearance at the known atmospheric density, of course not accounting tor the eternal dust pall that actually ended up brightening the daytime sky. The lander was based on photos of models available at the time.

#Sciart

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Remco de Kok @planetremco.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What I also like about this discovery is that it was driven partly by theoretical predictions about the existence of He-planets, which made them look in the first place. Models and observations working together in harmony! #exoplanets

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A story that ends despite its title. #explainafilmplotbadly

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Just seen a Tripadvisor review for Orion's Belt. ★★★☆☆

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Landru79 @landru79.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover Sol 1919 July 14, 2026: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul... NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger

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