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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to the ESA #JUICE mission for its successful gravity assist flyby of Earth earlier today, on its way out to Jupiter and the Galilean satellites!

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 17/09/2026

HOLY SHIT NEW IMPACT CRATER ON THE MOON This crater is 222 m (728 ft) across, and formed in spring 2024. Statistical modelling tells us this is a 1-in-132 year event. So the last time a crater this big formed on the Moon was 1894.

A large crater with bright rays is situated in the centre of this image. The dark, pockmarked lunar surface makes up the background.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026

#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc

$At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.$

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This has been slow to come out (I think we basically finished it nine months ago!) but here, finally, are the AAS Journals guidelines for the use of AI (mainly LLMs) in manuscript preparation and review. journals.aas.org/news/new-gui...

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New Guidelines on AI Use in AAS Journals - AAS Journals

The AAS Publications Committee is pleased to share guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models, in preparing and reviewing manuscripts submitted to th...

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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The Art of Planetary Science @artofptys.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

TAPS is now on Bluesky! We are excited to announce that TAPS is back for 2027! Submissions are open now. TAPS 2027 will feature both data art and fine art with this year’s theme being “As We Float on By: 50 Golden Years of Voyager”

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BK? @whitesox.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

MLB posting a 9 minute compilation of right field assists to third base in honor of Dolly Parton. Because 9-5. Genius. youtu.be/IokVk0-XS8Y?...

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Throwin' 9 to 5! 9:25 of the GREATEST assists from right fielders to third basemen | MLB Highlights

YouTube video by MLB

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Please consider making a donation toward the production of this amazing film. Video preview is at this link and below. "Two Colombian girls defy barriers to chase astronomy dreams. NASA-bound, they prove education can transform lives!" seedandspark.com/fund/in-awe-...

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In Awe of Stars (Niñas que miran las estrellas) - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark

Two Colombian girls defy barriers to chase astronomy dreams. NASA-bound, they prove education can transform lives. Your support will inspire others to dream big, pursue science, and believe in their a...

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

How could they not have accepted this one? #SpellingBee

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Hey #AbSciCon #AbSciCon2026! Look for me or @planetcynthia.bsky.social at the conference this week for a variety of rainbow swoosh pin styles, for your wearing pleasure.

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Baptiste Journaux @bjour.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

2026 space odyssey

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Mining of the Galileo infrared data suggests ammonia compounds at Europa! Nitrogen is a critical element for life as we know it. This provides additional fodder for the Europa Clipper mission, making the first of 49 Europa flybys on March 7, 2031! science.nasa.gov/blogs/scienc...

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NASA’s Galileo Mission Points to Ammonia at Europa, Recent Study Shows - NASA Science

New analysis of decades-old data has turned up a significant result: the first discovery of ammonia-bearing compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship. No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Just like the Nazi Gestapo, they went door to door looking for Jews! #arrestice #minnesota

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/01/2026

Planetary friends! Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee? Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14–16, 2026. It's our community. Fight for it! Details at the link: planetaryworkshop.org

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PSCW 2026

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 08/01/2026

Nothing so perfectly proves the concept of whiteness as a social construct than the reality that white people who stand up for minorities forfeit some of the protections that whiteness afforded them.

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Jackie Clark @geojackjack.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy "Not Submitting an LPSC Abstract Today" to those who celebrate.

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A career in a file drawer, succinct and color-coded. An office move, 21st Century reality and Mabel’s urging combined to convince me to retain just several hardcopies of each publication (with placeholders for many not yet printed). An adjacent empty drawer awaits Europa Clipper’s scientific bounty.

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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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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Happy Holidays from Europa Clipper!

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

OUR CLIPPER PRESS RELEASE FOR COMET 3I/ATLAS IS OUT 🥹 i can’t even begin to describe what it feels like to be looking at new and exciting data with europa clipper. it’s a dream come true 😭 www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...

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Europa Clipper instrument uniquely observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Southwest Research Institute

SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph viewed 3I/ATLAS both when and where most other assets could not

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Europa Clipper has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with its ultraviolet spectrograph instrument! News here: www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...

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Bob Pappalardo @rpappalardo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Chris Glein delivers an informative and inspiring Sagan Lecture on ocean worlds as potential abodes of life at #agu25.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

it’s SO exciting to see images from a spacecraft you work on, even if they’re just test images 🥹 this is a starfield image from europa clipper, including the planet uranus! it was taken to test clipper’s star-tracking cameras!!

An annotated version of the image with Uranus and several background stars labeled.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

WOW! An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action. 🧪🔭 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

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ESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 01/09/2025

Flyby success! ESA's Juice spacecraft passed Venus at 07:28 CEST on 31 August. This photo shows our deep-space antenna in Spain in communication with Juice during the flyby. Juice’s current location, Venus, and its destination, Jupiter, are both visible in the sky ❤️

Photo of ESA deep space antenna in Spain with Venus and Jupiter labelled in the night sky

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Jean-Luc Margot @jeanlucmargot.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

“They’re afraid that basic knowledge will expose their false claims.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...

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Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

SPHEREx Discovers Extended Carbon Dioxide Coma in Interstellar Object 3I-ATLAS spherex.caltech.edu/news/3i-atla... #SPHEREx #3IATLAS 🧪🔭

SPHEREx discovered a bright CO2 coma (the extended gaseous atmosphere of a comet) surrounding 3I/ATLAS. It extends out to at least 348,000 km. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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Alejandro Soto @soto.space · 19/08/2025

Maryame El Moutamid and colleagues have discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus. The JWST observations show a 10km moon orbiting 56,000km from Uranus's center. This moon adds to the complex puzzle that is the Uranian ring and moon system. #planetsci 🧪 science.nasa.gov/blogs/webb/2...

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New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope - NASA Science

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus,

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

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