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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026

This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Garak would know his numbers for each exactly... But would be most excited by the "kill" number.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

This new, shocking action by the US Administration just one part of a portfolio of severe taxes and restrictions on high-skill immigration to the United States. The resulting blow to our ability to attract global talent, and thus for the US economy to innovate & grow, will be terrible & permanent.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 21/07/2026

Fifty years ago today. The first clear image of the surface of Mars ever taken, acquired by the Viking 1 lander in an expansive, flat plain called Chryse Planitia.

Rocks sit amongst sand in this view. The light is from the right. The round feature at lower left is one of the Viking 1 lander pads.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

They're cheat codes for the original Doom game

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"the orb has lots of room for activities"

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ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 11/04/2026

🛰️ Our European Service Module has successfully separated from Orion's crew module! 🚀 After propelling the spacecraft over 1 million km in deep space, it will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere, as the astronauts continue their journey home 🌍

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Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Oh *wow*! Look at the pictures of the eclipse with Orion in frame! Sources: images.nasa.gov/details/art0... images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

The Moon, backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by NASA’s Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars.

The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars.

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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I think someone beat me to it. I'll settle for being a secondary or tertiary maniac.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Be prepared for the possibility that they may not realize you're doing it.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Which two, in your opinion?

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Waiting for guest appearances by Axe Cop and Dr. McNinja

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Interesting. I've definitely run snaphu on Windows before, and not in a WSL context. (Ironically, I've never had much success getting ISCE up and running correctly.) step.esa.int/main/snap-su...

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SNAPHU – STEP

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Some good news from space, as the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission publishes its first synthetic aperture radar images of Earth. This spacecraft has a heckin' big antenna (a dish 12 meters across) for bouncing L- and S-band (25- and 10-cm) radio waves off the surface www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-is...

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NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

Preliminary images from the most powerful Earth radar satellite ever launched offer a tantalizing glimpse of the science the mission will be able to deliver.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I wonder how beavers feel about PhD research about permafrost...

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I recommend saving a local copy of both the old and new versions.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Agreed. State and national level censoring and firewalls may be impractical for stopping 100% of all "undesirable" traffic... but it doesn't need to. It just has to stop *enough* to slow and stigmatize the free flow of info. Someone finding a workaround does not mean everyone does.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I think that depends on how the stories from the data are told, in conjunction with the incentives the leaders face for action (or inaction).

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My friend's book debuts today, available via ebook or paperback! Check it out!

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Kimberly Cartier @astrokimcartier.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I am *so* excited to see this mission launch! Earlier this year I spoke with several #NISAR scientists about how this satellite is going to change the game, and it really is going to be a data powerhouse for understanding the Earth system. 🧪🛰️❄️🌳 eos.org/articles/tra...

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“Transformational” Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes - Eos

The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around the globe.

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Eos @eos.org · 30/07/2025

Liftoff! The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. #NISAR will scan the entire globe twice every 12 days to measure changes in Earth’s ecosystems, cryosphere, and land surface. “It’s orbiting magic.” —Alex Gardner, NASAJPL eos.org/articles/tra...

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I've been waiting for #NISAR to launch for many years... looking forward to what it can provide the world of earth observation! Have a safe ride uphill!

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I remember reading about comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter in the newspaper and seeing clips on the news. (I may still have some of those articles in my scrapbook!) Absolutely wild to see an impact scar on Jupiter the size of the Earth!

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I thought about posting about exactly this yesterday. Most EV guidance is "just charge at home/work." If that doesn't work, advice goes downhill quickly into "join your HOA board and change the policy" or "buy a different house" territory. Between family, work, and school... not practical for me.

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Tony Dunn @tony873004.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

#asteroid #Apophis, at naked-eye brightness (mag 3.1) races across Barcelona's night sky on the evening of Friday, April 13, 2029 as it comes closer to Earth than our geosynchronous satellites.

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This is amazing, thank you

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 12/04/2025

“Do you know of any challenge in the history of humankind that was successfully overcome that began with pessimism and defeatism? There isn’t. So optimism is a choice.” — Christiana Figueres, who knows what it looks like to tackle seemingly impossible challenge – and succeed!

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 10/04/2025

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has observed the engulfment of a planet by its star – thought to be the first observation of its kind! Read more 👉 esawebb.org/images/plane... 🔭 🧪

A four panel illustration. Panel 1 shows a host star, which looks like an orange globe with flares coming out on various sides. There is a blue line with arrows forming a spiral around the star. At 2 o’clock in the outer spiral, furthest away from the star, there is a blue planet. Panel 2 shows the same star and lines, but the planet is now at 7 o’clock and closer to the star. It is a little stretched out toward the star. Panel 3 shows the same star and lines, but the planet is fully engulfed by the star, with big flares coming out where the planet and star collided. Panel 4 shows the aftermath, with a very transparent cloud of blue dust spread out from the star. A dark orange horizontal ring of material circles the host star.

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Rêves d'espace @revesdespace.eurosky.social · 07/04/2025

Magnifiques aurores filmées depuis l'ISS par l'astronaute Don Pettit

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DocAtCDI @docatcdi.com · 12/03/2025

Who do you really trust to carry the next message in a bottle? And will anyone be left listening when it comes back?

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Some of his readers have asked Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social why his technology news site, Tech Dirt, has been covering politics so intensely lately. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w... I cannot recommend Mike's reply enough. It's exactly what readers need to hear, what journalists need to do.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 05/03/2025

Hi - I'd like to share this story of what is happening at NOAA GFDL, where some of my colleagues and I worked until the mass firings at NOAA last week. "...the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting"

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NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting

Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions

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Kyle @scikyle.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I haven't been on much recently and just found out. My condolences, Gene. Hope you're well.

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ESO @eso.org · 22/02/2025

#TourESO 📹🔴 Only 5 minutes left until we embark on a virtual tour of ESO's La Silla Observatory! Are you joining us? 🙂 Streamed here buff.ly/3EYIpFH 📷 Y. Beletsky/ESO

A close-up view of a large observatory telescope dome under a brilliant night sky filled with stars. The dome is partially open, with soft orange lighting illuminating the exterior. Distant mountains are silhouetted against the horizon.

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Judith Lynne @judithlynne.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I've told this story about my early education on fascism before but not on Bluesky. I vividly recall doing a project in school about history. Maybe I wanted to do the Korean War because I was a big MASH fan. That I don't recall. My physics teacher arranged for me to do a live interview... 🧵

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

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