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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Learn about NASA's #Pandora mission! I joined this team just a few months ago and it has been an amazing experience working with the team to get this small spacecraft up and operational! science.nasa.gov/missions/pan...

Credit: NASA/Sophia Roberts

Alt text: Pandora mission infographic

Image description: A sketch of the Pandora spacecraft lies in the top third of the image, which has a light tan and white background. Spanning the bottom is a mottled yellow semicircle representing a Sun-like star, and on its left are reddish brown blemishes representing sunspots. Above it a series of planets in an arc are connected by a faint gray dashed line. The planets are shaded more darkly as they proceed to the right, as if they are orbiting the star and entering a transit. Two bubbles contain sketches of molecules, one by the third planet image and one beneath it pointing to the star. The title, at center and below the spacecraft, reads “Pandora helps untangle star/planet signals.” Light gray dashed lines fan out from the title to the star below. The NASA insignia is at top left. Additional text at the top reads “Pandora’s goal is to disentangle the signals of exoplanets and their stars to better understand their atmospheres.” Text around the spacecraft reads “Weight: 717 lbs. (325 kg), Approx. one male elk,” “Uses a spare detector from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope,” and “Orbit: low Earth.” Text below the title and above the star reads “The Science” and “As starlight passes through a planet’s atmosphere, molecules such as water leave chemical fingerprints. Pandora makes long, simultaneous observations of the planet and star in visible and near-infrared light. Scientists need to know if detected molecules, especially those important to life, come from the planet or the star.” Text by the top of the star reads “Stars produce signals similar to planetary atmospheres, and stellar activity can distort measurements.” Text at the bottom reads “Year 1, 20 exoplanets to be observed, 10 observations per planet, 24 hours per observation,” and “SmallSat, Pandora is a lower-cost mission that complements other larger missions like NASA’s Webb.”

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This beach cat is the next reaction meme

Cat with Calico coloring looks right into the camera, as grumpy as possible

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

NASA Goddard medals again dragon boating

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My figures need more ears. That's why it takes me so long to get through peer review.

Screenshot of a published paper studying hearing disorders. There is a figure from the paper that is clearly ai generated. It contains subplots with a mixture of ears and bar graphs; with the composition of an intense acid trip.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

If you look closely you will see the thin shell of our Atmosphere. All the pollen that ever is or was, is contained in that shell.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Artemis II watch party at NASA Goddard

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Lol, and let me be clear, lmao

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

MIL has lots of yassified santas

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Roman is romaning! #nasa #roman Alt txt for all: Roman space telescope primary mirror at NASA Goddard.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I wanted to share a side project I have been working on: CyRK github.com/jrenaud90/CyRK a #Python package that mimics much of the functionality of #SciPy solve_ivp but can perform #ODE integrations 100's x faster. If you are looking for a numerical integrator for your python project, check it out!

A black graph with white text. Y-axis is Average time; X-axis is number of required integration steps. There are several dots showing the performance of CyRK's cysolve_ivp, pysolve_ivp, and nbsolve_ivp functions compared to SciPy's solve_ivp. In all cases CyRK is significantly faster than SciPy. The plot shows the cysolve_ivp method to be the best in all circumstances.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

My doctor's new registration portal has old English as a preferred language option. Excited to discuss my aliments Beowulf style.

A online form that has a drop down selection for preferred language. After typing the letters "e" "n" "g" the recommended options in the list are "English, Old (ca. 450-1100)", "English", "English, Middle (1100-1500)".

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The people who are going to make #HWO25 happen, and I am there as well!

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#Roman is starting to look like a real telescope!

The Roman space telescopes primary mirror apparatus and solar panels are sitting on the floor in a giant clean room at NASA Goddard.

The Roman space telescopes main instrument package and superstructure is surrounded by engineers in bunny suites in a giant clean room. Behind the telescope is a huge wall of filters cleaning the air.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

My hobbies have gone too main stream

Website ticket queue for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. The queue shows that I am in 5270th in line with 4885 people in front of me and over and hour wait to buy tickets.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Cleaning out my old boxes at moms

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Announcing you are cutting STEM education programs by including a photo of kids learning from said programs.

Picture of NASA budget proposal showing $0 for stem education next to a picture of kids learning from said programs.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Google bent the knee. Apple, bing, and fucking map quest are holding the line, so far

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I feel like I am going to be sending a lot of these in the near future. Might as well help them remember me with some D&D stamps

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

One of these is not like the others

buttons to go to websites for "Panda cam" "Elephant cam" "Lion cam" and "Naked Mole-rat Cam"

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Truer words have never been spoken #NOVA

An expressway information sign with the phrase "Avoid Tysons" displayed.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

At some point I signed up for Zillow reports for the White House. Got the 2025 update and it's dropped a lot in value. Still off the market

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I guess we just get this every year now huh. #AGUFlu

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Been there since c1e1 but baby's first live show! #criticalrole #critmas

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

@wtyppod.bsky.social I am visiting your beautiful city (fish town) and our Airbnb has a gas heater right below particle board shelving. Will philly compensate my family when I die in the fire / carbon monoxide?

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hey #AGU24 and #geophyscists out there come check out my poster next Thursday Afternoon "Influence of Bulk Compressibility on Tides in Rocky and Icy Worlds" (P43A-3002). I'll be talking about how this rock and this plot can tell us about the deep interior of #planets and #moons in our Solar System!

A grey rock covered in many small green crystals which almost have the appearance of spiky moss. Image credit: Tony Peterson (MinDat)

A contour plot displaying an upside down hook shape contour of orange and cyan colors. The colors get darker indicating a stronger signal to the right of the plot. Image credit: Joe Renaud

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hey #exoplanet community! NASA Goddard's Exoplanet Modeling and Analysis Center (emac.gsfc.nasa.gov) just joined. Nothing there yet, but consider giving it a follow! @exoplanetmodels.bsky.social

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

When did Windows Update start updating BIOS??

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

I was too distracted to take any pictures of the eclipse itself, but my wife did manage to take a quick one of me and my friend looking in awe at it. Incredible experience in tiny Lampasas, Texas!

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

If there is ever a nation-wide emergency, my first call will be to Duolingo.

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Joe Renaud @spacetides.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

I thought this was fitting for my first post on here. Good start to a Friday.

Screen shot of an email that says "In the event of a government shutdown: I may not be able to access this email address. For time sensitive messages please contact me at my university email."

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