Reposted by CatDr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fall colors really coming in on our young-of-year Alligator Gars @garlab.bsky.social 🍂🍁 2478
Reposted by CatCat @timesnewfishcat.bsky.social · 02/10/20265000 sols and counting #spaceart #mars #sciart 0165
Reposted by CatEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 30/09/2026Our Smile mission is ready for science. Its ultraviolet camera has already captured this substorm rippling through the northern lights around Earth’s North Pole. @science.esa.int 🧪🔭 6414111
Reposted by CatSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 01/10/2026#NASAWebb has provided a crash course on planet-shattering collisions, providing clues to the amount of energy in their collisions. (1/6) 🧵 🔭 🧪 15216
Reposted by CatRiding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026From NASA: How do you get a probe ready for the heat of Venus? Put it in a furnace.🔥 From Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, a model of our DAVINCI probe went through six cycles to 869°F (465°C), each matched to its planned hour-long descent. It came out unscathed: go.nasa.gov/3VYwVKR 47125
Reposted by Catinvertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026humans evolved hands for holding and cherishing the Cleidogona 21487
Reposted by CatPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 30/09/2026This is a photograph of the edge of one of Saturn's rings, looking down from above. Those spiky dark shapes are shadows. Shadows of giant towers of ice and dust grains clumped together that rise up to three *kilometres* above the 10-m thick rings. 16472132
Reposted by Catskel07s ⚠️18+ DNI⚠️ @skel07s.bsky.social · 29/09/2026hello juice #17776football 217649
Reposted by CatVincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A heart-shaped coronal hole has rotated onto the Earth-facing disk. It is pouring fast solar wind into space and will face Earth in the coming days. Fast solar wind will likely move over Earth around Oct 3-4 and cause ehnahced geomagnetic activity. 1277
Reposted by CatSimeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Coming up tomorrow, ESA's Juice spacecraft will fly past Earth for another gravity assist! I had the fantastic opportunity to help planning the JMC shots this time around. We're trying a bunch of new things with this camera, so I'm really excited to see how they'll turn out. 🔭🧪 #planetsci 49227
Reposted by CatVeeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Termitodesmidae is an elusive family of millipede that lives exclusively in the fungal chamber of termite nests where they get to chow down on an all-you-can-eat fungal buffet 🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 815941
Reposted by CatChristopher Michel @christophermichel.com · 24/09/2026Keeping the Voyagers alive has become an extraordinary act of engineering care. Their power comes from the heat of decaying plutonium, and each spacecraft loses about four watts every year. JPL's Suzanne Dodd and Kareem Badaruddin are helping make those choices. More: explorers.com/keeping-voya... 0257
Reposted by CatScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026To get to the outer solar system, Juice needs an assist from Earth’s gravity. It’s passing over the planet on Monday before it gets flung out to Jupiter—and it’s going to be taking pictures along the way.scientificamerican.comJupiter-bound spacecraft Juice to fly by Earth MondayTo get to the outer solar system, the Juice spacecraft needs an assist from Earth’s gravity—and it’s going to be taking pictures along the way 03711
Reposted by CatSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 25/09/2026NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data once science operations begin by early 2027. #NASARoman 🔭science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Team Confirms Ground Stations Receiving Data - NASA ScienceNASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data 315444
Reposted by Catmossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026compare to this humble glublet 522744
Reposted by CatMorgan Denman | Space-Focused Designer & Illustrator @morgandenman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s almost #SpacetoberChallenge time! Here’s the official 2026 prompt list. Post your art for the prompt each day during the month of October. Your art can either be brand new, or something you’ve previously created that fits the prompt. What's important is that YOU made it (No Gen-AI)! #sciart 11812
Reposted by CatSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 22/09/2026Planets beyond our Solar System are extremely difficult to observe. It’s equivalent to trying to take a photograph of a firefly next to a lighthouse from thousands of miles away. TONIGHT at 7 p.m. ET, STScI's Dr. Emily Rickman will chat about the Webb technology behind imaging alien worlds. 🔭 youtube.comHow to Image Alien WorldsPlanets beyond our Solar System, known as exoplanets, are extremely difficult to observe. It's equivalent to trying to take a photograph of a firefly next to a lighthouse from thousands of miles away. The James Webb Space Telescope includes sophisticat... 05513
Reposted by CatNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 22/09/2026Happy September equinox from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! It's the first day of spring here in the south🌸 Equinox fun fact: day and night aren't exactly equal 👀 Atmospheric refraction and the way we define sunrise/sunset mean most places get slightly more than 12 hours of daylight! 🔭🧪 2496
Reposted by CatSubterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 04/09/2026🕷️ New #millipede species Bollmanella amorensis described from Labor of Love Cave, Nevada. Study also reports new records of two other millipedes plus ecological notes on the distinctiveness of Great Basin Desert cave fauna. 👉 doi.org/10.3897/subt... 0347
Reposted by Catinvertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I may have shared this before somewhere, but here’s some katydid faces from Costa Rica, a land of many fine bugs 733480
Reposted by CatSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026September 16 is Plover Appreciation Day - so I'm offering this rare and special hooded plover for you all to appreciate. These nest on beaches and are very vulnerable to predators (including humans). They are the sweetest little birds. I love seeing them. 1757382
Reposted by CatSpace 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 8327109
Reposted by CatDaniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NASA Activates Roman’s Primary Instrument, Checks Out Coronagraph science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/... #Roman 🧪🔭science.nasa.govNASA Activates Roman’s Primary Instrument, Checks Out Coronagraph - NASA ScienceNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully activated the Wide Field Instrument, a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow scientists 0227
Reposted by CatCETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15/09/2026New millipede diversity from Tanzania! A new study from the Udzungwa Mountains describes new species and records of Eviulisoma. Read more here: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej... #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #Millipedes #Tanzania 053
Reposted by CatRiding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Crowned with stars Harlan J Smith 107-inch telescope at @mcdonaldobs.bsky.social 16419
Reposted by CatPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/09/2026See that small bright object in the middle right of this image? That's the small icy moon Mimas. Floating in space against a backdrop of giant Saturn, the planet crossed by shadows from its rings. 3803160
Reposted by CatNatalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Nanjing Paleontological Museum has an in-house traditional Chinese artist, Li Chen, creating paintings of famous Chinese dinosaurs. These are from 2022 exhibition "From Dragon to Bird" and can be purchased in the museum as postcards or book《从龙到鸟系列 科学艺术化石复原图》 172152940
Reposted by Catmossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026babies, you ate almost all the leaf. you're going to run out of leaf to stand on 15845142
Reposted by Cattaenia @taenia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Any gull people want to venture an opinion here? I'm thinking Olympic (GWGU x WEGU), but possibly Cook Inlet (AHGU x GWGU)? 13510
Reposted by CatCat @timesnewfishcat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026a week late but whoo #space #spaceart #nancygraceromanspacetelescope 022
Reposted by CatRiding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 08/09/2026From NASA Hubble and JWST team up to shed new light on the dim outer reaches of the solar system, leading to new insights about how the planets, including Earth, formed. go.nasa.gov/4drPY6ego.nasa.govNASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past - NASA ScienceScientists used NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study distant bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). 093
Reposted by CatRachel Hollis @rachelhollisart.bsky.social · 18/11/2024A bit disconcerting when one of the world's largest moth species is attracted to your headlamp! Found this beautiful Hercules Moth in far north Queensland. #wildoz #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #insects 1593374542
Reposted by CatNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 07/09/2026Universe, meet your astronomical dream team! 🤝 Two observatories, two different ways of seeing the cosmos, and a whole lot of potential for discovery when their observations come together. 🧪🔭☄️ 27420
Cat @timesnewfishcat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026a week late but whoo #space #spaceart #nancygraceromanspacetelescope 022
Reposted by CatJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I love the rich bold colors in this painting. Inspired by a recent trip out to Monterey Peninsula along the Central Coast of California. It’s one of my favorite locations to paint. I hope you enjoy the results! MONTEREY TREE, 16x16”, Acrylic on Panel, SOLD 833181315
Reposted by Catmossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026inherently silly creature 918926
Reposted by CatDaniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Awesome drone view of the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Sound up!🔊 images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-... #Roman 🔭🧪 24311
Reposted by CatRoman for Scientists @nancyromansci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026These faces say it all! 🚀🤩 After years of planning, preparation, and anticipation, scientists from across the Roman community got to watch Roman begin its journey to space together. #ExpandingOurView #RomanLaunch 0113
Reposted by CatESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 03/09/2026🟢 GO for MTM separation. The Mission Control Team has the green light to proceed with #BepiColombo's MTM separation. ✅ The spacecraft is configured, the team is ready, and the first milestone of #Mercury arrival is underway. 🛰️ @esa.int #JAXA 010523
Reposted by CatESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 03/09/2026📡 Estrack deep space antennas are in position for #BepiColombo. Cebreros ready for separation detection - check! ☑️ Malargüe ready for background tracking - check! ☑️ @esa.int #JAXA #Mercury 06910
Reposted by CatESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 03/09/2026ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @esa.int #JAXA #Mercury 528075
Reposted by CatSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 03/09/2026NASA launched its newest space telescope, undertaking its biggest mission yet to study the universe on a much larger scale. #NASARoman will allow scientists to get panoramic views of space and better understand the nature of powerful forces known as dark energy and dark matter. 🔭 pbs.orgHow NASA's new space telescope could help solve mysteries of dark energy and dark matterNASA launched its newest space telescope, undertaking its biggest mission yet to study the universe on a much larger scale. A roughly $4 billion project, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will allow scientists to get panoramic views of space and bet... 15111
![3-panel comic. (1) [Person with shoulder-length hair gestures at diagrams on wall in front of table with three people.] PERSON 1: As the radioactive power source on *Voyager 1* weakens, we’ve been turning instruments off to conserve power. (2) PERSON 1: Only two instruments remain. Do we want to lose the plasma wave subsystem or the magnetometer? (3) PERSON 2 with ponytail: You know, if we just turned off Greg’s LED underlighting– PERSON 4 with short hair: Absolutely not. PERSON 3: Dammit, Greg. PERSON 4: I will *not* allow us to look uncool in front of aliens.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreif7mauuvcdwzdpudh4qgynso2alimxydznfrdls5gpxsslzrxvk3u)
![4-panel comic. (1) [Giant fishing rod-like cat toy positioned above four tectonic plates. Two helicopters that appear tiny due to scale fly above. People next to device are so tiny they cannot be seen.] PERSON 1: The key to exposing new geologic layers is understanding the three forces driving plate movement: slab pull, ridge push, and taunting. (2) PERSON 2: Taunting? What do– PERSON 1: *Initiate thrust fault pattern!* [The dangly end of the toy wiggles.] (3) “Rumble” sound effect from tectonic plates. (4) “Lunge!” sound effect from tectonic plates. [Plates split at a diagonal angling toward toy.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib4bgny4aloexmhcpuj3hprxwxludu6ix23qkcarfocnvdizaw7ia)
