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Landru79 @landru79.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

High clouds on Mars again 😆 #NASA's #Mars rover #Curiosity 2026-10-07 Sol 5037: Right Navigation Camera mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1... NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/j. Roger

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

From NASA 📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close.

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 28/09/2026

A successful Earth flyby improves Juice’s course to Jupiter Earlier today, Juice flew just 8640 km above the Indian Ocean and snapped these images with its onboard monitoring cameras. 1️⃣Africa, by Juice monitoring camera 2️⃣Madagascar, by Juice NavCam 3️⃣Moon, by Juice NavCam 🔭 🧪 #planetsci

Mostly black space, most of Earth visible at the top right of the image. Part of a spacecraft visible on the left.

Part of the island of Madagascar in black and white.

A crescent Moon, with about a quarter of the Moon showing. Many craters are visible.

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Diana Hayes 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @dchayes.ca · 22/09/2026

After a competitive procurement process, we have decided to change nothing and continue holding our conference in the location that wants you dead.

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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 08/09/2026

Oh, my H-Index? Well,

A sign that's been edited to read: I don't mean to brag, but my scientific papers are enjoyed by well over 4 people worldwide

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Thomas Appéré @thomasappere.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nous célébrons aujourd'hui le 5000e jour martien passé par le rover Curiosity dans le cratère Gale 🥳 Voici une mosaïque d'images acquises par sa caméra de navigation au sol 5000.

Mosaïque en noir et blanc d'un paysage martien photographié par le rover Curiosity au sol 5000. Le paysage est vallonné, le sol recouvert de sable et le ciel poussiéreux.
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Diana Hayes 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @dchayes.ca · 31/08/2026

Something can be bad because it hurts trans women. The fact that it might hurt some cis women too isn't actually relevant.

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Once again forces have conspired to eat my moon

A photo of a almost-total lunar eclipse: a red moon with a bright white cap

A photo of the moon with a section in shadow

Another photo of the moon with most of it in shadow

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Cat O'Connell-Cooper @mars-cat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover marked an elevation gain of 1 km on Aug. 26, 2026. The mosaic image below looks back from the current position in "Valle Grande" toward the floor of Gale Crater, on Aug. 1 and 2, 2026, the 4,972-4973 sols (Martian days) of the mission. science.nasa.gov/mars/curiosi...

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Curiosity Reaches 1-Kilometer Elevation Gain - NASA Science

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reached the pinnacle — so far — of its 14-year-old mission on Aug. 26, 2026, when it marked an elevation gain of 1 kilometer in

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I also did just see as I went to grab the link to the wikipedia talk page that someone three days ago posted to the talk page requesting the "full version" of the saying to be included, which did make me chuckle. FIN/7

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

But then I remembered the existence of the wikipedia talk page, and lo and behold there was a thread discussing the former addition and subsequent removal of a section discussing the 'full version' and its actual modern history. 5/7 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3A...

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

But anyway this did not get me any clarity on the 'better than a master of one' addition, and googling that whole phrase just led to a bunch of inspirational posts which claimed this as the 'original phrase' which (1) they did not back up in any way and (2) i knew to be false. 4/7

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I talk abt the OED in the blog post bc they have a fun 'usage' section with references to the phrase (or ones like it) being used thruout time. (When I first looked this up i wasn't on the york VPN but the Toronto Public Library also has access! Yay libraries) 3/7 www.oed.com/dictionary/j...

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Jack of all trades, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

Jack of all trades, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So i did originally turn to the Wikipedia article to see if they had any discussion abt the 'better than a master of none' addition, and they did not, but did lead me to checking out dictionaries for the etymology. I looked at a few which all gave the ~1618 origin. 2/7

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Okay small thread about my Jack of all trades adventure bc I like hearing abt how ppl find things out but it didnt really work in the post itself. This is really just me doing a Queer as Favt-style bibliography section, and probably best enjoyed after reading the blog post. 1/7

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John E Moores @arcticsaxifrage.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week, new PVL Postdoc @transmartian.bsky.social talks about studying widely (as opposed to narrowly) in planetary science. Make sure to read through to the bottom for a deep dive into the saying "A jack of all trades is a master of none..." york-pvl.blogspot.com/2026/08/jack...

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Jack of All Trades, Doctor of Some

This week, our newly minted Doctor Innanen presents an essay in defence of the generalist. Once upon a time, all scientists were generalists...

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Cat O'Connell-Cooper @mars-cat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto @transmartian.bsky.social Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosi...

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now - NASA Science

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

HiPOD: The Ever-Changing Swiss Cheese of Mars HiRISE monitors many areas of the cap to study these changes. When we study changes, we align the images with features that haven’t changed, but here, nearly everything is different! uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074829_0945 #Mars #science #NASA

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The benefits of living in a 50+ year old building are countless, but the greatest is surely having the fire alarm go off three times in less than 12 hours, the first two of which were around 1 AM

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/05/2026

NASA Announces Rover Has Found Beauty In The Mundane On Mars

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Beautiful crescent view of Mars as Psyche continues it's approach for tomorrow's flyby. flic.kr/p/2sd9f6a

A crescent view of the planet Mars.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Probably the fault of all these fishing minigames (< nonserious answer)

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Probably says something that my immediate reaction was not to be concerned but just to kind of roll my eyes and go 'ah, I guess the university wifi is acting up again'

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If you want to ease into #EGU26 by hearing about sparkly lights and the science we can do with them, you can join me at 11:10 CEST this morning in room 0.94/95 to hear about using simple lasers to probe near-surface aerosols Abstract: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-...

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Doug Ellison @dougellison.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Rock off. 🤘

A square black and white fisheye camera view of Mars. A dark patch from where a rock got picked up, and a broken up rock from where it dropped off a drill visible at the top of frame.

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Landru79 @landru79.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Un recopilatorio hasta hoy de los devenires de nuestra nueva amiga #NASA's #Mars rover #Curiosity 2026-04-17 >> 2026-04-30 Sol 4868-Sol 4881: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1... NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Tim's limited edition contact binary timbit

A photo of me holding two timbits stuck to each other

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 07/04/2026

HOLY SHIT

The Moon! The Sun's corona! A crewed spacecraft! Oh my!

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#Artemis II - Photo 2 from yesterdays flyby ECLIPSE. April 6, 2026. Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA 🚀🌕🌑

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Pre-flyby view of the Orion spacecraft window from the Artemis II crew. flic.kr/p/2s68SXB

The Moon seen through a window. Knobs and techy shit seen around the window.

NASA/Artemis II/Kevin M. Gill

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Martian Clouds Daily @martianclouds.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This Zenith Movie was taken on Sol 1957 (2018-02-06) at approximately 7:09 LTST and a solar longitude of 125.8°.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 10/03/2026

update from suddenly very noisy Ontario

The "Somehow, Palpatine returned..." meme from The Rise of Skywalker except instead of saying "Palpatine" he's saying "the geese"

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Very nice halo keeping me company on my morning walk

A 22 degree halo going about three quarters of the way around the sun against milky white clouds. The sun is covered in part by a streetlight

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John E Moores @arcticsaxifrage.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This week, PhD Student @dchayes.ca sheds some light on how we talk to spacecraft on and around other planets: york-pvl.blogspot.com/2026/02/talk... The situation on the red planet is particularly complex and therefore particularly interesting! Like any infrastructure, maintenance is critical

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Talking to Mars

This week, PhD student Diana Hayes takes a look at how we communicate with spacecraft dispersed throughout the solar system. Given the numbe...

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Diana Hayes 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @dchayes.ca · 08/02/2026

For many years, researchers were unable to independently verify the alleged existence of Line 5 Eglinton.

A photo taken out the back window of an Eglinton LRT train stopped at Mount Dennis Station. In the foreground is a cool-toned seat, while just out the window is the other train in the two-car set. There is a crowd of people stood on the station platform.

A photo of a TTC paper transfer. It's a small, black and white piece of paper, with the time issue listed as 3:17 PM, and the day as 039, February 8, 2026. At the bottom of the transfer, it states "Not valid at: Mt. Dennis Station."

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ComSciConCAN @comsciconcan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Join us June 19–21, 2026 for #ComSciConCAN 2026! 🚨 at U of Waterloo for a 3-day conference dedicated to taking your science communication skills to the next level. 💡 Application deadline EXTENDED to February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST! bit.ly/CSCC2026_App #SciComm #GradLife #STEMCanada #CSCC2026

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction by Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosi... #Mars 🧪🔭

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction - NASA Science

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto

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Abigail Fraeman @abbyfrae.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Still on Mars with Curiosity. Still doing awesome science. Love this recent "MAHLI after dark" image we acquired last month of our drill in the super cool boxwork region: science.nasa.gov/resource/cur...

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Curiosity Lights Up ‘Nevado Sajama’ at Night - NASA Science

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm to create this rare nighttime view of the Red Planet’s surface on

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Alex Innanen @transmartian.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Not the most pleasant day to go to the store only to find it's been unexpectedly closed, but at least there was some fun snow lifting

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ComSciConCAN @comsciconcan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚨 Applications are open for #ComSciConCAN 2026! 📍 June 19–21, 2026 | University of Waterloo A 3-day conference for grad students to level up their science communication skills. Since 2013, ComSciCon has trained 2000+ scientists! 🗓️ Apply by Feb 9, 2026 (11:59 PM EST) 💡

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Carbon dioxide clouds over Mont Mercou, Curiosity Sol 3063 - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2oUgFwL

The Curiosity Mars rover photographed these feathery carbon dioxide clouds on Sol 3063 over an outcrop named Mont Mercou. The clouds were much higher than is typical for Mars.
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Panorama assembled from 21 individual Mastcam images.
The colors of this image were calibrated to match human perception.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Simeon Schmauß

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