Those astronauts were crying in zero G, where there’s no gravity to make their tears fall. So the tears just welled up around their eyeballs. Literally: 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Current position of Artemis II – then a sped-up view of its trajectory around the Moon and back to Earth. (courtesy of NASA's Eyes on the Solar System)

We often see the diagrams as if Earth and the Moon are static objects, but witnessing this celestial dance is incredible.

NASA Shares Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Images YouTube video by NASA

Live now: Updates from NASA on observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55S...

That’s the MSR plan, yes. Yeet them samples!

A double standard about contamination is keeping us from verifying signs of Martian life A double standard about contamination is keeping us from verifying signs of Martian life

Is it hypocritical to hold Mars Sample Return to a contamination standard that would be thrown out the window if humans were to retrieve the samples instead? Thoughts? spacenews.com/a-double-sta...

Hot take: I’m really not a fan of all of the brands using the CEO cheating meme for content today.

It’s upsetting how eager some people to turn real harm into engagement fodder.

Happy Nikola Tesla Day! ⚡️

It’s been the honor and joy of my career to embody some of NASA’s most iconic missions and to see how that voice engaged and inspired fans around the world.

Here’s NASA’s rationale for shutting them down: www.nasa.gov/social-media...

If you need me today, I’m a puddle on my office floor.

This Slack comment sums up the vibe right now:

“It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop. If the thing wearing the shoes was an octopus.”

💀

FWIW: Federal workers/subcontractors aren't allowed to accept anything with "a market value of more than $20 per item or event, with a maximum of $50 from any one vendor in a calendar year." We're even required to pay for our own meals rather than let a vendor/contractor cover the cost.

Yesterday, I pitched an idea for a work event where we all just get together and scream.

It was pretty popular, TBH.

Today's phrase of the day: "Hope you're hanging in there"

My ChatGPT-assisted definition: A modern workplace greeting acknowledging that while certainty is scarce, solidarity is still available. ✊

Sure do. To have both May Gray *and* June Gloom is just rude, honestly!

Coworker 1: "I wish the Sun would come out."

Coworker 2: "May Gray, man."

Coworker 1: "I know, but the gloom just feels... thicker right now."

^nailed it, my friend

The word of the day is... Bizarre.

My ChatGPT-assisted definition: A workplace condition in which logic takes an extended leave and cause and effect no longer have a working relationship.

"At their core, artists and scientists are not so different from one another. Both endeavor to solve our greatest mysteries through the power of imagination." -Bill O’Brien

Science, industry, and advocacy groups unite in opposition to deep… A coalition of leading space industry organizations, scientific societies, and public advocacy groups are submitting a joint letter to Congress opposing…

We, along with a powerful coalition of science, industry, and advocacy groups, released a joint letter today urging congressional leaders to push back against potential cuts to space science. Read the letter and join us in standing up for space science: www.planetary.org/press-releas...

Sending People to Mars Now Would Cost Trillions and Can’t Work Elon Musk and Donald Trump have announced ambitious plans to send a mission to Mars in 2026 and 2028. It’s not going to happen

"It’s like announcing a camping trip on your next available weekend, without having purchased any camping supplies. And your car is in the shop. And has exploded." Lolz.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

Martian makeup palette? Nope.

Spacesuit materials, sent aboard the Perseverance rover to better understand how they’re affected by the harsh Martian environment.

Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn, that pushes people to isolate even more.

It may be difficult, but I’m going to keep trying.

This piece has some good data-backed info about how most of our perceptions of “the other side” are exaggerated - and how, to remedy the deep fractures in our society, we need to better understand each other. theconversation.com/avoiding-you...

There’s not much better than the feeling of awakening and emergence brought on by more sunlight in spring, stretching a little further each day. ☀️

^my pro-Daylight Saving Time platform

Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni begin return to Earth The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.

Good *facts* in this BBC story about Butch and Suni's return from the ISS.

Most importantly: No, they were never stranded.

And they were quite unfazed by their extended mission. In case you didn't know: Astronauts love being in space!

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Encapsulation complete ✅

SPHEREx is proceeding toward launch on Friday, March 7! blogs.nasa.gov/spherex/

Soon, engineers also will shut off Voyager 2's Low-Energy Charged Particle instrument.

The platform for the instrument is powered by a stepper motor that provides a pulse every 192 seconds. By the time it's deactivated on V2, it will have completed over 8.5 million steps. 🤯

To extend its mission, the Voyager 1 team has turned off another science instrument: The Cosmic Ray Subsystem helped confirm the probe's passage into interstellar space. Now, its mission will continue forward with three instruments still gathering data from the great beyond.

🔗 go.nasa.gov/4koaCpV

Oh yes - I've seen it 🤓

Right at this moment, a spacecraft that launched last October is approaching Mars. It's going to use the planet's gravity to shift its trajectory for its journey to Jupiter.

Orbital dynamics + the people who understand and can harness them for things like this blow my mind.

You probably know the Pale Blue Dot image, but what about this one, which was taken years prior - just 13 days after Voyager 1 launched?

It's the first image of the entire Earth and Moon together.

It’s absolutely overwhelming. A buddy can make a huge difference. I’m sure you’re already planning to hit lots of the “houses”? We could also grab a virtual beer sometime and talk about this 😅

They might! I’ll find out who’s going for sure. You’d definitely vibe with some of this crew. What are you going for?