If they had just called this “The Entities” instead of “Large low-shear-velocity provinces”, kids would be more into Seismology.

(The two entities are named Tuzo and Jason).

Amazing turnout for our Day of Action to Save NASA Science! Truly inspired by the dedication of our members and advocates who are here with me in D.C.

Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.

“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.”

www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

You look amazing 🩷💜💙

Space for Persons with Disabilities: Removing barriers and advancing inclusive and equitable development in space 🧪

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the

Voyager 1 has had another instrument shutdown. On Friday, the team at JPL sent the command to shut off of the low energy charged particle instrument. That means that there are now only two operational science instruments on the spacecraft.

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Artemis II lunar science team Artemis II lunar science team members, from left, Ryan Ewing, and Barbara Cohen, react to crew observations during the lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. The team worked in the Science Evaluation Room (SER...

My mom passed away last summer. I'm not Catholic anymore but I for sure brought her prayer card with me into Artemis Mission Control.
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So, thanks Mom, for encouraging my self-expression. Not everyone loves it and she helped me work through those situations too. 💕

She later told me that other moms were appalled, that I was ruining my chances for highschool and then for college. She looked at them and said, my daughter gets straight As, has amazing friends, comes home at night and loves her family. Why would I care what her hair looks like? Why do YOU?

This was 1983 in suburbia. This was not common. I rocked that look in jr high. I grew out a front tail and dyed it. I double pierced one ear at Claires in the mall. Mom helped me not f it all up.

My mom dyed her hair blonde for decades using Nice-n-Easy at home. One day when I was in the 7th grade, I was sitting with her in the bathroom as she was doing it, and I asked her if she would dye a blond streak in my hair. She was the kind of mom who didn't hesitate. She was into it.

Artemis II lunar science team Artemis II lunar science team members, from left, Ryan Ewing, and Barbara Cohen, react to crew observations during the lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. The team worked in the Science Evaluation Room (SER...

I'd love to meet your mom; maybe she saw me last week sciencing the shit out of things? www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

Realistically there are people in society who will not take you seriously and they will use your hair (jewelry, tattoos, clothing, hobbies, etc.) as an excuse but it is just that. There are also kind, generous, smart people who see self-expression as creativity and strength.

Victor Glover on Artemis II crew dynamics:

“Yes, we get along well, but we ALSO disagree well.”

Love this framing! I tend to approach disagreements with an open mind for resolution, but I like this slight pivot in mindset.

As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down."

“If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down and landed on the Moon."

NASA Begins Implementation for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mission to Mars - NASA Science NASA has given approval for the agency’s Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project to begin implementation, underscoring the agency’s

NASA will support @esa.int's Rosalind Franklin mission. Scheduled to launch in 2028, our Mars rover will be the first ever to drill up to two metres below the Red Planet's surface, searching for signs of past or present life on Mars 🔴 go.nasa.gov/4vAIeX1

Black and white photo of Marie Maynard Daly. She is wearing a white lab coat with a striped blouse or kerchief visible beneath. Her hair is swept back and she is looking down, possibly at something on a lab bench of table. Lab cabinets mounted on a white tile wall are visible behind her, along with lab equipment sitting on a counter.

Biochemist Marie Maynard Daly, who studied correlations between heart attacks and cholesterol, and between smoking and lung disease, was born #OTD in 1921. She was the first Black woman to receive a chemistry PhD in the United States. 🧪 👩‍🔬

Image: National Institutes of Health

Artemis II: a planetary perspective for a new generation Artemis II’s striking images of Earth from lunar distance revive awe in space exploration while revealing our planet as a fragile, borderless world that calls for shared responsibility, argues Ian Cra...

"There are no political borders visible from space, and such borders have no objective meaning in a planetary context."

www.democracywithoutborders.org/42654/artemi...

tweet from @CMGaldre –  Wild be: just getting snack Me: no prob bee Mason bee: just make house Me: build a way b Honey bee:jus sampling the lavenders Me: you know I got an assortment Bumble bee: hey *bonk* I jus *bonk* I h Me: *holds flower still* Wasp: I'LL SEE U IN HELL Me: U TELL THEM WHO SENT U

you have conjured one of my favorite tweets

"...catching a ride on a lunar construction delivery will not discover biosignatures in exoplanetary atmospheres, reveal the inner workings of the Sun or map the moons of Uranus..."

"...ride-along science is a supplement, not a replacement, for dedicated science missions"- @caseydreier.bsky.social

🧪 🛰️ 🔭

The HiRISE team notes the passing of two esteemed friends and colleagues: Deputy Principal Investigator emerita Candice Hansen-Koharcheck and Co-Investigator Paul Geissler.

More about Candice: www.psi.edu/staff/profil...

More about Paul: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

oh yes, for what you're using it for I can see that :)

nice choice! I prefer this one, since I'm not a fan of the rainbow color ramp for topgraphy. pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3316/

The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature provides detailed information about planetary names approved by the International Astronomical Union. Find out more about the history of planetary nomenclature, how names are approved, how to propose a name, and more!

planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov

Artemis II Flight Day 6: Lunar Flyby Updates  - NASA NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II lunar flyby is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, and Roku, alongside the agency’s 24/7 coverage on its YouTube channel. Learn ho...

There are many young fresh craters on the Moon that don't yet have names. NASA released a couple of the candidates for the Carroll and Integrity proposal: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

You won't yet find Carroll or Integrity Craters in these tools, though, because they are proposed crater names that need to work their way through the IAU naming system. When they do, they'll be available!

For those with some experience using Earth or planetary datasets, I'd recommend QuickMap. There's a User Guide in the little gear symbol.

quickmap.lroc.im-ldi.com

For those interested in learning more about the surface of the Moon, I recommend Moon Trek. Start with the tutorial. 🧪🔭🚀🌔

trek.nasa.gov/moon/index.h...