Don’t tell Koko the Clown about this.
And ESPECIALLY don’t tell his dog, Fitz!
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Alt text from NASA: "Image description: An image of Saturn on the black background of space. Image is labeled Saturn, Webb Infrared Light, November 29, 2024. Saturn has horizontal bands, with bands at the north and south poles appearing darker orange and lightening to tan as they approach the equator. The north and south poles glow a greenish-grey. The rings appear in an icy neon white. White dots, representing several of Saturn’s moons (Janus, Dione, and Enceladus) are visible." Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
"Hey- new yearbook picture dropped."
-Saturn, probably.
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Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) 🔭🧪 #PlanetarySci #JWST
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Image shows Curiosity rover's wheel with large tears between zig-zags supports. When the rover encounters sharp rocks, the wheels can tear. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; "NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm, on March 23, 2026, Sol 4844 of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission, at 07:30:44 UTC"
NASA MSL Curiosity rover's 🛞... still rollin'.
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Sol 4844 (23.03.2026) via MAHLI 🔭🧪 #PlanetarySci
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🚨 NASA RFI posted (of interest for science community)
Request for Information (RFI) Advancement of “Science as a Service” for NASA and Commercial Partners
Response Date
Apr 23, 2026 11:59 PM EDT
Published Date
Mar 24, 2026 2:00 PM EDT 🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci #STEM
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(Live- Mar 24, 2026) Briefing with lots of announcements: CLPS, RFIs, Participating Scientists, etc.
(Congrats, Everyone!) 🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci
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GPR on a Martian delta (Jezero crater)? Yes please. Congrats on the new publication! Always enjoy catching up on new data coming from the Mars2020 mission/ teams. (Shout out to RIMFAX!)
(Cardarelli et al., 2026)
🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci
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![Magazine ad, featuring a photo of four men wearing coats, white shirts, and ties. One is seated, listening to one of the earpieces on a headphone. The other three are standing behind him. A microphone and some clocks are on the desk. A headline says: "If life is discovered on Mars, it will come as news to you. On CBS Radio." In smaller print, text reads, in part: "Within ten years, a miniature biology lab should land on Mars. And if there's anything living, the lab will report it back to Earth. We'll take it from there. With all the resources of CBS News, and newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards, Dallas Townsend, and Mike Wallace (shown here). […] Tune in to your local CBS Radio station, listed below, for superlative coverage of these eventful days. Hour by hour. CBS Radio Network." A list of local stations is given in tiny print at the bottom of the page.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5jcucqldr3snixegr4fekdem/bafkreibgxihylw6i5ruladlxnpx6ps2vwwyekqing5if2vllmblgyeiwpu)
Magazine ad, featuring a photo of four men wearing coats, white shirts, and ties. One is seated, listening to one of the earpieces on a headphone. The other three are standing behind him. A microphone and some clocks are on the desk. A headline says: "If life is discovered on Mars, it will come as news to you. On CBS Radio." In smaller print, text reads, in part: "Within ten years, a miniature biology lab should land on Mars. And if there's anything living, the lab will report it back to Earth. We'll take it from there. With all the resources of CBS News, and newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards, Dallas Townsend, and Mike Wallace (shown here). […] Tune in to your local CBS Radio station, listed below, for superlative coverage of these eventful days. Hour by hour. CBS Radio Network." A list of local stations is given in tiny print at the bottom of the page.
I hear Bari Weiss is shutting down CBS News Radio.
Already? I was still waiting to hear whether life has been discovered on Mars.
From LIFE, May 29, 1967, page 12.
#PlanetarySci #Astrobiology
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#LPSC 🧵
57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
📍The Woodlands, TX, USA (March 16-20, 2026)
While I'm not attending, I figured it might be useful to curate the virtual LPSC Town Halls and Plenary Sessions. #PlanetarySci 🔭🧪 #LPSC2026
LPSC schedule:
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Thank you VAP-A for ~14 yrs of research🫡
Set to reenter this evening (~1945 ET 10.3.2026) 🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci
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NASA-JPL hosted a panel discussion for #ProjectHailMary So many amaze (🎶) humans in one spot!!!
My colleague said Ryan Gosling mentioned, “Voyager was the original Hail Mary” 🥹
(Reminder- Matt Damon visited JPL + the Mars Yard for “The Martian”- which I alsooo missed!)
🧪🚀 #PlanetarySci #STEM
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LIVE FEED:
NASA Artemis II SLS Rollback on Feb 25, 2026 (Video: @nasaspaceflight.com)
#PlanetarySci 🔭🚀🧪
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NASA's SLS rocket on top of the crawler rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building (Bay 3). Since the operations are happening at dusk, the building and crawler/ SLS are brightly lit. Photo credit: NASA Spaceflight.
"Good night Moon." -SLS
NASA's #ArtemisII mission (SLS + Orion transported via Crawler) currently in rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Wednesday, 02/25/2026. Crews will begin troubleshooting shortly after SLS is tucked back in bed.
Link for live coverage below
#PlanetarySci 🔭🚀🧪
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Today has been a full trip down memory lane. Grateful + proud to have been part of these NASA-JPL teams.
I’ll add to @sciencesocks.bsky.social @stim3on.bsky.social et al. posts. Here’s my real-time (albeit world-in-quarantine) M2020 landing day & “7 Minutes of Terror” from 2021:
#PlanetarySci 🔭🧪
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Caption from NASA: "NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image during its descent to Mars, using its Descent Stage Down-Look Camera. This camera is mounted on the bottom of the descent stage and looks at the rover. This image was acquired on Feb. 22, 2021 (Sol 0) at the local mean solar time of 19:20:29. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech"
Caption from NASA: "NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A. This image was acquired on Feb. 18, 2021 (Sol 0) at the local mean solar time of 15:54:04. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech"
HAPPY 5-(🌎)YR LANDIVERSARY to our Perseverance Rover 🍰
As a Jezero mapper, seeing the *image* from SkyCrane of M2020 being lowered to the crater surface, will forever be a highlight of my career.
CONGRATS to the entire M2020 Team (extra special shoutout to the EDL engineers!) 🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci
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View of Crew-12’s launch vehicle and pad from the newly renovated Gantry at LC-39 (launch viewing area). A large “39” is embossed on the green astroturf in front of the viewing bleachers. Palm trees and a large body of water frame the distant Crew-12 launch pad. 📍Kennedy Space Center, Florida
We also got to see #Crew-12 a few days prior to their recent launch (and when they flew over the pad… didn’t get pics though 🛩️). Squint hard!
#PlanetarySci 🧪🔭
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The bright orange SLS with Orion on Launch Pad 39B. SLS viewed from just beyond the pad’s security fence. Photo taken in Feb 2026. 📍Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Recently had the opportunity to reunite with some fellow NASA ASCAN Interviewees for an up-close tour of KSC + SLS/ Orion on Launch Pad 39B #ArtemisII
Putting together some thoughts, but here’s a sneak peek.
#PlanetarySci 🔭🧪🚀🌔
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NASA Crew-12 targeting Feb 13 0515 liftoff <Hello Friday the 13th>
Shout out to Dr. Jessica Meir, Marine Biologist from @scrippsocean.bsky.social
Excited to see Андрей Федяев (Crew-6) return, and first flights for Sophie Adenot & Capt. Jack Hathaway (Go Navy!)
🌊🧪 #PlanetarySci
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Status Check:
NASA #ArtemisII wet dress (2/2/26)
1800 ET: after a few hydrogen-related temper tantrums, all core + upper stage tanks are full.
🧪🔭🚀 #PlanetarySci
📽️: @nasaspaceflight.com
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“Geologists as Astronauts”
(26:00 timestamp)
Learn how NASA trains astronauts on Earth for lunar (& future Mars) missions.
*Hey NASA- I’d love to help train future astronauts for Mars sedimentology/ geology. Aaand you already have my resume on record in Houston #DreamJob 🤝
🧪🪨🔭 #PlanetarySci
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NASA #ArtemisII schedule change:
Due to weather, the wet dress was shifted to Feb 2. That shifts the earliest launch window to Sunday, Feb 8.
🚀🧪🔭 #PlanetarySci
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Artemis II’s Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion capsule. SLS is rolling out through the bay doors of the Kennedy Space Center Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VA ). Photo: NASA
⏰ RISE + SHINE: Artemis II SLS + Orion roll out day
When it comes to roll outs:
✅ Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
Watch live below 🔗
🧪 #PlanetarySci
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Excellent opportunity (also, I’d love to attend!)
🧪🌊 🔭 #PlanetarySci
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The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft bus will encounter #asteroid Torifune on
5 July 2026.
"The time of the flyby has not yet been determined," but I figure 19 chances out of 24 that it will still be 4 July in *some* part of the US at the moment of closest approach. During our 250th birthday.
🔭 #PlanetarySci
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Digital Artemis II “boarding pass”
NASA #ArtemisII boarding passes
Send your name on a loop around the moon with the Artemis II crew 🔗⤵️
🚀🧪 #planetarysci
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Last night I was finally able to image comet C/2025 K1. It took 3 mins exposure to get decent signal-to-noise (Bortle 8 skies, quarter moon, freezing temps) from my driveway. Nothing spectacular but still makes me smile. #astronomy #planetarysci
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If you missed the broadcast, here’s the absolutely exhilarating landing (+ commentary). “IT WAS HOVERING!!!” 🥹 #ESCAPADE
Successful Blue Origin New Glenn booster return! 🧪 #PlanetarySci
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In the past few days, we've experiencing the beauty of Earth's magnetic field (hello #aurora). But, what about Mars?
Check out NASA's #ESCAPADE mission- launching *NOW* to study Mars magnetosphere!
3... 2... 1... LAUNCH! 🧪🚀 #PlanetarySci
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Emily Lakdawalla had an amazing idea.
And went on to make something beautiful.
🌐…………………🟠…🪐…🔵…🔵…………………………🌐
If you love the epic journeys of the #Voyager spacecraft, read this brief thread.
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🔭 #PlanetarySci #SpaceArt
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