Both cats were asleep. I thought I could work on my puzzle a bit 😂😂 it’s like opening a can of tuna. They just know

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Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social · 18h ago

Essential reading: how Russell Vought, RFK Jr., and the whole band of zealots is destroying American science and soft power. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/s...

Darn. Thought I had frozen Mac and cheese but I don’t. This is a sad substitute. Need to do a Trader Joe’s run! (The hatch chile mac and cheese is my absolute fave!)

Election Officials Warn That Ballots Tied To Stray Cat Unlikely To Arrive In Time

Election Officials Warn That Ballots Tied To Stray Cat Unlikely To Arrive In Time

LANSING, MI—Urging the public to use the most reliable methods available to submit their vote, election officials across the country warned Monday that a ballot tied to stray cat would likely not arri...

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I doubt I’ll even get my usual ~3-5 trick or treaters this evening given that it’s supposed to rain all afternoon /evening 🙁 feel bad for all the kiddos that this is not great Halloween weather!

It’s good soup weather in tucson today (also I have no fresh groceries at the moment, so shelf stable dinner was the plan anyway!)

"You learned more about space, now let me invade yours as compensation."

Gus does not believe in personal space when I’ve been gone for a few days 😂

Gus & Echo@katskitties.bsky.social · 2d ago

I’m helping human with her exercises for her back 😹😹

aaaaaAAAAAAAhhhhhhh

franz@franzanth.bsky.social · 2d ago

hey uh wanna hear something scary for halloween? unpaid freelance invoices

I do have to go to the office later today to do some stuff, but I earned this quiet morning covered in cats

Been looking forward to this all day ❤️

Travel is always so fun. Dude in the window seat got mad at me for waiting until the lady in the aisle actually was able to walk forward before getting up to deplane instead of shoving her I guess.

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert@elakdawalla.bsky.social · 3d ago

At #DPS2026, @caseydreier.bsky.social and Jack Kiraly got a standing ovation from the space science community as they receive the Harold Masursky award for their service to “Save Our Science” with their political advocacy for space exploration.

Heading home from another great meeting! Sorry to anyone at #DPS2026 I didn’t get a chance to chat with!

What happens when an asteroid gets too close to a white dwarf? New research led by PSI's Jordan Steckloff reveals a "kilometer-size barrier" that prevents asteroids from breaking directly into dust, challenging previous models of planetary debris formation. 🔗 buff.ly/rQ75Ikf

And the press release is out too! www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...

Queen’s astronomers study unveils the solar system’s elusive Neptune Trojans

Astronomers at Queen’s University Belfast have led an international team studying new solar system bodies near Neptune, helping to unravel the mysteries of our solar system’s evolution.

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Luke Dones@lukemeister.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hot off the press by @megschwamb.bsky.social @pbernardinelli.com @katvolk.bsky.social @asrivkin.bsky.social et al. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

#DPS2026 press conference happening now - I'll be talking at the end of the session www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtZR...

DPS 58 Press Conference: Wednesday

YouTube video by AAS Press Office

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Big bright dwarf planet candidate found by @rubinobservatory.org ! Let's go characterize! rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f... Whoo hoo!

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Reveals Its First Dwarf Planet Candidate in Our Solar System | Rubin Observatory

In the outer reaches of our Solar System, beyond the orbit of Pluto, NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has spotted 2026 ED138 — a large, bright trans-Neptunian object that scientists have identified a...

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Cosmic crisp apples are the best travel apples. They taste pretty good, and I cut this one up 10 hours ago and there’s essentially zero browning.

More airports need to be like Columbus and have coffee vending machines. I wanted a coffee but the lines are ridiculous. Ended up getting a caffeinated smoothie instead just because the line was so much shorter

Wow, very nicely paid postdoc available to work on Roman data at Lawrence Livermore! www.llnl.gov/join-our-tea...

Astronomy & Astrophysics - Postdoctoral Researcher

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Ugh. About an hour ago I thought to myself, I could use a cup of coffee or tea for the caffeine boost. Then I got distracted. And now it’s too late (sadly, 11am is my cutoff time because I go to bed early because I get up early. Sigh).

I am quite tired today because I had to interrupt my sleep to medicate Echo at 2am (poor baby had urinary issues again yesterday). My sleep purring officemate is not helping me feel awake at my desk this morning 😂

It’s not looking good fam 🧪🔭⚛️

Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: Major shakeup in NSF leadership. Brian Stone, who has been performing the duties of NSF director since April 2025, is retiring on Dec. 31. Rebecca Keiser, who has been acting chief of staff, is also retiring, Oct. 31. Unclear who will replace Stone, since O'Neill's nom hasn't moved.

The TeX Live Utility release notes are still undefeated.

Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees@mcnees.bsky.social · 8mo ago

There's a "is anyone even reading this" sort of honesty you get in the software update release notes from a project that's been around for a long time.

hmm, maybe deciding to take gabapentin this morning was *not* the move for being able to focus and not feel sleepy....(my back is temporarily angry again because it apparently did not like the chairs at the dealership while I waited for my car to get fixed)

I did a deep dive on my newest paper on AAS's YouTube channel! This one's for the true nerds that want to know all about what material strength is, how giant impact codes work and why we're still not quite sure how the Moon formed. If that's you, this interview is for you!

American Astronomical Society (AAS)@aas.org · 2w ago

New AAS Journal Author Series: Adeene Denton (Southwest Research Institute) on how rock strength changes the Moon-forming giant impact. In her simulations, a hot, solid Theia can leave an intact Moon, while a colder, stronger Theia makes the classic debris disk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWR6... 🔭

I VOTED THIS MORNING PEER PRESSURE PEER PRESSURE

K.B. Spangler@kbspangler.com · 2w ago

Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about letting others know they should do the same. "Voting early is the biggest expression of middle fingers up."

Ugh. Because the car stuff ate up my entire non-barn part of Saturday, I didn’t get all my chores and grocery shopping done. Spent all morning on chores and now I have to leave the house. I hate leaving the house on Sundays. That’s supposed to be pajama day