Lol sike now 14/14! Submitted a “Hail Mary” MS app the other day! 1 or 2 waitlists, 3 pending, rest rejections. It’s rough out here
MaggieBeth@maggiebeth.space · 7mo ago13/13 apps submitted! May 2026 bring good news (and no more grad apps ever)
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Former NASA postbac • still studying exoplanet atmospheres • UMaine Geology ‘24 • Gwen Stefani (the cat) fan account • my views ≠ NASA 📍Maine 🌲 maggiebeth.space
MaggieBeth@maggiebeth.space · 7mo agoMy 1st first-author paper has been submitted to ApJL and is available on arXiv! We found that elevated water vapor abundances in Mars-like exoplanet atmospheres suppress abiotic oxygen accumulation via CO2 photolysis by an order of magnitude relative to past studies. 🧪🔭🪐 arxiv.org/abs/2603.11017
Oxygenated False Positive Biosignatures in Mars-like Exoplanet Atmospheres
Oxygen is a well-studied biosignature. Studying potential abiotic pathways for O2 build-up in exoplanet atmospheres is essential for evaluating whether the detection of O2 would constitute a biosignat...
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Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
Steve Brown - astronomy and astrophotography@sjbastro.bsky.social · 6mo agoJupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA. The Juno spacecraft reveals the gas giant isn't as big as we thought. #Space #Astronomy #Jupiter www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/jupiter...
Tim Hortons is set to temporarily rebrand its famous Timbits as "Moonbits" in celebration of Jeremy Hansen becoming the first Canadian to launch to the moon...
Tim Hortons to celebrate first Canadian to fly to moon with 'Moonbits'
Tim Hortons is offering a sweet send off for the first Canadian astronaut to fly to the moon. The Canada-based coffeehouse has announced a limited-edition Moonbits box that will be available only in A...
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Since 1976 NASA has published NASA Spinoff, a report of technology that has been spun off from NASA research. I thought that this year, I would highlight some of the technologies mentioned in the 2026 version of the report. ntts-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/t2p/prod/spi... #NASA-Spinoff 🧪
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A private jet carrying eight people crashed on takeoff from Bangor, Maine, a source briefed on the incident told CNN based on preliminary information. https://cnn.it/3ZwDSS1
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
13/13 apps submitted! May 2026 bring good news (and no more grad apps ever)
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
Scientists Decry Trump's Plan to Kill Crucial Atmospheric Science Center
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
scientificamerican.com
At this rate I’ll finally be done with my paper today and can send it to my co-authors 🥹
Sometimes I wish the earth rotated slower so there were more hours in the day (yes I’m still up at 4am)
The cashier booth heater is insane. I’m sitting here no coat and windows cracked to not melt. 🫠 It’s 37°F out 🥶
Research notes on receipt paper, typing away on my phone. Final paper crunch made better by being sent to the garden center at work today.
GRE tomorrow 😵💫 love that I felt the need to take it this year, it’s like throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks
Love how I’m spending my evening on Merriam-Webster finding synonyms of “diverse” for my GRFP 😑
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
Me sowing a passing interest in the World Series: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Me reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Holy smokes what a game!!! So bummed but at Mookie my beloved gets another ring 🥺
Tie this, Blue Jays. Keep it going. We have an extra hour tonight and the darkness cannot hold us.