Human beings process information through narrative, through story. We think in stories, remember in stories, plan for the future in stories, worry in stories, dream in stories and connect with one another through stories. When we read to children we embody our deeply human birthright as storytellers
This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol...
The Artemis II lunar science team will be responding to questions about yesterday's reports and data drop on Threads today.
NASA (@nasa) on Threads
Curious about the Artemis II crew’s observations on their mission around the Moon? Read the lunar science report, then reply with your questions. Our science team will answer them today! http://go....
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My thread about all the Artemis II lunar science data and reports dropped yesterday, along with some favorite quotes from the crew during their lunar flyby and eclipse!
Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report - NASA Science
What did four NASA astronauts see, notice, and document as they traveled around the Moon? Here's your guide to Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report.
science.nasa.gov
HEXandra@maniacalstar.bsky.social · 5d agoIt’s October 7, six months since the Artemis II mission, which means it’s time for the Lunar Science Team to release their initial reports and all that good science data! There’s five hours of science joy at the LSSW, and I’ll be sharing along the way. (All thoughts/opinions my own.)
NASA has done a great job with this piece! Using multi-media (words, voice, video, imagery) to capture the science from the #ArtemisII mission. Just want to highlight that these in-situ observations, made by this diverse crew, really highlight the importance of diverse perspectives in science! 🔭
Loren Grush@lorengrush.bsky.social · 5d agoHave you been missing the moon joy from Artemis II? Here's a nice little reminder thanks to a NASA release of the science and data from the flight science.nasa.gov/feature/arte...
Very sad to hear that Margaret Hamilton has passed away. Here's a short thread about her role in the Apollo mission, and her lesser-known work on the simulations that led to the discovery of Chaos Theory. 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees@mcnees.bsky.social · 2mo agoMargaret Hamilton, a pioneer of software engineering who led NASA's in-flight software team for the Apollo mission, was born #OTD in 1936. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 Image: NASA
On October 7, 1959, Luna 3 gave us our first look at the far side of the Moon. Today, NASA released the preliminary science reports from Artemis II. Reposting my visual history of lunar far side exploration, which I wrote while watching Artemis II: 🗃️🔭 #histSTM invertingvision.com/2026/04/06/e...
Exploring the Far Side of the Moon: A Visual History
Lunar exploration has always held a strange position in the history of exploration. For all of human history, people have been staring up at the Moon, and for centuries astronomers used telescopes …
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turns out you *should* send a poet, and we kinda did!
So, I do kind of think in the end of it all, we did actually send a poet to the moon.
HEXandra@maniacalstar.bsky.social · 5d agoReid Wiseman was so joyous throughout. (art002a000021, GMT: 2026-04-06) “Oh, hello little Vavilov. Hello little Hertzsprung. I will see you later, but I want a picture of you right now because I love you. God, that's so wild. Look at all that terrain right there.
This report is interesting, but more than that it's so human. You see the handwritten notes the astronauts took, and read their immediate descriptive observations. Robotic exploration is so important, but there really is nothing quite like a person being there and seeing the moon with their own eyes
HEXandra@maniacalstar.bsky.social · 5d agoThree reports out today! • Preliminary Science Report – initial analysis of science data within the ten science themes chosen for this mission • Lunar Science Operations Report – how the science team worked across three rooms and 250,000 miles • Data User Guide – how to navigate PDS
It’s October 7, six months since the Artemis II mission, which means it’s time for the Lunar Science Team to release their initial reports and all that good science data! There’s five hours of science joy at the LSSW, and I’ll be sharing along the way. (All thoughts/opinions my own.)
LSSW
The series of Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) short, focused virtual sessions will continue to solicit input from the community on the potential for new scientific research that could be enabled...
sservi.nasa.gov
Today, on the anniversary of the 1st photo of the Moon's far side (in 1959 from the USSR's Luna 3 probe), NASA released the preliminary science report and data from the #ArtemisII mission in April. Re-live the #Moon joy: science.nasa.gov/feature/arte... 🧪🔭🌘
Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report - NASA Science
What did four NASA astronauts see, notice, and document as they traveled around the Moon? Here's your guide to Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report.
science.nasa.gov
ICYMI: The nation of Niger has become the first nation in the world to criminalise asexuality as part of a wider crackdown on the LGBTQIA+ community
Why Niger explicitly criminalising asexuality is significant to everyone, regardless of identity
To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'
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continuing to explore art+space, now as a member of first space humanities cohort at Kosmica
This cloud looks frozen in place for hours, but air is rushing through it the whole time. Lenticular clouds form over mountains and often get mistaken for UFOs.
Sky Garden from Stoned Moon Series http://www.moma.org/collection/works/67801
Sharing two pieces of personal #MoonJoy for #SpacetoberChallenge. Letterpess by me at Red Bird Press. Tattoo on me by Gwyn (@gwyntattoos on Insta) - wrote about the different elements on my website blog. #SpaceArt #SciArt
Breaking: A judge on Friday blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend region. The ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.
Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardon’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.
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Our Smile mission is ready for science. Its ultraviolet camera has already captured this substorm rippling through the northern lights around Earth’s North Pole. @science.esa.int 🧪🔭
Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.
Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · 2w agoMeet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
Handcoded in HTML, CSS and Javascript and running locally, Scrubjay is usable for research, collection, game-building, website construction or simply to hold little fragments of digital things, in the same way that you hold a pebble in your palm on a walk.
A successful Earth flyby improves Juice’s course to Jupiter Earlier today, Juice flew just 8640 km above the Indian Ocean and snapped these images with its onboard monitoring cameras. 1️⃣Africa, by Juice monitoring camera 2️⃣Madagascar, by Juice NavCam 3️⃣Moon, by Juice NavCam 🔭 🧪 #planetsci
The @stsci.edu posted this JWST image from 2023 earlier today—and I had to do the same. This is only a portion (about 50 lightyears across) of the Milky Way's centre. In this view, there's an estimated half-million stars. In our night sky, at a dark site, humans can see ~2,000 stars unaided.
I'm packing up my #TrashMakeover outfit for Texas Campaign for the Environment's fundraiser tomorrow. #SpaceArt #SciArt #SustainableFashion
Alexandra Constantinou on Instagram: "heading to @txenvironment for their annual #TrashMakeover show tomorrow #SpaceArt #SustainableFashion #HoustonArtist #TrashFashion"
8 likes, 4 comments - maniacalstar on September 24, 2026: "heading to @txenvironment for their annual #TrashMakeover show tomorrow #SpaceArt #SustainableFashion #HoustonArtist #TrashFashion".
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Hoping the Voyagers can stay alive to see the 50th anniversary next year 🤞
Christopher Michel@christophermichel.com · 3w agoKeeping the Voyagers alive has become an extraordinary act of engineering care. Their power comes from the heat of decaying plutonium, and each spacecraft loses about four watts every year. JPL's Suzanne Dodd and Kareem Badaruddin are helping make those choices. More: explorers.com/keeping-voya...
Adding alt text: A colorful quilt made of 11,000 squares is laid on the stairs leading to the Minnesota capital. Organized by MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
🌬Breeze@cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
It’s almost #SpacetoberChallenge time! Here’s the official 2026 prompt list. Post your art for the prompt each day during the month of October. Your art can either be brand new, or something you’ve previously created that fits the prompt. What's important is that YOU made it (No Gen-AI)! #sciart
