🛰️ Space may be cold, but the International Space Station is always working to avoid overheating! Heat from astronauts, computers, and sunlight builds up inside, so the ISS uses insulation, heaters, liquid coolant, and radiators to maintain a comfortable temperature of 64–81°F.

A total solar eclipse is coming across the globe on August 12th! ☀️🌑 Skywatchers across the northeastern US (New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Ohio), Canada, most of Europe, and northwestern Africa will catch a partial eclipse around midday. 🧪

🌌 There is plenty to see in the night sky this month! 📍 Northern Hemisphere ✨ The Summer Triangle rules the sky: Cygnus, Lyra (with brilliant Vega), and Aquila (with Altair) ride high overhead, while Sagittarius and Scorpius (with red Antares) hang low to the south

This past July, we celebrated Disability Pride Month with a full day of performances, powerful conversations, and community connection.

🌿 A bioindicator is a living organism whose health or presence tells scientists about the condition of an environment. For example, frogs are often used as bioindicators because they're sensitive to changes in water quality.

🤖 Who is your favorite science fiction character?

Is one of our astronomical neighbors habitable? 🪐🧪 For the first time, astronomers have confirmed something huge: an atmosphere around a rocky planet in its star's habitable zone. #Astronomy #SuperEarth #Universe #Space #Science

Have you ever seen an Orca hit a fish so hard it explodes? 🫍🧪 Scientists recently observed this behavior from groups of orcas in the Gulf of California where they repeatedly ram sunfish until the impact broke them apart. #Orca #MarineBiology #Oceans #Whales #Science

What happens if you try to blow a piece of paper further into a vase? 🏺💨 🧪 @wolfscience.bsky.social puts it to the test, even bringing in a compressor for extra force, but the paper won't go in. #Physics #ScienceExperiment #Science #ScienceDemo

⚡ A single bolt of lightning can heat the surrounding air to about 50,000°F (27,700°C), roughly five times hotter than the surface of the Sun! That rapid heating is what creates the sound of thunder.

Meet Goodall, the shark making waves in Atlantic Canada. 🦈🧪 @ocearch.bsky.social named this large female shark in honor of the late Jane Goodall after she passed. #Shark #SharkWeek #MarineBiology #Ocean #Science

The Shark Named After Jane Goodall

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🌎 If you could solve one environmental problem overnight, which one would you choose, and why?

Could stem cells grown in space unlock new treatments for ALS, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, and stroke? 🧫 Image Source: Cedars-Sinai

‼️RARE FOOTAGE ALTERT‼️🧪 Our friend Chloe Savard, also known as tardibabe on Instagram found little pooping rotifers, some of the smallest animals on our planet! #Science #Microscope #Microscopy #Animals #GeneralKnowledge

🎟 Get tickets: https://bit.ly/3QzCc9L Join us August 13 for a night where science speaks in verse. Curated and hosted by Boston Poet Laureate Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, the evening explores the deep intersection of art, inquiry, and the human condition.

🦋 As temperatures change, many plants and animals are shifting where they live or when they migrate and bloom. Even small changes in climate can affect entire ecosystems.

Artemis III is getting closer and training for the mission is ramping up! 🧑‍🚀 At NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, exploration geologists and Artemis science officers Trevor Graff and Angela Garcia suited up for a lunar training run in the 40-foot-deep pool, ... Credit: NASA

You can build a toilet paper launcher out of items in your bathroom! 🧻🧪 @alexdainis.bsky.social shows us how everyday items can demonstrate real air pressure science. #Science #Physics #STEM #WomenInStem

Bernoulli's Principle Toilet Paper Trick Explained

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🎟 Get tickets: https://bit.ly/444fXvH Join us August 12 for Fandom is a Science, a moderated conversation and audience exchange with Ariana Godov & Elizabeth "Betty" Cayouette, exploring what happens in our brains when stories move us, and how fan communities shape identity and creativity.

🦈 Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, long before dinosaurs first appeared on Earth!

Do sharks ever stop growing? 🦈🧪 Dr. Bob Hueter, Senior Science Advisor at @ocearch.bsky.social, explains that most sharks continue growing throughout their lives, adding a little more size with every passing year. #Shark #SharkWeek #MarineBiology #Ocean #Science

How Big Can A Shark Grow?

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Do you know about LHS 1140b? 🌏 Learn about a rocky planet with an atmosphere like ours, along with how astrophysicists found it and what this teaches us about our own planet on SubStack: https://spacingoutbymuseumofscience.substack.com/p/space-news-deep-dive-the-atmosphere

🤝 Symbiosis is a close relationship between two different species. Some partnerships benefit both organisms (mutualism), some help one without affecting the other (commensalism), and some benefit one at the other's expense (parasitism). Nature is full of surprising partnerships!

This spider can jump 38 times its body length! 🕷️🧪 Quinten Geldhof, also known as Microhobbyist, shows a jumping spider under the microscope and explains why they are one of nature's most impressive hunters.

Get Ultra Close to a Jumping Spider

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What could radar help us see in Antarctica? 🇦🇶 NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) took this astonishingly hummingbird-like satellite photo of the mountain Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja to find out!

🔬 What's one everyday object that you wish you understood the science behind?

Did you know some wildfire smoke particles are small enough to go into your bloodstream? 🔥🧪 Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns across can travel deep into your lungs, triggering widespread inflammation, damaging blood vessels, and stressing your heart and brain.

Wildfire Smoke Health Risks You Need to Know

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🌈 Rainbows are actually full circles! From the ground, the horizon usually blocks the lower half, but from an airplane or mountaintop, it's sometimes possible to see the entire circle.

Have you ever wondered why your dog's paws smell like corn chips? 🐶🍿 🧪 @alexdainis.bsky.social breaks down how that scent comes from harmless bacteria and fungus like Pseudomonas and Proteus. Dogs can't sweat like humans, so they cool down through their ears and paws.

Why Do Dog Paws Smell Like Corn Chips?

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Artemis III updates are rolling in. 🚀🧪 Engineers are racing to stack the rocket that will carry the mission to space in 2027, starting with the two white solid rocket boosters that flank the massive orange core stage. #Artemis #NASA #Space #Moon #Science

NASA Artemis III: Rocket Assembly Underway

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