DarkSapiens
@darksapiens.bsky.social
Astrophysics, science communication, sci-fi, nerdery (he/him)
Astronomer at @cefca-oaj.bsky.social
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DarkSapiens
@darksapiens.bsky.social
· Apr 19
#Spacetober2023 1. Rocket
Starting out with an Ariane 6
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#SpacetoberChallenge 🔭
Starting out with an Ariane 6
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#SpacetoberChallenge 🔭
Here's the thread of 31 drawings I did for #spacetober last year :) bsky.app/profile/dark...
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When I was a kid if there was a machine that made child porn and talked unwell teens into suicide it would get the dungeons and dragons satanic panic news magazine treatment 24/7 for five years, Oprah would be on the floor of congress firing a gun in the air and NO “FAMILY VALUES” PEOPLE GIVE A SHIT
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
When I was a kid if there was a machine that made child porn and talked unwell teens into suicide it would get the dungeons and dragons satanic panic news magazine treatment 24/7 for five years, Oprah would be on the floor of congress firing a gun in the air and NO “FAMILY VALUES” PEOPLE GIVE A SHIT
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🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Los archivos de Epstein incluyen recibos de dos envíos a José María Aznar social.elpais.com/vgn…
“Presidente y Ana Aznar. Complejo de La Moncloa”: los archivos de Epstein incluyen recibos de dos envíos a José María Aznar
Uno se produjo en 2003 cuando aún era presidente del Gobierno y el otro, al año siguiente a la Fundación FAES. Su entorno asegura que “no conoce” al financiero ni sabe nada de esos paquetes
social.elpais.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Los archivos de Epstein incluyen recibos de dos envíos a José María Aznar social.elpais.com/vgn…
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The files with some of the worst alleged crimes by Trump are now BACK UP on the DOJ website:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
👇
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
👇
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The files with some of the worst alleged crimes by Trump are now BACK UP on the DOJ website:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
👇
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
👇
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Shockingly, the horrific extract published above by the DOJ one hour ago has already been taken down!
Additionally these files below alleging crimes committed by Donald J. Trump were also published earlier - and have also now been removed from the DOJ website.
Additionally these files below alleging crimes committed by Donald J. Trump were also published earlier - and have also now been removed from the DOJ website.
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Shockingly, the horrific extract published above by the DOJ one hour ago has already been taken down!
Additionally these files below alleging crimes committed by Donald J. Trump were also published earlier - and have also now been removed from the DOJ website.
Additionally these files below alleging crimes committed by Donald J. Trump were also published earlier - and have also now been removed from the DOJ website.
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One part of 3 million pages released by the US Department of Justice today.
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
One part of 3 million pages released by the US Department of Justice today.
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Oh my god.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Oh my god.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
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The Matrix (1999): Sentinel, art by Steve Burg
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Matrix (1999): Sentinel, art by Steve Burg
Aquí, pasando el rato en un tren detenido en la vía y que tendría que haber llegado a Madrid a las 4 🙃
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Aquí, pasando el rato en un tren detenido en la vía y que tendría que haber llegado a Madrid a las 4 🙃
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New paper just out from my soon-to-graduate Ph.D. student Matthew Belyakov. He got JWST to look at 3I/Atlas in the mid-infrared. And there is water! and CO2! and CH4! and Ni! It's just a beautiful spectrum (and I love a beautiful spectrum). arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034 🔭
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
New paper just out from my soon-to-graduate Ph.D. student Matthew Belyakov. He got JWST to look at 3I/Atlas in the mid-infrared. And there is water! and CO2! and CH4! and Ni! It's just a beautiful spectrum (and I love a beautiful spectrum). arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034 🔭
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We signed the agreement for the construction of BlueMUSE, a new instrument for our VLT ✍️
Anticipated to see first-light in 2034, it will enable detailed observations within our galaxy and help study the distant Universe.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann26001
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 ESO
Anticipated to see first-light in 2034, it will enable detailed observations within our galaxy and help study the distant Universe.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann26001
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 ESO
January 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We signed the agreement for the construction of BlueMUSE, a new instrument for our VLT ✍️
Anticipated to see first-light in 2034, it will enable detailed observations within our galaxy and help study the distant Universe.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann26001
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 ESO
Anticipated to see first-light in 2034, it will enable detailed observations within our galaxy and help study the distant Universe.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann26001
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 ESO
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biberones en una hora con dos bayetas y un bote de Fairy pa todo el mes.
Sí es un "fallo de privatización", pero es que la privatización es un fallo en sí misma.
Sí es un "fallo de privatización", pero es que la privatización es un fallo en sí misma.
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 AM
biberones en una hora con dos bayetas y un bote de Fairy pa todo el mes.
Sí es un "fallo de privatización", pero es que la privatización es un fallo en sí misma.
Sí es un "fallo de privatización", pero es que la privatización es un fallo en sí misma.
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Lo de los biberones sucios en el 12 de Octubre por un "fallo de privatización" es lo de siempre:
El servicio se lícita por 2 millones de € a una empresa que lo subcontrata a otra empresa por 1 millón de €, que lo subcontrata a otra...etc, hasta que al final queda un sólo tipo que lavar 500
El servicio se lícita por 2 millones de € a una empresa que lo subcontrata a otra empresa por 1 millón de €, que lo subcontrata a otra...etc, hasta que al final queda un sólo tipo que lavar 500
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Lo de los biberones sucios en el 12 de Octubre por un "fallo de privatización" es lo de siempre:
El servicio se lícita por 2 millones de € a una empresa que lo subcontrata a otra empresa por 1 millón de €, que lo subcontrata a otra...etc, hasta que al final queda un sólo tipo que lavar 500
El servicio se lícita por 2 millones de € a una empresa que lo subcontrata a otra empresa por 1 millón de €, que lo subcontrata a otra...etc, hasta que al final queda un sólo tipo que lavar 500
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"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
Journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort arrested in connection with church protest against ICE
Lemon's attorney said he was taken into custody by federal officers Thursday night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards.
www.kare11.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
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1/270 Vaksai for X-Wing TMG, as it appeared in Star Wars Galaxies. Model by @melminiatures.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
1/270 Vaksai for X-Wing TMG, as it appeared in Star Wars Galaxies. Model by @melminiatures.bsky.social
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thats a wrap on video games as a hobby folks, we need to use the entire world’s supply of RAM and processors for the email summary and plagiarism machine
This looks bad, right? But here is the thing... ITS WORSE
This survey only reached a narrow selection of respondents. Notably cut anybody who has been unemployed for too long. Mostly just ppl who can afford to attend GDC. Many laid off before 2025 are still looking!
variety.com/2026/gaming/...
This survey only reached a narrow selection of respondents. Notably cut anybody who has been unemployed for too long. Mostly just ppl who can afford to attend GDC. Many laid off before 2025 are still looking!
variety.com/2026/gaming/...
One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off in 2025, GDC Study Reveals
One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off last year, according to GDC.
variety.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
thats a wrap on video games as a hobby folks, we need to use the entire world’s supply of RAM and processors for the email summary and plagiarism machine
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#ArtemisII update: because of weather conditions, NASA now plans to fuel the Artemis II Moon rocket on 2 February. The earliest possible launch date is 8 February. A launch date will be set after the results of the wet dress rehearsal have been reviewed 👉 go.nasa.gov/4rrJ9Xc
@exploration.esa.int
@exploration.esa.int
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
#ArtemisII update: because of weather conditions, NASA now plans to fuel the Artemis II Moon rocket on 2 February. The earliest possible launch date is 8 February. A launch date will be set after the results of the wet dress rehearsal have been reviewed 👉 go.nasa.gov/4rrJ9Xc
@exploration.esa.int
@exploration.esa.int
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"The US is leading a huge global surge in new gas-fired power generation that will cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions, with this record boom driven by the expansion of energy-hungry datacenters to service artificial intelligence, according to a new forecast."
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"The US is leading a huge global surge in new gas-fired power generation that will cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions, with this record boom driven by the expansion of energy-hungry datacenters to service artificial intelligence, according to a new forecast."
It’s nice to have worked on this :)
The Advisory Committee on Singular Infrastructures (#CAIS) highlighted milestones such as:
🔬 The full commissioning of the JPCam instrument
🌌 The start of the large cosmological survey J-PAS
🔭 The opening of the JST250 telescope to the international scientific community
🔬 The full commissioning of the JPCam instrument
🌌 The start of the large cosmological survey J-PAS
🔭 The opening of the JST250 telescope to the international scientific community
January 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s nice to have worked on this :)
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This is a very literal catastrophe, insanity, suicide.
And the US — under a Trump Administration, congress, and financial system controlled by corporate polluters — is leading the way off the cliff.
And the US — under a Trump Administration, congress, and financial system controlled by corporate polluters — is leading the way off the cliff.
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This is a very literal catastrophe, insanity, suicide.
And the US — under a Trump Administration, congress, and financial system controlled by corporate polluters — is leading the way off the cliff.
And the US — under a Trump Administration, congress, and financial system controlled by corporate polluters — is leading the way off the cliff.
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En #Aragón, reconoce 6 ICTS:
— Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre
— Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc
— Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas
— Nodos distribuidos de UNIZAR (computación y datos), SCAYLE y NANBIOSIS
Además, el OAJ forma parte de la Red de Infraestructuras de Astronomía (RIA)
— Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre
— Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc
— Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas
— Nodos distribuidos de UNIZAR (computación y datos), SCAYLE y NANBIOSIS
Además, el OAJ forma parte de la Red de Infraestructuras de Astronomía (RIA)
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
En #Aragón, reconoce 6 ICTS:
— Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre
— Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc
— Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas
— Nodos distribuidos de UNIZAR (computación y datos), SCAYLE y NANBIOSIS
Además, el OAJ forma parte de la Red de Infraestructuras de Astronomía (RIA)
— Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre
— Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc
— Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas
— Nodos distribuidos de UNIZAR (computación y datos), SCAYLE y NANBIOSIS
Además, el OAJ forma parte de la Red de Infraestructuras de Astronomía (RIA)
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Las #ICTS comparten tres rasgos clave:
— Son infraestructuras de titularidad pública
— Son únicas en su ámbito
— Están abiertas al acceso competitivo de la comunidad investigadora
El nuevo Mapa ICTS 2025–2028 selecciona solo 28 infraestructuras en todo el país
www.cefca.es/noticias/mos...
— Son infraestructuras de titularidad pública
— Son únicas en su ámbito
— Están abiertas al acceso competitivo de la comunidad investigadora
El nuevo Mapa ICTS 2025–2028 selecciona solo 28 infraestructuras en todo el país
www.cefca.es/noticias/mos...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Las #ICTS comparten tres rasgos clave:
— Son infraestructuras de titularidad pública
— Son únicas en su ámbito
— Están abiertas al acceso competitivo de la comunidad investigadora
El nuevo Mapa ICTS 2025–2028 selecciona solo 28 infraestructuras en todo el país
www.cefca.es/noticias/mos...
— Son infraestructuras de titularidad pública
— Son únicas en su ámbito
— Están abiertas al acceso competitivo de la comunidad investigadora
El nuevo Mapa ICTS 2025–2028 selecciona solo 28 infraestructuras en todo el país
www.cefca.es/noticias/mos...
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Durante la evaluación, el Comité Asesor de Infraestructuras Singulares (#CAIS) ha valorado hitos como:
🔬 La puesta en marcha definitiva del instrumento JPCam
🌌 El inicio del gran cartografiado cosmológico J-PAS
🔭 La apertura del telescopio JST250 a la comunidad científica internacional
🔬 La puesta en marcha definitiva del instrumento JPCam
🌌 El inicio del gran cartografiado cosmológico J-PAS
🔭 La apertura del telescopio JST250 a la comunidad científica internacional
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Durante la evaluación, el Comité Asesor de Infraestructuras Singulares (#CAIS) ha valorado hitos como:
🔬 La puesta en marcha definitiva del instrumento JPCam
🌌 El inicio del gran cartografiado cosmológico J-PAS
🔭 La apertura del telescopio JST250 a la comunidad científica internacional
🔬 La puesta en marcha definitiva del instrumento JPCam
🌌 El inicio del gran cartografiado cosmológico J-PAS
🔭 La apertura del telescopio JST250 a la comunidad científica internacional
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🔭 El #ObservatorioAstrofísico de #Javalambre renueva su reconocimiento como Infraestructura Científica y Técnica Singular (#ICTS) hasta 2028
Un logro que reconoce su papel como infraestructura excepcional y abierta a la comunidad científica y al servicio de la investigación de vanguardia en España
Un logro que reconoce su papel como infraestructura excepcional y abierta a la comunidad científica y al servicio de la investigación de vanguardia en España
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
🔭 El #ObservatorioAstrofísico de #Javalambre renueva su reconocimiento como Infraestructura Científica y Técnica Singular (#ICTS) hasta 2028
Un logro que reconoce su papel como infraestructura excepcional y abierta a la comunidad científica y al servicio de la investigación de vanguardia en España
Un logro que reconoce su papel como infraestructura excepcional y abierta a la comunidad científica y al servicio de la investigación de vanguardia en España