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The Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 1d

La ESA ha revelado nuevas imágenes del cometa 3I/ATLAS captadas por ExoMars. @joseptrigo.bsky.social (@ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat) nos cuenta qué nueva información proporcionan:

Las últimas noticias sobre el cometa extrasolar 3I/ATLAS llegan desde Marte

Entre otras novedades, las imágenes enviadas por diversas sondas que orbitan el planeta rojo desmontan definitivamente el rumor de que el visitante es de naturaleza artificial.

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Círculo Escéptico @circuloesceptico.bsky.social · 19h

Parece que Avi Loeb no solo se ha convertido en un charlatán ufológico, sino que se apropia del trabajo de otros investigadores.

Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 19h

Not a surprise! I gave to his group a presentation giving some results about interstellar meteoroids (ISM) found and published by my team. Months afterwards he submitted a manuscript to ApJ claming they discovered a 2nd ISM, just ours!
Fortunately I was the referee of such ms. and the lie was solved

a man with a beard is wearing a hat and a jacket and says it 's not good behavior

ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a hat and a jacket and says it 's not good behavior

media.tenor.com

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Marshall Eubanks @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social · 19h

The inner solar system today (Oct. 10, 2025, at 00 UTC). Our interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, is speeding away from Mars; its next photo op, with Juice, is in less than a month. Roughly a month from today, Europa Clipper is likely to fly through the 3I cometary tail!

Orbit simulator image of the inner solar system on October 10, 2025, with the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and the spacecraft Juice and Europa Clipper.

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The Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 18h

No dejemos en manos de la IA una de las actividades que más desarrolla nuestro cerebro.

¿Por qué no deberíamos pedir a la IA que nos resuma un libro para la escuela?

No dejemos en manos de la IA una de las actividades que más desarrolla nuestro cerebro. Leer un libro fortalece la competencia lectora, la capacidad crítica y expresiva, y nos enseña a aprender.

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! It looks like Avi Loeb silently edited his Medium post about the Perseverance Navcam images, after being called out for his wrong interpretation.
While he previously claimed the image was of 3I/Atlas, he now says the claim came from "social media". 🔭

A paragraph about the Navcam image that claimed the image is of 3I/Atlas was edited to say "This was claimed on social media to be an image" of the comet

A paragraph that previously only mentioned the object creating the source could be much closer to the camera than Atlas was extended with a speculation that it could be one of the Martian moons.

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 19h

Congrats David!👏👌

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 19h

Not a surprise! I gave to his group a presentation giving some results about interstellar meteoroids (ISM) found and published by my team. Months afterwards he submitted a manuscript to ApJ claming they discovered a 2nd ISM, just ours!
Fortunately I was the referee of such ms. and the lie was solved

a man with a beard is wearing a hat and a jacket and says it 's not good behavior

ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a hat and a jacket and says it 's not good behavior

media.tenor.com

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 20h

Really a surprise?
#BadPractices

Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! It looks like Avi Loeb silently edited his Medium post about the Perseverance Navcam images, after being called out for his wrong interpretation.
While he previously claimed the image was of 3I/Atlas, he now says the claim came from "social media". 🔭

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IAU Office of Astronomy for Education @astro4edu.bsky.social · 1d

Kids love stories! What if they helped teach Astronomy? Elizandra Daneize Santos explored how children’s literature makes learning fun and meaningful at the Astronomy Education in Practice in Primary Schools 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmul...

Children's Lit & Astronomy in Early School Years: E. D. Santos at the OAE’s 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop

YouTube video by IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 20h

Going viral now my article on interstellar #comet #3IATLAS. Only observational astronomy and good scientific explanations can fight current pseudoscientific relates.
Towards 15,000 readers after half a day of its publication🤩
#PlanetaryScience
#InterstellarComets

The Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 1d

La ESA ha revelado nuevas imágenes del cometa 3I/ATLAS captadas por ExoMars. @joseptrigo.bsky.social (@ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat) nos cuenta qué nueva información proporcionan:

Las últimas noticias sobre el cometa extrasolar 3I/ATLAS llegan desde Marte

Entre otras novedades, las imágenes enviadas por diversas sondas que orbitan el planeta rojo desmontan definitivamente el rumor de que el visitante es de naturaleza artificial.

theconversation.com

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Círculo Escéptico @circuloesceptico.bsky.social · 1d

Desmontando bulos sobre el
cometa 3I/ATLAS. @joseptrigo.bsky.social
“Eran muy esperadas estas imágenes. Sobre todo, por las especulaciones sobre la presunta naturaleza artificial del objeto, a pesar de que todas las observaciones obtenidas desde su descubrimiento indican que se trata de un cometa.”

Las últimas noticias sobre el cometa extrasolar 3I/ATLAS llegan desde Marte

Entre otras novedades, las imágenes enviadas por diversas sondas que orbitan el planeta rojo desmontan definitivamente el rumor de que el visitante es de naturaleza artificial.

theconversation.com

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 1d

Attention: according to forward-scatter stations is ongoing a significant meteor #outburst probably associated with Earth crossing a dense dust trail of comet #21P Giacobini-Zinner. It seems produced by very faint meteors (probably tiny micron-sized meteoroids)
#MeteorStorm

RedSPMN @redspmn.bsky.social · 1d

🚨DRACÓNIDAS 2025🚨LA TIERRA ATRAVIESA AHORA UNA DENSA CORTINA DE METEOROIDES del cometa 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Las estaciones de forward-scatter detectan AHORA un importante incremento en ecos, producidos mayoritariamente por pequeños meteoros:
📡🌠👇Joan Figueras
#Draconids2025 #MeteorOutburst

Detección de ecos producidos por meteoros en los últimos días, mostrando el incremento de esta mañana (Joan Gavarres/Red SPMN)

Empleando la técnica de forward-scatter se detectan los ecos de una estación de radio lejano durante el paso de un meteoro. Nuestras estaciones escuchan en la frecuencia de la baliza GRAVES ubicada en Francia.

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 2d

When a sample return mission from #Ceres?
#Astrobiology #PlanetSci

SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

#ICYMI: In last week's #SETILive, Dr. Sam Courville explained how and why the dwarf planet Ceres may be the key to understanding astrobiology. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/AMxbk9f... 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 2d

2) As bonus track the image of the green coma a half hour later, just during twilight. Really beautiful!

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 2d

AI used to find possible cave entrances on Moon. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AI used by Kent student to find possible cave entrances on Moon

The University of Kent says the pits may be able to support human survival on future space missions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 3d

Lastly, that bright streak in the Navcam images is actually Phobos. See below for a short analysis of this image.

It's very sad that NASA isn't able to put the record straight with the current political chaos.

bsky.app/profile/stim...

Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 3d

Short version: left is my processesed Navcam image, right is the Stellarium simulation for the image.
The bright elongated thing is Phobos being smeared by long exposure.
Acturus and the big dipper stars are also visible. 3I/Atlas is wayyy to dim to be seen in the image.

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 2d

COMET #C2025A6 #LEMMON WITH ITS TAIL THIS MORNING in a stacked image of 35 images, 10 s exp.each. Despite the Full Moon interference, really beautiful green coma through the telescope in +6 mag. A pleasure enjoying this fascinating moment with my wife.
To find it
theconversation.com/dos-nuevos-c...

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 3d

So sad of watching such a level of demential #Chaos in #US streets right now. Too many videos of paramilitary at work, kidnapping citizens.
Her husband is hopefully back home, but how many others won't be ever back...
#EvilWillBeProud #EvilAtWork

Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 6d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 3d

COMET #C2025A6 #LEMMON THIS MORNING from #MontsenyObservatory
The coma is already about 10 arcmin wide, and +5.9 V magnitude. I share a 10 s exposure image where it compares with +3.1 mag. Tania Australis (mu UMA) M0 star. Description+charts to find it
theconversation.com/dos-nuevos-c...
#PlanetSci

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Dodi @astrododi.bsky.social · 9d

#comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon on Oct. 1. Tail structure is already very nice. Unfortunately just 12 x 120s before the fog rolled in this morning. Astro-Physics AP130GTX refractor at f/5. ZWO ASI2600MC, tracked on the comet. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #comets #comettail #space

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dimkate.bsky.social @dimkate.bsky.social · 8d

A nice clear sky helped me photograph comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) on 1 October 2025. The ion tail is becoming brighter and full of streamers and the dust tail grows. #cometWatch #astrophotography

A comet with a tail among the stars. The green gasy coma is about 10 arcminutes across. The ion tail extends beyond the edge of the frame.

Equipment: GSO N203/800 with TS GPU cc, AZ-EQ5, unmodified Olympus E-PL5.

Exposure: 100x30s, from B4 skies of eastern Crete.

Edited with DSS, SIRIL and GIMP.

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Lyndie Chiou @lyndie.bsky.social · 5d

The Ghost of Cassiopeia nebula. Cassiopeia (the bright star) is an Ethiopian queen in Greek mythology. Her star illuminates nearby dust clouds, imparting a ghostly, ethereal appearance.

Image credit: my tiny telescope (about 4 hours of light collecting).

#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾‍🔬

A nebula with red and blue colors faintly glows in the light of a very bright star.

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RedSPMN @redspmn.bsky.social · 5d

MOSAICO DE IMÁGENES mostrando la evolución del cometa #Lemmon durante los últimos meses. Indica la distancia al Sol (R) y a la Tierra (D) en Unidades Astronómicas (u.a.). Lo tenemos ahora en el amanecer en el límite a simple vista 🤩
📷 Dídac Mesa Romeu desde #Castelló/#Castellón

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RedSPMN @redspmn.bsky.social · 5d

GRAN BÓLIDO ESPORÁDICO #SPMN041025L REGISTRADO SOBRE #ALBACETE ANOCHE a las 23h56m13s TUC (1h56 CEST de hoy). Así lo registró Jordi Donet @jordidonet.bsky.social desde Barx-La Drova, #València. De origen cometario, se desintegró en altura dejando una preciosa estela
▶️ www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...

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Prof. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez @joseptrigo.bsky.social · 4d

Spectacular #Taurid #Fireball in front of #Portugal last night. Amazing nights for wide-field #astrophoto 🤩
#PlanetaryScience

RedSPMN @redspmn.bsky.social · 5d

ESPECTACULAR BÓLIDO #SPMN041025K FRENTE A LISBOA, #PORTUGAL ANOCHE a las 22h47m12s TUC (0h47 CEST de hoy). Así lo capturó Antonio J. Robles @ajrobles.bsky.social desde Estepa, #Sevilla. La ablación transcurrió en dos fases, con una fragmentación apreciable. 🤩☄️👇👏
➡️ www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...

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