James Tuttle Keane
@jtuttlekeane.bsky.social
planetary scientist 🪐 science illustrator 🎨 trekkie 🖖 dog dad 🐶 Pasadena 🌹 views are my own 🏳️🌈 he/him
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Hi #planetaryScience folks, we have an open position for a *Professor in Planetary Sciences* at the Space Research & Planetary Sciences Division of the @unibe.ch.
Application deadline: *Jan 31, 2026*
Full ad: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Reach out to me if you have any questions!
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Application deadline: *Jan 31, 2026*
Full ad: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Reach out to me if you have any questions!
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Uni Bern: Professor in Planetary Sciences
The Division of Space Research and Planetary Sciences of the Physics Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, invites applications for a full-time position as a Professor in Planetary Sciences.
ohws.prospective.ch
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hi #planetaryScience folks, we have an open position for a *Professor in Planetary Sciences* at the Space Research & Planetary Sciences Division of the @unibe.ch.
Application deadline: *Jan 31, 2026*
Full ad: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Reach out to me if you have any questions!
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Application deadline: *Jan 31, 2026*
Full ad: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Reach out to me if you have any questions!
🧵 1/5
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I have a theory that the loss of color TV during Apollo 12 helped to kill Apollo. We wouldn't see new TV of astronauts on the Moon until Apollo 14 (31 January-9 February 1971), by which time crucial decisions about NASA's future had been taken.
The view from from the windows of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module just after landing 56 years ago. Apollo 12 was a great mission although the loss of the color TV camera at the beginning of the first EVA was a blow to live network coverage. In due time we saw the color and B&W photos the crew returned.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I have a theory that the loss of color TV during Apollo 12 helped to kill Apollo. We wouldn't see new TV of astronauts on the Moon until Apollo 14 (31 January-9 February 1971), by which time crucial decisions about NASA's future had been taken.
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'Light Fantastic'
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
ISS - Light Fantastic
YouTube video by Seán Doran
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
'Light Fantastic'
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
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The organisers of the world's biggest planetary science conference are outlawing any DEI-related submissions because their lawyers are afraid they'll lose federal support.
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is censorship.’ Conference requires abstracts to comply with Trump anti-DEI order
NASA-funded planetary science institute previously scrubbed hundreds of records from its archive
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The organisers of the world's biggest planetary science conference are outlawing any DEI-related submissions because their lawyers are afraid they'll lose federal support.
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Nope nope nope 🚫
Abstracts submitted to LPSC 2026 are required to comply with White House (non-legally binding) executive orders forbidding mention of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nope nope nope 🚫
Tonight!
Beer, Fossils, and the Moon!
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tonight!
Beer, Fossils, and the Moon!
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Beer, Fossils, and the Moon!
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
I’ll be one of the speakers at the next “Science & Suds” on Monday, November 17th, 7pm at Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City 🍻⚒️🌔
www.scienceandsuds.com
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Everything that actually made America great is being destroyed
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Everything that actually made America great is being destroyed
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This is particularly sad as Lowell has long been a centre for Solar System planetary astronomy, a rare field internationally 🔭
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This is particularly sad as Lowell has long been a centre for Solar System planetary astronomy, a rare field internationally 🔭
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Also, queer representation is down right now, in a culture that’s increasingly hostile to us. So we need more stories beyond the pattern of “assimilated queer couple, likely where one dies”. We deserve a wider range of queer lives on screen.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Also, queer representation is down right now, in a culture that’s increasingly hostile to us. So we need more stories beyond the pattern of “assimilated queer couple, likely where one dies”. We deserve a wider range of queer lives on screen.
LEGO trying to bankrupt me.
NEW — LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
LEGO Unveils New 3600-Piece STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D Brick Set
LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability Shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
blog.trekcore.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
LEGO trying to bankrupt me.
Hey planetary scientists! I don’t know about y’all, but ADS makes my life so much easier.
Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
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Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
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Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hey planetary scientists! I don’t know about y’all, but ADS makes my life so much easier.
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it’s giving Jupiter south polar vortex tbh
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
it’s giving Jupiter south polar vortex tbh
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Saturn as seen from Titan's polar regions. During winter season in south hemisphere a big, high altitude cloud hangs above south pole.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Saturn as seen from Titan's polar regions. During winter season in south hemisphere a big, high altitude cloud hangs above south pole.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
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Astronomers have discovered rings forming around a Centaur. For real: Chiron (a comet-asteroid hybrid orbiting beyond Saturn) has set of rings that seem to be changing by the year.
Regardless of what's happening on Earth, space continues to be amazing. 🧪🔭
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Regardless of what's happening on Earth, space continues to be amazing. 🧪🔭
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Astronomers have discovered rings forming around a Centaur. For real: Chiron (a comet-asteroid hybrid orbiting beyond Saturn) has set of rings that seem to be changing by the year.
Regardless of what's happening on Earth, space continues to be amazing. 🧪🔭
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Regardless of what's happening on Earth, space continues to be amazing. 🧪🔭
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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My old painting of a brown dwarf.
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My old painting of a brown dwarf.
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
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Looks like the comic con is over, which is a bummer because I was hoping I could get the Riddler to come to my Mimas talk this morning 😔
It turns out the Geological Society of America conference today shares the convention center with the local comic con, which is delightful. Saw Edward Elric outside the geoarcheology session
October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Looks like the comic con is over, which is a bummer because I was hoping I could get the Riddler to come to my Mimas talk this morning 😔
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.
eos.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
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The search for life's building blocks on Enceladus just got more complicated. Experiments show that radiation can also produce organics from ingredients found on the icy moon. 🔭 🧪 eos.org/articles/spa...
Space Radiation Can Produce Some Organic Molecules Detected on Icy Moons - Eos
As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to distinguish between radiation-made organics and those born in a subsurface sea.
eos.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The search for life's building blocks on Enceladus just got more complicated. Experiments show that radiation can also produce organics from ingredients found on the icy moon. 🔭 🧪 eos.org/articles/spa...
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The application portal for the next wave of @carnegiescience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellows is open through November 3. I hope you’ll consider joining us 🚀
EPL Postdoctoral Fellowships
carnegiescience.edu
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The application portal for the next wave of @carnegiescience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellows is open through November 3. I hope you’ll consider joining us 🚀
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A dark day is coming.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A dark day is coming.
Watching Starship test, and they just mentioned Starship will start lunar landings in 2028. Is that just a casual statement about (an unsurprising) Artemis III slip?
October 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Watching Starship test, and they just mentioned Starship will start lunar landings in 2028. Is that just a casual statement about (an unsurprising) Artemis III slip?
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A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher announces a JPL layoff of 500 people has been announced that is "not related to the current government shutdown". www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/jpl-wor...
JPL Workforce Update
A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher
www.jpl.nasa.gov
October 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher announces a JPL layoff of 500 people has been announced that is "not related to the current government shutdown". www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/jpl-wor...
New paper out! Let’s do a gravity science mission to Mars!
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New paper out! Let’s do a gravity science mission to Mars!
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The government may be shut down, but that won't stop our Save NASA Science Day of Action. Nearly 300 advocates are joining me here in D.C. on Monday to #SaveNASAScience
More: planetary.org/dayofaction
More: planetary.org/dayofaction
October 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The government may be shut down, but that won't stop our Save NASA Science Day of Action. Nearly 300 advocates are joining me here in D.C. on Monday to #SaveNASAScience
More: planetary.org/dayofaction
More: planetary.org/dayofaction