Marc Kuchner | Author
@marckuchner.bsky.social
Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Citizen Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
I’m thankful for the many who spent their days landscaping terraces whose beauty I will never admire but for one glance at the spine of a book I won’t read—but whose wracking labors have enriched me by allowing me the freedom to ignore them. #kidlitchat #writing
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’m thankful for the many who spent their days landscaping terraces whose beauty I will never admire but for one glance at the spine of a book I won’t read—but whose wracking labors have enriched me by allowing me the freedom to ignore them. #kidlitchat #writing
Descubre cometas usando los primeros datos del observatorio Vera Rubin! ciencia.nasa.gov/sistema-sola... #español #hola
Descubre cometas usando los primeros datos del observatorio Vera Rubin - NASA Ciencia
¡Únete al proyecto Rubin Comet Catchers y ayuda a los científicos a descubrir cometas y otros objetos activos en nuestro sistema solar!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Descubre cometas usando los primeros datos del observatorio Vera Rubin! ciencia.nasa.gov/sistema-sola... #español #hola
Please share this with any librarians you know! Librarians: our new Toolkit can help you share opportunities to Do NASA Science with your patrons and community members. science.nasa.gov/get-involved... #citizenscience #scienceathome #stem #space
NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians - NASA Science
NASA's Toolkit for Librarians can help you share NASA citizen science opportunities with your patrons and community members. Rural and urban libraries, informal educators, youth group leaders, and ret...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Please share this with any librarians you know! Librarians: our new Toolkit can help you share opportunities to Do NASA Science with your patrons and community members. science.nasa.gov/get-involved... #citizenscience #scienceathome #stem #space
Shoutout to Emma S. Clark library in Setauket, NY. This was my hometown library growing up! #writingcommunity #booksky #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Shoutout to Emma S. Clark library in Setauket, NY. This was my hometown library growing up! #writingcommunity #booksky #kidlit
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
You might find the next 3I/ATLAS at CometCatchers.net! It’s NASA’s newest #citizenscience project. #astronomy #space #astrophotography
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You might find the next 3I/ATLAS at CometCatchers.net! It’s NASA’s newest #citizenscience project. #astronomy #space #astrophotography
Janet Jackson fans take note! NASA just launched a mission called ESCAPADE that will help us understand how Mars lost its water and its atmosphere. #space #astronomy #news
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Janet Jackson fans take note! NASA just launched a mission called ESCAPADE that will help us understand how Mars lost its water and its atmosphere. #space #astronomy #news
NASA scientists need your help! Join the fun, meet new people, and make a lasting impact at science.NASA.gov/citizenscience #space #nature #retirement #scienceathome #astrophotography #teacher #librarian
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
NASA scientists need your help! Join the fun, meet new people, and make a lasting impact at science.NASA.gov/citizenscience #space #nature #retirement #scienceathome #astrophotography #teacher #librarian
The aurora, from my street here in Barrington, Rhode Island! If you see the northern lights, be sure to report it to aurorasaurus.org! #astrophotography #nature #photography #citizenscience
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The aurora, from my street here in Barrington, Rhode Island! If you see the northern lights, be sure to report it to aurorasaurus.org! #astrophotography #nature #photography #citizenscience
The aurora, from my street here in Barrington, Rhode Island! If you see the northern lights, be sure to report it to aurorasaurus.org! #astrophotography #nature #photography #citizenscience
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The aurora, from my street here in Barrington, Rhode Island! If you see the northern lights, be sure to report it to aurorasaurus.org! #astrophotography #nature #photography #citizenscience
Remember the “Tunguska Blast” in Ghostbusters? That’s a real thing. #astronomy #ghosts #paranormal #history
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Remember the “Tunguska Blast” in Ghostbusters? That’s a real thing. #astronomy #ghosts #paranormal #history
Asteroid vs. Comet. Which one will survive this cosmic collision? a.co/d/anQPTNd #astronomy #kids #kidlit #writingcommunity #booksky #space
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Asteroid vs. Comet. Which one will survive this cosmic collision? a.co/d/anQPTNd #astronomy #kids #kidlit #writingcommunity #booksky #space
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Into crystals and gems? There’s a new kind of tektite for you to collect! The discovery points to an 11 million year old crater that might be hidden somewhere in Australia. #astronomy #space #geology #news
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Into crystals and gems? There’s a new kind of tektite for you to collect! The discovery points to an 11 million year old crater that might be hidden somewhere in Australia. #astronomy #space #geology #news
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Librarians, teachers: Interested in a Zoom visit?
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Librarians, teachers: Interested in a Zoom visit?
Do interstellar comets seed planet formation? meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025... #astronomy #space #nature
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Do interstellar comets seed planet formation? meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025... #astronomy #space #nature
Congrats to Siddharth Patel, a 12 year old Canadian who found two candidate asteroids with NASA’s IASC project! Teachers, sign up your classroom at iasc.cosmosearch.org #space #stem #astronomy #education #citizenscience
November 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Congrats to Siddharth Patel, a 12 year old Canadian who found two candidate asteroids with NASA’s IASC project! Teachers, sign up your classroom at iasc.cosmosearch.org #space #stem #astronomy #education #citizenscience
Have you heard "Kiss Like A Zombie"? www.marckuchnermusic.com/song/8
It's a Dance-Pop Halloween banger. Play it now!
It's a Dance-Pop Halloween banger. Play it now!
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Have you heard "Kiss Like A Zombie"? www.marckuchnermusic.com/song/8
It's a Dance-Pop Halloween banger. Play it now!
It's a Dance-Pop Halloween banger. Play it now!
Citizen Science combined with Artificial Intelligence found invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar! New paper from the Mosquito Habitat Mapper team. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #news #nature #climate
USF study: AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar
Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi — an invasive and de...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Citizen Science combined with Artificial Intelligence found invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar! New paper from the Mosquito Habitat Mapper team. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #news #nature #climate
Rocking my new backyardworlds.org shirt today! Thanks, Peter Jalowiczor! #citizenscience #astronomy #astrophotography #space
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Rocking my new backyardworlds.org shirt today! Thanks, Peter Jalowiczor! #citizenscience #astronomy #astrophotography #space
Congrats to NASA Citizen Scientist @melina-iras07572.bsky.social! In 2019, Melina discovered the oldest white dwarf with a debris disk. Now this white dwarf is in the news again. @astroerika.bsky.social et al. suggest it may have recently engulfed a rocky planet. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Congrats to NASA Citizen Scientist @melina-iras07572.bsky.social! In 2019, Melina discovered the oldest white dwarf with a debris disk. Now this white dwarf is in the news again. @astroerika.bsky.social et al. suggest it may have recently engulfed a rocky planet. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
NASA Citizen Scientist Michiharu Hyogo is featured in this article about authors of Zooniverse publications. He's a citizen scientist on the Disk Detective and Backyard Worlds projects, & he wrote a first-author paper. #astronomy @royalastrosoc.bsky.social academic.oup.com/astrogeo/art...
People power in action
Zooniverse is a platform enabling citizen scientists to contribute to research, and it may just form the foundations of a new scientific community
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October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NASA Citizen Scientist Michiharu Hyogo is featured in this article about authors of Zooniverse publications. He's a citizen scientist on the Disk Detective and Backyard Worlds projects, & he wrote a first-author paper. #astronomy @royalastrosoc.bsky.social academic.oup.com/astrogeo/art...
So the Earth has quasi-moons! What is the difference between a moon and a quasi moon? (And which one should I howl at?) #astronomy #news #nature #astrophotography
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So the Earth has quasi-moons! What is the difference between a moon and a quasi moon? (And which one should I howl at?) #astronomy #news #nature #astrophotography