Marshall Eubanks
@marshall-eubanks.bsky.social
A physicist with a lead role in creating two Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) systems, for JPL & the USNO. Now Chief Scientist at Space Initiatives Inc, developing picospacecraft for use in deep space. Asteroid (6696) Eubanks is named in his honor.
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
In case you missed it...
NASA press conf with Artemis II crew and Isaacman at the Countdown Clock at KSC should start in a minute or so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTs7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTs7...
NASA's Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event
YouTube video by NASA
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In case you missed it...
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
Oh, I should've just shared it separately so here you go! Allegedly one of the people asked to stand down is the Rector who appears to have helped lead a lot of the recent nonsense.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as a Democratic Governor Takes Power
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Oh, I should've just shared it separately so here you go! Allegedly one of the people asked to stand down is the Rector who appears to have helped lead a lot of the recent nonsense.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
If you wanna watch a really big rocket roll very slowly out to the launch pad in Florida, live, go here now m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVn...
It’s the Artemis II mission, aiming to launch in the coming weeks to send humans to the Moon for the first time in over half a century
🧪
It’s the Artemis II mission, aiming to launch in the coming weeks to send humans to the Moon for the first time in over half a century
🧪
NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center
YouTube video by NASA
m.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If you wanna watch a really big rocket roll very slowly out to the launch pad in Florida, live, go here now m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVn...
It’s the Artemis II mission, aiming to launch in the coming weeks to send humans to the Moon for the first time in over half a century
🧪
It’s the Artemis II mission, aiming to launch in the coming weeks to send humans to the Moon for the first time in over half a century
🧪
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
AI Data Centers Face Skilled Worker Shortage - IEEE Spectrum
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-data-centers-engineers-jobs
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-data-centers-engineers-jobs
Data Centers Are Facing a Talent Shortage
The AI data center boom is creating a massive demand for skilled engineers and technicians.
spectrum.ieee.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
AI Data Centers Face Skilled Worker Shortage - IEEE Spectrum
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-data-centers-engineers-jobs
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-data-centers-engineers-jobs
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
Can we recite this along with the land acknowledgement before every municipal, provincial and federal gathering? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Can we recite this along with the land acknowledgement before every municipal, provincial and federal gathering? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Measuring Starlink Protocol Performance
(a technical deep dive from an Internet perspective) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bk...
(a technical deep dive from an Internet perspective) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bk...
Measuring Starlink Protocol Performance
YouTube video by NANOG
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Measuring Starlink Protocol Performance
(a technical deep dive from an Internet perspective) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bk...
(a technical deep dive from an Internet perspective) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bk...
Twitter seems to be down right now :)
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Twitter seems to be down right now :)
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
#ArianeGroup launches #Sodern America, its first U.S. industrial site, to expand local production of #space equipment and star trackers.
🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/arianegroup-establishes-sodern-america-subsidiary-accelerating-its-growth-in-the-u-s/
#SpaceWatchNews
🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/arianegroup-establishes-sodern-america-subsidiary-accelerating-its-growth-in-the-u-s/
#SpaceWatchNews
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#ArianeGroup launches #Sodern America, its first U.S. industrial site, to expand local production of #space equipment and star trackers.
🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/arianegroup-establishes-sodern-america-subsidiary-accelerating-its-growth-in-the-u-s/
#SpaceWatchNews
🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/arianegroup-establishes-sodern-america-subsidiary-accelerating-its-growth-in-the-u-s/
#SpaceWatchNews
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
JWST captured a missing link in galaxy evolution: the time when their central black holes began to form. These young, fast-eating black holes look a lot different than expected, creating the enigmatic Little Red Dots.
Look new places, discover new things! 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Look new places, discover new things! 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
JWST captured a missing link in galaxy evolution: the time when their central black holes began to form. These young, fast-eating black holes look a lot different than expected, creating the enigmatic Little Red Dots.
Look new places, discover new things! 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Look new places, discover new things! 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
Looking sideward to the weekend
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Looking sideward to the weekend
There is no money for that either.
This huge site would (IMO) be a good site for a modular nuclear planet. It's 750 MW, but we discussed this one specifically and it will never be a coal plant again. it just needs too much work for that.
cardinalnews.org/2024/07/24/i...
This huge site would (IMO) be a good site for a modular nuclear planet. It's 750 MW, but we discussed this one specifically and it will never be a coal plant again. it just needs too much work for that.
cardinalnews.org/2024/07/24/i...
In Giles County, officials hope to breathe new life into an old coal power plant
The Glen Lyn plant, which opened in 1919, has been sitting vacant for almost a decade. Whether, and how, it might be repurposed is the subject of a new study.
cardinalnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
There is no money for that either.
This huge site would (IMO) be a good site for a modular nuclear planet. It's 750 MW, but we discussed this one specifically and it will never be a coal plant again. it just needs too much work for that.
cardinalnews.org/2024/07/24/i...
This huge site would (IMO) be a good site for a modular nuclear planet. It's 750 MW, but we discussed this one specifically and it will never be a coal plant again. it just needs too much work for that.
cardinalnews.org/2024/07/24/i...
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
Plato passes vibe check ✅
The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch.
The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 #exoplanets
The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch.
The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 #exoplanets
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Plato passes vibe check ✅
The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch.
The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 #exoplanets
The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch.
The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 #exoplanets
Well, maybe. I've learned from talking with a colleague at the school of mines that here in SW Virginia / West Virginia (AKA "the Virginias")
- all of the standby coal fired plants that can be have been brought up to full power for AI
- others will require years of work, and there is no $ for that.
- all of the standby coal fired plants that can be have been brought up to full power for AI
- others will require years of work, and there is no $ for that.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Well, maybe. I've learned from talking with a colleague at the school of mines that here in SW Virginia / West Virginia (AKA "the Virginias")
- all of the standby coal fired plants that can be have been brought up to full power for AI
- others will require years of work, and there is no $ for that.
- all of the standby coal fired plants that can be have been brought up to full power for AI
- others will require years of work, and there is no $ for that.
As you can probably tell from that, getting the CI to a interstellar object will take a fair amount of luck. People are already working on ISO interceptors to make this more likely.
January 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM
As you can probably tell from that, getting the CI to a interstellar object will take a fair amount of luck. People are already working on ISO interceptors to make this more likely.
It could not have reached 3I/ATLAS in its actual orbit even if it have been on station July 1, 2025. If 3I had had the exact same orbit but came by 6 months earlier and if it had been discovered Jan. 1, 2025, & the Comet Interceptor had been on station at that time, then I think it could have been.
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 AM
It could not have reached 3I/ATLAS in its actual orbit even if it have been on station July 1, 2025. If 3I had had the exact same orbit but came by 6 months earlier and if it had been discovered Jan. 1, 2025, & the Comet Interceptor had been on station at that time, then I think it could have been.
And, according to Michael Kueppers today at the SBAG meeting, that will gain a little delta-V for the mission.
January 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
And, according to Michael Kueppers today at the SBAG meeting, that will gain a little delta-V for the mission.
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch
A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch
A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
spacenews.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch
A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
Goldstone / DSS 14 is still offline with an official return to service date of May 1, 2026. (Lance Brenner at SBAG.)
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Goldstone / DSS 14 is still offline with an official return to service date of May 1, 2026. (Lance Brenner at SBAG.)
Goldstone / DSS 14 is still offline with an official return to service date of May 1, 2026. (Lance Brenner at SBAG.)
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Goldstone / DSS 14 is still offline with an official return to service date of May 1, 2026. (Lance Brenner at SBAG.)
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
21 years ago, humanity landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 AM
21 years ago, humanity landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
Investor-state dispute settlement arbitration is also probably why the EU didn't steal the Russian sovereign funds - they'd likely lose the resulting actions against them.
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Investor-state dispute settlement arbitration is also probably why the EU didn't steal the Russian sovereign funds - they'd likely lose the resulting actions against them.
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
Psst.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Psst.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
Reposted by Marshall Eubanks
En direct : l'Iran accuse les États-Unis de chercher un "prétexte" pour une intervention militaire
En direct : l'Iran accuse les États-Unis de chercher un "prétexte" pour une intervention militaire
La mission iranienne à l'ONU a accusé mardi les États-Unis de chercher un "prétexte" pour intervenir militairement en Iran, secoué par un mouvement de contestation, après que Donald Trump a menacé d'agir "de manière très forte" contre Téhéran en cas d'exécutions de manifestants. Suivez notre direct.
f24.my
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
En direct : l'Iran accuse les États-Unis de chercher un "prétexte" pour une intervention militaire