Riding With Robots
@ridingrobots.bsky.social
Robotic solar system exploration, night sky photography, exasperating earnestness. My day job is impersonating some of your favorite planets and spacecraft on social media for one of your favorite government agencies. Opinions here are my own.
Oh this is nice.
it's incredible how fast the last 5 years have flown by. Happy anniversary to #Perseverance landing on Mars! 🎂🥳
If you want to relive this incredible moment, look no further than this remastered video of the #EDL by @stim3on.bsky.social @theseaning.bsky.social
🔭🐡🧪🎨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhy...
If you want to relive this incredible moment, look no further than this remastered video of the #EDL by @stim3on.bsky.social @theseaning.bsky.social
🔭🐡🧪🎨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhy...
Mars 2020 EDL Remastered
YouTube video by Simeon Schmauß
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Oh this is nice.
Both Mars rovers are still roving. Here’s Perseverance's latest view (L) and Curiosity's (R) — taken yesterday. Ride along at science.nasa.gov/mars/
February 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Both Mars rovers are still roving. Here’s Perseverance's latest view (L) and Curiosity's (R) — taken yesterday. Ride along at science.nasa.gov/mars/
From NASA on the fifth anniversary of the Perseverance landing
A new meaning to finding yourself📍
Our Perseverance Mars rover can now pinpoint its location without help from operators on Earth. Read more about the tech that makes it possible: go.nasa.gov/4rvMEwa
A new meaning to finding yourself📍
Our Perseverance Mars rover can now pinpoint its location without help from operators on Earth. Read more about the tech that makes it possible: go.nasa.gov/4rvMEwa
NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars
Using the new Mars Global Localization algorithm, NASA’s Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location without help from engineers on Earth.
go.nasa.gov
February 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
From NASA on the fifth anniversary of the Perseverance landing
A new meaning to finding yourself📍
Our Perseverance Mars rover can now pinpoint its location without help from operators on Earth. Read more about the tech that makes it possible: go.nasa.gov/4rvMEwa
A new meaning to finding yourself📍
Our Perseverance Mars rover can now pinpoint its location without help from operators on Earth. Read more about the tech that makes it possible: go.nasa.gov/4rvMEwa
The skeleton covid-crew at JPL, realtime posting through the Perseverance landing. Five(!) years ago today. Tango delta nominal!
February 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The skeleton covid-crew at JPL, realtime posting through the Perseverance landing. Five(!) years ago today. Tango delta nominal!
From NASA
On Feb. 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on the Red Planet, here are five mission highlights. These just scratch the surface (or should we say, drill into the surface?) www.instagram.com/p/DU6an7OkoH...
On Feb. 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on the Red Planet, here are five mission highlights. These just scratch the surface (or should we say, drill into the surface?) www.instagram.com/p/DU6an7OkoH...
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on... | Instagram
1,952 likes, 25 comments - nasajpl on February 18, 2026: "On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on the.....
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February 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
From NASA
On Feb. 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on the Red Planet, here are five mission highlights. These just scratch the surface (or should we say, drill into the surface?) www.instagram.com/p/DU6an7OkoH...
On Feb. 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. As NASA’s fifth rover celebrates five years on the Red Planet, here are five mission highlights. These just scratch the surface (or should we say, drill into the surface?) www.instagram.com/p/DU6an7OkoH...
One of the most extraordinary photographs of all time. An orbiter capturing a lander descending to the surface under its parachute. At Mars.
Five years ago today! We imaged Perseverance on its descent to Mars, under fairly challenging conditions but we did it because we have a kickass team.
www.uahirise.org/ESP_068281_9...
www.uahirise.org/ESP_068281_9...
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 PM
One of the most extraordinary photographs of all time. An orbiter capturing a lander descending to the surface under its parachute. At Mars.
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5 years ago today! Can anyone send me to the next century, please?
Landing on Mars - NASA Persevererance
Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oA8d1p 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck
A colourised version of the amazing mosaic processed by @stim3on.bsky.social (flic.kr/p/2ozrqnk)
Landing on Mars - NASA Persevererance
Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oA8d1p 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck
A colourised version of the amazing mosaic processed by @stim3on.bsky.social (flic.kr/p/2ozrqnk)
February 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
5 years ago today! Can anyone send me to the next century, please?
Landing on Mars - NASA Persevererance
Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oA8d1p 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck
A colourised version of the amazing mosaic processed by @stim3on.bsky.social (flic.kr/p/2ozrqnk)
Landing on Mars - NASA Persevererance
Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oA8d1p 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck
A colourised version of the amazing mosaic processed by @stim3on.bsky.social (flic.kr/p/2ozrqnk)
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My new topographic map of Venus is now online.
Full resolution image version (~370Mpix) is available on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/10958...
PDF version (~211MB) is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ksf1...
🧵 1/5
Full resolution image version (~370Mpix) is available on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/10958...
PDF version (~211MB) is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ksf1...
🧵 1/5
Topographic map of Venus. Version 2.0
Updated topographic map of Venus. Description of the map is in the image. PDF version (211 MB) is available here. Credit: NASA / JPL / USGS / NSSDC / Roscosmos / Russian Academy of Sciences / Institut...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
My new topographic map of Venus is now online.
Full resolution image version (~370Mpix) is available on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/10958...
PDF version (~211MB) is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ksf1...
🧵 1/5
Full resolution image version (~370Mpix) is available on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/10958...
PDF version (~211MB) is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ksf1...
🧵 1/5
The Moon and Jupiter on Jan. 30
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
The Moon and Jupiter on Jan. 30
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This is quite literally the closest that Curiosity could get to discovering life: proving that no *known* non-biological processes could produce what was found in a sample from about a year ago.
NASA Mars rover finds new clues pointing to past life on Mars
Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.
www.usatoday.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
This is quite literally the closest that Curiosity could get to discovering life: proving that no *known* non-biological processes could produce what was found in a sample from about a year ago.
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We can't let large language models take the em dash from us — it's too important
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
We can't let large language models take the em dash from us — it's too important
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Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.
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HiPOD: Complicated Layers at the North Pole of Mars
At the North Pole of Mars there’s an ice sheet with hundreds (maybe thousands) of layers, and we can see some of these layers in windows where the ice cap has been eroded.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_089277_2595
#Mars #science #NASA
At the North Pole of Mars there’s an ice sheet with hundreds (maybe thousands) of layers, and we can see some of these layers in windows where the ice cap has been eroded.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_089277_2595
#Mars #science #NASA
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
HiPOD: Complicated Layers at the North Pole of Mars
At the North Pole of Mars there’s an ice sheet with hundreds (maybe thousands) of layers, and we can see some of these layers in windows where the ice cap has been eroded.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_089277_2595
#Mars #science #NASA
At the North Pole of Mars there’s an ice sheet with hundreds (maybe thousands) of layers, and we can see some of these layers in windows where the ice cap has been eroded.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_089277_2595
#Mars #science #NASA
Is this not just the perfect analogy for the entire Trump era? A decade-plus lost to solving "problems" such as vaccines, immigrants, science, and empathy while creating or enflaming real ones...
The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Is this not just the perfect analogy for the entire Trump era? A decade-plus lost to solving "problems" such as vaccines, immigrants, science, and empathy while creating or enflaming real ones...
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Shut down the concentration camp for babies
We are all deeply concerned that Juan and his mom will be deported and that Juan’s health will continue to deteriorate. His life is in danger because of ICE’s monstrous cruelty. I will continue to provide updates and we will keep fighting to protect them.
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Shut down the concentration camp for babies
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Everyone who worked at this camp should go to prison.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Everyone who worked at this camp should go to prison.
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another creature edit before commission work time, blue spotted poison dart frogs at the Como Zoo 🐸
#photography
#photography
February 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
another creature edit before commission work time, blue spotted poison dart frogs at the Como Zoo 🐸
#photography
#photography
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Jupiter bonanza scheduled for JWST starting this Friday 🔭 - woo hoo! The teams are calling on amateur astronomers to assist with context imaging of the Solar System's largest planet.
Starting this Friday, four separate #JWST programmes will be exploring physical processes in Jupiter's atmosphere and ionosphere. We're asking amateur astronomers to help provide context imaging over the next few weeks to understand how the atmosphere is changing with time. #planetaryscience
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Jupiter bonanza scheduled for JWST starting this Friday 🔭 - woo hoo! The teams are calling on amateur astronomers to assist with context imaging of the Solar System's largest planet.
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Starting this Friday, four separate #JWST programmes will be exploring physical processes in Jupiter's atmosphere and ionosphere. We're asking amateur astronomers to help provide context imaging over the next few weeks to understand how the atmosphere is changing with time. #planetaryscience
February 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Starting this Friday, four separate #JWST programmes will be exploring physical processes in Jupiter's atmosphere and ionosphere. We're asking amateur astronomers to help provide context imaging over the next few weeks to understand how the atmosphere is changing with time. #planetaryscience
Trying to reduce the number of negative posts, but I have to point out that the administration is trying to circumvent Congress and not fund NASA’s two planned Venus missions, its first in decades.
Venus has lava tubes! That's so cool!
Or hot. Venus is a sucky place to live, but is super amazing for science.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/venus-has-...
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Or hot. Venus is a sucky place to live, but is super amazing for science.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/venus-has-...
🔭 🧪
Venus has lava tubes!
A long undersurface tunnel discovered in old NASA data
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Trying to reduce the number of negative posts, but I have to point out that the administration is trying to circumvent Congress and not fund NASA’s two planned Venus missions, its first in decades.
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @emmywalimaki.bsky.social)
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @emmywalimaki.bsky.social)
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The contempt these people have for the country, those who serve it, and the people who live here oozes out of every news story like toxic sludge. They are all completely irredeemable.
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The contempt these people have for the country, those who serve it, and the people who live here oozes out of every news story like toxic sludge. They are all completely irredeemable.
The water planet
12:03:42 AM on Thursday, February 12, 2026, over the South Pacific Ocean.
February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The water planet
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A Butterfly's View of Saturn - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/25dHcTT
February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A Butterfly's View of Saturn - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/25dHcTT
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.