Víctor R. Ruiz
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A reminder that this gif and a similar one for the transit method are on Wikimedia Commons for anyone to use.
I'm actually putting together a teaching dossier at the moment and I'd love to hear from people if you've used any of my gifs for teaching, outreach, or science stuff!
Links to gifs below:
I'm actually putting together a teaching dossier at the moment and I'd love to hear from people if you've used any of my gifs for teaching, outreach, or science stuff!
Links to gifs below:
Omgomg my gif demonstrating using the doppler/radial velocity method for detecting exoplanets was used in the latest PBS Space Time!!!!! 🤩
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A reminder that this gif and a similar one for the transit method are on Wikimedia Commons for anyone to use.
I'm actually putting together a teaching dossier at the moment and I'd love to hear from people if you've used any of my gifs for teaching, outreach, or science stuff!
Links to gifs below:
I'm actually putting together a teaching dossier at the moment and I'd love to hear from people if you've used any of my gifs for teaching, outreach, or science stuff!
Links to gifs below:
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En Málaga tenemos un Grupo de Libros de Divulgación en el que nos reunimos una vez al mes en una librería-cafetería ☕📚
En diciembre vamos a leer una novela de ciencia ficción: Monje y Robot, de Becky Chambers. Si os queréis unir, escribidme por privado o aquí mismo 😊
En diciembre vamos a leer una novela de ciencia ficción: Monje y Robot, de Becky Chambers. Si os queréis unir, escribidme por privado o aquí mismo 😊
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
En Málaga tenemos un Grupo de Libros de Divulgación en el que nos reunimos una vez al mes en una librería-cafetería ☕📚
En diciembre vamos a leer una novela de ciencia ficción: Monje y Robot, de Becky Chambers. Si os queréis unir, escribidme por privado o aquí mismo 😊
En diciembre vamos a leer una novela de ciencia ficción: Monje y Robot, de Becky Chambers. Si os queréis unir, escribidme por privado o aquí mismo 😊
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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They're not esoteric. Any of the conspiracy theories that shaped DOGE's mission can be found easily by browsing Twitter or Facebook for a few minutes. Apparently billionaire brains get cooked by social media in exactly the same way poor people brains do.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
They're not esoteric. Any of the conspiracy theories that shaped DOGE's mission can be found easily by browsing Twitter or Facebook for a few minutes. Apparently billionaire brains get cooked by social media in exactly the same way poor people brains do.
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En el blog > Lanzamiento de la «nave de emergencia» Shenzhou 22 sin tripulación danielmarin.naukas.com/2025/11/25/l...
Lanzamiento de la «nave de emergencia» Shenzhou 22 sin tripulación - Eureka
La primera crisis del programa tripulado chino ha superado su fase más aguda. La tripulación de la Shenzhou 21, que lleva en la Estación Espacial China desde que despegó a […]
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
En el blog > Lanzamiento de la «nave de emergencia» Shenzhou 22 sin tripulación danielmarin.naukas.com/2025/11/25/l...
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El Premio Cosmos: Ciencia que Transforma
El Premio Cosmos acerca la ciencia a jóvenes que no suelen tener acceso a ella. 💫
Lecturas, debates y encuentros con autores que inspiran nuevas vocaciones.
🔗 Inscripción hasta el 9 de diciembre:
www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/we...
El Premio Cosmos acerca la ciencia a jóvenes que no suelen tener acceso a ella. 💫
Lecturas, debates y encuentros con autores que inspiran nuevas vocaciones.
🔗 Inscripción hasta el 9 de diciembre:
www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/we...
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
El Premio Cosmos: Ciencia que Transforma
El Premio Cosmos acerca la ciencia a jóvenes que no suelen tener acceso a ella. 💫
Lecturas, debates y encuentros con autores que inspiran nuevas vocaciones.
🔗 Inscripción hasta el 9 de diciembre:
www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/we...
El Premio Cosmos acerca la ciencia a jóvenes que no suelen tener acceso a ella. 💫
Lecturas, debates y encuentros con autores que inspiran nuevas vocaciones.
🔗 Inscripción hasta el 9 de diciembre:
www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/we...
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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El consejo ministerial del ramo debate en Bremen el futuro de la Agencia Espacial Europea en los próximos años | #Espacio | por @wicho.bsky.social
El consejo ministerial del ramo debate en Bremen el futuro de la Agencia Espacial Europea en los próximos años
El complicado –más de lo habitual– panorama geopolítico actual lo hace el más relevante en muchos años.
www.microsiervos.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
El consejo ministerial del ramo debate en Bremen el futuro de la Agencia Espacial Europea en los próximos años | #Espacio | por @wicho.bsky.social
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El incendio del Pamplonetario fue chungo. Pero habiendo voluntad política de arreglarlo tendría remedio. Lo malo es que no la hay. Mientras que sí la ha habido para cargarse el proyecto. Porque el que no quede nadie del equipo original no ha sido un lógico un relevo generacional ni nada parecido :S
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
El incendio del Pamplonetario fue chungo. Pero habiendo voluntad política de arreglarlo tendría remedio. Lo malo es que no la hay. Mientras que sí la ha habido para cargarse el proyecto. Porque el que no quede nadie del equipo original no ha sido un lógico un relevo generacional ni nada parecido :S
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Pamplona tuvo un Planetario que hoy cumpliría años...
javarm.blogalia.com/historias/79...
javarm.blogalia.com/historias/79...
Por La Boca Muere El Pez - 32 años de Pamplonetario
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November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Pamplona tuvo un Planetario que hoy cumpliría años...
javarm.blogalia.com/historias/79...
javarm.blogalia.com/historias/79...
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Podcast CB SyR 533: Arecibo, potencial superantibiótico, chorros relativistas, auroras boreales y el sednoide 2023 KQ14 (Ammonite) francis.naukas.com/2025/11/25/p... cc @pcoffeebreak.bsky.social
Podcast CB SyR 533: Arecibo, potencial superantibiótico, chorros relativistas, auroras boreales y el sednoide 2023 KQ14 (Ammonite) - La Ciencia de la Mula Francis
Te recomiendo disfrutar del episodio 533 del podcast Coffee Break: Señal y Ruido [iVoox A, iVoox B; ApplePod A, ApplePod B], titulado “Arecibo; Superantibiótico; Chorros Galácticos; Sednoide”, 20 nov ...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Podcast CB SyR 533: Arecibo, potencial superantibiótico, chorros relativistas, auroras boreales y el sednoide 2023 KQ14 (Ammonite) francis.naukas.com/2025/11/25/p... cc @pcoffeebreak.bsky.social
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¡Estoy felicísimo! ¡no quepo en mí de alegría! Ayer designaron un asteroide con mi nombre. ¡Ya estoy en las estrellas! (más de lo que ya estaba, quiero decir ;-) ). ¡Muchas gracias a Rainer Kresken, el descubridor del asteroide, por su inmensa generosidad!
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
¡Estoy felicísimo! ¡no quepo en mí de alegría! Ayer designaron un asteroide con mi nombre. ¡Ya estoy en las estrellas! (más de lo que ya estaba, quiero decir ;-) ). ¡Muchas gracias a Rainer Kresken, el descubridor del asteroide, por su inmensa generosidad!
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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The Soviet N1 Moon rocket was so secret that even contractors directly "interfacing" with the vehicle had to speculate (sometimes not very successfully) how the mammoth machine looked like.
CONTEXT: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_ene...
CONTEXT: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_ene...
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Soviet N1 Moon rocket was so secret that even contractors directly "interfacing" with the vehicle had to speculate (sometimes not very successfully) how the mammoth machine looked like.
CONTEXT: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_ene...
CONTEXT: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_ene...
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Lanzamiento de la "nave de emergencia" Shenzhou 22 sin tripulación y acoplamiento con la Estación Espacial China
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lanzamiento de la "nave de emergencia" Shenzhou 22 sin tripulación y acoplamiento con la Estación Espacial China
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I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
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Microsoft Game Shop (MS-DOS, 1990)
A $50 retail product featuring QuickBASIC Interpreter Version (a QBasic precursor,) and source code for six games ready to play and modify.
A $50 retail product featuring QuickBASIC Interpreter Version (a QBasic precursor,) and source code for six games ready to play and modify.
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Microsoft Game Shop (MS-DOS, 1990)
A $50 retail product featuring QuickBASIC Interpreter Version (a QBasic precursor,) and source code for six games ready to play and modify.
A $50 retail product featuring QuickBASIC Interpreter Version (a QBasic precursor,) and source code for six games ready to play and modify.
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¿Os gusta mi nueva lámpara impresa en 3D. Falta darle el toque de color a las nubes.
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
¿Os gusta mi nueva lámpara impresa en 3D. Falta darle el toque de color a las nubes.
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Here's another great recent photo of shattered comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS, courtesy of Eliot Herman -
www.flickr.com/photos/eliot...
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Fragmenting Comet 2025 K1 on November 21 2025
Comet 2025 K1 continues to fragment and some of the previously bright fragments disintegrating. iTelescope T24.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here's another great recent photo of shattered comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS, courtesy of Eliot Herman -
www.flickr.com/photos/eliot...
www.flickr.com/photos/eliot...
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Es una gozada visitar Bruselas de la mano de Científicos Españoles en Bélgica (CEBE) para participar en sus jornadas sobre divulgación e investigación, junto a @hectorsocas.bsky.social. Acercáos el 1/12 a las 18:30h al Instituto Cervantes de Bruselas. Evento gratuito con registro: lnkd.in/djG3iVP6
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Es una gozada visitar Bruselas de la mano de Científicos Españoles en Bélgica (CEBE) para participar en sus jornadas sobre divulgación e investigación, junto a @hectorsocas.bsky.social. Acercáos el 1/12 a las 18:30h al Instituto Cervantes de Bruselas. Evento gratuito con registro: lnkd.in/djG3iVP6
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No sucede todos los días que uno grabe el programa más largo de su vida. Y menos cuando participas en @pcoffeebreak.bsky.social y @acienciacierta.bsky.social
Creo que la ocasión lo merecía. Cuándo si no. Si no rompes moldes con 2001, ¿cuándo lo vas a hacer?
www.ivoox.com/10-2001-una-...
Creo que la ocasión lo merecía. Cuándo si no. Si no rompes moldes con 2001, ¿cuándo lo vas a hacer?
www.ivoox.com/10-2001-una-...
10 - 2001: Una odisea del espacio (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) - Esto salía en una peli francesa - Podcast en iVoox
Escucha este episodio de Esto salía en una peli francesa gratis en iVoox. Abrimos la Puerta de las Estrellas para tomarnos un café caliente con Stanley Kubrick. No parece estar en casa, pero un mono c...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No sucede todos los días que uno grabe el programa más largo de su vida. Y menos cuando participas en @pcoffeebreak.bsky.social y @acienciacierta.bsky.social
Creo que la ocasión lo merecía. Cuándo si no. Si no rompes moldes con 2001, ¿cuándo lo vas a hacer?
www.ivoox.com/10-2001-una-...
Creo que la ocasión lo merecía. Cuándo si no. Si no rompes moldes con 2001, ¿cuándo lo vas a hacer?
www.ivoox.com/10-2001-una-...
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This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
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Science Fiction and Innovation in Space
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.
Science Fiction and Innovation in Space
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.
spacenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Science Fiction and Innovation in Space
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.
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Si estáis cerca de Marbella esta tarde, a las 19:00, en el Hospital Real de la Misericordia, daré una estupenda charla sobre la exploración de las regiones polares.
Nos vemos!!
Nos vemos!!
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Si estáis cerca de Marbella esta tarde, a las 19:00, en el Hospital Real de la Misericordia, daré una estupenda charla sobre la exploración de las regiones polares.
Nos vemos!!
Nos vemos!!