Alan Boyle
@b0yle.bsky.social
Science editor / GeekWire / Universe Today / Cosmic Log / Fiction Science podcast / The Case for Pluto
At Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park for rally to resist the craziness of the past week and the past year.
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
At Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park for rally to resist the craziness of the past week and the past year.
Northern Lights in the skies over Dubuque, Iowa, seen from Mount Carmel. The red-green glow is hard to see with the naked eye, but an iPhone 3-sec exposure brings out the colors. #aurora
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Northern Lights in the skies over Dubuque, Iowa, seen from Mount Carmel. The red-green glow is hard to see with the naked eye, but an iPhone 3-sec exposure brings out the colors. #aurora
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
15 innings! That was almost literally a heart-stopper of a baseball game! Good game, Tigers … and GO M’S!!!
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
15 innings! That was almost literally a heart-stopper of a baseball game! Good game, Tigers … and GO M’S!!!
These are the kinds of headlines you’d expect to see in a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. But there’s good news in the refers: party in the park and an AI lawsuit payday. H/T @seattletimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
These are the kinds of headlines you’d expect to see in a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. But there’s good news in the refers: party in the park and an AI lawsuit payday. H/T @seattletimes.com
I'll be one of the science writers partnering up with playwrights to create one-act plays that will be performed next weekend. If you're in Seattle on Friday or Saturday, please come to Theatre Off Jackson and see "Centrifuge," the result of Infinity Box Theater's experiment... infinitybox.org
May 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'll be one of the science writers partnering up with playwrights to create one-act plays that will be performed next weekend. If you're in Seattle on Friday or Saturday, please come to Theatre Off Jackson and see "Centrifuge," the result of Infinity Box Theater's experiment... infinitybox.org
Please, Lord, let this not be a sign…
April 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Please, Lord, let this not be a sign…
How I arrived on Bluesky
April 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How I arrived on Bluesky
Here’s at least one Times front page that get the play right when it comes to coverage of the #HandsOff protests this weekend. Cc: @seattletimes.com @nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here’s at least one Times front page that get the play right when it comes to coverage of the #HandsOff protests this weekend. Cc: @seattletimes.com @nytimes.com
Perhaps not as prestigious as a Mozartesque festival. Nevertheless, I’m honored.
April 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Perhaps not as prestigious as a Mozartesque festival. Nevertheless, I’m honored.
Quote with your lock screen
March 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Quote with your lock screen
Wow, @nytimes.com is just a ray of sunshine today…
March 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow, @nytimes.com is just a ray of sunshine today…
The skies cleared in the Seattle area for at least part of the total solar eclipse… The moon turned a healthy shade of orange, which looks brighter than it actually was in this time-lapse iPhone snapshot.
March 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The skies cleared in the Seattle area for at least part of the total solar eclipse… The moon turned a healthy shade of orange, which looks brighter than it actually was in this time-lapse iPhone snapshot.
Still a bit cloudy in Seattle, but here's a better view of the lunar eclipse in process...
March 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Still a bit cloudy in Seattle, but here's a better view of the lunar eclipse in process...
Lunar eclipse has begun! A little tricky to track it through Seattles clouds…
March 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Lunar eclipse has begun! A little tricky to track it through Seattles clouds…
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson tells demonstrators at Seattle #StandUpForScience rally that he’s on their side.
March 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson tells demonstrators at Seattle #StandUpForScience rally that he’s on their side.
Dogs Against #DOGE at #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle
March 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dogs Against #DOGE at #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle
A nice crowd is coming together for the #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle
March 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A nice crowd is coming together for the #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle
Look who just flew in to the #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle…
March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Look who just flew in to the #StandUpForScience rally in Seattle…
Double rainbow, double rainbow - so intense! Reminds me of a song.
February 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Double rainbow, double rainbow - so intense! Reminds me of a song.