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@bonjoy11.bsky.social
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
JWST spotted point-like lights at the edge of the visible universe. Black holes? Nope. Colliding galaxies? Nope. Something never seen before.

These may be primordial clumps of gas collapsing directly into dense clusters of stars--some of the very first galaxies. 🧪🔭

arxiv.org/abs/2509.12177
Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified “platypus” sample were discovered in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS). One key feature that makes them distinct is their point-like appearance, even to a telescope that can capture as much detail as Webb. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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clarkeocrinus.bsky.social
I'm almost ready for my fossil talk with my son's class on Thursday. I made a short presentation this year with lots of pictures so I can show small details easier.

I also have some fossils for the teacher. My son was not impressed with the examples she showed today, so I can help.
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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inishview.bsky.social
Fanad Lighthouse in North Donegal.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
bonjoy11.bsky.social
The California Nebula and the Pleiades in the same shot from London
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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inishview.bsky.social
Taking in the coastal view at Carrickfinn Beach in Donegal.
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
If the next Democratic president doesn’t abolish ICE then the Dems deserve to lose forever
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11d
Exclusive: ICE officials plan to spend $100 million to recruit gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers and a geo-targeted ad campaign, part of what the agency called a “wartime recruitment” strategy to hire thousands of officers, according to an internal document.
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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swirlosquirrel.bsky.social
#CoolRock, bruh.
Fluorite crystal held by eager mustachioed man
December 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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mullicannot.bsky.social
Pacific Beach, San Diego, California

#sandiego #sdca #pacificbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #crystalpier #landscapes_lovers #photography
A silhouetted person walks along wet beach sand at dusk, wearing headphones and carrying a bottle. Their reflection stretches beneath them. Two smaller figures stand farther down the shoreline near the water. Low waves roll in under layered clouds, and a soft gradient of orange and blue light fills the sky near the horizon.
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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giemma321.bsky.social
www.popsci.com/science/12-e...
12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
www.popsci.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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bar44.bsky.social
Clouds among the power lines this afternoon in Portland, Oregon #Photography #Bluesky #Clouds #Portland 📷🐸
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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joegarrity.bsky.social
My second-favorite state has a nebula named after it, the California Nebula. 🤩 20 hours of integration with my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), AM5N mount, and ASI2600MC Duo camera.

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposurephotography #longexposure #nebula #eastcoastkin #photography
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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joegarrity.bsky.social
This dragonfly is a Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens). It was preening its tarsus as it rested on a branch.

#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #dragonflies #insects #eastcoastkin #photography
December 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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joegarrity.bsky.social
Thresher sharks use their long tails as a whip while hunting to stun their prey. This was taken at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua, Philippines.

#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sharks #philippines #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
December 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
about this time every night, I get hit by a wave of sadness about resigning from Monkey Cage, having worked so hard to make it what it was. The viciousness in the world was victorious this time , but I hope to work on my phoenix wings, or at least have my ashes spread on the strawberry patch.
December 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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juliew67.bsky.social
#Eastcoastkin #Stunday #Photography #Sunset
A year of sunrises and sunsets
(Some of the hundreds I've taken this year in between the rain)
A set of twelve photos of sunrises and sunsets from early this year. Photos of reservoirs, canals, tower blocks, field's and a view from a train Twelve sunset views from this year. Views from a bridge, skies, fields, reservoirs, a dandelion and a country lane Golden summer sunsets from this year. Views over reservoirs, field's and a golden dandelion Late summer sunsets. Views of canals, a pylon, reservoirs, fields, a canal and sky
December 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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colaco.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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apod.shinyakato.dev
🔭 Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Kalika

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...
A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, this beautiful but complex arrangement of interstellar gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. Seen toward the celestial equator and near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the seasonal skyscape mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds. Where the otherwise obscuring dust clouds lie close to the hot, young stars, they also reflect starlight, forming blue reflection nebulae. In fact, bright variable star S Monocerotis is immersed in a blue-tinted haze near center. Arrayed with a simple triangular outline above S Monocerotis, the stars of NGC 2264 are popularly known as the Christmas Tree star cluster. Carved by energetic starlight, the Cone Nebula sits upside down at the apex of this cosmic Christmas tree while the dusty, convoluted pelt of glowing gas and dust under the tree is called the Fox Fur Nebula. This rich telescopic frame spans about 1.5 degrees or 3 full moons on the sky top to bottom, covering nearly 80 light-years at the distance of NGC 2264.
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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metoffice.gov.uk
Largely cloudy across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with the best of the hazy sunshine across Scotland this afternoon 🌥️

A few pockets of drizzle possible from time to time 🌧️

Breezy along the south coast and feeling rather chilly 🌬️
December 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
bonjoy11.bsky.social
Orion Nebula close up
December 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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infinite8horizon.com
Coral wrack
Lee Point, NT

#BNWmacro
#photography #macro #mono #ClassicMono #beachcombing #patterns #art #gift #EastCoastKin
Macro view of the fine structure of a hard coral, now dead, thrown up on the beach.
December 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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manmademoon.bsky.social
Just completed final watch through of the finished ROGUE TROOPER film…
25 years of pestering @2000ad.bsky.social to let me give it a shot, 3 years of production to make the thing & now… it’s DONE!

Can’t wait for you to see it.
So, so proud of our team.
We’ve made something a bit special.
❤️
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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ledbydonkeys.org
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
bonjoy11.bsky.social
Colour corrected zoom in of the Orion Nebula
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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markdownhandsup.bsky.social
Late night walks in the neighborhood can still have some good views. The original Christmas lights adorn the skyline along with the Big Dipper.

#aurora #northernlights #iceland
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM