Doc The Crow
@docthecrow.bsky.social
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Amateur astronomer/cosmologist
Professional nerd
Amateur astronomer/cosmologist
Professional nerd
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Acoustic signatures in the cosmic microwave background could help researchers infer the shape of the universe. https://buff.ly/3PTCOTo
Cosmologists Try a New Way to Measure the Shape of the Universe | Quanta Magazine
Is the universe flat and infinite, or something more complex? We can’t say for sure, but a new search strategy is mapping out the subtle signals that would reveal if the universe had a shape.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Acoustic signatures in the cosmic microwave background could help researchers infer the shape of the universe. https://buff.ly/3PTCOTo
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
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Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
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Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
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MAGA: This is what you voted for. We tried to warn you.
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
MAGA: This is what you voted for. We tried to warn you.
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Here’s a view of Uranus’ moon Miranda, a 470 km-wide spheroid of ice and rock with some of the most contorted terrain in the Solar System. This view comprises 8 images captured by Voyager 2 on January 24, 1986 from 32,000 km away.
January 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Here’s a view of Uranus’ moon Miranda, a 470 km-wide spheroid of ice and rock with some of the most contorted terrain in the Solar System. This view comprises 8 images captured by Voyager 2 on January 24, 1986 from 32,000 km away.
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Happy 55th Birthday to Matthew Lillard 🎂
January 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happy 55th Birthday to Matthew Lillard 🎂
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Elon Musk says Twitter (X) is 'barely breaking even' and user growth has stagnated
January 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Elon Musk says Twitter (X) is 'barely breaking even' and user growth has stagnated
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Y’all like my girl #elliewilliams round these parts???? 🦋🏹🌿 #tlou #tlou2 #elliewilliamsfanart #thelastofus #myart
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Y’all like my girl #elliewilliams round these parts???? 🦋🏹🌿 #tlou #tlou2 #elliewilliamsfanart #thelastofus #myart
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A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.
January 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.
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High-altitude clouds.
So what?
Well, these clouds are made of methane ice crystals and they're on Neptune. And they're about 50 km above the bluer cloud deck below them.
Photographed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 25 August 1989 🔭
So what?
Well, these clouds are made of methane ice crystals and they're on Neptune. And they're about 50 km above the bluer cloud deck below them.
Photographed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 25 August 1989 🔭
January 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
High-altitude clouds.
So what?
Well, these clouds are made of methane ice crystals and they're on Neptune. And they're about 50 km above the bluer cloud deck below them.
Photographed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 25 August 1989 🔭
So what?
Well, these clouds are made of methane ice crystals and they're on Neptune. And they're about 50 km above the bluer cloud deck below them.
Photographed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 25 August 1989 🔭
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January 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Last Christmas, Chandra X-ray Observatory gave us a cluster of stars.
December 25, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Last Christmas, Chandra X-ray Observatory gave us a cluster of stars.
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happy christmas sweeties!!
December 25, 2024 at 8:53 AM
happy christmas sweeties!!
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NASA’s Juno Gets a Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30, 2023
December 24, 2024 at 2:34 AM
NASA’s Juno Gets a Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30, 2023
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A solar system 300 light-years from Earth | ESO
December 24, 2024 at 3:23 AM
A solar system 300 light-years from Earth | ESO
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December 24, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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Bit chilly at the moment? 🥶
One hour ago, the Parker Solar Probe experienced a temperature of 1,000C 🥵 as it skimmed through the Sun's atmosphere, the closest humanity has ever been to a star.
We'll find out in three days if it survived when it hopefully sends a short beacon tone back to Earth!
One hour ago, the Parker Solar Probe experienced a temperature of 1,000C 🥵 as it skimmed through the Sun's atmosphere, the closest humanity has ever been to a star.
We'll find out in three days if it survived when it hopefully sends a short beacon tone back to Earth!
In about three hours, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 4 million miles above the Sun at 0.064% the speed of light.
It's the first of three final dives that will bring the spacecraft closer to a star than we've ever visited.
Story by me in SciAm
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
It's the first of three final dives that will bring the spacecraft closer to a star than we've ever visited.
Story by me in SciAm
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Embarks on Record-Breaking Christmas Eve Flyby
The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are thrilled at what we might learn
www.scientificamerican.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Bit chilly at the moment? 🥶
One hour ago, the Parker Solar Probe experienced a temperature of 1,000C 🥵 as it skimmed through the Sun's atmosphere, the closest humanity has ever been to a star.
We'll find out in three days if it survived when it hopefully sends a short beacon tone back to Earth!
One hour ago, the Parker Solar Probe experienced a temperature of 1,000C 🥵 as it skimmed through the Sun's atmosphere, the closest humanity has ever been to a star.
We'll find out in three days if it survived when it hopefully sends a short beacon tone back to Earth!
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December 24, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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He is exactly who we think he is.
December 24, 2024 at 10:35 PM
He is exactly who we think he is.
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This year felt very unproductive due to health reasons, physical and mental. But I had my first surgery, did therapy for the first time, made art that felt more honest than ever. I gained skills and strength I didn't have before and that feels good going into 2025.
#ArtVsArtist2024
#ArtVsArtist2024
December 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
This year felt very unproductive due to health reasons, physical and mental. But I had my first surgery, did therapy for the first time, made art that felt more honest than ever. I gained skills and strength I didn't have before and that feels good going into 2025.
#ArtVsArtist2024
#ArtVsArtist2024
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Milky Way rising from Hooker Lake, New Zealand
📸: Kavan
📸: Kavan
December 25, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Milky Way rising from Hooker Lake, New Zealand
📸: Kavan
📸: Kavan