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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · 14d

They say the best art is timeless, so here's one for the ages, lest we forget the madness of voting such scum of the Earth into office.

National Park Service removes Trump-Epstein statue, raising free speech concerns | CNN Politics

The National Park Service before dawn on Wednesday removed a statue titled “Best Friends Forever” of President Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein holding hands – only a day after it was erected on the N...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16d

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · 27d

Any CO still outgassing?

Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hypothesize it's most likely from alien disco smoke machines

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 26

Deliberately omitted the colour bar from the images distributed to press, to make them scientifically less usable in case of a premature leak. I can see how that would be annoying to a fellow scientist, but check the article if you're actually interested: arxiv.org/abs/2508.18209

JWST detection of a carbon dioxide dominated gas coma surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our Solar System, and only the second to display a clear coma. Infrared spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides th...

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today our team released findings on the nature of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, based on our first round of JWST observations. The data are incredible: Not only did we detect and map gas and dust in the coma, but we found that 3I is one of the most CO2 rich comets ever seen! Check it out:

JWST detection of a carbon dioxide dominated gas coma surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our Solar System, and only the second to display a clear coma. Infrared spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides th...

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 24

Also not really possible to hit a comet that hard without destroying it

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 22

All will be revealed in the next week... Big results from the space observatories are on their way. Not that empirical evidence is likely to fundamentally change the course of the outlandish Harvard narrative 😂

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 8

.. but finding a link between the water in Halley-type comets and Earth's oceans was the icing on the cake. There are still a lot of mysteries surrounding where Earth got it's surprisingly large water supply from, but impacts from icy comets during Earth's infancy, is a strong contender.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 8

Me and the team have been busy over the last year, mapping heavy water in a comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks - our brightest comet yet observed using the ALMA telescope. Getting the first ever map for cometary HDO was a thrill!

Comet’s Water Holds Clues to Life on Earth - National Radio Astronomy Observatory

New research has uncovered compelling evidence that water from a comet is strikingly similar to that found in Earth’s...

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Growing vegetables is so hit and miss. Many variables at play.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our cherry tomato plants just will not stop producing, and it's starting to get silly

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 31

From an open-minded and unprejudiced perspective, I look forward, in the very near future, to supplying JWST spectroscopic evidence of whether 3I/ATLAS is a small, natural body of ice and rock, or an alien spaceship. Place bets now please!

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Jul 30

If aliens really are coming to probe us, I hope they at least buy us dinner first.
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Rare interstellar object the size of Manhattan could be an alien probe: Harvard scientists

The paper presented several anomalous characteristics of the object, which could indicate that it is not a comet at all but instead a directed craft.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 22

The 6 year wait for a new interstellar comet is over... now it's time to bring out the big glass to crack wide-open a new field of planetary science. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEW ASTROCHEMICAL DISCOVERIES as our team chases down the alien visitor from another star: 3I/ATLAS. 🔭 📡 🛰️

New Interstellar Object Is Full of Mysteries. Here’s What Scientists Most Want to Learn

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 22

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ADD YOUR NAME: Support the NASA workers' Voyager Declaration!

Join the courageous and committed NASA workers who are standing up to save science.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 22

Dark times are upon us.

Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 22

More shame on this administration for forcing out our best and brightest

Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 12

Oh great, another punch to the gut I didn't need. What's the reasoning behind this particular larger-than-necessary cut?

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Michael Merrifield @astromikemerri.bsky.social · Jul 10

Entertaining our visitor! 🧪🔭

youtu.be/VRHZUH0RcQ4

NEWS: An Interstellar Object in our Solar System - Sixty Symbols

YouTube video by Sixty Symbols

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 11

Name names

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 10

Very interesting how 3I appears to be a bit of an outlier. Can't wait to see how the model constraints evolve as more ISOs are discovered.

Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jul 10

As a US-based researcher with an eye out for greener pastures, that is indeed a depressing number

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Jul 9

One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 9

ALL CAPS

THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...

GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push

The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jun 18

After 29 years wait, now super excited to see some crystal clear 3200 megapixel images of space. Hopefully they contain a new interstellar comet, among other untold delights!

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Martin Cordiner @drcordiner.bsky.social · Jun 13

I wonder what he thought you had said

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