Kip Hodges
@kvhodges.bsky.social
Geologist, planetary scientist, exploring mountains and the Moon, contemplating the possibility of scientific research in the metaverse. Husband, dad, granddad, and humanist, increasingly annoyed by many of my species.
Modernized Space Camp Allows Kids To Simulate Frustration Over Lack Of Funding — theonion.com/modernized-s...
Modernized Space Camp Allows Kids To Simulate Frustration Over Lack Of Funding
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Aiming to provide attendees with an authentic glimpse into the nation’s space program, representatives for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced Thursday that its newly updated Space...
theonion.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Modernized Space Camp Allows Kids To Simulate Frustration Over Lack Of Funding — theonion.com/modernized-s...
True this...
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Me: I was trying to position an image with text wrapping in Word
Me: I was trying to position an image with text wrapping in Word
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Me: I was waiting for the NMR
Me: I was waiting for the NMR
December 21, 2024 at 2:49 AM
True this...
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Working on proofs for a paper.
December 10, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Working on proofs for a paper.
For my friends at AGU meeting in Washington, DC - Please drop by and visit the Digital Discovery poster this morning: IN11C-2138 "Improving Planetary Field Geology Research and Training Using High-Spatial-Resolution, Immersive Virtual Environments". Hope to see you there!
December 9, 2024 at 12:16 PM
For my friends at AGU meeting in Washington, DC - Please drop by and visit the Digital Discovery poster this morning: IN11C-2138 "Improving Planetary Field Geology Research and Training Using High-Spatial-Resolution, Immersive Virtual Environments". Hope to see you there!
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There has to be life on one of these dots....
December 4, 2024 at 2:10 AM
There has to be life on one of these dots....
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Bolivia’s Salt Flats are the largest in the world, where with just a bit of water, it transforms into a magical natural mirror.
📸: @Andres MacLean
📸: @Andres MacLean
December 3, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Bolivia’s Salt Flats are the largest in the world, where with just a bit of water, it transforms into a magical natural mirror.
📸: @Andres MacLean
📸: @Andres MacLean
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) scientists mapped how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. Their observations line up with what Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts. 🧪
newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/n...
newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/n...
December 2, 2024 at 10:19 PM
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) scientists mapped how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. Their observations line up with what Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts. 🧪
newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/n...
newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/n...
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www.news-medical.net/news/2024120...
I do hope some of our Chief public Health Officers read this.
I do hope some of our Chief public Health Officers read this.
Reinstating masking curbs hospital viral outbreaks, study confirms
Researchers investigate how changes in hospital policies for SARS-CoV-2 testing and masking have influenced hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections.
www.news-medical.net
December 2, 2024 at 11:32 PM
www.news-medical.net/news/2024120...
I do hope some of our Chief public Health Officers read this.
I do hope some of our Chief public Health Officers read this.
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The Hourglass Nebula seen by Hubble
December 2, 2024 at 10:48 AM
The Hourglass Nebula seen by Hubble
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"But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."
Charles Darwin, whose “On the Origin of Species” was published #OTD in 1859, understood impostor syndrome and what it was like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He also had abysmal penmanship.
Charles Darwin, whose “On the Origin of Species” was published #OTD in 1859, understood impostor syndrome and what it was like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He also had abysmal penmanship.
November 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
"But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."
Charles Darwin, whose “On the Origin of Species” was published #OTD in 1859, understood impostor syndrome and what it was like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He also had abysmal penmanship.
Charles Darwin, whose “On the Origin of Species” was published #OTD in 1859, understood impostor syndrome and what it was like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He also had abysmal penmanship.
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Can we do field geology in the deep ocean? What can we learn from it? With a new method to turn imagery from remotely operated vehicles into virtual outcrops, colleagues from the USGS and I came back with some new ideas on the evolution of the Mona Rift near Puerto Rico. 🧪🌊⚒️
doi.org/10.1130/GES0...
doi.org/10.1130/GES0...
October 31, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Can we do field geology in the deep ocean? What can we learn from it? With a new method to turn imagery from remotely operated vehicles into virtual outcrops, colleagues from the USGS and I came back with some new ideas on the evolution of the Mona Rift near Puerto Rico. 🧪🌊⚒️
doi.org/10.1130/GES0...
doi.org/10.1130/GES0...