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The Martian Diaries 👽 The War Of The Worlds Sequel @martiandiaries.bsky.social · 7d

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration buff.ly/1idRiYX

NASA's manned Artemis II mission could happen as early as February, and there's a huge amount of science planned. This fascinating article explains why this flight will be one to watch.

By @swapnakrishna.com #Space #Moon

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 17d

SF BAY AREA!

You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.

Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.

Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening

(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)

Screening — Ariel Waldman

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:

www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Marina Koren @marinakoren.bsky.social · 9d

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 9d

#NASAWebb has found the first direct evidence of potential moon formation around a giant exoplanet. The discovery is shedding light on how such systems evolve and why moons could be potentially habitable worlds: https://bit.ly/46xGodN 🔭 🧪

An illustration of a young planet with a surrounding disk of dust and gas potentially forming moons. The planet, which appears dark red, is shown at lower right, circled by a cloudy, clumpy reddish orange-colored disk. The host star appears at upper left, and glows yellow, with its own reddish disk of debris. The disk that surrounds the planet takes up about half the illustration. The black background of space is speckled with stars. At the bottom of the illustration, graphics of molecules are listed in the following order: Acetylene, Carbon Dioxide, Ethane, Benzene, Hydrogen cyanide. The words Artist’s Concept appear at upper right.

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 11d

Jamie’s track record for designing superhero costumes speaks for itself. He’s amazing!!

Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 11d

Haven't done any pure design work in a while, I wouldn't mind doing some more!

Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · Nov 23

At Marvel I designed/redesigned a ton of characters, including Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, most of the Young Avengers like Wiccan and America Chavez, and Loki. Most of these characters are wearing my costumes or variations on them a decade later, and are the basis for their live action counterparts.

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 11d

mike omg

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 12d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 12d

He asked why it was on display at NASA. I explained that it’s so important to remember these tragedies and learn from them so they never happen again.

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 12d

“But mama, why are there holes in it?”

So we had a discussion about Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia, and how NASA has this on display (it’s from testing after the Columbia disaster, when they didn’t think foam could put a hole in reinforced carbon-carbon).

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 12d

I was going through my pictures from the Artemis II press event with my 6 year old (we do this for every space-related business trip I go on) and we got to this picture, and he asked what it was. I explained it’s the leading edge of a Space Shuttle wing (and what that means.)

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 12d

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Emily Lakdawalla, Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 13d

Some good news from space, as the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission publishes its first synthetic aperture radar images of Earth. This spacecraft has a heckin' big antenna (a dish 12 meters across) for bouncing L- and S-band (25- and 10-cm) radio waves off the surface www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-is...

NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

Preliminary images from the most powerful Earth radar satellite ever launched offer a tantalizing glimpse of the science the mission will be able to deliver.

www.jpl.nasa.gov

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Thank you!

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Thank you!

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

It’s incredibly cool!!

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Thank you!

Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Same same saaaaame

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Thank you!! I’ve been waiting for this mission….well basically all my life so it’s great to be reporting on it at a place I’ve read…basically all my life haha

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Jason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 13d

Good overview of the mission and the challenges the team has/is working with a good summary of the heat shield issues the team worked through.

Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:

www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 13d

Between this and Hades II it's a great days for Greek mythology and sequels

Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:

www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 15d

out in paperback today! read the book called "the funniest book about racism you will ever find" 🥰🫡

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

A paperback edition of my book PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT sitting on a table outside with lego cherry blossoms behind it.

The book being held open by the lego cherry blossoms so you can see the praise page, which reads:

"payal's journey is less about finding formans oad more about finding a person who likes all of you. Perfect for fans of Never Have / Ever and 20 Things I Hate About You, this novel's witty banter and endearing side characters create a loving ode to teen rom-coms."
BOOKLIST
"A cute romance that explores valuable themes around self-esteem."
-KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Look no further: Here's the funniest book of the year! Payal Mehta's stoy soars with heart, humor, and brilliance while still managing to subvert romantic comedy tropes in surprising ways. I was fist-pumping AND crying in the final pages."
- MARK OSHIRO,
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Into the Light
"Outrageously funny, incisive, and tender. Chhibber's romance is effervescent and effortlessly luminous."
- ROSHANI CHOKSHI,
New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
"Chhibber is a hilarious and delightful new voice in YA romance! A smart exploration of friendship, navigating a first crush, and diaspora teens finding their voice. A heartwarming coming-of-age!"
-KAT CHO,
New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a K-Prom
"Hilariously charming and smartly nuanced, Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is a refreshingly honest exploration of identity, friendships, microaggressions, and that awkward line between crushes and true love.
A joyful, can't-miss winner!"
-JULIAN WINTERS,
award-winning author of Right Where I Left You
"Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is love at first crush-him-under-your-heel-Payal-you-deserve-better! Delightfully hilarious and excruciatingly relatable, you know it's a good book when I'm up at two a.m. screaming "KISS THE NERD!" Preeti Chhibber had me in a chokehold, I can't wai for her to do it again."
—ASHLEY POSTON, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantic

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 15d

hey also since Payal is out in paperback today, i am bringing Freddie Prinze, Jr back!!!!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Sep 24

omg wait we have video, I can finally post that clip of Freddie Prinze, Jr wishing me great success for PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT (all courtesy of my bffs 4 life @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & @swapnakrishna.com)

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:

www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Right? Especially given how long ago it was

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