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@nohillside@smnn.ch
2026-01-14 11:46:59

Considering that the US currently lacks the capability to safely land payloads on the moon, the timeline seems rather aggressive.
NASA, Department of Energy To Develop Lunar Surface Reactor By 2030 - Slashdot science.slashdot.org/story/26/

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-13 18:17:57

😕 Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't
phys.org/news/2026-01-micropla

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-14 08:00:04

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020)
A network of scientific fields, extracted from the English Wikipedia in early 2020. Nodes are wikipedia pages representing natural, formal, social and applied sciences, and two nodes are linked if the cosine similarity of the page content is above a threshold. See <s…

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020). 687 nodes, 6523 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/wiki_science

Here's a GREAT and fascinating history Wikipedia page (431 references at the bottom).
Follow all its links. THAT will have you reading for a good while!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-01-14 17:45:01

Did an "AI" (LLM) write that report? @… flipboard.com/@npr/science-uk3

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2025-12-15 09:07:17

The rocket age - a return..
The Chinese rocket industry takes off
economist.com/science-and-tech

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-02-12 20:57:43

African climate science policy has a serious blind spot: The slowing Atlantic circulation #Africa

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-15 17:00:05

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020)
A network of scientific fields, extracted from the English Wikipedia in early 2020. Nodes are wikipedia pages representing natural, formal, social and applied sciences, and two nodes are linked if the cosine similarity of the page content is above a threshold. See <s…

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020). 687 nodes, 6523 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/wiki_science

Dr. Marthe Gold, a NASEM member, is calling for the removal of RFK Jr.
Join the fight for science by vitising
standupforscience.net/impeach-
to contact your rep and demand they support the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.!

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-01-13 21:48:39

JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty torus obscuring the supermassive black hole of Circinus galaxy: #CircinusGalaxy: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb

@DrPlanktonguy@ecoevo.social
2026-02-14 14:30:49

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
A recent review in #Science highlights knowledge gaps of the "calcifying plankton" role for biogenic carbon removal in #climate models. Coccolithophores (algae), f…

image/jpeg a scanning electron microscopic image of an algae cells covered in round porous plates that look like inflatable lifeboats. Public domain.
image/jpeg a microscope image of a group of yellow, puffy, star-shaped plankton covered in little holes. Source Alain Couette CC-BY-SA 3.0.
image/jpeg a microscopic nearly transparent snail with a tight spiral shell extends its feeding structure. Source NOAA, public domain.
image/jpeg a microscopic photograph of a spherical organism covered in long pointed spikes. Rhabdosphaera clavigera from Montiero et al. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0.
@fgraver@hcommons.social
2025-12-15 04:20:57

The Paper Factory: How Academia Turned Research into Production — From publish-or-perish pressure to the erosion of creativity in modern science research-reviewer.blogspot.com

@anderelampe@chaos.social
2026-02-11 15:11:04

"Plötzlich Wissen!" ist ein guerilla #WissKomm Projekt von Dr. Julia Schnetzer, Inga Marie Ramcke und mir, gestartet in 2017 (Wissenschaftsjahr 2016*17 Meere und Ozeane), das sich zur Pandemie auf online verlegen musste, einiges hin & her hinter sich hat und immernoch läuft. Heute kam unser Paper darüber raus, im Journal of Science Communication, Sonderedition "

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-02-14 08:55:41

(paywalled) The sensorimotor theory of phenomenal consciousness sciencedirect.com/science/chap "a way of reconceptualizing the notion of qualia so that the experienced quality of phen…

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-02-13 10:34:17

Science isn’t enough. We also need a system that listens to the science with actual consequences for politicians who don’t.

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-02-15 02:08:44

The measles vaccine: A product of two centuries of science and public health reform - World Socialist Web Site #measles

@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scot
2026-02-13 09:58:59

Today I woke up to see a leading Science Fiction author
re-posting the toot of another well-known Science Fiction author,
criticising the statement of A BANK for being poor-quality -
yes, you guessed - Science Fiction.

screenshot from BlueSky:

Reposted by William Gibson
Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social - 16h

Almost all people in power are writing dangerously unhinged and
ridiculous fictions.

quote tweet:
CNBC & @cnbc.com - 17h

The 'Moon economy’ is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks
this one space stock will benefit
This stock is a play on lunar infrastructure and connectivity, the firm said.
@cnb.cx
@_tillwe_@mastodon.social
2026-02-12 08:09:25

Neben #startrek Starfleet Academy ging's in meinem Science-Fiction-Januar auch um diverse Weltraumsagas (von 1968 bis 2025) und um Ken Lius Thriller in einer AI-gesättigten Welt, All That We See or Seem.

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-13 20:51:25

🙊 Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food
theguardian.com/science/2026/j

@tante@tldr.nettime.org
2025-11-15 17:25:25

RE: mastodon.social/@kathrinpassig
Kathrin schreibt die beste Science Fiction.

@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2025-11-15 13:14:23

Drei #Astronauten der aktuellen Shenzhou-21-Mission befinden sich derzeit ohne intaktes Rückkehrfahrzeug auf der chinesischen #Raumstation #Tiangong.
Ihr vorgesehenes

@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2026-02-14 12:21:40

I had a question about Olympic success and wealth, and I’m glad someone else did too. And, they brought all the Python!
towardsdatascience.com/the-pri

@trochee@dair-community.social
2025-12-13 21:31:34

My uncle — in his late 60s — just explained to my parents that Deep Space 9 is an "old science fiction show"
And I am *myself* crumbling into dust

@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2025-12-07 09:42:26

Science Weekly: The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic ants
Episode webpage: theguardian.com/science/series
Media file:

@jtk@infosec.exchange
2026-02-14 02:24:55

Recall the case of Indiana University Bloomington computer science professor XiaoFeng Wang who was abruptly terminated from the university along with this wife, and had his two homes searched by the FBI. The case is ongoing.
He is a co-author of a recently submitted report dated January 23, 2026 entitled "Trojans in Artificial Intelligence", for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the depa…

@jby@ecoevo.social
2026-01-13 15:54:02

Birds nesting in Hawaiian forests steal building material from each other's nests, usually taking from nests they encounter while hunting for prey
#science

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-01-14 23:41:55

The Arctic’s ‘last ice area’ is showing signs of weakness #Arctic

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-12 16:22:53

Google updates Gemini 3 Deep Think to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges and expands it via the Gemini API to some researchers (The Keyword)
blog.google/innovation-and-ai/

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-12 20:21:05

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change (Matthew Daly/Associated Press)
pbs.org/newshour/science/watch
memeorandum.com/260212/p88#a26

@@arXiv_physicsatomph_bot@mastoxiv.page@mastoxiv.page
2025-12-15 08:52:51

Verification and experimental validation of neutral atom beam source produced by L-PBF
Vineet Kumar (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Dept. of Surface and Plasma Science, Prague 8, Czech Republic), Niklas V. Lausti (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Dept. of Surface and Plasma Science, Prague 8, Czech Republic), Peter K\'u\v{s} (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Dept. of Surface and Plasma Science, Prague 8, Czech R…

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-01-14 06:15:49

#CFP: The 2026 AAR-EIR and RSGS Conference at McGill University Beyond Science and Religion
ift.tt/AjxEXkV
CALL FOR PAPERS
via Input 4 RELCFP

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-14 16:22:02

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
VILA: Yes, but Zen's only a machine.
AVON: So is Orac. [He removes the activator and throws it across the flight deck.]
VILA: That's all right, that's fixed Orac.
BLAKE: No, it hasn't.
JENNA: What do you mean?
blake.torpidity.net/m/113/484

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "I can see a science fiction scene showing two people seated in what appears to be a spaceship interior. The setting has the characteristic design elements of classic sci-fi television - sleek surfaces, futuristic chairs, and technical equipment visible in the background. One person wears a red v-neck outfit with a decorative belt, while the other is dressed in burgundy and tan colored clothing with a more utilitarian, space-faring appearance. They appear…
@peter_mcmahan@mas.to
2026-02-12 14:21:36

Me, in my fedi-hole: It seems like the tide is finally shifting and academics are rejecting GenAI.
Academics in my work email: Join the revolution! Produce more papers faster with AI! This is Science!
#genai #science #academia

Screenshot of an email reading:
"Dear colleagues,


Are you ready to move beyond basic ChatGPT and harness the true power of Artificial Intelligence for your research and coding?


I'm excited to invite you to register for our workshop at [redacted]: “Artificial Intelligence for the Scientist in a Hurry.”


In this rapidly evolving AI landscape, this workshop is your fast track to practical AI literacy. We’ll cut through the hype and show you real, actionable examples for researchers …
@mszll@datasci.social
2025-12-11 10:27:22

Cyclability in London: Associations between the quality of the local cycling environment, cycling participation, and perceptions of the cycling environment
sciencedirect.com/science/arti

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-02-12 21:38:15

Disappearance of a massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy due to formation of a black hole: #BlackHole in Andromeda galaxy: space.com/astronomy/black-hole

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2025-12-11 09:42:03

from my link log —
Stephen Hawking’s floppy disks: an interview with Leontien Talboom.
aip.org/library/ex-libris-univ

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2026-02-13 18:01:19

How much do you a) drive, b) walk/bicycle/etc, or c) take transit?
#ModeShift

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2026-02-13 18:01:19

How much do you a) drive, b) walk/bicycle/etc, or c) take transit?
#ModeShift

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-12-13 11:55:37

Guardian: Face transplants promised hope. Patients were put through the unthinkable theguardian.com/science/2025/n "negative data is often buried, driven by funding battles and inst…

@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social
2026-02-09 07:03:06

"COSiE: Community for Open Science in Education" @ OSCU (Open Science Community Utrecht)
openscience-utrecht.com/cosie/
"COSiE is an interdisciplinary community of UU and UMC staff members who want to make the process of sharing and using Open Education Resources (OERs) …

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-01-15 08:45:59

The people who shut down US Antarctic research want to “make Star Trek real”, suggesting the thinnest possible reading of a show about future humanity that prioritises science and diplomacy.
arstechnica.com/culture/2026/0

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2026-01-14 14:55:54

For reasons I am revisiting an old classic: Manabe and Stouffer, 1980.
The field of climate science is now effectively mostly about proving how correct those first simulations of the gigantic carbon experiment in the atmosphere were.
researchgate.net/publication/2

@johl@mastodon.xyz
2026-02-12 19:07:44
Content warning: Trump, science, climate crisis

“President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.”

@doktrock@toad.social
2026-02-08 19:26:26

"Congress has thwarted devastating budget cuts to key US government research funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (#NSF), that were proposed" 🧪

@gevoel@mastodon.green
2026-01-06 21:23:24

Talking climate with Katherine Hayhoe
open.substack.com/pub/talkingc

@NuclearDisorder@mastodon.social
2025-11-15 08:16:32

Heute vor 65 Jahren: Am 15. November 1960 lief die USS George Washington (SSBN-598), ein nuklearbetriebenes Raketen-U-Boot, zum ersten mal bestückt mit 16 strategischen Mittelstreckenraketen vom Typ Polaris A1 zu einer Patrouillenfahrt aus.

USS George Washington (SSBN-598) Schiffsmodell mit Polaris-Raketenstart
Autor/Urheber: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Lizenz: CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED
@mia@hcommons.social
2026-02-12 18:53:55

This led to great discussion in an MA class on crowdsourcing and citizen science today
From: @…
hcommons.social/@mia/116053173

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-01-12 22:23:36

This looks like a potential money maker for marketing to #boomers. I am one myself, and #dementia is my number one fear. Just gin up a little gizmo that generates a 40 Hz tone that I can plug into my hearing aids, or generic ear buds. Who cares if it works, you’ll make millions overnight.

@brichapman@mastodon.social
2026-01-13 18:08:01

BLUETTI just dropped something big at CES 2026: a road trip charger that runs on your alternator and solar, plus power stations made from bio-circular plastics that slash CO2 emissions.
The Charger 2 solves slow-charging headaches with universal compatibility and bi-directional power. Meanwhile, their new Elite series brings sustainable materials to high-density energy storage.

@cheryanne@aus.social
2026-02-08 02:42:47

Science That's Actually Interesting
A fun, light-hearted deep dive into topics from climate and environment to health, technology, space and human behaviour. Informative, entertaining and refreshingly human, this is science for curious listeners who love stories and want to stay curious about the world...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory:

Science That's Actually Interesting
Screenshot of the podcast listing on the Great Australian Pods website
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-13 10:00:04

cs_department: Aarhus Computer Science department relationships
Multiplex network consisting of 5 edge types corresponding to online and offline relationships (Facebook, leisure, work, co-authorship, lunch) between employees of the Computer Science department at Aarhus. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 61 nodes and 620 edges.
Tags: Social, Relationships, Multilayer, Unweighted

cs_department: Aarhus Computer Science department relationships. 61 nodes, 620 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/cs_department
@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social
2025-12-06 08:03:04

98 % des arbres fruitiers et oliviers de Gaza ont été détruits. 90 % des serres sont endommagées et 75 % détruites, selon une analyse des images satellitaires.
zmescience.com/science/news-sc

From the article: "In this century, the émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry and medicine now stands at 40 percent." mastodon.social/@ScienceSchola

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-02-12 23:02:02

On Feb. 11, NASA’s Neil Gehrels #Swift Observatory temporarily suspended most science operations in an effort to reduce atmospheric drag and slow the spacecraft’s orbital decay: science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2 - halting these activities will enable controllers to keep the spacecraft in an orientation that minimizes drag effects, extending its time in orbit in anticipation of a reboost mission.

The abandoned English clay pit
at Barnham is
the oldest evidence in the world
that people (Neanderthal people, in this case)
had learned to not only use fire,
but also create it and control it.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/1

@DrPlanktonguy@ecoevo.social
2025-11-15 14:30:04

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Since 2011, millions of tons of a brown algae called Sargassum has washed onto beaches in the Caribbean. The rotting seaweed releases toxic hydrogen sulfide, smelling of rotten eggs, impacting tourism and shore access. It was initially thought Saharan iron dust was the cause, but new #science

image/jpeg a man stands with a shovel against a huge pile of seaweed on a sandy tropical beach. Photo credit: Michael Owen 2015 Cancun Mexico.
image/jpeg a map of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, shown in red along the equator from Africa to the Caribbean Sea, south of the Sargasso Sea. Typical ocean currents in the North Atlantic show the belt moves from east to west along the equator. CC-BY-SA 4.0.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.768470
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-13 19:27:30

Series A, Episode 08 - Duel
TRAVIS: This is hardly the time for that.
MUTOID: Normally I wouldn't do it in the presence of an unmodified.
TRAVIS: Forget your coyness, I'm aware of your need for blood serum.
blake.torpidity.net/m/108/51 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a science fiction television production, likely from the 1970s or 1980s based on the visual style and production values. The scene takes place in what looks like a futuristic spacecraft or space station interior, with clean white walls and modern-looking furniture/seating.

Two figures are visible wearing distinctive black leather or vinyl uniforms with military-style details and metallic accents. The costumes have a sleek, …
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-12-13 16:18:20

“In a recent meeting where BBC studio executives again voiced problems, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices. I chose the latter. It broke my heart.”
@…
Told you folks he’s a good egg :)

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-02-10 07:46:26

Frank Holz Q&A on the PRIMA retinal implant of Science Corp. science.xyz/news/frank-holz-qu "Here, patients have to learn how to read again, so it requires effort after the surgery, and training over weeks and months to have the best possible outcome."

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-14 15:00:04

webkb: WebKB graphs (1998)
Web graphs crawled from four Computer Science departments in 1998, with each page manually classified into one of 7 categories: course, department, faculty, project, staff, student, or other. All graphs included in a single .zip; also included are 'co-citation' graphs, which links i and j if they both point to some k. Edge weights count the number of links from i to j.
This network has 300 nodes and 1155 edges.
Tags: Informational, Web gra…

webkb: WebKB graphs (1998). 300 nodes, 1155 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/webkb#webkb_wisconsin_link1
@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-01-11 22:13:25

The oceans just keep getting hotter #ocean

@nohillside@smnn.ch
2026-02-09 13:17:19

Musk makes another totally unrealistic plan. And let‘s not forget the strategy shift here: originally it was the moon, then it was Mars, now it‘s the moon again. With a rocket which still is in development.
science.slashdot.org/story/26/…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-12 17:01:50

The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race (Ali Breland/The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/
memeorandum.com/260212/p52#a26

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-14 13:19:35

Series D, Episode 11 - Orbit
SERVALAN: Don't concern yourself, Egrorian. I encourage ambition.
EGRORIAN: I never conspired against you, I swear it! Orac, acknowledge my instructions. [Orac buzzes, but says nothing.] I don't understand.
blake.torpidity.net/m/411/363 B7B3…

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a science fiction production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the aesthetic and production design. The setting features a sleek, futuristic interior with geometric white panels and distinctive angular ceiling architecture characteristic of classic sci-fi television sets.

Three actors are engaged in what appears to be a tense dramatic scene. On the left, a woman with short dark hair wears an elegant blac…

China cites Biden’s message to Xi
that Japan could build nuclear weapons ‘overnight’
Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to
‘take concrete and strong measures’
against Japan’s nuclear ambitions

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-01-13 00:56:23

NASA’s #Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has also achieved its target orbit, positioning the spacecraft to capture the first repeated observations of the ultraviolet glow from Earth’s outer atmosphere, the geocorona: science.nasa.gov/blogs/carruth - the achievement was confirmed following its third and final orbital maneuver, a 2-minute thruster fire, on Jan. 8; the spacecraft has now entered its intended halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point, a position of gravitational balance approximately 1 million miles from Earth.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-11 20:00:03

netscience: Scientific collaborations in network science (2006)
A coauthorship network among scientists working on network science, from 2006. This network is a one-mode projection from the bipartite graph of authors and their scientific publications.
This network has 1589 nodes and 2742 edges.
Tags: Social, Collaboration, Weighted, Projection

netscience: Scientific collaborations in network science (2006). 1589 nodes, 2742 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/netscience
@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-02-13 12:40:18

The Fusiform Imagery Node: where vision meets concepts in the left temporal lobe sciencedirect.com/science/arti
• FIN in left fusiform is a key hub for voluntary visual mental imagery.
• Lesions or disconnection of FIN r…

Typical visual mental imagery, imaginal neglect, and neurological aphantasia.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-14 19:24:23

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
CALLY: We should keep on moving, they could be right behind us.
BLAKE: Yes, without weapons we don't stand a chance. Look, you keep going. I'm going to stay here and try and bring the roof down - block them off.
blake.torpidity.net/m/113/347

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a science fiction television production, likely from the 1970s based on the visual quality and costume design. The scene takes place in what looks like a dark, cave-like or underground setting with rough stone walls visible in the background.

Three figures are present in the frame, wearing distinctive futuristic uniforms characterized by two-tone color schemes with V-shaped chevron designs on the chest. The person on the …

Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world has crunched the numbers on
👉how much heat the world’s oceans are absorbing each year.
💥In 2025, their measurements broke records once again,
making this the eighth year in a row that the world’s oceans have absorbed more heat than in the years before.
The study, which was published Friday in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Science, found that
the world’s oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules’ w…

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-01-13 22:59:44

Terrestrial atmospheric ion implantation occurred in the nearside lunar regolith during the history of Earth’s dynamo: #moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere: edition.cnn.com/2026/01/13/sci

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-02-13 19:57:08

Series C, Episode 12 - Death-Watch
TARRANT: Thank you, Zen.
DARVID: [On screen] And so everything is ready. The formalities are complete. The Champions are prepared. The Arbiters have activated the combat computer which will control the conditions of battle. Only the computer knows when it will begin and where. [the screen fades to black. A computer display prints up:

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7" (1978-1981). The setting appears to be aboard the Liberator spaceship, recognizable by its distinctive multi-colored curved panels and geometric architecture in the background, featuring orange, yellow, and blue hues.

Two characters are positioned on different levels of the set's angular stairway design. On the left, Steven Pacey portrays Del Tarrant, wearing a bla…
@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-02-09 20:35:24

(Flashback, 2012) Real-life science closes in on Star Trek as scientists show they can to hack into blind people's visual cortex to let them 'see' dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-02-13 00:40:02

The launch of #Crew12 is planned for 10:15 UTC today: webcasts from NASA and ESA at youtube.com/watch?v=zCM-Kwq91cc and youtube.com/watch?v=V_5RWX-GsQo from 8:15 UTC plus the ESA Launch Kit at esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/HRE and updates on nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/ and the latest timelines at esa.int/Science_Exploration/Hu and spacex.com/launches/crew12 and nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-set

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 10:14:57

Series C, Episode 13 - Terminal
SERVALAN: I'm going to the flight deck. Get rid of him.
VILA: Eh?
blake.torpidity.net/m/313/418 B7B2

GPT 4.1 Nano describes the image as: "This image appears to be a scene from a science fiction TV show or movie, set in a futuristic or space-themed environment with a distinctive geometric background. The woman on the left, dressed in a black, edgy, and asymmetric outfit, is extending her arm towards the man on the right, who is wearing a beige or light-colored uniform with a high collar and long sleeves. The scene's mood suggests a moment of confrontation or significant dialogue. In the backgr…

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced.
But where does that lost tire material go?
The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways,
where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry several chemicals that can transfer into fish, crabs and perhaps even the people who eat them.
Millions of metric tons of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans every year.
In recent times, tire wear particles have been found t…

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-15 07:07:24

#Blakes7 Series D, Episode 09 - Sand
SERVALAN: No.
TARRANT: [He holsters his gun.] It's fairly standard equipment. If there's power for the life supports, there will be for these. [Servalan activates the base computer.] Ah!

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This appears to be a scene from the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7," which aired from 1978-1981. The image shows two characters in what appears to be a futuristic spacecraft interior or space station setting. The scene has the distinctive green-tinted lighting and industrial aesthetic typical of the show's production design.

One character is wearing an elegant black sequined or beaded dress in a classical style, while the other is …
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-01-09 03:16:43

Isotope effects (Cl, O, C) of heterogeneous electrochemistry induced by Martian dust activities: #Mars

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-01-09 10:14:07

Popular Mechanics article on the PRIMA retinal implant from Science Corp. popularmechanics.com/science/h "restored vision is not by any means immediate for tho…

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-02-14 17:08:35

C09 - Sarcophagus
TARRANT: [Approaches Avon and hands him the calculator.] Here, take a look at this. That asteroid's less than thirty- two hours away, but we'll still be cutting it fine.
AVON: Let's get going then. There's nothing keeping us here.
blake.torpidity.net/m/309/22

Claude Haiku 4.5 describes the image as: "# Scene from Blake's 7

This image shows a scene from the science fiction television series "Blake's 7," set aboard a spacecraft interior with futuristic design elements. The setting features distinctive 1970s sci-fi aesthetics with curved panels, illuminated skylights, and control room furnishings typical of the show's production design.

Three characters are gathered around what appears to be a tactical or gaming table with a geometric pattern display…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2025-12-09 18:32:06

A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars: #Mars, Says New Report: nationalacademies.org/news/sea -> In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars: arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 19:22:19

Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
BLAKE: Come on, come on.
VILA: They won't fire. The fail-safes keep cutting in.
BLAKE: Override them.
CALLY: Twenty seconds.
VILA: The whole system is locked into negative.
blake.torpidity.net/m/201/105 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be the interior of a spacecraft or futuristic facility, with characteristic lighting and metallic surfaces visible in the background.

The scene features dramatic lighting with warm, golden highlights against darker areas, creating an atmospheric mood t…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-09 12:00:05

cs_department: Aarhus Computer Science department relationships
Multiplex network consisting of 5 edge types corresponding to online and offline relationships (Facebook, leisure, work, co-authorship, lunch) between employees of the Computer Science department at Aarhus. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 61 nodes and 620 edges.
Tags: Social, Relationships, Multilayer, Unweighted

cs_department: Aarhus Computer Science department relationships. 61 nodes, 620 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/cs_department
@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-12-12 12:11:12

Visual load does not modulate neural processing of audiovisual speech integration sciencedirect.com/science/arti "results support an automatic integration of acoustic and visual speech cues, independent of visual load…

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-15 16:12:24

Series C, Episode 06 - City at the Edge of the World
KERRIL: Right. What are you expecting him to do?
VILA: I'm expecting him to try and kill us.
KERRIL: What?
blake.torpidity.net/m/306/332 B7B4

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7," which aired from 1978 to 1981. The scene shows two characters in what appears to be a spaceship or futuristic setting, with dark metallic walls visible in the background. Both individuals are wearing flowing, draped clothing in muted earth tones that's characteristic of the show's costume design. The woman has a blonde, layered hairstyle typical of late 1970s fashi…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-01-06 16:38:58

The 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society #AAS247 is underway, coming with 8 press conferences - aas.org/meetings/aas247/press- - streaming on youtube.com/@AASPressOffice. There were already two yesterday:
youtube.com/watch?v=2gAjRP1xLtQ about Galaxies Big and Small, covering e.g. public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-gi / news.ucmerced.edu/news/2026/as / keckobservatory.org/aas247-mag and iopscience.iop.org/article/10. (The First RELHIC? Cloud-9 is a Starless Gas Cloud) -> science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb / esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp / public.nrao.edu/news/starless-.
And youtube.com/watch?v=xvpDVq-7h6E about Stars and Their Behavior, covering e.g. arxiv.org/abs/2601.00470 (Betelgeuse: Detection of the Expanding Wake of the Companion Star) -> cfa.harvard.edu/news/cfa-scien / science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb and aas.org/sites/default/files/20 and public.nrao.edu/news/alma-devo

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-15 13:14:01

Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
TARRANT: They were gonna die anyway, remember.
VILA: Servalan's battle fleet's moving away.
TARRANT: Any damaged?
VILA: Hard to tell.
AVON: Zen, flight status.
ZEN: Energy banks are now at the lowest workable capacity
blake.torpidity.net/m/303/644

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from the classic British science fiction series "Blake's 7" (1978-1981). The setting is the flight deck of the Liberator, the advanced alien spacecraft that serves as the crew's base throughout much of the series.

The distinctive set features curved white seating in the foreground and an elevated platform behind with angular Art Deco-inspired panels. The crew members are positioned at their typical stations, wearing the show's…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-15 16:16:17

Series D, Episode 05 - Animals
JUSTIN: Probably by the cliff.
[Servalan's ship is on planet's surface. Servalan to three troopers]
blake.torpidity.net/m/405/271 B7B4

Claude Haiku 4.5 describes the image as: "# Image Description

This scene appears to be from a science fiction television production, likely from the 1980s based on the visual style and costume design. The setting is a stark, minimalist interior space with pale walls and simple furnishings, suggesting a futuristic or institutional environment.

Two actors are featured in the frame. On the left is a woman wearing a dark and white striped uniform that appears to be a space-themed or military-styl…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 16:19:54

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
JENNA: Why indeed?
[Whispers something to Raiker]
[Raiker slaps her across the face]
RAIKER: You'll come round! I can be VERY persuasive!
[Avon takes a note from his top pocket]
[Jenna walks back to Vila, Avon & Nova]
blake.torpidity.net/m/102/78

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a British science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be an industrial or spaceship interior, with metallic surfaces and utilitarian design elements visible in the background.

The scene features distinctive period styling typical of that era's sci-fi productions, with futuristic costume design inc…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2025-12-02 20:55:56

SOHO’s 30-year legacy of observing the Sun: #SOHO celebrates thirty years: esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp and science.nasa.gov/science-resea

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-13 20:10:28

Series C, Episode 02 - Powerplay
RECEPTIONIST: We have to move on to health reception. You can go together if you wish.
VILA: Oh, thank you.
CALLY: We'd like that, thank you.
RECEPTIONIST: This way.
VILA: Thank you.
blake.torpidity.net/m/302/416 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 3.7 describes the image as: "This image appears to be a scene from the classic British science fiction television series "Blake's 7" from the late 1970s/early 1980s. The scene shows three people in conversation, with the individual on the left wearing a green outfit with curly hair, another person in the middle wearing a green cap or hat looking somewhat disapproving, and a person on the right in a brown jacket with shorter hair. The setting appears to be an interior space with ne…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2025-12-08 19:30:48

Optical/Infrared Observations of the Extraordinary #GRB250702B - A Highly Obscured Afterglow in a Massive Galaxy Consistent with Multiple Possible Progenitors: iopscience.iop.org/article/10. -> Gemini and Blanco Telescopes Unlock Clues to Origin of Longest Gamma-ray Burst Ever Observed / Black Hole Eats Star - NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast: noirlab.edu/public/news/noirla / science.nasa.gov/science-resea

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-13 07:18:20

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 12 - The Keeper
VILA: I could be president.
AVON: Ah.
VILA: Or we can take it in turns.
BLAKE: You ready to go, Vila?
VILA: Why not? Now that would be worth the risks we're taking.

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This appears to be a scene from the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7" from the late 1970s. The image shows several characters gathered around what appears to be a futuristic control panel or device with an open compartment. The setting has the distinctive low-budget but atmospheric look characteristic of BBC science fiction productions of that era, with curved walls and dim lighting creating a spaceship or underground base environment…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-13 16:24:11

Series B, Episode 06 - Trial
BLAKE: Servalan's headquarters.
[Hearing room]
SAMOR: You may begin.
blake.torpidity.net/m/206/447 B7B4

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from the classic British science fiction television series "Blake's 7" from the late 1970s. The scene shows what appears to be the interior of a spacecraft, likely the Liberator, with its characteristic futuristic set design featuring curved walls and control panels visible in the background. The lighting and production values are typical of BBC science fiction programming from that era. The setting suggests this is from one of t…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2025-12-09 17:10:01

Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM - birth of an ultrafast outflow during a soft flare: #BlackHole outburst observed similar to outbursts on the Sun / Flaring black hole whips up ultra-fast winds: sron.nl/en/actueel/eruptie-zwa / esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-15 13:09:49

Series D, Episode 10 - Gold
SOOLIN: [Searching Keiller.] He's clean.
KEILLER: Of course I'm clean, what do you take me for. Avon and I are old friends. It's good to see you, Avon.
DAYNA: Uh, nobody said move, Keiller. Just relax.
blake.torpidity.net/m/410/6 B7B3…

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image shows two actors in elaborate costume standing in a distinctly retro-futuristic set with pink walls and modern lighting. The setting appears to be from a British science fiction production, likely from the 1970s or early 1980s, characterized by its bright pastel color scheme and geometric design elements.

Paul Darrow, on the left, wears a striking black uniform with silver trim and ornate detailing, including decorative elements along the s…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 13:17:25

Series D, Episode 01 - Rescue
VILA: He won't like it.
TARRANT: It's a pity about that. [they exit]
blake.torpidity.net/m/401/362 B7B3

Claude Haiku 4.5 describes the image as: "# Scene Description

This image captures a tense moment in what appears to be a spacecraft corridor or futuristic setting. Three characters are engaged in conversation, standing in a metallic, industrial-style environment with distinctive architectural features including ventilation grilles and paneled walls typical of science fiction production design.

The scene conveys dramatic tension, with the characters positioned in a triangular formation that su…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-15 13:12:08

Series C, Episode 12 - Death-Watch
VILA: [Pulls Orac's key] They don't write poetry like that anymore. What this electronic pain is trying to say is-
TARRANT: -is that unless we get a break, there's going to be a fatal foul-up.
VILA: Right.
blake.torpidity.net/m/312/52

Claude Haiku 4.5 describes the image as: "# Scene from a Sci-Fi Production

This image captures a scene set inside what appears to be a spaceship or futuristic vessel. Four individuals are seated together in what looks like a common area or control room, with curved architectural elements and control panels visible in the background. The setting suggests this is from a science fiction television production, likely from the 1980s based on the visual style and costume design.

The group appears t…