BP Blakley
@belindathemoon.bsky.social
🪐❄️Planetary science PhD student at JHU🐦
🌃 Dark sky advocate, 🏞outdoor enthusiast, birder, rockhound, multidisciplinary artist.
🦩Baltimorean
🏳️⚧️They/them
🌃 Dark sky advocate, 🏞outdoor enthusiast, birder, rockhound, multidisciplinary artist.
🦩Baltimorean
🏳️⚧️They/them
Excited to share an op-ed I wrote in my hometown paper, @indyweek.bsky.social about why there is no replacement for federal funding for scientific research and what we're losing! Op-Ed: What We Give Up When We Give Up on Curiosity indyweek.com/news/opinion...
Op-Ed: What We Give Up When We Give Up on Curiosity
The President’s cuts to scientific research will be felt for years into the future. A Cary High School graduate studying planetary science urges Triangle-area representatives to fight for our universe...
indyweek.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Excited to share an op-ed I wrote in my hometown paper, @indyweek.bsky.social about why there is no replacement for federal funding for scientific research and what we're losing! Op-Ed: What We Give Up When We Give Up on Curiosity indyweek.com/news/opinion...
There are two ways to make clouds: 1. introduce a source of vapor, or 2. introduce cooling to condense gases that are already present. Last night, we saw the second type when the rocket reached a sudden temperature drop at the top of the troposphere, and the water in the exhaust suddenly condensed.
February 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
There are two ways to make clouds: 1. introduce a source of vapor, or 2. introduce cooling to condense gases that are already present. Last night, we saw the second type when the rocket reached a sudden temperature drop at the top of the troposphere, and the water in the exhaust suddenly condensed.
Congratulations to all of the teams that worked hard for years for this send off to the Moon tonight! Go Lunar Trailblazer!
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Congratulations to all of the teams that worked hard for years for this send off to the Moon tonight! Go Lunar Trailblazer!
I am SO EXCITED to be attending a NASA launch today for Caltech JPL's Lunar Trailblazer!
February 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I am SO EXCITED to be attending a NASA launch today for Caltech JPL's Lunar Trailblazer!
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My class rearranged the solar system as part of an ice breaker. Each person got to make one change. It was as pleasantly chaotic as I thought it would be.
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My class rearranged the solar system as part of an ice breaker. Each person got to make one change. It was as pleasantly chaotic as I thought it would be.
It's important to find joy in small, everyday things. Like a home team win, and a free, new, tiny friend.
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
It's important to find joy in small, everyday things. Like a home team win, and a free, new, tiny friend.
Vega, the Bald Eagle at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore was rescued the times before being deemed unreleasable. She has a neurological condition that makes it hard for her to fly, even though he wings are fine. I love her so much.
December 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Vega, the Bald Eagle at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore was rescued the times before being deemed unreleasable. She has a neurological condition that makes it hard for her to fly, even though he wings are fine. I love her so much.
Richard Cartwright did such a good build-up and reveal of the Uranian moon spectra on his last slide that I wanted to clap right then. 😂 #showmanship #AGU24
December 13, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Richard Cartwright did such a good build-up and reveal of the Uranian moon spectra on his last slide that I wanted to clap right then. 😂 #showmanship #AGU24
Dear planetary scientists of #AGU24, I've been working on a crowd-sourced handbook for students and early career scientists for the hidden curriculum, helpful tips, and best practices of our field. Please al check it out, and add to it if you can! github.com/belindathemo...
GitHub - belindathemoon/planetaryHandbook: Handbook for Becoming a Planetary Scientist
Handbook for Becoming a Planetary Scientist. Contribute to belindathemoon/planetaryHandbook development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Dear planetary scientists of #AGU24, I've been working on a crowd-sourced handbook for students and early career scientists for the hidden curriculum, helpful tips, and best practices of our field. Please al check it out, and add to it if you can! github.com/belindathemo...
I found a very cool water bottle that looks like it must belong to an #AGU24 attendee. If you've lost yours, please find it at the lost and found!
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I found a very cool water bottle that looks like it must belong to an #AGU24 attendee. If you've lost yours, please find it at the lost and found!
Did I just commit myself to carrying around a roll of paper nearly half my height for the next 9 hours? Yes. Is it worth it for a *free* geological map poster of The Keystone State? Absolutely. #AGU24
December 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Did I just commit myself to carrying around a roll of paper nearly half my height for the next 9 hours? Yes. Is it worth it for a *free* geological map poster of The Keystone State? Absolutely. #AGU24
I've only lived in Baltimore for 4 months, and already, I'm so tired of people telling me it's dangerous. There are dangers, but not from the people.
Important read.
According to BPD: "The average monthly number of arrests for Baltimore City youth in 2023 and the first seven months of 2024 remained roughly half what they were in 2018 and 2019, and one-third the levels in 2016 and 2017." www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
According to BPD: "The average monthly number of arrests for Baltimore City youth in 2023 and the first seven months of 2024 remained roughly half what they were in 2018 and 2019, and one-third the levels in 2016 and 2017." www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
The Real Cost of ‘Bad News’: How Misinformation is Undermining Youth Justice Policy in Baltimore – The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project found that major Baltimore media outlets presented a deeply misleading portrait of Baltimore’s youth crime situation.
www.sentencingproject.org
December 11, 2024 at 10:37 PM
I've only lived in Baltimore for 4 months, and already, I'm so tired of people telling me it's dangerous. There are dangers, but not from the people.
Great talk by Bianca Corpuz on the health impact of extreme heat events in Baltimore. I'll add another reason why we should care about extreme heat in Baltimore: it's the third-largest majority Black city in the US - extreme heat events in Baltimore are a climate/social justice issue! #AGU24
December 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Great talk by Bianca Corpuz on the health impact of extreme heat events in Baltimore. I'll add another reason why we should care about extreme heat in Baltimore: it's the third-largest majority Black city in the US - extreme heat events in Baltimore are a climate/social justice issue! #AGU24
Serious #AGU24 science from Bill McKinnon that also kind of funny - Saturn's moon Mimas might be a little bit hollow. Imagine: a sailor on the Mimas ocean would gaze up at a celestial sphere of ice.
December 11, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Serious #AGU24 science from Bill McKinnon that also kind of funny - Saturn's moon Mimas might be a little bit hollow. Imagine: a sailor on the Mimas ocean would gaze up at a celestial sphere of ice.
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Jay Inslee tells #AGU24: “scientists have a lot more power than they think.” He recommends scientists should connect with their elected officials to help make a difference to address climate change and the clean energy transition. I couldn’t agree more!
December 10, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Jay Inslee tells #AGU24: “scientists have a lot more power than they think.” He recommends scientists should connect with their elected officials to help make a difference to address climate change and the clean energy transition. I couldn’t agree more!
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"The greatest trick the fossil fuel industry ever played was convincing us that the climate crisis is a suicide, rather than a homicide." - @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social #agu24
3 things the US climate movement must do differently
A majority of American voters are concerned about the climate crisis, but almost nobody votes based on it, writes Nathaniel Stinnett. If we don’t embark on a crash course to dramatically increase the ...
www.wbur.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:09 AM
"The greatest trick the fossil fuel industry ever played was convincing us that the climate crisis is a suicide, rather than a homicide." - @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social #agu24
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A Map Of Many Worlds: Icy And Rocky Planets astrobiology.com/2024/12/a-ma... #astrobiology #astronomy #exoplanet #astrogeology #AGU #AGU24 #AGU2024
A Map Of Many Worlds: Icy And Rocky Planets - Astrobiology
This poster visualizes over 800 known exoplanets believed to be rocky or terrestrial
astrobiology.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:58 PM
A Map Of Many Worlds: Icy And Rocky Planets astrobiology.com/2024/12/a-ma... #astrobiology #astronomy #exoplanet #astrogeology #AGU #AGU24 #AGU2024
