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Corrine 🌎🛰️
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opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
This week we celebrated the #NASAPACEMission “500 Days (And Counting) In Orbit” milestone, hosted by the #HARP2 team at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. I’ve been on the mission 3 yrs but the it’s been going on 10+ yrs and it was a well-earned day to enjoy w colleagues 🍻
August 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A belated but HAPPY #NationalLatinaDay for those who celebrate 😌 🇲🇽 Also wanna plug the #Latinsky community ✨
✨¡Feliz National Latina Day! ✨Today we celebrate the amazing Latina moms, daughters, sisters, workers, community leaders, and changemakers who strengthen and uplift our communities every single day.
August 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.
You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.

Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Words fail to describe how heartbroken I am after reading this post.
Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I took the day off yesterday to advocate for planetary science with new and old friends at @planetarysociety.bsky.social. One of my fave things about earth and planetary science is also something that makes the US special, so any proposed cut to science is very concerning to me as an American.
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For those who may not know… this camera took this pic btw
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
finally got around to collecting the annual special edition cherry blossom metro card loot drop 🌸
March 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I went to the National Air and Space Museum today, which was nicely timed after a particularly hard work week, and it felt like a reminder of what we’re fighting for. And BOY what a great reminder. I got to see THE Apollo 8 Hasselblad camera… yep, I fangirled out in the corner a bit.
March 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
odds weren’t great for clear skies in DC tonight BUT I went out anyway. during the tiniest window of opportunity I snapped one clear-ish phone pic of the blood moon eclipse in front of National Air and Space Museum 🥹🌖
March 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I really only listen to a few people when it comes to day to day economics and one of them is Kai Ryssdal and boy this is VERY concerning
I'm honestly running out of words I can use on the air to describe what's happening in and to this economy
March 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
To put it lightly, I’ve been on edge this week. Tonight I took a long walk around campus and caught this view of the moonrise over Healy Hall. Tomorrow will bring us a full moon’s total eclipse with a coppery hue — a blood moon. And the date is the eve of the Ides of March. Poetry.
March 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The NASA LRO team has spotted the IM-2 Athena lander, near the center of Mons Mouton. Centre of the image, with the box showing an enlarged view. www.lroc.asu.edu/images/1409
March 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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**This would end space science as we know it.**

I’d probably be out of a job.

Successful ongoing missions would be turned off.

Future missions would be axed.

Some research centers (NASA & non-NASA) would likely dissolve.
There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️
The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an…
The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…
www.planetary.org
March 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A very proud Hoya today!
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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When chaos feels overwhelming, I find it immensely helpful to take a small positive step to reclaim and protect a bit of agency for yourself and others. @signal.org
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February 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Taking a break in between work and class (all virtual today) to go play in the snow now that it’s finally sticking on the sidewalks here in DC!
February 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Earlier the checkout line at the Eastern Market TJ’s wrapped all the way to the cheese section so a few of us got to chatting. The vibes are atrocious here in DC with all the uncertainty, but we agree the sense of community is strong. This cute tote caught my eye and felt appropriate to pick up 🧀🥂
February 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m a weather nerd and I work/study earth science. I have pretty good theoretical knowledge of mid Atlantic winter weather. However. I’m also a human who spent almost 30 years in her native desert habitat and is still new to experiencing precipitation. so.

*googles what sleet looks like*
🚨 Ice Storm Warning issued February 7 at 12:54PM EST until February 9 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC 🚨
Additional Details Here.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Check out these US federal data archiving efforts already underway. It warms my heart to see many librarians and archivists on the front lines of organizing. You are all amazing people!
Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.

Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
Alt: a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
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February 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Phobos over Mars

Full size: flic.kr/p/2qJrbGD

Credit:
Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY
Raw images: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin @esa.int

ESA Mars Express HRSC
Orbit 3868 2007-01-10
Filter S13 H3868_0000_S13.IMG
Colourised image using data processed from: psa.esa.int

My album about Phobos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvrQL
February 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Lucky shot on my way home from the National Portrait Gallery: the Washington Monument with the crescent moon (my fave phase!) right next to Venus. I’m choosing to see this as a good omen from the universe (🤞).
February 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Heroes
January 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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A first of likely multiple efforts to support our colleagues at JPL and Caltech who’ve lost their homes in the past day. 🔭
January 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM