Martin Cordiner
@drcordiner.bsky.social
Looker-atter of things, listener of stuff. Knower of the unknown.
Celebrating 40 years since the discovery of buckyballs - yay for carbon! www.livescience.com/chemistry/sc...
Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs — the most perfect molecules in existence — Nov. 14, 1985
Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster fullerenes, after the iconic 20th-century inventor.
www.livescience.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Celebrating 40 years since the discovery of buckyballs - yay for carbon! www.livescience.com/chemistry/sc...
They say the best art is timeless, so here's one for the ages, lest we forget the madness of voting such scum of the Earth into office.
National Park Service removes Trump-Epstein statue, raising free speech concerns | CNN Politics
The National Park Service before dawn on Wednesday removed a statue titled “Best Friends Forever” of President Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein holding hands – only a day after it was erected on the N...
www.cnn.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They say the best art is timeless, so here's one for the ages, lest we forget the madness of voting such scum of the Earth into office.
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
Today our team released findings on the nature of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, based on our first round of JWST observations. The data are incredible: Not only did we detect and map gas and dust in the coma, but we found that 3I is one of the most CO2 rich comets ever seen! Check it out:
JWST detection of a carbon dioxide dominated gas coma surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our Solar System, and only the second to display a clear coma. Infrared spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides th...
arxiv.org
August 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today our team released findings on the nature of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, based on our first round of JWST observations. The data are incredible: Not only did we detect and map gas and dust in the coma, but we found that 3I is one of the most CO2 rich comets ever seen! Check it out:
Me and the team have been busy over the last year, mapping heavy water in a comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks - our brightest comet yet observed using the ALMA telescope. Getting the first ever map for cometary HDO was a thrill!
Comet’s Water Holds Clues to Life on Earth - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
New research has uncovered compelling evidence that water from a comet is strikingly similar to that found in Earth’s...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Me and the team have been busy over the last year, mapping heavy water in a comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks - our brightest comet yet observed using the ALMA telescope. Getting the first ever map for cometary HDO was a thrill!
From an open-minded and unprejudiced perspective, I look forward, in the very near future, to supplying JWST spectroscopic evidence of whether 3I/ATLAS is a small, natural body of ice and rock, or an alien spaceship. Place bets now please!
If aliens really are coming to probe us, I hope they at least buy us dinner first.
nypost.com/2025/07/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/07/23/s...
Rare interstellar object the size of Manhattan could be an alien probe: Harvard scientists
The paper presented several anomalous characteristics of the object, which could indicate that it is not a comet at all but instead a directed craft.
nypost.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
From an open-minded and unprejudiced perspective, I look forward, in the very near future, to supplying JWST spectroscopic evidence of whether 3I/ATLAS is a small, natural body of ice and rock, or an alien spaceship. Place bets now please!
The 6 year wait for a new interstellar comet is over... now it's time to bring out the big glass to crack wide-open a new field of planetary science. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEW ASTROCHEMICAL DISCOVERIES as our team chases down the alien visitor from another star: 3I/ATLAS. 🔭 📡 🛰️
New Interstellar Object Is Full of Mysteries. Here’s What Scientists Most Want to Learn
Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever
www.scientificamerican.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The 6 year wait for a new interstellar comet is over... now it's time to bring out the big glass to crack wide-open a new field of planetary science. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEW ASTROCHEMICAL DISCOVERIES as our team chases down the alien visitor from another star: 3I/ATLAS. 🔭 📡 🛰️
Sign here (and donate if you can) to help SAVE NASA SCIENCE! actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...
ADD YOUR NAME: Support the NASA workers' Voyager Declaration!
Join the courageous and committed NASA workers who are standing up to save science.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sign here (and donate if you can) to help SAVE NASA SCIENCE! actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...
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Reposted by Martin Cordiner
One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.
ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.
Congrats America, you are officially stupid
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Congrats America, you are officially stupid
NASA science is on the chopping block. Don't let it happen. We came too far on our journey into the Universe, to retreat back into our caves and shut out the awe and mystery of the night sky
Today, we're launching a dedicated action hub for the crisis threatening NASA science. Find actions, latest news and up-to-date resources at: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc... #ProtectNASAScience
May 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
NASA science is on the chopping block. Don't let it happen. We came too far on our journey into the Universe, to retreat back into our caves and shut out the awe and mystery of the night sky
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Also, if you are writing about exoplanet observations for some reason right now you can feel free to mention the termination of the NIST atomic spectroscopy group, which enables spectroscopic observations of all kinds
www.change.org/p/oppose-the...
www.change.org/p/oppose-the...
Sign the Petition
Oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group
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April 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Also, if you are writing about exoplanet observations for some reason right now you can feel free to mention the termination of the NIST atomic spectroscopy group, which enables spectroscopic observations of all kinds
www.change.org/p/oppose-the...
www.change.org/p/oppose-the...
Acknowledging the equinox is a great way to stay connected to what's happening in the rest of our Solar System. This time, however, we also have the pleasure of simultaneously witnessing the beauty of Saturn's equinox (in unprecedented detail thanks to modern optics) - a once in 15 years event!
[CORRECTION]: Friends ... it's not rare (happens periodically) but nonetheless, still interesting.
In the next 24 hours, #Saturn will enter its 'edge-on view' stage for a few months - where (from our perspective) the rings disappear.
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📸 Graphic from Damien Peach of what it will look like 🔭
In the next 24 hours, #Saturn will enter its 'edge-on view' stage for a few months - where (from our perspective) the rings disappear.
🪐
📸 Graphic from Damien Peach of what it will look like 🔭
March 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Acknowledging the equinox is a great way to stay connected to what's happening in the rest of our Solar System. This time, however, we also have the pleasure of simultaneously witnessing the beauty of Saturn's equinox (in unprecedented detail thanks to modern optics) - a once in 15 years event!
Reposted by Martin Cordiner
One of the employees fired from NASA told me how much their career meant to them: "Prior to everything happening today, NASA has been an incredible place to work — to dream big, to innovate, to do things that I never thought I could have done.”
Words by me. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Words by me. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA begins mass firings of scientists ahead of Trump team’s deadline
Top advisers in the Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid downsizing effort.
www.nature.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
One of the employees fired from NASA told me how much their career meant to them: "Prior to everything happening today, NASA has been an incredible place to work — to dream big, to innovate, to do things that I never thought I could have done.”
Words by me. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Words by me. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Just as I'd started to think things couldn't get any worse for this country
March 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just as I'd started to think things couldn't get any worse for this country
With congressmen like Jamie @raskin.house.gov in our camp, there remains some hope that the USA can avoid the imminent descent into oligarchy and kleptocracy youtu.be/Xo3PfHMwDY4?...
Jamie Raskin challenges DOGE, Elon Musk; fight over USAID shutdown by President Donald Trump begins
YouTube video by Austin American-Statesman
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February 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
With congressmen like Jamie @raskin.house.gov in our camp, there remains some hope that the USA can avoid the imminent descent into oligarchy and kleptocracy youtu.be/Xo3PfHMwDY4?...
Good turnout today at the anti-Trump protest in DC. The beginning of a long road towards expunging the repugnant influence of poisonous billionaires from our democracy
February 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Good turnout today at the anti-Trump protest in DC. The beginning of a long road towards expunging the repugnant influence of poisonous billionaires from our democracy
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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
Couldn't stand the stench of Musk any longer. So here I am, clean slate, and ready to help build something new. But it all seems oddly familiar. What's up Bluesky peeps?!
November 29, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Couldn't stand the stench of Musk any longer. So here I am, clean slate, and ready to help build something new. But it all seems oddly familiar. What's up Bluesky peeps?!