Dr. Gerard van Belle
@fringedoctor.bsky.social
Active astronomer, intrepid interferometrist, doting dad, happy hubby, heuristic homebrewer, lapsed pilot, former Director of Science at Lowell Obs. Asteroid 25155 van Belle.
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In episode 11, Emily & Alexa chat with
planetary scientist and space industry strategist, Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social, about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry. Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.artastra.space/episodes/mar...
planetary scientist and space industry strategist, Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social, about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry. Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.artastra.space/episodes/mar...
Episode 11: Mars Photography and Finding Your Way in Space with Dr. Tanya Harrison — Art Astra Podcast
Join Emily and Alexa as they chat with planetary scientist and space industry strategist Dr. Tanya Harrison about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry.
www.artastra.space
December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In episode 11, Emily & Alexa chat with
planetary scientist and space industry strategist, Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social, about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry. Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.artastra.space/episodes/mar...
planetary scientist and space industry strategist, Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social, about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry. Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.artastra.space/episodes/mar...
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THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
Great animation of a Stanford Torus!
For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this animation I did about three years ago, showing a flight through a type of space colony called a Stanford Torus.
#SciArt created in #Blender
#SciArt created in #Blender
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great animation of a Stanford Torus!
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For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this animation I did about three years ago, showing a flight through a type of space colony called a Stanford Torus.
#SciArt created in #Blender
#SciArt created in #Blender
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this animation I did about three years ago, showing a flight through a type of space colony called a Stanford Torus.
#SciArt created in #Blender
#SciArt created in #Blender
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Philosophy in a Foxhole -
existentialcomics.com/comic/632
existentialcomics.com/comic/632
Philosophy in a Foxhole
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
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December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Philosophy in a Foxhole -
existentialcomics.com/comic/632
existentialcomics.com/comic/632
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You can catch yours truly waxing poetic about 3I/ATLAS (and bemoaning 1I/`Oumuamua getting discovered too early for me to have done my Ph.D. on it) alongside John Tonry talking about its discovery in this episode of NPR's Short Wave: www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
What to know about the 3I/ATLAS comet and why people keep talking about aliens : Short Wave
The comet 3I/ATLAS is taking a long holiday journey this year. It’s visiting from another solar system altogether. Those interstellar origins have the Internet rumor mill questioning whether 3I/ATLAS ...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You can catch yours truly waxing poetic about 3I/ATLAS (and bemoaning 1I/`Oumuamua getting discovered too early for me to have done my Ph.D. on it) alongside John Tonry talking about its discovery in this episode of NPR's Short Wave: www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
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World Con 2026, Academic Track, Call for Papers is now Live.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
World Con 2026, Academic Track, Call for Papers is now Live.
Please do share.
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A thread of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) that look like record covers... because that's EXACTLY what the world needs
1. Huey Lewis and the News: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
1. Huey Lewis and the News: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A thread of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) that look like record covers... because that's EXACTLY what the world needs
1. Huey Lewis and the News: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
1. Huey Lewis and the News: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.
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We are hiring a new Assistant Professor in Astrophysics at Trinity College Dublin!! ☘
Job ad here: aas.org/jobregister/...
Deadline: Jan 02 2026
Please share widely! 🪐🔭
Job ad here: aas.org/jobregister/...
Deadline: Jan 02 2026
Please share widely! 🪐🔭
Assistant Professor in Astrophysics | American Astronomical Society
The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin invites applications for a position at the level of Assistant Professor in the field of observational or theoretical astrophysics. We seek motivated ind...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are hiring a new Assistant Professor in Astrophysics at Trinity College Dublin!! ☘
Job ad here: aas.org/jobregister/...
Deadline: Jan 02 2026
Please share widely! 🪐🔭
Job ad here: aas.org/jobregister/...
Deadline: Jan 02 2026
Please share widely! 🪐🔭
A perfect moment of Zen for a Friday
Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three!
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A perfect moment of Zen for a Friday
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Our special November issue, celebrating 30 years of exoplanets, is now here! https://bit.ly/483MH9I
#astronomy #exoplanets
#astronomy #exoplanets
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Our special November issue, celebrating 30 years of exoplanets, is now here! https://bit.ly/483MH9I
#astronomy #exoplanets
#astronomy #exoplanets
"[S]tubborn and principled often look the same, especially to those who are unprincipled."
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"[S]tubborn and principled often look the same, especially to those who are unprincipled."
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The most insightful discussion I seen on the Loeb and his insertion into the 3I/Atlas apparition:
tinieblasyestrellas.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
tinieblasyestrellas.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The fallacies behind the cult of Loeb
How media hype and misunderstanding fuel pseudoscientific fascination Introduction The word “cult” is used here in the sense given by...
tinieblasyestrellas.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The most insightful discussion I seen on the Loeb and his insertion into the 3I/Atlas apparition:
tinieblasyestrellas.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
tinieblasyestrellas.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
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Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
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The Richard F Caris Mirror Lab in Tucson is actually attached to the UA football stadium, with some parts being below seats and extending eastward. There’s a giant red furnace below, and scaffolding holds up a 28-foot wide circular mirror.
Inside this stadium, UA is making large mirrors for the most powerful telescope to to be built
The Richard F Caris Mirror Lab in Tucson is actually attached to the UA football stadium, with some parts being below seats and extending eastward. There’s a giant red furnace below, and scaffolding h...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Richard F Caris Mirror Lab in Tucson is actually attached to the UA football stadium, with some parts being below seats and extending eastward. There’s a giant red furnace below, and scaffolding holds up a 28-foot wide circular mirror.
Wow! It's hard to remember a time when Kevin Marvel *wasn't* in this role for the AAS.
Best wishes in your next challenge, Kevin!
Best wishes in your next challenge, Kevin!
Kevin Marvel is leaving the American Astronomical Society as of January 9, 2026 after 20 years as CEO. He'll become Exec Dir of the Society for Neuroscience.
aas.org/press/aas-an...
aas.org/press/aas-an...
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wow! It's hard to remember a time when Kevin Marvel *wasn't* in this role for the AAS.
Best wishes in your next challenge, Kevin!
Best wishes in your next challenge, Kevin!
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Daily bunny no.3124 offers you a balloon
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Daily bunny no.3124 offers you a balloon
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my Bloomberg story on SpaceX's use of government technology projects to build its world-leading space tech has been syndicated, so now it's easy for anyone to read for free: www.al.com/news/2025/10...
What happens when the US stops funding the science behind SpaceX?
The US could once again spend hundreds of millions of dollars - public and private - and end up no further along than the last generation of overreaching programs that never flew.
www.al.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
my Bloomberg story on SpaceX's use of government technology projects to build its world-leading space tech has been syndicated, so now it's easy for anyone to read for free: www.al.com/news/2025/10...
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Looking for an informal guide to all 27 Dutch political parties taking part in next week's elections? Look no further! My good friend Harmony Folz has you covered.... #verkiezingen
harmonyfolz.com/dutch-politi...
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Dutch Political Parties in a Nutshell – Harmony
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October 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Looking for an informal guide to all 27 Dutch political parties taking part in next week's elections? Look no further! My good friend Harmony Folz has you covered.... #verkiezingen
harmonyfolz.com/dutch-politi...
harmonyfolz.com/dutch-politi...
Spot on
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Spot on
"It turns out, in the end, that there’s only one check and balance that actually matters: Good character."
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
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October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"It turns out, in the end, that there’s only one check and balance that actually matters: Good character."
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✨ The New Mexico State University Foundation has named the recipients of its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, including AAS Senior Vice President Dawn M. Gelino. 🔭
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aas.org/posts/news/2...
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
✨ The New Mexico State University Foundation has named the recipients of its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, including AAS Senior Vice President Dawn M. Gelino. 🔭
aas.org/posts/news/2...
aas.org/posts/news/2...