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Jason Davis
@jasonrdavis.bsky.social
I live in Tucson AZ, work in communications for NOIRLab, try to be funny at Tucson Improv Movement, and have two cats, one wife, and one daughter.
Billboards in Tucson and Phoenix call out cuts made to Saguaro National Park
news.azpm.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Easily my best Rocket League trash goal
May 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A proposed 52% cut to NSF.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · May 2
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.
Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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On National Space Day, the Trump administration celebrates by proposing to gut the U.S.’s space science program.
May 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Hmmm, wonder who took this picture...

NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop

www.nasa.gov/missions/mar...
NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop - NASA
The image marks what may be the first time one of the agency’s Mars orbiters has captured the rover driving.
www.nasa.gov
April 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
New DECam image of dark nebula Circinus West
noirlab.edu/public/news/...
April 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So it turns out I've been calling this asteroid "Donald Johnson" and apparently it's "Donald Johanson"
science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
April 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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How can you not be romantic about baseball? 😍
April 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
lol
April 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NOIRLab image of the week: All (Star) Trails Lead to Rubin
noirlab.edu/public/image...
April 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There's a social media job available at NOIRLab:
recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/...
recruiting2.ultipro.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Moon over Maunakea
noirlab.edu/public/image...
April 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Gemini South observed the spicy near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 and got a handle on its shape
noirlab.edu/public/news/...
April 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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This is no April Fools’ joke: The Planetary Society has been nominated for TWO Webby awards! This is our first-ever nomination and a years-long dream of our team. Help us bring it home and cast your vote for us!

vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting... and vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
Vote for the best of the internet
I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
vote.webbyawards.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The views from the astronaut polar mission remind me of this shot from Galileo during a 1990 fyby

www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00...
April 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
March 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I love how in this JWST image you can see the galaxy in the upper-left *through* the foreground gas and dust.

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March 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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if I were MLB dot TV, I would simply work on Opening Day
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
MLB TV is busted on opening day, I just wanted to watch my boy Skenes throw the first pitch of the season 😭😭😭
Opening Day 🤝 Skenes Day
March 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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From NASA/ESA: JWST has captured auroras on Neptune, confirming their presence for the first time, making the planet the last gas giant in our solar system to have their presence confirmed.

science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time - NASA Science
Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under Webb’s powerful gaze
science.nasa.gov
March 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM