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Jason Davis
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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.
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Will Unlock New Understanding of Variable Stars - Rubin will observe more variable stars than any previous observatory, enabling investigations into the mechanisms th...
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, will soon collect an unprecedented amount of data on the changi...
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May 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
"We wanted no surprises in these new images."
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May 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Billboards in Tucson and Phoenix call out cuts made to Saguaro National Park
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May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Easily my best Rocket League trash goal
May 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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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
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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

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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.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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New DECam image of dark nebula Circinus West
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April 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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So it turns out I've been calling this asteroid "Donald Johnson" and apparently it's "Donald Johanson"
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April 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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How can you not be romantic about baseball? 😍
A ring-billed gull flies across the field at Wrigley Field with a hot dog stuffed in its beak. (Getty Images)
April 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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lol
April 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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NOIRLab image of the week: All (Star) Trails Lead to Rubin
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A long exposure image of Rubin Observatory in which the star trails produce a rainbow of colors
April 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Oldest known spiral galaxy ⭐
NSF NOIRLab Astronomer Discovers Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy in the Universe - The discovery tells astronomers that galaxies resembling the Milky Way can develop much earlier in the Universe than was p...
An international team led by NSF NOIRLab astronomer Christina Williams has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy known to date. Named Zhúlóng, meaning ‘Torch Dragon’ in Chinese mythology, this ult...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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There's a social media job available at NOIRLab:
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April 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot
Apple TV+ debuts trailer for “Murderbot,” premiering May 16
Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for “Murderbot,” the comedic thriller series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Moon over Maunakea
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The Gemini North observatory under moonlight, shining an adaptive optics laser into the sky
April 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Gemini South observed the spicy near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 and got a handle on its shape
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A tiny dot amidst streaks of stars, captured by long-exposure images An grey asteroid shaped like a lumpy hockey puck
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!

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

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Earth's south pole covered in ice
April 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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March 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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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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An orange pillar of gas and dust against a field of stars and galaxies, including one foreground galaxy that can be seen through the pillar.
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
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MLB TV is busted on opening day, I just wanted to watch my boy Skenes throw the first pitch of the season 😭😭😭
pirates.com Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · Mar 27
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.

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