Monisha Ravisetti
@monisharavis.bsky.social
Astronomy Editor @ Space.com 🪐 I like thought experiments just as much as physical experiments
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https://earthlingnews.substack.com
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If you're a current/former NASA employee interested in discussing workplace events following recent agency policy changes, my dms are open. You can also reach me at the emails in my bio. Comments can remain anonymous; I absolutely won't identify you unless you're okay with it. Signal: mravisetti.32
tl;dr can everyone just take a sec before adding to all the comet 3I/ATLAS misinformation plz
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No, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't 'changed color', scientists say
"We don't have any evidence for the gas coma changing colors."
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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
tl;dr can everyone just take a sec before adding to all the comet 3I/ATLAS misinformation plz
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If anyone asks me how I feel about SpaceX I'll just be sending them this story from @emilycarney.bsky.social
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Alsoooo Radiohead mentioned
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Alsoooo Radiohead mentioned
The grief of a fandom: on Starship, Musk and losing the spark
Why do people defend someone who has done things that are frankly terrible?
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September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If anyone asks me how I feel about SpaceX I'll just be sending them this story from @emilycarney.bsky.social
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Alsoooo Radiohead mentioned
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Alsoooo Radiohead mentioned
The huge elephant in the room at AAS this month was that NASA dropped out last minute — especially because this was the first of these huge astronomy meetings to take place since Trump took office. “Honestly, it’s been a little devastating,” one scientist told me. www.space.com/astronomy/na...
NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects
"We are given rules by our own institutions about what we can and cannot say."
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June 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The huge elephant in the room at AAS this month was that NASA dropped out last minute — especially because this was the first of these huge astronomy meetings to take place since Trump took office. “Honestly, it’s been a little devastating,” one scientist told me. www.space.com/astronomy/na...
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More than 200 climate and weather scientists from across the U.S. are taking part in a marathon livestream on YouTube
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Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts
"We really felt like the American public deserves to know what we do."
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May 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
More than 200 climate and weather scientists from across the U.S. are taking part in a marathon livestream on YouTube
www.space.com/science/clim...
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Did a little in-person reporting yesterday as NASA’s GISS lab in Manhattan was cleared out following DOGE cuts. 🧪🌏
'This is an attack on NASA.' Space agency's largest union speaks out as DOGE cuts shutter science institute located above 'Seinfeld' diner in NYC
The Trump administration is closing a historic NASA science office in the name of efficiency, but critics point out that the move won't actually save much money.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Did a little in-person reporting yesterday as NASA’s GISS lab in Manhattan was cleared out following DOGE cuts. 🧪🌏
If you're a current/former NASA employee interested in discussing workplace events following recent agency policy changes, my dms are open. You can also reach me at the emails in my bio. Comments can remain anonymous; I absolutely won't identify you unless you're okay with it. Signal: mravisetti.32
May 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you're a current/former NASA employee interested in discussing workplace events following recent agency policy changes, my dms are open. You can also reach me at the emails in my bio. Comments can remain anonymous; I absolutely won't identify you unless you're okay with it. Signal: mravisetti.32
Must-read article from @joshdinner.bsky.social today that magnifies the injustice of Trump's DEI purge by chronicling the story of one NASA employee who was impacted:
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NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.
"It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."
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May 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Must-read article from @joshdinner.bsky.social today that magnifies the injustice of Trump's DEI purge by chronicling the story of one NASA employee who was impacted:
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
"Dr. Yasmine Shnina, a Doctors Without Borders supervisor of midwives at Nasser Hospital, documented 40 miscarriages a week in recent weeks. She has recorded five women a month dying in childbirth, compared with around two a year before the war."
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A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade
Israel’s military campaign decimating the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies.
apnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Dr. Yasmine Shnina, a Doctors Without Borders supervisor of midwives at Nasser Hospital, documented 40 miscarriages a week in recent weeks. She has recorded five women a month dying in childbirth, compared with around two a year before the war."
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An excellent article with many voices discussing why we should be super careful when talking about those newly announced possible signs of alien life: www.space.com/space-explor...
@skuthunur.bsky.social
@skuthunur.bsky.social
Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'
"A needle in the haystack, or just a sharp piece of hay?"
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April 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
An excellent article with many voices discussing why we should be super careful when talking about those newly announced possible signs of alien life: www.space.com/space-explor...
@skuthunur.bsky.social
@skuthunur.bsky.social
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An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪
Promising hints of life found on distant planet K2-18b
Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪
"We would see, in this case, the majority of active science missions and in-development science missions completely wiped out," Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, tells me.
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Trump administration could slash NASA science budget by 50%, reports suggest
Budget passback documents reportedly suggest the White House wants to cut NASA's budget by half — possibly closing down Goddard Space Flight Center.
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April 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"We would see, in this case, the majority of active science missions and in-development science missions completely wiped out," Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, tells me.
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House Democrats say DOGE staffers have been given “unrestricted physical access” to NASA facilities: www.space.com/the-universe...
Elon Musk's DOGE team given 'alarming degree' of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say
"None of these three individuals possess the slightest background or experience in space policy or government service."
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April 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
House Democrats say DOGE staffers have been given “unrestricted physical access” to NASA facilities: www.space.com/the-universe...
Just a really cool story I was lucky enough to write: www.space.com/the-universe...
A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens."
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March 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just a really cool story I was lucky enough to write: www.space.com/the-universe...
Spoke with climate experts and sources at (or recently let go from) NOAA about what Trump's massive, abrupt federal layoffs specifically mean for our safety.
"It's a lot of expertise lost across the board, and it makes our country less safe."
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"It's a lot of expertise lost across the board, and it makes our country less safe."
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'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world
"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."
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March 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Spoke with climate experts and sources at (or recently let go from) NOAA about what Trump's massive, abrupt federal layoffs specifically mean for our safety.
"It's a lot of expertise lost across the board, and it makes our country less safe."
www.space.com/the-universe...
"It's a lot of expertise lost across the board, and it makes our country less safe."
www.space.com/the-universe...
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‘NO OTHER LAND’ doesn’t have a U.S. distributor yet.
It just won the #Oscar for Best Documentary
See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins25
It just won the #Oscar for Best Documentary
See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins25
March 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
‘NO OTHER LAND’ doesn’t have a U.S. distributor yet.
It just won the #Oscar for Best Documentary
See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins25
It just won the #Oscar for Best Documentary
See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins25
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Over the weekend, the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Earth in 2032 went to zero.
Its Torino Scale number is now zero.
gg everyone.
Its Torino Scale number is now zero.
gg everyone.
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Over the weekend, the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Earth in 2032 went to zero.
Its Torino Scale number is now zero.
gg everyone.
Its Torino Scale number is now zero.
gg everyone.
we're literally chillin www.space.com/asteroid-202...
NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360
Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032.
www.space.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
we're literally chillin www.space.com/asteroid-202...
thorough rundown of what's been going on regarding possible nasa layoffs from @skuthunur.bsky.social www.space.com/the-universe...
Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce
"These public servants — many of whom are just starting their careers— represent the future of NASA."
www.space.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
thorough rundown of what's been going on regarding possible nasa layoffs from @skuthunur.bsky.social www.space.com/the-universe...
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If you're a current/former NASA employee and would like to discuss your workplace experience following recent policy changes, my dms are open. You can also contact me at the emails in my bio. Comments can remain anonymous if preferred; I will absolutely not identify you unless you're okay with it.
February 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you're a current/former NASA employee and would like to discuss your workplace experience following recent policy changes, my dms are open. You can also contact me at the emails in my bio. Comments can remain anonymous if preferred; I will absolutely not identify you unless you're okay with it.
the story of pluto needs a netflix series pls www.space.com/the-universe...
Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
the story of pluto needs a netflix series pls www.space.com/the-universe...
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This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
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The main takeaways from NASA's most tragic failures over the past 50 years – the loss of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles – was an overreliance on siloed thinking.
NASA's purge of DEI may be putting its crews in jeopardy once again.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NASA's purge of DEI may be putting its crews in jeopardy once again.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders could jeopardize safety of Nasa crews
Cuts to federal workforce due to Trump’s orders are further compounding pre-existing staffing concerns, sources say
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The main takeaways from NASA's most tragic failures over the past 50 years – the loss of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles – was an overreliance on siloed thinking.
NASA's purge of DEI may be putting its crews in jeopardy once again.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NASA's purge of DEI may be putting its crews in jeopardy once again.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"This is a ridiculous overstep and direct assault on NASA HQ employees' free speech and humanity."
update by @joshdinner.bsky.social
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update by @joshdinner.bsky.social
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NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols
"This is a ridiculous overstep and direct assault on NASA HQ employees' free speech and humanity."
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February 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"This is a ridiculous overstep and direct assault on NASA HQ employees' free speech and humanity."
update by @joshdinner.bsky.social
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update by @joshdinner.bsky.social
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