Peter Gao
@planetarygao.bsky.social
Staff Scientist @ Carnegie EPL. Planetary and exoplanet atmospheres. He/Him/His. Black Lives Matter. Trekkie. Opinions are my own.
we used to travel in style (part 2)
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
we used to travel in style (part 2)
we used to travel in style
January 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
we used to travel in style
Reposted by Peter Gao
Planetary friends!
Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee?
Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14–16, 2026.
It's our community. Fight for it!
Details at the link:
planetaryworkshop.org
Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee?
Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14–16, 2026.
It's our community. Fight for it!
Details at the link:
planetaryworkshop.org
PSCW 2026
planetaryworkshop.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Planetary friends!
Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee?
Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14–16, 2026.
It's our community. Fight for it!
Details at the link:
planetaryworkshop.org
Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee?
Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14–16, 2026.
It's our community. Fight for it!
Details at the link:
planetaryworkshop.org
any recommendations for recent review articles on space weathering?
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
any recommendations for recent review articles on space weathering?
Fascinated by the one slight difference between the google search results for North and South Korea
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Fascinated by the one slight difference between the google search results for North and South Korea
A lot of things impressed me about Disney World: this display, the design of the parks, how they managed the crowds, etc
But nothing compares to them finding my car keys that I lost *somewhere in Magic Kingdom* 2 hours after I submitted a lost and found form
But nothing compares to them finding my car keys that I lost *somewhere in Magic Kingdom* 2 hours after I submitted a lost and found form
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
A lot of things impressed me about Disney World: this display, the design of the parks, how they managed the crowds, etc
But nothing compares to them finding my car keys that I lost *somewhere in Magic Kingdom* 2 hours after I submitted a lost and found form
But nothing compares to them finding my car keys that I lost *somewhere in Magic Kingdom* 2 hours after I submitted a lost and found form
the European mind cannot comprehend this
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
the European mind cannot comprehend this
Not everyday you get quoted in the New York Times! Thank you @astrojonny.bsky.social for the chat
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not everyday you get quoted in the New York Times! Thank you @astrojonny.bsky.social for the chat
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
if we are all stardust then are rabbits stardust bunnies
we really are just stardust trying to understand where we came from aren’t we
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
if we are all stardust then are rabbits stardust bunnies
willing to bet money that there won’t be a second fifa peace prize
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
willing to bet money that there won’t be a second fifa peace prize
Reposted by Peter Gao
@gcugno.bsky.social and I had a wonderful discussion with @goastromo.bsky.social for @setiinstitute.bsky.social LIVE about our work on the circumplanetary disk around CT Cha b!
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@gcugno.bsky.social and I had a wonderful discussion with @goastromo.bsky.social for @setiinstitute.bsky.social LIVE about our work on the circumplanetary disk around CT Cha b!
The sound is broken on my gas station pump tv screen and I’ve never been so thankful
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The sound is broken on my gas station pump tv screen and I’ve never been so thankful
I used the word “diversity” in my NASA proposal and apparently that’s a no-no
a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames
ALT: a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I used the word “diversity” in my NASA proposal and apparently that’s a no-no
with Stargate coming back this seems like a good time to show off the Destiny I made in SolidWorks (of all things) many years ago during a summer internship
I was supposed to be using it for designing radio dish parts
I was supposed to be using it for designing radio dish parts
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
with Stargate coming back this seems like a good time to show off the Destiny I made in SolidWorks (of all things) many years ago during a summer internship
I was supposed to be using it for designing radio dish parts
I was supposed to be using it for designing radio dish parts
Trump’s reaction to Mamdani makes perfect sense when you realize that the one thing Trump is consistent on is his need to be liked and accepted by other New Yorkers
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Trump’s reaction to Mamdani makes perfect sense when you realize that the one thing Trump is consistent on is his need to be liked and accepted by other New Yorkers
worst windows ever
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
worst windows ever
those looks of disappointment from the aisle and window seaters when I tell them I’m in the middle seat
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
those looks of disappointment from the aisle and window seaters when I tell them I’m in the middle seat
heard an interview with Hakeem Jefferies and I’m sorry to report that he sounded exactly like chatGPT trained on Democratic talking points
is it too much to ask for the Dem leadership to sound like actual humans
is it too much to ask for the Dem leadership to sound like actual humans
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
heard an interview with Hakeem Jefferies and I’m sorry to report that he sounded exactly like chatGPT trained on Democratic talking points
is it too much to ask for the Dem leadership to sound like actual humans
is it too much to ask for the Dem leadership to sound like actual humans
it’s unfortunate that gen z had to touch the stove but I’m glad they’ve come around
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
it’s unfortunate that gen z had to touch the stove but I’m glad they’ve come around
You just know he’s had this clip saved in a gif folder for MONTHS
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
You just know he’s had this clip saved in a gif folder for MONTHS