Rita Parai
@ritaparai.bsky.social
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I do love that we named the spacecraft reporting back on what this planet is up to after the wife who spied on him so much she literally invented peacocks to have eleventy jillion eyes in their tail feathers
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I do love that we named the spacecraft reporting back on what this planet is up to after the wife who spied on him so much she literally invented peacocks to have eleventy jillion eyes in their tail feathers
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Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA. The Juno spacecraft reveals the gas giant isn't as big as we thought. #Space #Astronomy #Jupiter www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/jupiter...
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Data captured during 13 of the Juno spacecraft's flybys of Jupiter reveal the gas giant is narrower at the equator and flatter at the poles.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
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I heard y'all wanted a thread on "El Apagón"
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I heard y'all wanted a thread on "El Apagón"
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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Look! A planet! It is heroic and cooperative. It has clouds made of neon.
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Look! A planet! It is heroic and cooperative. It has clouds made of neon.
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Is that lumpfish the cutest thing you ever saw?! Got to shake hands with an octopus (I know I’ll be visiting him frequently!) and see some incredible things at our experimental aquarium facilities — just another day here @scrippsocean.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Is that lumpfish the cutest thing you ever saw?! Got to shake hands with an octopus (I know I’ll be visiting him frequently!) and see some incredible things at our experimental aquarium facilities — just another day here @scrippsocean.bsky.social
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I was sorry to hear that Mike McElroy has passed away. He was on my Ph.D. committee and was always very supportive of me and my work.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
‘A Towering Intellect’: Michael McElroy, Giant of Harvard Environmental Sciences, Dies at 86 | News | The Harvard Crimson
Remembered as a pioneering atmospheric scientist who bridged planetary science, climate policy, and undergraduate education, Michael B. McElroy, 86, died earlier this month from cancer.
www.thecrimson.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I was sorry to hear that Mike McElroy has passed away. He was on my Ph.D. committee and was always very supportive of me and my work.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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They have discovered a planet. It has clouds made of neon. Maybe you could watch the sunset there.
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
They have discovered a planet. It has clouds made of neon. Maybe you could watch the sunset there.
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Spudnik Equipment Company 4 row potato harvester.
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Spudnik Equipment Company 4 row potato harvester.
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
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4-year-old told me “I like you more than space likes planets” which as I understand is a huge honor in his culture
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
4-year-old told me “I like you more than space likes planets” which as I understand is a huge honor in his culture
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In a talk called "A reintroduction to proofs"
emilyriehl.github.io/files/reintr...
I've speculated about teaching an undergraduate level introduction to proofs course but using dependent type theory as the implicit formal system in place of set theory and first order logic.
emilyriehl.github.io/files/reintr...
I've speculated about teaching an undergraduate level introduction to proofs course but using dependent type theory as the implicit formal system in place of set theory and first order logic.
emilyriehl.github.io
December 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In a talk called "A reintroduction to proofs"
emilyriehl.github.io/files/reintr...
I've speculated about teaching an undergraduate level introduction to proofs course but using dependent type theory as the implicit formal system in place of set theory and first order logic.
emilyriehl.github.io/files/reintr...
I've speculated about teaching an undergraduate level introduction to proofs course but using dependent type theory as the implicit formal system in place of set theory and first order logic.
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Normal yule log? Boring. Expected. Overdone.
Lithium-ion battery yule log? Relevant. Unexpected. Educational.
youtu.be/rc6Txma85Ac?...
Lithium-ion battery yule log? Relevant. Unexpected. Educational.
youtu.be/rc6Txma85Ac?...
escooter lithium-ion battery yule log fire for your home - Fuego con batería de iones para tu casa
YouTube video by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Normal yule log? Boring. Expected. Overdone.
Lithium-ion battery yule log? Relevant. Unexpected. Educational.
youtu.be/rc6Txma85Ac?...
Lithium-ion battery yule log? Relevant. Unexpected. Educational.
youtu.be/rc6Txma85Ac?...
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
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Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
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🔬 Nouveau regard sur l’atmosphère terrestre !
Des chercheurs de l’IPGP analysent des gaz rares piégés dans des quartz vieux de 3 milliards d’années.
Ils révèlent :
• un fort dégazage mantellique
• une atmosphère archéenne plus riche en xénon → échappement vers l’espace
🔗 lnkd.in/edt-QG7z
Des chercheurs de l’IPGP analysent des gaz rares piégés dans des quartz vieux de 3 milliards d’années.
Ils révèlent :
• un fort dégazage mantellique
• une atmosphère archéenne plus riche en xénon → échappement vers l’espace
🔗 lnkd.in/edt-QG7z
Un nouvel éclairage de l’histoire de l’atmosphère terrestre à travers les isotopes du néon et du xénon - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Une étude révèle comment le dégazage mantellique et la fuite de gaz vers l’espace ont façonné la composition de l’atmosphère au fil des âge.
www.ipgp.fr
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🔬 Nouveau regard sur l’atmosphère terrestre !
Des chercheurs de l’IPGP analysent des gaz rares piégés dans des quartz vieux de 3 milliards d’années.
Ils révèlent :
• un fort dégazage mantellique
• une atmosphère archéenne plus riche en xénon → échappement vers l’espace
🔗 lnkd.in/edt-QG7z
Des chercheurs de l’IPGP analysent des gaz rares piégés dans des quartz vieux de 3 milliards d’années.
Ils révèlent :
• un fort dégazage mantellique
• une atmosphère archéenne plus riche en xénon → échappement vers l’espace
🔗 lnkd.in/edt-QG7z
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My new paper is out in GCA: What do incipient metal–silicate differentiation processes look like in early Solar System feedstocks? Do HSE patterns link winonaites genetically to main-group IAB irons or only certain IAB subgroups? Give it a read here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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authors.elsevier.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My new paper is out in GCA: What do incipient metal–silicate differentiation processes look like in early Solar System feedstocks? Do HSE patterns link winonaites genetically to main-group IAB irons or only certain IAB subgroups? Give it a read here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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The Brawl, by Ernest Meissonier, 1855, 📸 by @kevsabitus
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Brawl, by Ernest Meissonier, 1855, 📸 by @kevsabitus