Swapna Krishna
@swapnakrishna.com
space reporter. not here for an argument, happy to mute you.
occasionally: national geographic, engadget, fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna
also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
occasionally: national geographic, engadget, fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna
also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
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Swapna Krishna
@swapnakrishna.com
· Sep 25
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration buff.ly/1idRiYX
NASA's manned Artemis II mission could happen as early as February, and there's a huge amount of science planned. This fascinating article explains why this flight will be one to watch.
By @swapnakrishna.com #Space #Moon
NASA's manned Artemis II mission could happen as early as February, and there's a huge amount of science planned. This fascinating article explains why this flight will be one to watch.
By @swapnakrishna.com #Space #Moon
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration buff.ly/1idRiYX
NASA's manned Artemis II mission could happen as early as February, and there's a huge amount of science planned. This fascinating article explains why this flight will be one to watch.
By @swapnakrishna.com #Space #Moon
NASA's manned Artemis II mission could happen as early as February, and there's a huge amount of science planned. This fascinating article explains why this flight will be one to watch.
By @swapnakrishna.com #Space #Moon
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SF BAY AREA!
You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.
Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening
(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)
You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.
Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening
(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)
Screening — Ariel Waldman
arielwaldman.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
SF BAY AREA!
You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.
Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening
(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)
You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.
Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening
(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)
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Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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#NASAWebb has found the first direct evidence of potential moon formation around a giant exoplanet. The discovery is shedding light on how such systems evolve and why moons could be potentially habitable worlds: https://bit.ly/46xGodN 🔭 🧪
September 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Jamie’s track record for designing superhero costumes speaks for itself. He’s amazing!!
Haven't done any pure design work in a while, I wouldn't mind doing some more!
At Marvel I designed/redesigned a ton of characters, including Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, most of the Young Avengers like Wiccan and America Chavez, and Loki. Most of these characters are wearing my costumes or variations on them a decade later, and are the basis for their live action counterparts.
September 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Jamie’s track record for designing superhero costumes speaks for itself. He’s amazing!!
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
I was going through my pictures from the Artemis II press event with my 6 year old (we do this for every space-related business trip I go on) and we got to this picture, and he asked what it was. I explained it’s the leading edge of a Space Shuttle wing (and what that means.)
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I was going through my pictures from the Artemis II press event with my 6 year old (we do this for every space-related business trip I go on) and we got to this picture, and he asked what it was. I explained it’s the leading edge of a Space Shuttle wing (and what that means.)
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Some good news from space, as the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission publishes its first synthetic aperture radar images of Earth. This spacecraft has a heckin' big antenna (a dish 12 meters across) for bouncing L- and S-band (25- and 10-cm) radio waves off the surface www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-is...
NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface
Preliminary images from the most powerful Earth radar satellite ever launched offer a tantalizing glimpse of the science the mission will be able to deliver.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
September 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Some good news from space, as the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission publishes its first synthetic aperture radar images of Earth. This spacecraft has a heckin' big antenna (a dish 12 meters across) for bouncing L- and S-band (25- and 10-cm) radio waves off the surface www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-is...
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Good overview of the mission and the challenges the team has/is working with a good summary of the heat shield issues the team worked through.
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Good overview of the mission and the challenges the team has/is working with a good summary of the heat shield issues the team worked through.
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Between this and Hades II it's a great days for Greek mythology and sequels
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Between this and Hades II it's a great days for Greek mythology and sequels
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out in paperback today! read the book called "the funniest book about racism you will ever find" 🥰🫡
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
out in paperback today! read the book called "the funniest book about racism you will ever find" 🥰🫡
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
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hey also since Payal is out in paperback today, i am bringing Freddie Prinze, Jr back!!!!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
omg wait we have video, I can finally post that clip of Freddie Prinze, Jr wishing me great success for PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT (all courtesy of my bffs 4 life @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & @swapnakrishna.com)
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
hey also since Payal is out in paperback today, i am bringing Freddie Prinze, Jr back!!!!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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SEX GHOST CANDLE REFERENCE STAR TREK HIVE RISE UP
"Are ghost candles a fire hazard?"
Is that a real candle that looks like a ghost or a candle in another plane of existence that looks like a ghost and was lit by a ghost or did the ghost light a real candle in our plane of existence and the appearance of the candle is irrelevant. Help us help you.
Is that a real candle that looks like a ghost or a candle in another plane of existence that looks like a ghost and was lit by a ghost or did the ghost light a real candle in our plane of existence and the appearance of the candle is irrelevant. Help us help you.
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
SEX GHOST CANDLE REFERENCE STAR TREK HIVE RISE UP
I have spent two days at Johnson Space Center immersed in all things Artemis II and it has been wild. It’s always fun to get a glimpse of how much you don’t know and how many moving parts you never even thought about with a mission like this.
September 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I have spent two days at Johnson Space Center immersed in all things Artemis II and it has been wild. It’s always fun to get a glimpse of how much you don’t know and how many moving parts you never even thought about with a mission like this.
Reid Wiseman just told us the name of the Artemis II Orion spacecraft: Integrity.
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reid Wiseman just told us the name of the Artemis II Orion spacecraft: Integrity.
Literally been googling this every day so much appreciated
novavax news! for americans
Novavax news: A Sanofi rep said at ACIP this morning that it has begun shipping, and a Sanofi spokesman confirms that to me. This is in line with the company's statement last week that it would begin shipping this week.
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Literally been googling this every day so much appreciated
I’m heading to Houston next week for media stuff surrounding Artemis II. I asked my son’s teacher for a question from his first grade class that I’d ask if there was time. How much do you want to bet that question will be “How do you go to bathroom in space?”
September 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m heading to Houston next week for media stuff surrounding Artemis II. I asked my son’s teacher for a question from his first grade class that I’d ask if there was time. How much do you want to bet that question will be “How do you go to bathroom in space?”
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[BREAKING] The Planetary Society and 14 partner organizations released a joint letter calling for explicit NASA science protections in Congress's stopgap spending bill.
Read it here:
www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Read it here:
www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Coalition of science, education, and space organizations urges…
A coalition of science, education, labor, and space advocacy organizations today sent a joint letter to congressional appropriations leaders urging them…
www.planetary.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
[BREAKING] The Planetary Society and 14 partner organizations released a joint letter calling for explicit NASA science protections in Congress's stopgap spending bill.
Read it here:
www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Read it here:
www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Can I just express the absolute RELIEF of freelancing for a place that edits in Word instead of Google Docs? Track changes actually works and no one is looking over my shoulder while I write and rewrite.
September 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Can I just express the absolute RELIEF of freelancing for a place that edits in Word instead of Google Docs? Track changes actually works and no one is looking over my shoulder while I write and rewrite.
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TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I watched that Hank Green video on knitting and…yeah that isn’t it. I respect using your audience to highlight subject areas that don’t get a lot of attention, but if you don’t do the research to understand the science/engineering or bring someone in who does understand it, you’re not helping.
September 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I watched that Hank Green video on knitting and…yeah that isn’t it. I respect using your audience to highlight subject areas that don’t get a lot of attention, but if you don’t do the research to understand the science/engineering or bring someone in who does understand it, you’re not helping.
I finished my son’s Star Wars sweater over the weekend!!!
August 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I finished my son’s Star Wars sweater over the weekend!!!