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Thomas
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Climat, Energy, Space
http://thomasprojects.net/

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Thomas @thomasthefrench.bsky.social · Nov 8
There is a starter pack of starter pack 👀

(More exactly it is a directory of them. You can search what you want in it)

blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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cnrs.fr
Saviez-vous que la maladie de Charcot est l’une des plus fréquentes des maladies rares ? Quels mécanismes biologiques sont à l’origine de cette pathologie incurable et quels sont les apports de la recherche ? Franck Martin, biologiste CNRS, nous éclaire. 🔬
Trois choses à savoir sur la maladie de Charcot
www.cnrs.fr
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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eurospacehistory.bsky.social
#OTD 11 February 2015, the launch of ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle #IXV on Vega flight VV04, from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This was Vega's second qualification flight.

www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup... @cnes.fr
liftoff of Vega VV04 against a blue and cloudy sky
February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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alectrospace1.bsky.social
Sharing this classic by Joe Barnard for absolutely no reason today.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS3s...
The Problem with Northrop's Solid Motors
YouTube video by BPS.space
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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david-l2.bsky.social
Le lancement de la première Ariane 64 est prévu le 12 février 2026, à partir de 16h45 GMT, depuis le pas de tir ELA-4 du CSG.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUr3...

#Ariane #Arianespace #AmazonLeo
Flight VA267 | Amazon Leo LE-01 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace
YouTube video by arianespace
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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cnes.fr
Lancement de la 1ère Ariane 64 ! #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #VA267
February 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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theo.io
what a time to be alive
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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astropierre.com
[ Déni scientifique ]

Aujourd'hui, je vous parle d'une grosse revue de recherches sur ce sujet. La question centrale est :

"Qu’est-ce qui conduit certaines personnes à rejeter des preuves scientifiques solides, ou à se méfier de la méthode scientifique elle-même ?"
🧪

LONG thread ci-dessous 👇
1/22
Des personnes de tout âges et origines se bouchent les oreilles
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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transport.esa.int
The first Ariane 6 with four boosters stands tall on the launch pad 👑

With the 20-metre version of the fairing, the height of the rocket is 62 metres!

Teams at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana are doing the final checks before liftoff, set for today at 17:45–18:13 CET (13:45–14:13 local time).
The first Ariane 6 with four boosters inside the mobile gantry on the launch pad. The first Ariane 6 with four boosters after mobile gantry retraction, standing tall on the launch pad.
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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dutchspace.bsky.social
Looks like ULA's Vulcan had another observation on it's SRBs...

However staging and the rest of the flight seemed nominal...
#USSF87
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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anatolyzak.bsky.social
Proton rocket lifts off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, with the Elektro-L5 weather satellite.
DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/elektro-l5.h...
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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element115.bsky.social
Some renders I made of Mengzhou, China's lunar-capable crewed spacecraft. The second image includes the Lanyue lunar lander.
Mengzhou, a conical spacecraft with silver and white skin, in space. Mengzhou conneccted to its lunar lander, the Lanyue Mengzhou but this time it's all white to match more recent images of the ship.
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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alice.paysdesetoiles.fr
Aujourd'hui, 11 février, c'est la journée internationale des femmes et filles de science 👩‍🔬👩‍🚀👩‍💻

Et... il y a encore du boulot.

En France, moins d'un tiers des chercheur.euses scientifiques et à peine un quart des ingénieur.es sont des femmes.

Et sur 972 prix Nobel décernés, seulement 68 femmes.
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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markgongloff.bsky.social
Exxon knew, part the thousandth.
A chart made by Exxon scientists in 1982 predicting the growth of atmospheric CO2 and average global temperature increase as a function of time. Overlaid on it is the real reading for both in 2025, with CO2 at 430 ppm and the temp increase at 1.4C -- matching perfectly Exxon's upper-bound prediction.
February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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andrewjonesspace.bsky.social
Close-up of liftoff.
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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techspatiales.bsky.social
La Chine fait d'une pierre 2 coups: valider le système d'éjection de leur nouvelle capsule lunaire Mengzhou, et prouver la réutilisation de leur nouvelle fusée Longue Marche 10A, version réduite (14t en LEO) de leur futur lanceur super-lourd LM-10.
Et c'est un succès complet.
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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apod.shinyakato.dev
🔭 A Year of Sunspots

Image Credit: NASA, SDO; Processing & Copyright: Şenol Şanli & Uğur İkizler; Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26021...
An image of the Sun is surrounded by 12 smaller Sun images. Each surrounding image has some spots on it, but the large central image has the most dark spots. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
thomasthefrench.bsky.social
4 tirs, 4 pays. En une journée. Ça va être pas mal.
Planifié pour demain: Jielong 3 (china) Vulcan (usa) Proton (Russia) Ariane 6 (Europe)
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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andrewjonesspace.bsky.social
China performed a successful in-flight abort test of the Mengzhou crew spacecraft and a reentry, powered descent and splashdown of a first stage CZ-10A today. Big step for its lunar and human spaceflight programs
February 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Perseverance LCAM Photo (Colorized) - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2kHibx9
Colorized version of PIA 24447 showing the Perseverance EDL Lander Vision Camera System image taken shortly after release of the heat shield. The fisheye distortion from the LCAM camera has been corrected to provide an "out the spacecraft window" type view. Colorization uses colors picked from color-corrected images taken with the EDL video cameras. The only exception is the dusty haze along the horizon, where I also blended in some sky colors from the ground using MastCam to capture the dustier parts of the lower atmosphere still below the spacecraft.
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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esaearth.esa.int
Three winter storms — Kristin, Leonardo and Marta — soaked the Iberian Peninsula in early 2026.
🌧️ Rainfall maps show areas in Portugal and Spain receiving 250+ mm in a week.
🌊 Copernicus Sentinel‑1 radar reveals major flooding along Portugal’s Tagus River, comparing Feb 2026 to pre‑storm conditions.
A satellite‑derived map showing accumulated rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula from 1 to 7 February 2026. Western Portugal and parts of northwestern Spain appear in deep red, indicating more than 250 millimetres of rainfall. Surrounding areas are shown in shades of blue, representing lower rainfall totals. Cities including Lisbon, Vigo, Madrid and Marbella are labelled. A legend at the bottom right displays rainfall values from 0 to over 250 millimetres. A radar‑based comparison image of the Tagus River region in Portugal using Copernicus Sentinel‑1 data from 27 December 2025 and 7 February 2026. Flooded areas are highlighted in bright red, spreading along the river and its tributaries northeast of Lisbon. The surrounding landscape appears in grey‑blue tones. Coastal areas and inland terrain are clearly visible, with a scale bar indicating 10 kilometres and a date label in the lower right corner.
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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durocyann.bsky.social
Si vous entendez/lisez qu’on fait des fleurs OGM faites pour être pollinisées par des robots alors que les abeilles le font gratos

Ça vient de cette étude

Un petit fil 🧶
Engineering crop flower morphology facilitates robotization of cross-pollination and speed breeding
A genome editing and AI-driven robotic system that overcomes floral barriers to facilitate automated hybrid breeding in tomato and soybean.
www.cell.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
thomasthefrench.bsky.social
Food trends evolve very quickly.

After the gluten free trend the deca trend is back.
Dec 10, 2025, NYTimes Cafes across the US are embracing the low-and no-caffeine style, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf Feb 10, 2026, NYTimes Two to three cups of caffeinated coffee a day may help lower the risk of dementia, new science suggests.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
thomasthefrench.bsky.social
2025, the year with the less coal and gas in France.

#Electricity
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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dutchspace.bsky.social
Nice shot, while we wait for a WDR-2 date...

Source: Tyler Gray on the other site
#ArtemisII
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
A paper in Nature Medicine suggests that large language models may not help members of the public make better decisions about their health in everyday medical situations. go.nature.com/3ZXokH4 #medsky 🧪
This is figure 2, which shows the performance of LLMs alone and with users.
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM