Jennifer Newman
@jennwmn.bsky.social
Science, space, sci-fi, and sports. 🇨🇦
aka @meteorJen on Twitter
aka @meteorJen on Twitter
Trey Yesavage is savage tonight! Let's go Blue Jays!!
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Trey Yesavage is savage tonight! Let's go Blue Jays!!
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!
It's down to the final two in #MinCup25! Despite being on the wrong side of most matches this year I'm sticking with a new favourite mineral in #tugtupite
#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It's down to the final two in #MinCup25! Despite being on the wrong side of most matches this year I'm sticking with a new favourite mineral in #tugtupite
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
CANADA 🇨🇦 🏉 FOR THE WIN
Canada women’s @RugbyCanada take down juggernaut New Zealand 34-19 to advance to the World Cup Final.
It’s the Black Ferns first World Cup loss in 11 years and their first loss in a knockout match in 34 years.
www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby...
Canada women’s @RugbyCanada take down juggernaut New Zealand 34-19 to advance to the World Cup Final.
It’s the Black Ferns first World Cup loss in 11 years and their first loss in a knockout match in 34 years.
www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby...
Canada dazzles to end New Zealand's Women's Rugby World Cup dominance and reach final | CBC Sports
Canada produced a stunning first-half performance to beat New Zealand and reach the Women's Rugby World Cup final with a 34-19 victory on Friday, inflicting a first defeat in the tournament on the dou...
www.cbc.ca
September 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
CANADA 🇨🇦 🏉 FOR THE WIN
Canada women’s @RugbyCanada take down juggernaut New Zealand 34-19 to advance to the World Cup Final.
It’s the Black Ferns first World Cup loss in 11 years and their first loss in a knockout match in 34 years.
www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby...
Canada women’s @RugbyCanada take down juggernaut New Zealand 34-19 to advance to the World Cup Final.
It’s the Black Ferns first World Cup loss in 11 years and their first loss in a knockout match in 34 years.
www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby...
I'm 100% team #taenite. As a main component of iron meteorites I've studied, taenite is more than just a cool space metal. It's nickel composition and presence in Widmanstätten patterns can indicate the size and cooling rate of the asteroid core it came from! #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 15 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Taenite vs Nontronite Photo credits: Harold Moritz and Joan Garcia Santiago
www.mineralcup.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 13: It's a battle of high-pressure colourful beauties of #topaz vs #kyanite. Which can stand the heat of round 1?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m13
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results/r1m13
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m13
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results/r1m13
Vote in Round 1 Match 13 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Topaz vs Kyanite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
www.mineralcup.org
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 13: It's a battle of high-pressure colourful beauties of #topaz vs #kyanite. Which can stand the heat of round 1?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m13
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results/r1m13
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m13
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results/r1m13
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a battle of green vs blue as rare-but-vibrant chromium-bearing #kosmochlor up against the deep blue copper alteration mineral #azurite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 9 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kosmochlor vs Azurite Kosmochlor photo credit: The Met Museum. Azurite photo credit: Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a battle of green vs blue as rare-but-vibrant chromium-bearing #kosmochlor up against the deep blue copper alteration mineral #azurite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 7: It’s a pair of often-overlooked classics as potassium feldspar #sanidine competes with iron ore #hematite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 7 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Sanidine vs Hematite
www.mineralcup.org
September 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 7: It’s a pair of often-overlooked classics as potassium feldspar #sanidine competes with iron ore #hematite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 5: Are you ready for beautiful utility as sparkling #Silver competes against hefty #Baryte?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 5 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Silver vs Baryte Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
www.mineralcup.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 5: Are you ready for beautiful utility as sparkling #Silver competes against hefty #Baryte?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
I can't turn my back on #calcite a mineral I spent several years researching. Round 2 definitely needs calcite in it! #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 4: This match of heavy hitters is bound to end in heartbreak as classic #calcite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 3: It’s a battle of the blues with #Haüyne vs #Jeremejevite. Are you into the fluorescing phoenix or the pleochroic & piezoelectric gem?
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 3 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Jeremejevite vs Haüyne
www.mineralcup.org
September 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 3: It’s a battle of the blues with #Haüyne vs #Jeremejevite. Are you into the fluorescing phoenix or the pleochroic & piezoelectric gem?
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
One of my favourite things about September is participating in the Mineral Cup! Yesterday's vote went to pectolite. Today it is a vote for stibnite. #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 2 - It's a battle of dark and light as soft, dramatic stibnite goes up against adorable cotton balls of okenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Okenite
www.mineralcup.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
One of my favourite things about September is participating in the Mineral Cup! Yesterday's vote went to pectolite. Today it is a vote for stibnite. #MinCup25
The truth is here! Best news I've seen today, I need this X-Files LEGO released now 👽
LEGO has approved an awesome new set based on the classic sci-fi TV show The X-Files.
A LEGO The X-Files Set Is Officially in the Works Thanks to a 90s Contest
bit.ly
June 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The truth is here! Best news I've seen today, I need this X-Files LEGO released now 👽
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
When geology + Trek collide = my happy place
November 24, 2024 at 4:05 AM
When geology + Trek collide = my happy place
Reposted by Jennifer Newman
When it's cold, and there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well freeze some bubbles! Start planning more to make sure you have #BubbleMadness ingredients!
My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- Dress Warm!
My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- Dress Warm!
November 23, 2024 at 7:04 PM
When it's cold, and there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well freeze some bubbles! Start planning more to make sure you have #BubbleMadness ingredients!
My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- Dress Warm!
My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- Dress Warm!
I haven't been very active on socials recently but I'll see what's going on around here
November 14, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I haven't been very active on socials recently but I'll see what's going on around here