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Jennifer Newman
@jennwmn.bsky.social
Science, space, sci-fi, and sports. 🇨🇦
aka @meteorJen on Twitter
Trey Yesavage is savage tonight! Let's go Blue Jays!!
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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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!
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 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
#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 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
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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 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
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 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
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#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 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
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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 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
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#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 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
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This new #JWST of stars being born just dropped, and it is GORGEOUS
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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#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 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
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...
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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#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 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
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 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
The truth is here! Best news I've seen today, I need this X-Files LEGO released now 👽
ign.com IGN @ign.com · Jun 26
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
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Strange case of the 2024-25 #Oilers, they're either Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 AM
When geology + Trek collide = my happy place
November 24, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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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!
November 23, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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