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Prof Krys Doran
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A planetary scientist and science educator. Studied the formation of the Moon. Ask me anything about Earth Science or Astronomy![...]

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Professors also like snow days haha
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Preparing for winter storm Fern. We're expecting 5-12 inches of snow over the next two days. Hopefully everything will be cleared up by Monday but I get the sense it might not be. I'm predicting a good number of students will be absent from lecture...And that's ok!! I'd rather they stay safe.
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I got up, showered, dressed, and ready to go teach...

Only to remember it's MLK day and there's no class today. lol.
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Jupiter was putting on a really nice show for my ATY 101 students tonight, as were its current neighbors Pollux and Castor, showing off the Gemini constellation.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Took me all day to revise my syllabi for one class but I'm happy with how they came out. On to the other one tomorrow!
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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There are 10 spiders in every room in your house, according to science. Sweet dreams #Science #Other hashtag 1 2 3
There are 10 spiders in every room in your house, according to science. Sweet dreams
How many spiders are in my house? Pest control companies will often give a figure of 40 spiders in an average house, but it's hard to find anything in the published literature that directly backs this...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Northern Hemisphere is pointed fully away from the Sun today because of the tilt of Earth's axis, giving us our shortest day and longest night. Get cozy, make a warm drink, light candles, spend time with friends and family, and remember: longer days will come again! #winterSolstice #earthScience
December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The current AWS outage means I can’t grade Brightspace assignments. Whoops 😅
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-dinosaur-teeth-climate-capsules-secrets.html

"Dinosaur teeth serve as 'climate time capsules,' unlocking secrets of Earth's ancient greenhouse climate"

"The team of researchers investigated the tooth enamel of dinosaur teeth found in North America, Africa an[...]
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October 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oct 1st Thinktober Post:

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Mars’ outer core is liquid and its inner core is solid, just like Earth! How do we know this? Using Marsquakes! Seismology allows us to create 3D images of the insides of planets and moons.

“The latest findings indicate the inner core, [...]
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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
wolfwalks asked: What is your favorite fact you don't get to talk about very much?

That the rocks deep in Earth’s mantle are lime green! Our mantle is made of rocks like peridotite, which is made up largely of the mineral olivine, which as its name suggests, is green! The image below is a[...]
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September 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM