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Beth Johnson
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Planetary scientist, podcast host, cat wrangler. Communication specialist for the SETI Institute. planetarypan.medium.com #WomeninSTEM
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Oh @stellerarts.bsky.social … a friend saw this sign here in San Jose. Thought you would approve!
Protestors in a tree covered park. The most prominent sign reads, “Hey, Elon, oligargle deez nutz!”
April 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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As my 50th birthday approaches, I was having real “do not like myself” vibes. One thing bothering me was my hair. I fixed that today. Next up? Writing.
Photo of a woman with short dark hair wearing a white t-shirt under a pink overdress
March 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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When your fortune cookie is giving you advice…
Fortune cookie fortune that reads “Don’t give into cynicism.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I love cats. My friends' cats (first pic), my current cats (second and fourth pic), the neighborhood indoor/outdoor and feral cats (third pic), and the cat that visits (orange tabby in fourth pic). I love your cats, too.
A fluffy grey and white tabby curled up in a ball on a soft grey blanket. A black cat sleeping on a plush black and white blanket. She's all stretched out and comfy. A calico cat sitting in a parking space, surrounded by the glow of a street light and fallen leaves. Three cats lined up and eating wet food together. The top cat is a big grey and white tabby. The middle cat is a black and white cow cat. The bottom cat is an orange tabby.
January 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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And the second, courtesy of Rich Davis
A white Nissan Cube with a Utah license plate that reads C6H12O6, the chemical formula for sugar
January 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Proof of the first one
A yellow Chevy with the vanity plate PKARCHU.
January 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Some pics of the next door neighbors clowder - Tabitha, Cookie, and Oliver O’Malley. Yes, Oliver is in MY house on MY couch. My #cats have given up and accepted his nightly presence.
A grey tabby cat eating kibble on a green curb at night. A perfectly posed calico cat sits on the pavement at night. Un upside down orange boi with a v of white on his belly sleeps four off the floor on a soft pink blanket
January 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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I know I promised pics of the outdoor cats, but the Moon and Venus were too beautiful to ignore. 🧪🔭👩‍🔬
Night sky with partial clouds over treetops. The crescent Moon is behind a thin cloud and reflecting brightly. Venus shines below and to the right over the trees.
January 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I walk the neighborhood every evening, partially for movement and partially for checking out the complex. But mostly, it’s to feed and pet the feral cats and outdoor cats. I’ll share pics of some of them later.

Tonight, though, I kept stopping to stare at the #Moon and #Venus. 🧪🔭👩‍🔬
Digital photo of an early evening sky above a roof and trees. The crescent moon is above the roof and Venus is up and to the left.
January 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I love him and would die for him. You must tell him that.

And here is my white boi, Kimba, whom we lost at the beginning of 2022.
A white cat stares at the camera while laying on a plaid throw pillow on a brown couch.
January 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Oh I got you.
A black cat sprawls on a black and white blanket. A grey and white tabby sleeps on a black and white blanket An orange boi cat is stretched out along a brown couch on top of a soft pink blanket A black and white cow cat sits elegantly on a cream cat tree, his front paws politely crossed
January 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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For @urbanbohemian.com found at Target:
A white hand holds a pink disco ball drink container with a pink straw sticking out of it.
December 29, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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From everyone at Planetary Pandemonium and The Wave Cave, blessed Yule, merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a bright, wonderful new year!
Blurry Christmas lights in the background. Three ornaments hanging from a branch. In the red one on the left is a picture of a grey and white tabby cat labeled "Ash". In the green one on the right, a picture of a white cat with black ears is labeled "Cowbie". And at the top, in a gold ornament, a black cat labeled "Puck". Text: Happy holidays from our house to yours.
December 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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I really want to share something positive but… we had to drop money on flushing the hot water heater today, so I’m not feeling it.

Honestly, haven’t been feeling it much since sometime in 2016. Anyone else?

Here’s the orange boi who is trying to adopt us…
An orange cat with a white stripe down his nose resting very comfortably on the back of a brown couch cushion. Taken in portrait mode.
December 13, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #207,254!

(Wow. I got on this train ride rather early, didn't I?)
September 17, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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Look what my parents got me for Christmas, @philplait.bsky.social! Very excited to read this one...
Cover of a hardback book resting on a laptop keyboard. The book is "Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe" by Philip Plait, PhD.
December 26, 2023 at 1:53 AM
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Show your laptop stickers!
Alienware laptop with stickers: Pride Mickey Mouse ears, bunny with a pink Gameboy, Pride gaming cat, Deadpool with a pansexual pride flag, black cat, Pride planet, DART mission sticker, Science is Everywhere sticker, pansexual pride D20, and SETI Institute.
September 8, 2023 at 7:27 PM
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I love this infographic so darn much...
USGS infographic explaining What minerals produce colors in fireworks. Top image shows seven explosions in pink/red (strontium), yellow (sodium), blue (copper), silver (titanium, zirconium, magnesium), orange (strontium, sodium), green (barium), and purpler (strontium, copper). Bottom image shows each of the minerals or compounds involved and explains what their uses are.
July 5, 2023 at 4:14 AM