Stardust Science
@stardustscience.bsky.social
Award-winning children's science book series written by authors Bailey Harris and @doughded.bsky.social. On a mission to inspire a love of science and a sense of wonder at the universe! www.stardustscience.com
Marie Curie discovered the particles of radium and polonium at a time when people were afraid of the science of radioactivity. Her discoveries made the handling of radioactive material safer. A beautiful example of how understanding something better results in having less to fear!
#science #courage
#science #courage
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
When we lose our ability to question the truth, we lose our ability to really discover it.
#science #inspiration #truth
#science #inspiration #truth
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When we lose our ability to question the truth, we lose our ability to really discover it.
#science #inspiration #truth
#science #inspiration #truth
Jane Goodall revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzees and devoted her life to conservation, animal welfare. Her decisions inspire people to protect the planet. 🌍
#inspiration #decisions #science
#inspiration #decisions #science
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Jane Goodall revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzees and devoted her life to conservation, animal welfare. Her decisions inspire people to protect the planet. 🌍
#inspiration #decisions #science
#inspiration #decisions #science
A Nature paper once showed that about one-third of the genes in flowering plants share common ancestry with humans!
That's right, you are related to daffodils... if you trace things back a couple billion years!
#evolution #wow #sciencefacts #funfacts #didyouknow #mindblowingfacts
That's right, you are related to daffodils... if you trace things back a couple billion years!
#evolution #wow #sciencefacts #funfacts #didyouknow #mindblowingfacts
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A Nature paper once showed that about one-third of the genes in flowering plants share common ancestry with humans!
That's right, you are related to daffodils... if you trace things back a couple billion years!
#evolution #wow #sciencefacts #funfacts #didyouknow #mindblowingfacts
That's right, you are related to daffodils... if you trace things back a couple billion years!
#evolution #wow #sciencefacts #funfacts #didyouknow #mindblowingfacts
The chemicals used in many modern medicines come from plants whose evolution was shaped by #Indigenous tribes! That includes the active ingredients in aspirin, echinacea, and chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The chemicals used in many modern medicines come from plants whose evolution was shaped by #Indigenous tribes! That includes the active ingredients in aspirin, echinacea, and chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Want to see a living prehistoric creature? A new Yale study shows that a fish called the gar looks just as it did 100,000,000 years ago!
Its slow metabolism means its cells have fewer mutations--fewer chances for the fish to evolve.
#evolution #genetics #dna #stem #biologyfacts #sciencefacts
Its slow metabolism means its cells have fewer mutations--fewer chances for the fish to evolve.
#evolution #genetics #dna #stem #biologyfacts #sciencefacts
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Want to see a living prehistoric creature? A new Yale study shows that a fish called the gar looks just as it did 100,000,000 years ago!
Its slow metabolism means its cells have fewer mutations--fewer chances for the fish to evolve.
#evolution #genetics #dna #stem #biologyfacts #sciencefacts
Its slow metabolism means its cells have fewer mutations--fewer chances for the fish to evolve.
#evolution #genetics #dna #stem #biologyfacts #sciencefacts
#Evolution at work! The Bajau of Malaysia, renowned for their diving abilities, have enlarged spleens compared to very nearby related populations.
The Bajau's "super spleens" seem to be an evolutionary adaptation by these nomadic sea people, helping them dive longer!
Source: tinyurl.com/yatyyjb2
The Bajau's "super spleens" seem to be an evolutionary adaptation by these nomadic sea people, helping them dive longer!
Source: tinyurl.com/yatyyjb2
September 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#Evolution at work! The Bajau of Malaysia, renowned for their diving abilities, have enlarged spleens compared to very nearby related populations.
The Bajau's "super spleens" seem to be an evolutionary adaptation by these nomadic sea people, helping them dive longer!
Source: tinyurl.com/yatyyjb2
The Bajau's "super spleens" seem to be an evolutionary adaptation by these nomadic sea people, helping them dive longer!
Source: tinyurl.com/yatyyjb2
⚠️ New science book alert! 🔬 After over a year in development, Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey is here! Order at Amazon (www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKZRRH8Q) or get your AUTOGRAPHED copy at labelfree.com!
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
⚠️ New science book alert! 🔬 After over a year in development, Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey is here! Order at Amazon (www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKZRRH8Q) or get your AUTOGRAPHED copy at labelfree.com!
My upcoming book will be released this week. It is available to download for FREE on eBook for a few days only! Prepare to sail away with the legendary Charles Darwin and our friend, Stardust, as they embark on the historic journey that changed the way we see our fellow living things. a.co/d/brbToEG
August 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My upcoming book will be released this week. It is available to download for FREE on eBook for a few days only! Prepare to sail away with the legendary Charles Darwin and our friend, Stardust, as they embark on the historic journey that changed the way we see our fellow living things. a.co/d/brbToEG
August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What is the universe? One is that it’s a cosmic computer, running a simple line of code that repeats over and over. As it does, it creates complex patterns that develop over time into the laws of physics and everything around us. Kind of like snowflakes form from water.
#ComputationalTheory
#ComputationalTheory
July 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
What is the universe? One is that it’s a cosmic computer, running a simple line of code that repeats over and over. As it does, it creates complex patterns that develop over time into the laws of physics and everything around us. Kind of like snowflakes form from water.
#ComputationalTheory
#ComputationalTheory
Why does life exist? One leading theory is that chemical reactions happened in deep sea vents, where superheated water rich in minerals gushes out from beneath Earth’s crust.
The vents have all the ingredients for #life, including the heat to kick-start a reaction.
What do you think?
#ThinkBig
The vents have all the ingredients for #life, including the heat to kick-start a reaction.
What do you think?
#ThinkBig
July 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#Science is a branch of #philosophy. And many people who made big discoveries were "amateur" thinkers without any formal training. Even household names like Darwin! So don't ever stop asking the big questions!
What's your scientific theory for why life exists?
What's your scientific theory for why life exists?
July 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Science is a branch of #philosophy. And many people who made big discoveries were "amateur" thinkers without any formal training. Even household names like Darwin! So don't ever stop asking the big questions!
What's your scientific theory for why life exists?
What's your scientific theory for why life exists?
Would you play this? 🎮 😁
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Would you play this? 🎮 😁
The creators of the upcoming #selfpublished "Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey" are not responsible for
1) blown minds
2) heightened inquisitive behavior
3) educational costs incurred by your child's heightened curiosity in #STEM
Haha, j/k, we totally are. www.labelfree.com
#science #kidlit
1) blown minds
2) heightened inquisitive behavior
3) educational costs incurred by your child's heightened curiosity in #STEM
Haha, j/k, we totally are. www.labelfree.com
#science #kidlit
July 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The creators of the upcoming #selfpublished "Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey" are not responsible for
1) blown minds
2) heightened inquisitive behavior
3) educational costs incurred by your child's heightened curiosity in #STEM
Haha, j/k, we totally are. www.labelfree.com
#science #kidlit
1) blown minds
2) heightened inquisitive behavior
3) educational costs incurred by your child's heightened curiosity in #STEM
Haha, j/k, we totally are. www.labelfree.com
#science #kidlit
Happy #FridayThe13th! Think that's a weird thing to say? You might have #triskaidekaphobia, an irrational fear of the 13!
Our adorable children's book "Don't Be Mean to 13" is FREE today on Amazon Kindle, to help you and your young ones tackle #superstition together: bit.ly/dontbemeanto13
Our adorable children's book "Don't Be Mean to 13" is FREE today on Amazon Kindle, to help you and your young ones tackle #superstition together: bit.ly/dontbemeanto13
June 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Happy #FridayThe13th! Think that's a weird thing to say? You might have #triskaidekaphobia, an irrational fear of the 13!
Our adorable children's book "Don't Be Mean to 13" is FREE today on Amazon Kindle, to help you and your young ones tackle #superstition together: bit.ly/dontbemeanto13
Our adorable children's book "Don't Be Mean to 13" is FREE today on Amazon Kindle, to help you and your young ones tackle #superstition together: bit.ly/dontbemeanto13
Have you ever heard of someone dying from too many facts? #Knowledge #Science #STEM #STEAM #LiveLongAndProsper
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Have you ever heard of someone dying from too many facts? #Knowledge #Science #STEM #STEAM #LiveLongAndProsper
The number of (harmless or beneficial) bacteria, viruses, and fungi in your body outnumber your human cells!
We are all holobionts: beings made of tightly connected partnership with trillions of microbes.
#stemfun #stem #youngscientists #scienceiscool #woah #mindblown
We are all holobionts: beings made of tightly connected partnership with trillions of microbes.
#stemfun #stem #youngscientists #scienceiscool #woah #mindblown
May 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The number of (harmless or beneficial) bacteria, viruses, and fungi in your body outnumber your human cells!
We are all holobionts: beings made of tightly connected partnership with trillions of microbes.
#stemfun #stem #youngscientists #scienceiscool #woah #mindblown
We are all holobionts: beings made of tightly connected partnership with trillions of microbes.
#stemfun #stem #youngscientists #scienceiscool #woah #mindblown
With a scientist's mind, the unknown is nothing to fear. It's full of mysteries to ponder.
#YoungScientists #FutureScientists #ScienceExplorers #sciencerocks #StauCurious #inspiration #positiveVibes
#YoungScientists #FutureScientists #ScienceExplorers #sciencerocks #StauCurious #inspiration #positiveVibes
May 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With a scientist's mind, the unknown is nothing to fear. It's full of mysteries to ponder.
#YoungScientists #FutureScientists #ScienceExplorers #sciencerocks #StauCurious #inspiration #positiveVibes
#YoungScientists #FutureScientists #ScienceExplorers #sciencerocks #StauCurious #inspiration #positiveVibes
Once upon a time, #whales walked on land... kind of.
Ancient whale ancestors like pakicetus and abulocetus (pictured) had legs and lived in rivers and forests. In the fossil record, you can literally track how their legs got shorter and their tails got stronger for swimming.
#evolution is wild!
Ancient whale ancestors like pakicetus and abulocetus (pictured) had legs and lived in rivers and forests. In the fossil record, you can literally track how their legs got shorter and their tails got stronger for swimming.
#evolution is wild!
April 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Once upon a time, #whales walked on land... kind of.
Ancient whale ancestors like pakicetus and abulocetus (pictured) had legs and lived in rivers and forests. In the fossil record, you can literally track how their legs got shorter and their tails got stronger for swimming.
#evolution is wild!
Ancient whale ancestors like pakicetus and abulocetus (pictured) had legs and lived in rivers and forests. In the fossil record, you can literally track how their legs got shorter and their tails got stronger for swimming.
#evolution is wild!
BOOK UPDATE: we just approved the physical proofs of "Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey"! Better than expected! They should be printed by 05/20 and then we should receive the pallets of books a week later!
#kidlit #indieauthor #selfpublishing #projectswelove #kickstarter #stembooksforkids
#kidlit #indieauthor #selfpublishing #projectswelove #kickstarter #stembooksforkids
April 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
BOOK UPDATE: we just approved the physical proofs of "Stardust and Friends: Darwin's Journey"! Better than expected! They should be printed by 05/20 and then we should receive the pallets of books a week later!
#kidlit #indieauthor #selfpublishing #projectswelove #kickstarter #stembooksforkids
#kidlit #indieauthor #selfpublishing #projectswelove #kickstarter #stembooksforkids
Everything that makes you "you" was all forged in the heart of a dying star.
Most all the stuff that makes up our sun was forged in other past stars. When it explodes, its atoms will likely make up new stars, planets... maybe even life!
#science #space #astronomy #cosmos #stardust #recycling #wow
Most all the stuff that makes up our sun was forged in other past stars. When it explodes, its atoms will likely make up new stars, planets... maybe even life!
#science #space #astronomy #cosmos #stardust #recycling #wow
April 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Everything that makes you "you" was all forged in the heart of a dying star.
Most all the stuff that makes up our sun was forged in other past stars. When it explodes, its atoms will likely make up new stars, planets... maybe even life!
#science #space #astronomy #cosmos #stardust #recycling #wow
Most all the stuff that makes up our sun was forged in other past stars. When it explodes, its atoms will likely make up new stars, planets... maybe even life!
#science #space #astronomy #cosmos #stardust #recycling #wow
All the objects you perceive as solid are solid are 99.9999999% empty space.
Everything feels solid because electrons in your atoms repel the electrons in other atoms. When you “touch” something, you're feeling the force fields repelling each other.
#emptiness #woah #mindblown #science
Everything feels solid because electrons in your atoms repel the electrons in other atoms. When you “touch” something, you're feeling the force fields repelling each other.
#emptiness #woah #mindblown #science
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
All the objects you perceive as solid are solid are 99.9999999% empty space.
Everything feels solid because electrons in your atoms repel the electrons in other atoms. When you “touch” something, you're feeling the force fields repelling each other.
#emptiness #woah #mindblown #science
Everything feels solid because electrons in your atoms repel the electrons in other atoms. When you “touch” something, you're feeling the force fields repelling each other.
#emptiness #woah #mindblown #science
You are a cosmic one-a-kind.
The odds of both your parents' chromosomes coming together to make your DNA are 1 in 70 trillion. It's hard for our brains to even comprehend how unlikely another "you" will ever exist that has the same personality.
#uniqueness #masterpiece #science #dna
The odds of both your parents' chromosomes coming together to make your DNA are 1 in 70 trillion. It's hard for our brains to even comprehend how unlikely another "you" will ever exist that has the same personality.
#uniqueness #masterpiece #science #dna
April 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
You are a cosmic one-a-kind.
The odds of both your parents' chromosomes coming together to make your DNA are 1 in 70 trillion. It's hard for our brains to even comprehend how unlikely another "you" will ever exist that has the same personality.
#uniqueness #masterpiece #science #dna
The odds of both your parents' chromosomes coming together to make your DNA are 1 in 70 trillion. It's hard for our brains to even comprehend how unlikely another "you" will ever exist that has the same personality.
#uniqueness #masterpiece #science #dna
All the atoms in the universe — including the ones the make up YOU— were created about 380,000 years after the big bang (13.8 billion years ago).
We know this by "rewinding" Einstein's genius math equations that accurately predict the expansion of the universe!
#science #universe #creation
We know this by "rewinding" Einstein's genius math equations that accurately predict the expansion of the universe!
#science #universe #creation
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM