July 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Curious what his opinions on Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Ceres, Ixion, Sedna, etc are.
April 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Curious what his opinions on Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Ceres, Ixion, Sedna, etc are.
Makemake is a frigidly cold icy body that orbits the Sun well past Neptune. Yet there appears to be a spot on its surface that's *100 degrees* hotter than the ice around it. Or it may have rings. Or both!
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Makemake, a distant frozen object past Neptune, maybe isn’t as cold as all that
The small body may have a hot spot on its surface. Or it may have rings! Or even both.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Makemake is a frigidly cold icy body that orbits the Sun well past Neptune. Yet there appears to be a spot on its surface that's *100 degrees* hotter than the ice around it. Or it may have rings. Or both!
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Makemake Motueka Universe 8% ##Bskybeer
September 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Makemake Motueka Universe 8% ##Bskybeer
Getting a crayon drawing of a dwarf planet in the mail from a kid is something that will never ever get old.
December 6, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Getting a crayon drawing of a dwarf planet in the mail from a kid is something that will never ever get old.
I learnt that there is a dwarf planet named makemake. That was so confusing to read but so funny to learn
December 22, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I learnt that there is a dwarf planet named makemake. That was so confusing to read but so funny to learn
At the risk of earnest posting: Watching my dear friend Silvia present JWST observations of Makemake and remembering when @plutokiller.com first found Makemake and thinking what a privilege it is to have a front row seat to the expansion of our knowledge of the solar system.
March 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
At the risk of earnest posting: Watching my dear friend Silvia present JWST observations of Makemake and remembering when @plutokiller.com first found Makemake and thinking what a privilege it is to have a front row seat to the expansion of our knowledge of the solar system.
Today's BA newsletter: NASA is trying to save its premier gamma-ray burst observatory which is in a dangerously decaying orbit, and astronomers find gaseous methane on Makemake, a small world past Neptune!
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Private space company may save Swift, Is Makemake geologically active?
Katalyst Space looks to boost Swift, and methane gas has been found on a distant icy body
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October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today's BA newsletter: NASA is trying to save its premier gamma-ray burst observatory which is in a dangerously decaying orbit, and astronomers find gaseous methane on Makemake, a small world past Neptune!
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#Makemake
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using JWST. This discovery makes Makemake only the 2nd trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas is confirmed. The gas was identified as methane. 🧪🔭
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using JWST. This discovery makes Makemake only the 2nd trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas is confirmed. The gas was identified as methane. 🧪🔭
SwRI-led team discovers methane gas on Makemake | Southwest Research Institute
Methane gas could indicate atmosphere or activity on distant dwarf planet at edges of Solar System
www.swri.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
#Makemake
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using JWST. This discovery makes Makemake only the 2nd trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas is confirmed. The gas was identified as methane. 🧪🔭
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using JWST. This discovery makes Makemake only the 2nd trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas is confirmed. The gas was identified as methane. 🧪🔭
New article by me for Sky & Telescope: Enceladus-style Hot Spot on Makemake? skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
Makemake’s “Hot Spot”: Icy Volcano or Dusty Ring?
Even though it’s nearly 4½ billion miles from the Sun, far-flung Makemake has surprised observers with a warmer-than-expected temperature that is challenging to explain.
skyandtelescope.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:05 PM
New article by me for Sky & Telescope: Enceladus-style Hot Spot on Makemake? skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
Makemake Motueka Universe 8% ##Bskybeer
September 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Makemake Motueka Universe 8% ##Bskybeer
"make pluto a planet again!" okay you win pluto is once again a planet. that means so is ceres. and orcus and makemake and a bunch of trans-neptunian objects and also maybe zoozve. FUCKIN' zoozve. teach your children about zoozve
and mother fucking haumea
and mother fucking haumea
April 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"make pluto a planet again!" okay you win pluto is once again a planet. that means so is ceres. and orcus and makemake and a bunch of trans-neptunian objects and also maybe zoozve. FUCKIN' zoozve. teach your children about zoozve
and mother fucking haumea
and mother fucking haumea
It's fine to disagree with the IAU about the definition of "planet"; however, if your definition includes Pluto but not Ceres, Orcus, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris or Sedna, you don't actually care what a planet is – you just want the exact nine planets you learned in primary school back.
June 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It's fine to disagree with the IAU about the definition of "planet"; however, if your definition includes Pluto but not Ceres, Orcus, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris or Sedna, you don't actually care what a planet is – you just want the exact nine planets you learned in primary school back.
If you’re willing to stretch the definition of “hot,” we may have just discovered a hot spring in the outer solar system on the dwarf planet Makemake.
Preprint of the accepted paper: arxiv.org/abs/2410.22544
Preprint of the accepted paper: arxiv.org/abs/2410.22544
Prominent mid-infrared excess of the dwarf planet (136472) Makemake discovered by JWST/MIRI indicates ongoing activity
We report on the discovery of a very prominent mid-infrared (18-25 μm) excess associated with the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet (136472) Makemake. The excess, detected by the MIRI instrument of the Jam...
arxiv.org
October 31, 2024 at 7:58 PM
If you’re willing to stretch the definition of “hot,” we may have just discovered a hot spring in the outer solar system on the dwarf planet Makemake.
Preprint of the accepted paper: arxiv.org/abs/2410.22544
Preprint of the accepted paper: arxiv.org/abs/2410.22544
MAKEMAKE GANG RISE UP!
March 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
MAKEMAKE GANG RISE UP!
Last year I rewrote Wikipedia's article on Makemake and it's now featured on the front page!! i spent 2 months hyperfixating on this topic and doing all the research and writing. It was SO worth it :D
Special thanks to @renerpho.bsky.social & others for reviewing it ^^
(1/12 thread)
🔭 #planetsci
Special thanks to @renerpho.bsky.social & others for reviewing it ^^
(1/12 thread)
🔭 #planetsci
June 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Last year I rewrote Wikipedia's article on Makemake and it's now featured on the front page!! i spent 2 months hyperfixating on this topic and doing all the research and writing. It was SO worth it :D
Special thanks to @renerpho.bsky.social & others for reviewing it ^^
(1/12 thread)
🔭 #planetsci
Special thanks to @renerpho.bsky.social & others for reviewing it ^^
(1/12 thread)
🔭 #planetsci
Sub Sandwich Singularity.
7.2% IPA from Makemake of Portsmouth.
Cheers! 🍻
7.2% IPA from Makemake of Portsmouth.
Cheers! 🍻
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Sub Sandwich Singularity.
7.2% IPA from Makemake of Portsmouth.
Cheers! 🍻
7.2% IPA from Makemake of Portsmouth.
Cheers! 🍻
Don't forget about Ceres, and Eris, and Makemake, and Gonggong, and Huamea, and Sedna, and Orcus, and...
September 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Don't forget about Ceres, and Eris, and Makemake, and Gonggong, and Huamea, and Sedna, and Orcus, and...
Maybe a catchy mnemonic for the smol planet names would help like the original big planet one?
Largest to smallest:
Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus
Please Enjoy Holding My Granny's Quite Small Cheese Orb
uhhhh...I'm taking further suggestions
Largest to smallest:
Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus
Please Enjoy Holding My Granny's Quite Small Cheese Orb
uhhhh...I'm taking further suggestions
September 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Maybe a catchy mnemonic for the smol planet names would help like the original big planet one?
Largest to smallest:
Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus
Please Enjoy Holding My Granny's Quite Small Cheese Orb
uhhhh...I'm taking further suggestions
Largest to smallest:
Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus
Please Enjoy Holding My Granny's Quite Small Cheese Orb
uhhhh...I'm taking further suggestions