Exploring the solar system is good and important for science and beneficial to life on earth. However it is a catastrophically stupid idea to extend that to “we should colonize other planets.”
"A growing body of evidence from both orbital and surface missions suggests that Martian dust is chemically reactive, potentially toxic, and likely to induce inflammatory responses in biological systems" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
If you should go to Mars, don't inhale.
As well as not tasting the dust.
"Fine and ultrafine Martian dust presents additional risks for future crewed missions to Mars"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
As well as not tasting the dust.
"Fine and ultrafine Martian dust presents additional risks for future crewed missions to Mars"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Exploring the solar system is good and important for science and beneficial to life on earth. However it is a catastrophically stupid idea to extend that to “we should colonize other planets.”
Next target: finding out if there's an earth-sized object in the inner solar system.
November 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Next target: finding out if there's an earth-sized object in the inner solar system.
> clocks invented
> “the solar system is like a clock!”
> atoms discovered
> “the solar system is like an atom!”
> goon caves invented
> “the solar system is like a clock!”
> atoms discovered
> “the solar system is like an atom!”
> goon caves invented
November 2, 2026 at 7:07 AM
> clocks invented
> “the solar system is like a clock!”
> atoms discovered
> “the solar system is like an atom!”
> goon caves invented
> “the solar system is like a clock!”
> atoms discovered
> “the solar system is like an atom!”
> goon caves invented
I've just learned about this and now you shall too. Life goal (if I ever get my own life) is to visit every single one!
The Sweden Solar System is the world's largest permanent scale model of the Solar System.
The Sweden Solar System is the world's largest permanent scale model of the Solar System.
Sweden Solar System - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I've just learned about this and now you shall too. Life goal (if I ever get my own life) is to visit every single one!
The Sweden Solar System is the world's largest permanent scale model of the Solar System.
The Sweden Solar System is the world's largest permanent scale model of the Solar System.
Our 3.5 MW rooftop+carport coupled with 4.5 MWh of energy storage is moving along quite nicely!
November 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Our 3.5 MW rooftop+carport coupled with 4.5 MWh of energy storage is moving along quite nicely!
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.
Ancient Meteorite Found in the Sahara Holds Secrets About Mars’ Watery Past
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.
buff.ly
November 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.
Trump just issued an Election Day proclamation that the galaxy is free to all humans.
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
November 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Trump just issued an Election Day proclamation that the galaxy is free to all humans.
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
as @iangary.bsky.social said to me You heard it here first, folks. Trans people have equal dominion over the solar system.
uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh whatthefuck
Trump just issued an Election Day proclamation that the galaxy is free to all humans.
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
November 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
as @iangary.bsky.social said to me You heard it here first, folks. Trans people have equal dominion over the solar system.
Two out-of-sync lovers try to find each other as they move around the solar system, always a step ahead or behind one another...
"The Best of all Possible Solar Systems" by @fetaplace.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Islenia Mil
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
"The Best of all Possible Solar Systems" by @fetaplace.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Islenia Mil
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
The Best of all Possible Solar Systems - Reactor
Two out-of-sync lovers try to find each other as they move around the solar system, always a step ahead or behind one another.
reactormag.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Two out-of-sync lovers try to find each other as they move around the solar system, always a step ahead or behind one another...
"The Best of all Possible Solar Systems" by @fetaplace.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Islenia Mil
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
"The Best of all Possible Solar Systems" by @fetaplace.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Islenia Mil
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
There could even be one bigger than Pluto that we haven't found yet. We'll know in the next few years as more data are analyzed. Exciting times to be a solar system scientist! /fin
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A new dwarf planet for the solar system. Probably.
2026 ED138 is a wee icy rock way out past Neptune
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There could even be one bigger than Pluto that we haven't found yet. We'll know in the next few years as more data are analyzed. Exciting times to be a solar system scientist! /fin
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-new-dwar...
Patrick Stewart doesn't have an asteroid named after him. Team Inner Solar System do your thing. #DPS2026
For many space scientists, Patrick Stewart *was* Capt. Picard—a pacifistic, stoic diplomat who hated megalomaniacs.
For @nytimes.com, I wrote about how he, and Star Trek, inspired countless cosmic explorers, from astronomers and astronauts to planetary defenders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/s...
For @nytimes.com, I wrote about how he, and Star Trek, inspired countless cosmic explorers, from astronomers and astronauts to planetary defenders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/s...
As Picard, Patrick Stewart Had ‘Life-Changing’ Effects on Generations of Scientists (Gift Article)
Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Patrick Stewart doesn't have an asteroid named after him. Team Inner Solar System do your thing. #DPS2026
STROM THURMOND SPINNING HARD AND FAST ENOUGH IN HIS GRAVE TO POWER THE SOLAR SYSTEM :-D
Needle moving TOWARD ANDREWS in South Carolina
She is favored to win
She is favored to win
November 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
STROM THURMOND SPINNING HARD AND FAST ENOUGH IN HIS GRAVE TO POWER THE SOLAR SYSTEM :-D
Once in 1.8 trillion years…about 3600 times the age of the solar system. Everything is fine…
November 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Once in 1.8 trillion years…about 3600 times the age of the solar system. Everything is fine…
EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP NEW SOLAR SYSTEM JUST DROPPED
November 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP NEW SOLAR SYSTEM JUST DROPPED
200 km/h winds are pussy shit compared to the rest of this solar system, sorry about your house though
November 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
200 km/h winds are pussy shit compared to the rest of this solar system, sorry about your house though
surprising number
of lobsters uploaded in
the solar system
of lobsters uploaded in
the solar system
October 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
surprising number
of lobsters uploaded in
the solar system
of lobsters uploaded in
the solar system
In our solar system, solar wind contributes mainly to aurorae; Io and Enceladus also contribute to aurorae of Jupiter and Saturn respectively.
So astronomers turned to our solar system to understand the mystery of the infrared emission from methane on W1935.
So astronomers turned to our solar system to understand the mystery of the infrared emission from methane on W1935.
November 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
In our solar system, solar wind contributes mainly to aurorae; Io and Enceladus also contribute to aurorae of Jupiter and Saturn respectively.
So astronomers turned to our solar system to understand the mystery of the infrared emission from methane on W1935.
So astronomers turned to our solar system to understand the mystery of the infrared emission from methane on W1935.
Guess we’re not the only ones Solar System Poasting on Election Day
Trump just issued an Election Day proclamation that the galaxy is free to all humans.
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
“Today, my Administration reaffirms that our solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans, and that our Nation will lead the way.”
November 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Guess we’re not the only ones Solar System Poasting on Election Day
Today's Style
November 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Today's Style
This is how the Solar System travels around the center of the galaxy, taking 225 million to 250 million years for a full orbit.
Original post
Original post
October 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This is how the Solar System travels around the center of the galaxy, taking 225 million to 250 million years for a full orbit.
Original post
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The Vera Rubin Observatory bags its first trans-Neptunian dwarf planet!
Well, maybe. *Something* is out there, and it's big. But how big?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-new-dwar...
🔭 🧪
Well, maybe. *Something* is out there, and it's big. But how big?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-new-dwar...
🔭 🧪
A new dwarf planet for the solar system. Probably.
2026 ED138 is a wee icy rock way out past Neptune
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Vera Rubin Observatory bags its first trans-Neptunian dwarf planet!
Well, maybe. *Something* is out there, and it's big. But how big?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-new-dwar...
🔭 🧪
Well, maybe. *Something* is out there, and it's big. But how big?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-new-dwar...
🔭 🧪
But once in 1.8 trillion days is only about 10 times the age of the solar system. So, everything is finer than fine...
November 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
But once in 1.8 trillion days is only about 10 times the age of the solar system. So, everything is finer than fine...