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Hermeochemist, Interstellar Dust Buster, and Cosmic Organist. Professor @SESEASU asteroid 5992 Opinions are my own. pronouns: he/him/his
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Last night of daughter's visit and she reminds me that Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes was our long time cribbage accompaniment music. Man, this record still hits me hard. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HSYr...

NASA has had a profound effect on all of our lives as it advances science and technology. It is also a beacon of unity and hope for the entire world, inspiring us to grow as a species as we look to the stars. It is imperative that the US continues this leadership.

Our statement on the full FY2026 NASA budget proposal: www.planetary.org/press-releas...

*speechless horror* (Guys the NASA Exoplanet Archive is in this box. My job is in this box.)

Lovely evening to watch a 50 year old Columbo episode on a big screen

China has sent a probe on an ambitious mission to grab rocks from a near-Earth asteroid and return them to Earth before making a final visit to a distant comet. https://go.nature.com/43JtQ1Q

Biden is so old

My mother's last cogent sentence was to make a snarky joke to the priest giving her last rites (he laughed) if anyone is wondering why I am the way I am sometimes.

Post a character who looks good wet

This is...stark. And upsetting. www.project2025.observer

Universities are the real world! ASU is a massive economic driver for PHX metropolitan area, AZ & the nation. ASU graduated 21,000 students this year! More than 306,150 ASU grads work in AZ. ASU employs > 21,750 people (around 1/4 are faculty) & contributes $1.78-$2billion in state & local taxes

Paging everyone working on exoplanet biosignatures

Hey, now that I am an ordained minister, does anyone know where reverend falls in the hierarchy of titles? Am I Herr Doktor Professor Reverend Nittler? Herr Reverend Doktor Professor?

OK I like how this 4th quarter is going

Quote post this with a picture of the airplane you’ll accept as a bribe.

I'm an old man. What is a "streamer" ? (I think of it as a long strip of flimsy colored plastic thrown about at parties). Is it like a video podcaster or something?

"Fully operational mobile McDonald's unit"

Really psyched that I'm flying to Europe via Newark in a few weeks.