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NASA HQ PHOTO
@nasahqphotoAug 12
The @Space_Station, with a crew of seven onboard, is seen as it transits the Sun at approximately five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse as seen near Hodgdon, Maine. 📷: flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2hqS
In this image of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse and partially obscured by clouds, the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits at roughly five miles per second, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, near Hodgdon, Maine. Onboard as part of Expedition 75 are: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Anil Menon, and Jack Hathaway; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Andrey Fedyaev, and Anna Kikina. A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. A Partial eclipse was visible in parts of the U.S., most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwest Africa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

ALT In this image of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse and partially obscured by clouds, the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits at roughly five miles per second, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, near Hodgdon, Maine. Onboard as part of Expedition 75 are: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Anil Menon, and Jack Hathaway; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Andrey Fedyaev, and Anna Kikina. A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. A Partial eclipse was visible in parts of the U.S., most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwest Africa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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This comic is making the rounds again. It might be my favorite that I've made.
A four-panel comic titled Instinct Is Weird. In panel 1, we see a yellow songbird leaning over a nest, saying "I made this for some reason." In panel 2, she leans over the nest, which now has 5 eggs, and says "these are my smooth round children". In panel 3, one egg has hatched into a peeping chick and she looks alarmed and says "oh no now it's loud". In panel 4, all five chicks have hatched and are yelling, and she looks panicked and says "help"

ALT A four-panel comic titled Instinct Is Weird. In panel 1, we see a yellow songbird leaning over a nest, saying "I made this for some reason." In panel 2, she leans over the nest, which now has 5 eggs, and says "these are my smooth round children". In panel 3, one egg has hatched into a peeping chick and she looks alarmed and says "oh no now it's loud". In panel 4, all five chicks have hatched and are yelling, and she looks panicked and says "help"

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Happy birthday Carol 🥳
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Have the confidence in yourself that predatory journals have in you:
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Dr. Wildlife@DrWildlife17 Sep 2018
Stunning camera trap photos of a Yellow-Throated Marten captured in Land of the Leopard National Park, Russia (@leopard_land).
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how it how it’s started: going:
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A language lesson from your friendly neighborhood Aquarium: fish: 🐠 fish: 🐠 🐠 🐠 fishes: 🐠 🐟 🐡
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SpaceX
@SpaceX23 Apr 2021
Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – SpaceX's 80th landing of an orbital class rocket booster
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Health Nerd@GidMK1 Mar 2021
Also, TIL while looking into coral snakes that they are one of the few animals that aggressively farts to warn off predators
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Bill Gross
@Bill_Gross17 Oct 2017
In the "I'm getting old" department.., a kid saw this and said, "oh, you 3D-printed the 'Save' Icon."
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And another look behind me. Welcome to Jezero Crater. #CountdownToMars
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Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars
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From how @ScienceAlert does fact checking to aliens, I had a very fun time chatting with @chasepalmieri on the @CredderApp podcast last week. Thank you for having me! youtu.be/nm-VepbEyWk
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#BlackinChem x UCLA is working to establish a lectureship series celebrating Black researchers. Please consider donating to support the excellence of our fellow scientists! spark.ucla.edu/project/21493…
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These photos I took of my dreams when I was 14 years old, with my first camera, using my grandfather's old globe. The third photo I took in 2018. I just realized it shows the same place. #BlueDot #horizons
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Explaining genetics through gummybears
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As CEO, @fionajmacdonald has turned @ScienceAlert into the second largest science website globally. In the current climate and with just a team of 10 people, this is no small feat. #scicomm #WomenInStem #journalism thebrilliant.com.au/highligh…
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If you’re not sure whether wearing a 😷 is worth it, this video should help you decide. These researchers took videos of what happens when you cough + sneeze with no 😷, wearing 2 different types of cloth 😷 or wearing a surgical 😷 The results are clear bit.ly/2ZU9GSJ
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LIGO@LIGO20 Apr 2020
The ratio of the #GW190412 #blackholes masses is "roughly equal to the ratio of filling in a regular Oreo to in a Mega Stuf Oreo," notes @LIGO & @NorthwesternU's @cplberry "Investigations of connections between Oreos and black hole formation are ongoing." sciencealert.com/this-black-…
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Berkeley Lab
@BerkeleyLab13 Jul 2016
#DidYouKnow #Jupiter’s gravity protects #Earth from asteroids? This #GIF by Petr Scheirich demonstrates! #space
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