NASA should apply the CLPS mindset of low-cost, fast-turnaround, commercial partnerships not just to lunar landers, but also to science missions and instruments. Iteration and risk tolerance accelerate lunar access—let's do the same for payloads. Thoughts? https://t.co/Q2vXmCisVB

If you care about science at NASA, this is royally sucks. https://t.co/mjHH0dZVhG

Over 200 JPLers have lost everything. Every single project I work on includes at least one, most multiple. Everyone at JPL is affected, everyone is utterly heartbroken for our community. Ways you can help:

We have a ride to the Moon! Exciting news for Lunar-VISE!!! 🚀@FireflyAerospace has been selected as the official lander and rover provider that will take us to the lunar surface in 2028! #LunarVISE #fireflyaerospace #ForwardtotheMoon

Somewhere in the Heavens the UESC Marathon awaits. Marathon will be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC and is now available to wishlist on PlayStation 5 and Steam.

Pew, pew, pew! Do you see those five white circles on the rock? They’re laser blasts! Last month, I zapped what might be another pure sulfur rock with my ChemCam instrument. It’ll analyze the elemental composition and could give us more clues into how the pure sulfur formed.

Wow, diffusion models (used in AI image generation) are also game engines - a type of world simulation. By predicting the next frame of the classic shooter DOOM, you get a playable game at 20 fps without any underlying real game engine. This video is from the diffusion model.

A quick reminder that @SESEASU is eligible to host @HSFdn #51PegbFellows in planetary astronomy. Applications for this postdoc opportunity are due Oct 4. More info here: https://t.co/MjPQrmJ3ua

What is a proton made of? Early scattering experiments probing the substructure of the proton found an interesting result. Instead of being made just from point-like particles (quarks), there seemed to be more going on inside the proton A🧵1/6

My 12-year landiversary is a few days away 🎉 From finding evidence Mars once had habitable environments to discovering rocks made of pure sulfur, I’ve done a lot since landing here in 2012. Do you have any favorite moments of my journey?

In science, just like in politics, it takes courage and integrity to do what you think is the right thing despite what it might mean for you personally. Power and authority are real. What you do with it and how you help others matters the most.

Thoroughly enjoyed this evening’s public panel at the #10thMars conference! Thanks for your perspectives, @minwadhwa, @PlanetaryNoora, @abbyfrae, @astro_watkins, and moderator @bethanyehlmann!

*Cronch* I ran over a rock and found crystals inside! It's pure sulfur. (And no, it doesn’t smell.) Elemental sulfur is something we’ve never seen before on Mars. We don't know much about these yellow crystals yet, but my team is excited to investigate. https://t.co/Am07DuXpPX

Congrats Tom and Scout!

Classic Marathon is now on Steam! Save the universe and remember to frog blast the vent core! Congrats to the Aleph One Developers! https://t.co/PFY4OxJwzx

Image of Apollo 11 and 12 taken by India's Moon orbiter. Disproving Moon landing deniers

A fantastic line of inquiry and fun to read the responses. While I’m a supporter of Moon and Mars exploration, I also think it’s important for planetary scientists and space explorers to be aware of the alternatives. This can only help strengthen their “why”.

The Exp 71 crew soared into the Moon’s shadow during the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon while working on cargo transfers, spacesuits, and science. More... https://t.co/8LXGHC95XO

The stunning view of the umbra from the International Space Station. From NASA live. #Eclipse2024