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@explorecosmos_

-Once a starry-eyed girl, now exploring beyond.
-Planetary scientist studying the orbital evolution of gas giant planets.
-High-altitude climber. #MTB 🚴‍♀️

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Happy Birthday to Hermann Minkowski, the sculptor of spacetime. If you've marveled at the concept of spacetime, you have Hermann Minkowski to thank. Born in Lithuania #OTD in 1864, Minkowski grew to be an influential physicist and mathematician whose pioneering insights ... 1/

Happy Birthday to Hermann Minkowski, the sculptor of spacetime.

If you've marveled at the concept of spacetime, you have Hermann Minkowski to thank. Born in Lithuania #OTD in 1864, Minkowski grew to be an influential physicist and mathematician whose pioneering insights ... 1/
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The Grandfather Paradox is a classic thought experiment that highlights the deep contradictions associated with time travel, especially the idea of traveling into the past. It raises one of the most fundamental logical challenges in theoretical physics and philosophy: Can you

The Grandfather Paradox is a classic thought experiment that highlights the deep contradictions associated with time travel, especially the idea of traveling into the past. It raises one of the most fundamental logical challenges in theoretical physics and philosophy: Can you
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A sacred moment when life gently whispers that you can begin again, that no matter what happened yesterday, today you can choose differently. It’s the hour when the sky is painted with light and hope, as if the universe itself is reminding you: you’re still here, breathing,

A sacred moment when life gently whispers that you can begin again, that no matter what happened yesterday, today you can choose differently.

It’s the hour when the sky is painted with light and hope, as if the universe itself is reminding you: you’re still here, breathing,
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Around 8 billion light‑years from Earth, astronomers have stumbled upon a cosmic spectacle nicknamed the Cosmic Owl, an awe‑inspiring galactic collision captured in exquisite detail by JWST, ALMA, and the VLA. At redshift z = 1.14, this system reveals two ring galaxies, each

Around 8 billion light‑years from Earth, astronomers have stumbled upon a cosmic spectacle nicknamed the Cosmic Owl, an awe‑inspiring galactic collision captured in exquisite detail by JWST, ALMA, and the VLA.

At redshift z = 1.14, this system reveals two ring galaxies, each
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Recent research led by NASA Goddard and the University of Leeds has uncovered a surprising link between Earth’s magnetic field strength and atmospheric oxygen levels over the past 540 million years. By comparing paleomagnetic data, measured through Earth's dipole magnetic

Recent research led by <a href="/NASAGoddard/">NASA Goddard</a> and the University of Leeds has uncovered a surprising link between Earth’s magnetic field strength and atmospheric oxygen levels over the past 540 million years. 

By comparing paleomagnetic data, measured through Earth's dipole magnetic
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Astronomers have identified a massive, hot filament of gas, likely the long-sought “missing” normal (baryonic) matter, stretching 23 million light‑years across the Shapley Supercluster, bridging four galaxy clusters. Key findings include: Temperature & Mass: The filament heats

Astronomers have identified a massive, hot filament of gas, likely the long-sought “missing” normal (baryonic) matter, stretching 23 million light‑years across the Shapley Supercluster, bridging four galaxy clusters. 

Key findings include:

Temperature &amp; Mass: The filament heats
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A new nova has appeared in the southern constellation Lupus, first detected on June 12 and rapidly increasing in brightness. Named V462 Lup, it reached a magnitude of +5.7 by June 18, just above the threshold for naked-eye visibility. Photographed from the Atacama Desert in

A new nova has appeared in the southern constellation Lupus, first detected on June 12 and rapidly increasing in brightness. Named V462 Lup, it reached a magnitude of +5.7 by June 18, just above the threshold for naked-eye visibility. 

Photographed from the Atacama Desert in
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Astronomers have unveiled an extraordinary, ultra-detailed “thousand‑color” portrait of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), captured using ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Combining over 100 exposures collected across 50 hours with the MUSE spectroscopic instrument, the new

Astronomers have unveiled an extraordinary, ultra-detailed “thousand‑color” portrait of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), captured using ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. 

Combining over 100 exposures collected across 50 hours with the MUSE spectroscopic instrument, the new
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No matter where you are on Earth, today marks the solstice! In the Northern Hemisphere, it's the start of summer; in the Southern Hemisphere, it's the beginning of winter. Both seasons officially begin at the same moment: 10:42 p.m. EDT on June 20 (02:42 UTC on June 21).

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On June 23, 2025, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil its first public images, a moment that we have eagerly anticipated for years. Located in Chile and equipped with the world’s largest digital camera, a 3.2-gigapixel marvel, the observatory is designed to conduct the

On June 23, 2025, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil its first public images, a moment that we have eagerly anticipated for years. 

Located in Chile and equipped with the world’s largest digital camera, a 3.2-gigapixel marvel, the observatory is designed to conduct the
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At first glance, this image looks like a dramatic tear in the fabric of the cosmos, a jagged, dark rift cutting through a vibrant, star-filled sky. But what appears to be a void is, in fact, one of the universe’s most active places: a stellar nursery hidden in plain sight. This

At first glance, this image looks like a dramatic tear in the fabric of the cosmos, a jagged, dark rift cutting through a vibrant, star-filled sky. But what appears to be a void is, in fact, one of the universe’s most active places: a stellar nursery hidden in plain sight. This
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If you tried to land on a gas giant like Jupiter or Saturn, you wouldn’t find anything to stand on. Unlike Earth or Mars, gas giants don’t have a solid surface. What appears to be a planet is really a vast, swirling sphere of hydrogen, helium, and other elements that gradually

If you tried to land on a gas giant like Jupiter or Saturn, you wouldn’t find anything to stand on. Unlike Earth or Mars, gas giants don’t have a solid surface. What appears to be a planet is really a vast, swirling sphere of hydrogen, helium, and other elements that gradually
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Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by U.S. National Science FoundationDOE Office of Science Vera C. Rubin Observatory! Can you guess what regions of sky they are? This is just a peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! ls.st/rubin-first-lo…

Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by <a href="/NSF/">U.S. National Science Foundation</a>–<a href="/doescience/">DOE Office of Science</a> Vera C. Rubin Observatory!

Can you guess what regions of sky they are?

This is just a peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos!

ls.st/rubin-first-lo…
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Starting later this year, the NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory Observatory will begin capturing a 3200-megapixel image of the sky every 40 seconds, collecting about 20 terabytes of data each night. Over 10 years, this will produce a catalog of roughly 17 billion stars and 20 billion galaxies, while

Starting later this year, the <a href="/VRubinObs/">NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory</a> Observatory will begin capturing a 3200-megapixel image of the sky every 40 seconds, collecting about 20 terabytes of data each night. Over 10 years, this will produce a catalog of roughly 17 billion stars and 20 billion galaxies, while