#Today we celebrate Sally Ride: America's first woman in #space - an inspiration to me and so many others, born #OTD 5/26/1951 in Los Angeles, California. sallyridescience.ucsd.edu/about/sallyrid…
SRS @ UCSD #WomeninSTEM #herstory #YesSheCan #astronaut

Last week, a fetal cardiology nurse from Pacifica, an 'ultraswimmer', successfully swam a never-before-achieved route that she had be planning for five years.

Fixed that for you, Sheel.

Okay last one I promise. The most bonkers maneuver we saw was a slow speed (this video says 100 knots) pass at extremely high angle of attack. The plane basically sits on its tail and slides forward, moving the aft control surfaces like mad. Physics! youtu.be/iwMZoWS0P2c?si…

Here’s the F-35 Demo Team pilot we saw today:
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I’m so inspired by Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner. Love how the video shows her speaking to Girl Scouts.

My real estate agent's BROKER just called me at 9pm on a Friday to tell me that the seller doesn't want to sell a house to me because I am BLACK. This is after the inspection, contract agreement, down payment. Baby, I'm either buying your house or buying YOUR BLOCK. CHOOSE ONE.

Having way too much fun at the First State airshow. You can take the aerospace nerd out of Delaware…

12. This sculpture by Bruno Catalano portrays the profound emptiness experienced by migrants as they depart from their homeland—leaving their loved ones and their community behind—in pursuit of a better life.

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury has experienced a technical issue that is preventing its thrusters from operating at full power.

Top spaceflight experts from ESA and its partners are working the problem, but the long-term impact on the mission is uncertain.

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IF G4-G5 storm happens Sunday night, this could be best chance for DC area to the see the northern lights as there will be less cloud cover. Stay tuned!!!

I’m so happy for you, Bill!

Yes! Thank you all for sharing w those is us stuck under clouds

If you have clear skies this weekend, please look up at night. There’s a once-in-twenty-years solar storm hitting the Earth. People seeing the Northern lights down to the Carolinas.

DC has thick clouds, le sigh

As an astronomer, I’m usually at peace with the reality of cloudy nights. But this is a night that has me yelling at clouds

Extreme (G5) geomagnetic conditions have been observed!

Aha! Monisha’s article captures something that’s been rattling in my brain:

Science isn’t just about the numbers, or what’s “out there” in space — it’s about our shared humanity and capacity for wonder. Yeah.

NASA Science took a big hit in FY24, and it's great to see that there are so many advocates within Congress who are willing to elevate NASA Science for FY25!

Even in a runaway train looming fiscal nightmare, the United States can afford vastly more investment in NASA Science - it's a many-fold societal+technological ROI. Thank you to signatories for supporting a strong NASA SMD approps in '25. planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/Ch…