The unusual substance falling from the sky is called rain. Learn more about it at the library: LAPL.org

Random fun #space fact: while there are many moons in the solar system, only one is known to have its own magnetic field. That's Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is also the largest moon in the solar system -- it's even bigger than Mercury! (Nobody tell Mike Brown does not X.)

The brightest object in the night sky (after the moon) is Venus -- the goddess of love. So in the new year, remember this: when all is at its darkest, love helps light your way. Well, you know, and the moon. But that spoils the poetry of the moment. ;-) Happy New Year. #space

I was thinking about pledging that I'd eat one cupcake every time they voted on Speaker of the House, doubling for every vote. I am starting to be very glad I did not pledge this.

It's the Sol of the Beast! Little-known fact: for one sol only, Perseverance sprouts horns and makes that devil-sign thingy with its robotic arm.

#OTD 1/4/2004 (UTC): NASA's Spirit Rover landed on #Mars, lasting 7 years - far beyond its 90 day mission! Spirit was part of #NASA's family of Rovers. with latest member ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover along with #MarsHelicopter #Ingenuity - not just another #Rover! (Infographic: Daily Express)

I was clearly meant to live in some alternate universe where worrying and swearing fixed your problems, and I ended up in this one instead.

If you can remember what I was doing before I started nostalgically scrolling through pictures from the first days after MER's landing, please remind me. Or, you know what, don't. <3

It's just a matter of time before this is the sequel to Groundhog Day.

It's like I always say, the 15th time's the charm.

Somehow I nearly managed to miss the news that the UK's first-ever launch to orbit from British soil is happening Monday! Ad astra, y'all! bbc.com/news/science-e…

Space is hard. This is still an historic achievement, and Virgin will learn from the anomaly and succeed next time around. Go get 'em, y'all. space.com/virgin-orbit-f…

If I'm sure of anything, it's that this book is gonna be fantastic!

Looks like ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has dropped another sample tube! Jan 10 image Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson

This would be great news, except for the fact that it's because Parler simply no longer has a niche because Twitter is rapidly becoming Parler. arstechnica.com/?p=1909190

The Supreme Court's Dobbs leak investigation was inconclusive, but look on the bright side: at least they've shown convincingly that the leaker wasn't someone *other than* a Supreme Court justice. Which means ... huh. cnn.com/2023/01/20/pol…

I am apparently "forget what I ordered from Amazon in the two days it takes the package to arrive" years old.

You know why the US doesn't have the metric system? Pirates. I mean, some other reasons, too. But it started with pirates. theregister.com/2023/01/22/ret…

New "selfie" taken by ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, showing it standing next to one of its sample tubes. The images were acquired on Jan. 22, 2023 (Sol 684). Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson

Spirit was the first Martian mountaineer. The hills she climbed -- where she first found evidence of past water -- were the Columbia Hills, named for that shuttle. She crested the tallest, Husband Hill, named for Rick Husband. Like Spirit herself, they're gone, but they live on.