I am one of the things hydrogen atoms do after 14 billion years.

Joined January 2008
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"There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths." x.com/brainpickings/status/7…

Carl Sagan on humility, science as a tool of democracy, and the value of uncertainty brainpickings.org/2015/11/09…
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As scientists, we can't afford to let other people be the representatives of our work and field, it is up to us to be the face of science.
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9 May 2016
Today's 7.5 hour #MercuryTransit across the sun will go from 7:12am ET to 2:42pm ET. Here's the latest view:
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Oh - I may need a vector version of this graphic that I can use to make the world better.
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26 Apr 2016
OMG. Behold! The main mirror of @NASAWebbTelescp seen in all its glory for the first time!
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Happy #EarthDay - one of my favorites, view from a side window on the @Space_Station in 2014 looking south to Baja.
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Want to honor people like Prince & Bowie? Be unapologetic for who you are, be proud, be different, be strange without fear of the status quo
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This is my mouth 😁
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My grandfather taking his first selfie 😜
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Badass: "The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters" bbc.com/news/world-asia-indi…
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8 Apr 2016
Landing from the chase plane
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8 Apr 2016
"I think it would be good for the public to know a little about orbital dynamics, because it's counter-intuitive." — @elonmusk PREACH
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8 Apr 2016
The 1st stage of the Falcon 9 just landed on our Of Course I Still Love You droneship. Dragon in good orbit
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Badass. "Girl Designed Her Own Superhero Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Sparkles" fastcompany.com/3058221/this…
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Love your dress, @sharkespearean! #ATLSciFest
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Michael Nelson retweeted
Today in 1781 Uranus was discovered. I am just gifting this to the Internet as a straight line.
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@female_atheist Congratulations! 🎉
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400 years ago #today the Church denounced Copernicus, banned books by Galileo & de Zuniga. bit.ly/21dv2kP
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