Dan Berman

My new paper on Barnard crater, Mars is out in the Planetary Science Journal!
#planetaryscience

doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...

There is no math on the second page, are you trying to troll me?

My new paper on Barnard crater, Mars is out in the Planetary Science Journal!
#planetaryscience

doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...

Nice! I’m actually studying this exact area right now.

Republicans are lying, as usual.

Phantasia Press : Publisher of fine editions of science fiction Phantasia Press : Publisher of fine editions of Fantasy and Science Fiction

If you didn’t know, Phantasia is publishing again!
Phantasiapress.com

Yup, it was aluminum-coated asbestos. Too bad you didn’t hang on to it, it’s worth a fortune now.

The Firestarter limited edition was indeed bound in asbestos.

Don Maitz gesturing at 8 new oil paintings on a black backdrop.

Switching gears from wizards and scallywags... I recently completed 4 oil paintings for an edition of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (Phantasia Press). I started with smaller acrylic color studies that served as a guide for the final art. Close-ups of each painting to follow next week!

Original artwork by Don Maitz, showing a man standing in space and stepping through a series of triangles towards a bright light.

Here's the first oil painting from my journey through eternity for Phantasia Press: "Stepping into Eternity".

Wish you were coming down to Tucson!

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Coming soon: The Dragon King An epic new animated series from the creators of The Dragon Prince

@trekprodigyroom.bsky.social @goodaaron.bsky.social @brothershageman.bsky.social It would be amazing if you guys could put together a Kickstarter like this exciting one for more Prodigy! #startrekprodigy #dragonking

Op-ed: Space Science Is Part of the Space Race with China Beijing is pressing ahead with an ambitious space science effort designed to close the gap with—or even exceed—US capabilities in the coming decades. If our elected leaders believe that America’s cont...

If our elected leaders truly believe we're in a new space race with China, then we cannot afford to abandon space science.

Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...

Isn’t it the job of the media to not take their word at face value?

Tom Clancy’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

They’ve already set that precedent.

Lovely. Thanks for going through it.

What’s the bottom line, does this impact us?

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Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in Cochise County A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent has been indicted on 24 felony charges, the latest in a series of sexual-misconduct convictions or charges against CBP employees in Arizona.

tucson.com/news/local/b...

‘We dissent’: NASA staff declare opposition to Trump cuts Declaration of dissent, which warns that science and safety are at risk, joins similar documents from staff at the EPA and the NIH.

More than 280 NASA employees past and present, including at least 4 astronauts, have signed a declaration of opposition to the many drastic changes that the US administration is working to enact

go.nature.com/44UJqbk

This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”

I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.

Part I

In prep for today's @astronomycast.com recording, I looked up budgets for major partner space agencies to explore the "Other nations will step up" storyline regarding sci & space exploration in particular.

- NASA proposed FY26 cuts: $6.1 billion
- JAXA+ESA+ISRO+CSA budget FY25: $12.2 billion

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Surprise, surprise.

Local opinion: Southern Arizona space science is in crisis NASA science dollars generate $337 million in Arizona's economy each year, so the budget bill as written now would be a huge hit on the local economy.

PSI's Amanda Hendrix wrote a really great op-ed for the local Tucson newspaper about what's at stake in the fight against the president's budget request for NASA: tucson.com/opinion/colu...

I forgot to compliment your shirt when I met you yesterday. Party on, dudes!

It was insane today. It was the most crowded I’ve ever seen a con.

Tell Congress: Save NASA Science The current administration's 2026 budget request includes a staggering 47% cut to NASA's science programs as part of a 25% cut to NASA overall. This is an extinction-level event for the Earth and spac...

MORE SIGNATURES NEEDED! Tell Congress: Save NASA Science (I did) #planetsci www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...

Playing on enemy turf is what democrats do best.