Michael Wong

Thanks for taking on that challenge!

My third trip to congressional offices to advocate for federal science funding, and my first with a direct scientific colleague of mine: Dr. Ryan Felton! It was an honor to remind legislators why NASA is important to local districts, the country, and the world 💫

“Please state the nature of the government emergency.”

So cool to be on the Hill today with @planetarysociety.bsky.social board member and Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social sharing how NASA embodies our values of scientific curiosity, peaceful exploration, and international cooperation 🖖🏼

Episode 188: What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves Mike reads his Noema Magazine essay

New podcast episode! 👽🎙🖖

I read my @noemamag.com essay "What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves" and share a little bit about its origins.

#OverheardAtCarnegie: “Life speculates to accumulate.”

Thousands of NASA employees to bid farewell to the NASA they knew As October begins, thousands of longtime NASA employees are leaving the agency. 4000+ will exit by January 9, 2026, changing NASA forever.

“There is no longer a path for someone to come work at NASA when they grow up.” 😢

VCC 2025 Virtual Creatures Competition To be held at ALIFE 2025 in Kyoto, Japan

The winner will receive a $250 prize! 💸

The deadline to submit your digital creatures to the Virtual Creatures Competition at ALIFE 2025 is today, Oct 01, 2025!

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Visit the homepage of VCC 2025!

#OverheardOnZoom: "If there is a shutdown, at least we'll get the whole day off to listen to Taylor Swift's new album."

Thanks to Jack Szostak, Andy Knoll, and Karen Lloyd for their kind words! 🥹

#OverheardAtCarnegie: “Someone could lose twenty pounds if they ran in my brain for an hour.”

All mortals can enjoy!

Not sure we’re overturning it so much as adding some intriguing ideas to be considered, but thanks for your enthusiasm! I’d love to hear what you think once you’ve read it! 🙂

Time's Second Arrow &#8220;<em>Time&#8217;s Second Arrow</em> . . . present[s] an audacious hypothesis: that the increasing complexity observable in the history of life, the universe, and everything reflects a fundamenta...

Learn more about the book here ⬇️

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Advance reading copies have arrived! 📚

Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Boldy go where no one has gone before. Sign-up to get the latest news and updates for Magic: the Gathering | Star Trek!

High school me would have FREAKED OUT

Deep Space Love A (mostly) Star Trek podcast in which a married Trekkie couple explore love - in all its forms - throughout the final frontier. Join Nicole & Joe as they deep dive …

Learn more about @dslovepod.bsky.social here ⬇️

Episode 187: Love in a Jefferies Tube Mike beams aboard Deep Space Love—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek:

New podcast episode! 💚🎙🖖

I beam aboard @dslovepod.bsky.social—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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It’s spooky season again ☠️

The Day of Action to Save NASA Science Join us in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5th & 6th to advocate for NASA science.

Be part of history! On Oct. 5–6, join 250+ space enthusiasts and 12+ partner organizations in Washington, D.C. as we advocate for NASA Science directly to Congress.
The Day of Action is your chance to stand up for the future of space.
⏳ Registration closes Sept. 30:
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YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official Bob and Mike’s Big Idea: A New Law of Nature | Particles of Thought | Podcast

Bob Hazen and I chat with astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi on NOVA's Particles of Thought podcast!

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Need some smooth listening for the approaching weekend? Join us and Dr. Mike Wong as we talk about the ethics of space exploration! Hit It!
@miquai.bsky.social #space #ethics #startrek #scifi #rpg
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At this month’s Just-for-Fun Lunch Talk, @carnegiescience.bsky.social EPL Director Mike Walter shared his love for motorcycles and the physics of driving one safely 🏍️

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Life news -- starting Fall 2026, I'll be an Assistant Prof in University of Maryland, College Park's Astronomy Department!

I'll be starting up a lab to measure all the substellar cloud things 🌤️🪐✨ and continuing alllllll the atmospheric model things

Lowkey obsessed with the mascot #FeartheTurtle

#OverheardAtCarnegie: “At the ALS [Advanced Light Source], there was a room full of junk food. We called it the AFS: the Advanced Food Source.”

This is such a cool result!

TOI-561 b is basically the worst possible place to go looking for an atmosphere: too hot, too small, and too old.

But it looks like someone forgot to tell the planet that. Because it has air, anyways 🧪🔭

Me for @sciam.bsky.social:

#OverheardOnZoom: "The best way to get someone to do something is to make them believe that it was their idea all along."

37. D'VANA TENDI/SAM RUTHERFORD: Love in a Jefferies Tube (feat. Dr. Michael Wong) Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined astrobiologist, planetary scientist, photographer, and Star Trek podcaster, Dr. Michael Wong , to gush about Star…

⭐️New Episode⭐️

We're joined by the fantastic Dr. Michael Wong (@miquai.bsky.social) to talk about the amazing real-life science he is currently working on, our love Lower Decks, and the unique situationship between Rutherford and Tendi!

Check it out!

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We are delighted to bring back Dr. Mike Wong to the podcast to talk about the ethics of space exploration! If you care about science-fiction, space travel, science, or RPGs, this chat is for you. Engage!
@miquai.bsky.social #space #ethics #startrek #scifi #rpg
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Recently had an absolutely delightful conversation with @miquai.bsky.social about Star Trek: Lower Decks for an upcoming @dslovepod.bsky.social ep. It was a fun reminder of how much I love connecting other fans in the Trek community, especially when the world feels grim. Look for the ep. soon!

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Last night on the Mall: a little too cloudy for good astronomical observing, perfectly cloudful for sunset 😌