Prof Lindsay, the Space Wizard 🌞🔮📡

One way to support science in Ukraine is to STAY ENGAGED with Ukrainian researchers.

A recent AGU talk showed the impact of anthropogenic energy release (explosions over Eastern Europe) on the upper atmosphere. The talk was interesting, highlighted the war at AGU, and engaged Ukrainian scientists.

March 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse in New York, New York, USA Start time, end time, animation, and detailed viewing information for the upcoming eclipse in New York, New York, USA

Lunar eclipse tomorrow!🌞🌎🌚
Reminder: In a lunar eclipse the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up just right for the Earth's shadow to fall on the moon

Looking forward to seeing this cutie during my commute (so far it has been the only perk to teaching a class at 8:30am🫩)
www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/u...

There was an interesting NYT article that touched on the effect of green house gases on the thermosphere-The part of the upper atmosphere that is hot b/c it is bad at losing heat (it is also where most spacecraft orbit)

For a deeper dive, I recommend agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

TV screen that says "Last Week Tonight" in the hallway of a studio

Yesterday I had a fun time watching a filming of tonight's episode of Last Week Tonight... yesterday 😅

The real "danger" of Pokémon Lego is that it is teaching kids that gender is a construct... like you can literally construct it

Music to science to....

Promotional >6ft Orbitz for "Nirvanna the band the show the movie"

Hiding behind the Orbitz logo

You know what WAS a good thing to watch tonight? "Nirvanna the band the show the movie". It was weird and fun slice of Canadiana.

Also learned tonight that Orbitz were not sold internationally...a shame, really.

Norway’s Century-Long Watch on the Northern Lights

In science news, here is a lovely NYT article about Norway's achievements in space science📡Two years ago I had the absolute pleasure visiting EISCAT (European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association) facilities in Tromso and Skibotn, and they were each inspirational
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/s...

James Webb Telescope Takes a First Peek Inside Uranus The planet's upper atmosphere has been mapped for the first time, revealing one of the solar system's most enigmatic members.

Cool science involving URANUS

(but actually, it is cool we can remote sense the magnetosphere and ionosphere.... of URANUS)

www.extremetech.com/science/jame...

A snowy fire escape, with Brooklyn in the background

Got my view back 😀

By the way, due to the NYC travel ban it has been very quiet in Brooklyn today.

Goodbye, view 🌨️

A snowy Brooklyn outside an apartment window

Update: more snow

Can we at least hibernate in the Hayden Planetarium? 🌠

It begins...🌨️

Don't travel if you don't have to, stay safe, and reach out to 311 if you need assistance or see someone who needs assistance.

On the PATH train heading to work, and I got the conductor who sounds like a 1920s circus ringmaster. Sir, you are my muse 🎪

a person is holding a jason voorhees mask in front of a happy friday the 13th banner Alt: A person is holding a jason voorhees mask in front of a "Happy Friday the 13th" banner

Happy Friday the 13th!

I love this franchise, which I maintain is about a child with a disability getting revenge for corporate negligence

a cartoon of a skunk standing in a field of flowers with the words ahhh shucks . Alt: A cartoon of a skunk standing in a field of flowers with the words ahhh shucks.

Flattered that Bad Bunny mentioned Canada during the halftime show

Ahh, I thought that was a company name 😁

Chai latte and lemon loaf, with Hoboken in the background

Having a post-seminar chill out session at Stevens 😌

I am so thankful that there are people who are not as easily grossed out by this stuff as I am. Thank you for your service and your stomachs of steel 🫡

Signs indicating there is a movie being filmed at NJIT

@njit.bsky.social Tell me your secrets, what movie is this? 👀

❤️

My jaw dropped when I heard about this. We just lost an absolute icon.

I don't know about you, but I'd like some Moonbits!
A warming snack while we wait for the cold weather to move through Florida. New launch date Sun 8 Feb: nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
@timhortonsofficial.bsky.social

Wait, slow down, where does the piano go?

Comic. My experience seeing the Northern Lights: [Graph: x axis is increasing time, y axis is increasing aurora coolness, going from visible glow on the horizon, color only visible in photos -> sheets and pillars of light, colors faintly visible -> “oh wow, it’s getting really bright now.” -> spectacular ribbons of color spanning the sky and illuminating the landscape. Graph shows dips and peaks over many hours with the topmost peeks for only around 5 or 10 minutes.] [caption] Aurora tip: If you get good views of the aurora, keep watching the sky; you might suddenly get great ones.

Aurora Coolness

xkcd.com/3196/

Depending on the scale of your x-axis, this might align with the sunspot cycle 😁

'The most incredible display of aurora I've ever seen in my 20 years of flying'. Pilot captures historic northern lights show from 37,000 feet (photos) The photos were taken during a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest in years.

Cool aurora photos from the recent geomagnetic storm... but if the pilot is taking photos, then who is flying the plane?! 😰

www.space.com/stargazing/a...

A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) hit the Earth around 18 UT and is now causing #aurora. If you live and North America and want to know if you might see aurora, NOAA is a great resource: www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/...

Advocacy Action Center The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.

HEY! If live in the US and have a couple minutes to spare, NASA could use your help 🫵

www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...