Whew, we've made it to the last day of #AAS247 and we're thriving! By "thriving," we mean we've had more coffee than water this week, but we've also had fruitful discussions with colleagues from around the world! Here's our conference survival kit* ☕️ *peer-reviewed by fellow astronomers 🔭🧪☄️

Longer nights means more time for the stars 🌟 As we get closer to winter in the southern hemisphere, sunset gets earlier. But that's good news for ground-based astronomy observatories like NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, because longer nights mean more time to #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪

Wishing you a bright and starry holiday season! ✨ We hope you celebrate, relax, and spend time with loved ones. And with Skysynth, you can enhance your festive cheer by experiencing Rubin data through sound! 🔭🧪 Press play and enjoy a cosmic soundtrack ✨ skyviewer.app/skysynth

The night sky looks steady. It's not. 💥 In the night sky, asteroids drift. Stars pulse and flicker. Distant galaxies flare when something dramatic like a supernova is happening inside them. The Universe is constantly changing, even when our eyes can’t see it. 🔭🧪☄️

Asteroids, supernovae, and black holes...oh my! ☄️🌀 In a single image, Rubin will detect thousands of changes in the sky — from objects in our Solar System to exploding or pulsing stars and actively feeding supermassive black holes, as well as surprises we can't predict yet! 💥 🔭🧪

*Waves hi* 👋 *Waves bye* 👋 Back in July, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory captured this view of Comet 3I/ATLAS: the third interstellar object ever spotted in our Solar System. 3I/ATLAS is still zipping through our Solar System, coming closest to Earth today, 19 December! 🌎 🔭🧪

May your holidays be full of light — and just the right amount of dark matter 🌌 Happy Holidays from all of us at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! We hope your festive season sparkles with cosmic wonder ✨🔭🧪

There's only one Earth 💙💚 Astronomers and astrophysicists are always looking up, trying to understand our place in the cosmos. It's a reminder of how special Earth really is! On this #EarthDay, look up with us and celebrate the beautiful planet we call home 🌎🌍🌏

See just how fast it works: Rubin can image the entire constellation of Orion in just 21 minutes! 🏹 The kind of cosmic surveying that used to take days or weeks can now happen in the time it takes to eat a midnight snack 🥪 🔭🧪

Our dome isn’t just for the aesthetic (though it does look iconic on Cerro Pachón 👀). NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's dome is basically a giant, high-tech shield for the telescope and camera inside, protecting them from wind, temperature swings, and dust. 🔭🧪

"I have great admiration for Estonia and its people, and my personal feelings aside, we at NATO have great respect for what Estonia is doing." — Boris Ruge, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy of NATO #LennartMeriConference

🛳️ Le bateau de #croisière, foyer d'#hantavirus, a pris jeudi la route de Tenerife, aux #Canaries. ➡️ Les passagers seront évacués et rapatriés à l'arrivée

Make this holiday season a healthy one! #HealthyForTheHolidays #GWwellness #LifestyleMedicine

The flotilla participants who were abducted in international waters by Israel are all released in Istanbul, Turkey.

“The United States now ranks 51st in the world for liberal democracy.” Dr. Marina Nord of the V-Dem Institute explains why her research shows democratic institutions in the U.S. are eroding at a pace rarely seen in modern history. Listen to the full interview at kpfa.org #KPFA #Democracy

𝙰 𝙶🌻🌻𝙳 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕!. 𝚆𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎. # 𝚁𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚄𝚜𝚎𝚁𝚎𝙲𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎. 𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝙾𝚗𝙱𝚘𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍.

Zodiac camping chaos! 🏕️✨ All 12 signs in the forest—Aries starting fires, Libra fixing the tent aesthetic, Scorpio telling ghost stories. 🕯️ Nature becomes the ultimate personality test. 🦁 Which sign are you? 👇 #ZodiacSigns #CampingLife #ZodiacHumor #NatureLovers #ZodiacFun #wolink #ZodiacPair

There’s been a dramatic 78% surge in aggressive Tumors & Cancers on this street in the last 5 years. Doctors and scientists are baffled.

Trump's Acting AG on the $1.8B slush fund for J6ers: It is true that this is unusual, but it is not unprecedented.

In today’s headlines: pharmaphorum.com/news #news #pharma #lifesciences #pharmanews #pharmaindustry

As we wrap up 2025, we want to thank you for standing strong in defense of democracy. Your dedication made real progress possible. Together, we showed what collective action can achieve. Let’s continue to unite and rise as we look ahead to 2026.

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Israel Waits for Paramedics then Bombs them

#fyp #hidden #killed #secrets

Podcast Episode 005 is out now! Watch on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts, links are available via Linktree in Bio.

Ukrainians endure relentless Russian bombardment with every kind of weapon. In just the final week of winter, Russia launched over 1,720 attack drones, nearly 1,300 guided aerial bombs, and more than 100 missiles of various types at Ukraine. #RussiaisaTerroristState

Stay safe out there ladies #single #trending #storytime

Your message was exuding positivity. I needed to point it out and thank you. Keep shining and sharing positivity. Happiness, love, and joy matter and we need far more of it in the world. Have a gorgeous day! Good morning to you as well.

How important is the soundtrack in a movie? 🎬 In Sofia Coppola films, the music runs the scene. We broke it down in our blog 📖 Shop our Entertainment Collection 🎥 Film culture–inspired streetwear Tap link in bio 🛒 #streetwear #cinema #graphictees #SofiaCoppola #film

Stop scrolling! Why are Muslim homes quietly outperforming formal math lessons? Access Full Guide: https://go.growdeen.com/early_numeracy Muslim homes teach numeracy through salah, iftar, and wudu. It's already happening. #fyp #Islam

Obtain all materia available from Shinra Box Buster challenges. #FinalFantasyVIIRemake #PS5Share

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The affordability crisis and the climate crisis share many solutions, especially when it comes to transportation. CCI's Emmett Hopkins appeared on @usa.streetsblog.org's The Brake podcast to discuss how fast buses and quick-build bike lanes fit in with a working class climate agenda.

Plunder + Parade = Triumph 🏴‍☠️🎊, but there are 1000s of combinations to discover 👀 Drop your best guess for what Triumph + Meal makes 👇 New Science - Get ready for the new season #indiegame #gamedev #cardgame #indiedev #newscience

Spotters also reported fresh missile activity detected in the Sumy region, raising concerns of follow-on attacks from the northeast.

Another takeaway by the defense. Echols picks it off in the red zone. Steelers offense better do something with this one. #Steelers #HereWeGo #PITvsHOU #NFL

The immiseration must continue until "starvation sieges abroad are bad" and "genocide is bad" become the default values of the American hogs.

Love this! Going to miss moments like this with @colbertlateshow

Let’s build a fairer, greener country, that works for us all. Let’s create an island of belonging. Join us. join.greenparty.org.uk

Oh, the guys ordered doughnuts from Saint Honoré— one of the cafés included in THE CITY lineup! I hope Jungkook got to taste their banana milk creme brulee doughnut!! 🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DYvG5pE...

Timeline cleanse...

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Ctfu 😆

Rocky's got the zoomies! #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats

Get Ready for JumpMap! Watch the new trailer and wishlist it on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058710/JumpMap #gamingpc #Speedrunning #twitch #stream #GamingCommunity

Wie verzweifelt müssen die Altparteien sein, dass sie einen demokratischen Regierungswechsel als "Staatsstreich" bezeichnen?!?❗️Nur noch #AFD 💙💙💙 THX to Alfred Dannenberg MdL

On Friday I’ll be doing a 1 hour deep dive interview with Triumph drummer and co-lead vocalist Gil Moore! The 4x Juno nominated band has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards and they're currently on their first major tour in more than three decades playing arenas across North America!

Mensa Maureen here, if you need context.

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 ❤️‍🔥 The Boss has spoken ✊👊🙌🫶 "I'm here in support tonite for Stephen (Colbert), the first guy in America who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and because Larry & David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want ..."

#bitcoin #crypto #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-16/us/Business/ar/bs/البيتكوين-تنخفض-إلى-78-ألف-دولار-مع-مخاوف-رفع-الفائدة-وتصفية-ضخمة-بقيمة-550-مليون-دولار./1278143

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Pedestrian Crossing 2.0: 🇦🇲Yerevan's Innovative Road Carpets! 🌟 | RuViral 🔥 More viral clips & AI art: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuViralEN TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coolvidzcool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vidzcool/

sooouullll, heart and mind are fightinggg agaiinnn

Lanús' Lucas Besozzi kicks Instituto de Córdoba's Gabriel Abregu in the Copa Argentina match yesterday

🗳️ Colombia tiene a esta hora una cita con las urnas, pero los resultados son aún inciertos.

There are about 100 declassified UAP files in the public US government record. Maybe more. We have them all — the original PDFs, the original 302s, the cables — not summaries, not paraphrases. The archive → disclosurearchives.com

MNO President Margaret Froh acknowledges the importance of our Métis ancestors' efforts and the rich history of Métis communities in Ontario and across the Métis nation and highlights the next decade as a time to revisit and celebrate the foundational stories of Métis people. #NIHM2026

Find your polling place at VoteTexas.gov.

Tokyo Shinjuku Railway, Japan #Japan #Nippon

Visit Qatar Airways Doha Skyline Day and Night - Home of the 2022 World Cup Copa Mundial - See full city tour on my page in the last few days. #vacation #doha #qatar #travel #tourism