Kevin Peter Hand, director of NASA's Ocean Worlds Lab, is back for a bonus episode of the 5AM STORYTALK PODCAST to break down a seminal film in his life with me – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977). This conversation was a joy to work on!

#film #movies #cinema #closenencountersofthethirdkind #stevenspielberg #space #nasa #spaceexploration

https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/bonus-podcast-kevin-peter-hand-director

5AM StoryTalk · 6dBonus Podcast: Kevin Peter Hand, Director of NASA's Ocean Worlds Lab, Talks 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'By Cole Haddon

**SciPunk** @SciPunk@pixelfed.social · Mar 26

Mar 26

SciPunk @SciPunk@pixelfed.social

Alien (1979)

#space #alien #scifi #movies #nostromo #spaceship #spacecraft #gifs #outerspace #spaceexploration #ridleyscott

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#ridleyscott

**JD Gadina** @macmade@mastodon.social · Mar 25

Mar 25

JD Gadina @macmade@mastodon.social

M42 Orion Nebula.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro.
300mm, f2, 400 exposures of 10’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #nebula #orion #orionnebula #m42 #messier42 #messier

**TWiT Podcasts** @TWiT@mastodon.social · Mar 25

Mar 25

TWiT Podcasts @TWiT@mastodon.social

Are humans finally headed to Mars? Rod Pyle & @tariqjmalik talk with Dr. Robert Zubrin about the evolving plans to reach the Red Planet on This Week in Space 153. #MarsMission #SpaceExploration Download and subscribe here: twit.tv/twis/153

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 24

Mar 24

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Artemis II Space Launch System core stage rigged for lift into the stack this week [credit: NASA EGS] https://www.byteseu.com/858542/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology

**JD Gadina** @macmade@pixelfed.social · Mar 24

Mar 24

JD Gadina @macmade@pixelfed.social

M45 Pleiades / Seven Sisters.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro.
300mm, f2, 150 exposures of 30’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #pleiades #maia #nebula #cluster #m45 #messier45 #messier

#messier

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 24

Mar 24

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

A large solar prominence [OC] https://www.byteseu.com/857315/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 23

Mar 23

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Fomalhaut: The Cosmic Eye in Space https://www.byteseu.com/855682/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology

**Flipboard Science Desk** @ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · Mar 22 *

Mar 22 *

Flipboard Science Desk @ScienceDesk@flipboard.social

It is now indisputable that there was once water flowing on Mars, but how much, and even why, is a matter of debate. Read about how Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past, from @KnowableMag:

https://flip.it/3wB73z

Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsGhost rivers, hidden lakes: The long search for water on MarsMartian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

#Science #Space #Mars