Preston Dyches

I talk about communication, connection, and perspective to help you find the profound in everyday life.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

Saddened to learn of the loss of Fred Espenak, one of the world’s authorities on eclipses, astrophotography, and all things up there in the sky. His work has been a huge help in my own skywatching mission. I do not think we shall soon see his equal.

[Riding with Robots @ridingrobots]

I will die on the following flowering hills:
- Earth is a planet, and space and nature are not separate things
- Exploring space helps us understand and protect this planet
- The lesson of space exploration is NOT that we should colonize Mars, but protect this irreplaceable Earth

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

What an incredible feeling it brings to see a machine built by people making tracks on another world. That's a car-sized science rover being directed by a whole *team*, imaged by another spacecraft (and *its* team) from Mars orbit. 😍🛰️ https://t.co/Nf0bS7m0ud

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@MandrilesTown @NASA @NASAWebb And actually, now that I look closer, I see that there is a credit in tha ALT text of the photo on the tweet. I think this ishow NASA's been doing photo credits recently.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@MandrilesTown @NASA @NASAWebb Thanks for being supportive. I knew I was giving up some ability to get credit every time that work was used. I suppose it’s cool just to see that it is useful. At least I can say that my work has been used by NASA a number of times! 🙂

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@tw__astro Gorgeous, Tom. Practically spacecraft quality.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@ErikWernquist Your artwork here is still amazing, years later!

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

20 years ago this week, humans landed a probe on Titan, a hazy moon of Saturn. We did this impossible thing because we wondered what lay beneath the clouds. Nothing is impossible with wonder.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@JPMajor 👏👏👏 Outstanding, Jason!

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

This year will bring significant changes for many of us. I'm choosing to meet those changes not with trepidation, but with curiosity and intention. Sometimes, the boldest choice is simply to believe in yourself enough to begin.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

As 2025 begins, I've been thinking about something that keeps surfacing in unexpected places: The gap between who we are and who we could be isn't bridged by waiting for perfect answers or playing it safe. ��

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

The answers we're seeking rarely arrive fully formed. They emerge gradually, through action and experience, through being willing to show up and engage with life's possibilities.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

Monsters are (/were) real.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Purussaurus is one of the largest known of the giant crocodilians, perhaps even surpassing Sarcosuchus in size. It reigned supreme in central South America in the Miocene period, 8 million years ago.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

@BobMcGwier_N4HY Guys, come on… There’s dust on the lens and some bits of debris floating around following separation, illuminated by the Sun. There is no explaining to do beyond that.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

Great discussion about the philosophy of science as it relates to UAP w/ my SCU colleague @MichaelGlawson and celebrated Stanford researcher @GarryPNolan. To my science community friends, if you don’t respect my interest in UAP, you should darn well respect Garry’s.

[Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies @ExploreSCU]

New podcast episode! 🛸 How does one navigate the intellectual landscape around the UAP topic? Enjoy the latest long-form conversation on "The Anomalous Review" as we speak with Dr. Garry Nolan. Find it on the major platforms, or via the links on our website: https://t.co/rR9oTGqw14.

[Preston Dyches @AstroPresto]

My copy of @LueElizondo’s “Imminent” arrives tomorrow, and thus my weekend is (ahem) booked. Can’t wait!

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Comments on @60minutes by former Pentagon and Intelligence official @LueElizondo put the global spotlight on the government’s look into UAPs.

In his new book, Elizondo writes they are “not made by humans” — adding they present a “very serious national security issue.”