The Pale Blue Latte

Greetings, I'm @jackiefromspace. This is KCRW's caffeinated science blog for when your curiosity has a sense of humor ☕️ spazzing... omg #PBLScience

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This blog was inspired by #Voyager40 and Carl Sagan's words about humanity and our little Earth. Here's to another 40 years!

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“The earliest theoretical attempts to describe and explain the universe involved the idea that events and natural phenomena were controlled by spirits with human emotions who acted in a very humanlike and unpredictable manner....why is it that we and the… https://t.co/e8FGq4pyoR

[Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience]

.@TheSpaceGal talks #scicomm at #SciCommCamp

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@undocusci @SciCommCamp SUGAR OVERLOAD!!!

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My childhood was so analog.... https://t.co/uyRMPkDRgi

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For all the surfers out there... https://t.co/AZxvym5qPr

[Academy of Scholars @TheAcademyBflo]

2/2 A light-year is not a time. A light-year is the distance that light travels in a year in space: 6 trillion miles! #ScienceFact #Science

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#sciencefacts: the San Andreas Fault is a right-lateral strike slip fault. Here is my nerdy tattoo for reference. #earthquakeLA

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#EARTHQUAKE! I slept through this one, but yeah we are on an active fault line..they happen. https://t.co/jR5ObpTT5x

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#Science: The franklin bumblebee is super tiny and erratic in its behavior. No one knows if they’re extinct yet!
https://t.co/1HovRSBN1B

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Saying bye to #Cassini has given me a lump in my throat.
Isn't it strange we have devlped such a strong emotional connection with a robot?

[NASA @NASA]

Earth received @CassiniSaturn’s final signal at 7:55am ET. Cassini is now part of the planet it studied. Thanks for the science #GrandFinale

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Hello! Allow me to introduce myself.
I'm Mr. Cymothoa Exigua aka tongue-eating louse from the order Isopoda. I wa… https://t.co/DRNxPUElNs

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#ScienceFacts:
Coral turf warfare. One colony will launch its digestive tract at the opposing colony and destroy the other colony’s polyps!

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#ScienceFact:
Decompression melting occurs at hot spots, divergent boundaries, and continental rifts. magma rises, pressure decreases, melt!

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@BBCEarth @nochedevolcanes decompression melting.. drools.

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

How NOT to behave when you see your food coming in a restaurant 🙈
#Tribes

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@KeepItRheol @tectonictweets HAHA i poured one out for graphite already :(
Rutile just looks pretty in necklaces. #superficial

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Long road to reusabity of Falcon 9 primary boost stage…When upper stage & fairing also reusable, costs will drop by a factor >100.

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Currently: binge watching #elonMusk 's Instagram vids and reading the directions... LOL
https://t.co/loDJODAooy

[Science Channel @ScienceChannel]

These are the moons #Cassini discovered during its mission around Saturn.
#CassiniGrandFinale