Brian Burt

Award-winning writer of speculative fiction, who works as an info security geek during business hours. How do you hack publishing?

[Brian Burt @btburt]

Clearing the Air is a brilliant roadmap for pragmatic #ClimateAction. I highly recommend it! https://t.co/VSgJ61Iaqy

[NASA @NASA]

Join us today for a live event where we'll share our @NASAMoonBase plans! At 2pm ET (1800 UTC), we'll update you on our progress toward a long-term presence on the Moon. Watch right here on X.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

This weekend is more than a three-day break or the unofficial start of summer. It's a time to reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of those who gave their lives in service to our country.

National memorials like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial offer space to gather, mourn and honor the fallen. As we enjoy the freedoms they protected, may we also take time to honor those who made it possible.

Photo by @nationalmallnps

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A Himalayan monal

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

A stunning circumhorizontal arc, often called a “fire rainbow,” lit up the skies over Michigan this week 🌈☁️

[NASA @NASA]

We won four Telly Awards! 🎉

These awards recognized live coverage of Artemis II, documentation of lunar geology training, and a video journey through exploration with our past, present, and future space telescopes: https://t.co/kYYwNSfDBf

[Brian Burt @btburt]

Michigan should not approve permits that allow Enbridge to drill, discharge wastewater, disrupt communities, and put the Straits at risk. Protect the Great Lakes by rejecting Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel wastewater permit. https://t.co/NYYmW8caav via @OilWaterDntMix

[NASA Goddard @NASAGoddard]

April showers bring May...phytoplankton?

Spring blooms off the coast of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia turned the water shades of bright blue and green. The blooms? Not flowers, but tiny ocean creatures called phytoplankton.
https://t.co/X0ddgPqdja

[Earth @earthcurated]

Today is World Bee Day.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Yellowstone National Park preserves the most extraordinary collection of hot springs, geysers, mudpots, and fumaroles on Earth. More than 10,000 hydrothermal features are found here, including over 500 geysers.

Photo by Jacob W. Frank / @YellowstoneNPS

[NASA @NASA]

First stop, Mars. Next stop, Psyche 📍

On May 15, our Psyche spacecraft swung by Mars on its way to its next destination: a metal-rich asteroid also named Psyche. The Red Planet gave the spacecraft a 1,000-mph speed boost and provided some stunning photos as well!

[World's Amazing Things @Hana_b30]

Turquoise Gouldian Finch
(Erythrura gouldiae)

[Michigan Storm Chasers @MiStormChasers]

Ladies and gentlemen. At long last we are finally able to provide you with something we’ve always wanted to, but could never fully make happen due to various reasons…

Coming in June of 2026, the Michigan Storm Chasers mobile app will be available for download in the Apple & Google Play Stores!

This has been literally years in the making, and we are so very excited to be able to finally provide a weather app for you to use. To make this happen, we have partnered with InstantWeather! They have been incredible to work with, and they let us know recently that our app is nearing completion!

In this app you will find the following:

-Current weather conditions
-Up to 15 day forecasts
-Hourly forecasts (for all 15 days)
-All current weather data (wind speeds, temperature, dew point, pressure etc)
-Ground breaking smoothed radar (free version)
-Advanced radar is available under an extended subscription
-48 hour future radar with extended version
-Reporting section for you to report weather to us with options for pictures / videos!
-Custom MSC sent alerts (for intense weather situations or even aurora!)
-Watch our live streams from the app

And much more!

Our plan is to launch this in June of 2026 so stay tuned in for its release date!

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted with devastating force, claiming 57 lives, including @USGS scientist David Johnston. The eruption remains the most destructive volcanic event in the recorded history of the lower 48 states.

[Earth @earthcurated]

Incredible scene as an eagle ray bursts from the water in a dramatic escape from a pursuing hammerhead shark!

Photo by Ralph de Bie

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Meteor Crater in Arizona, USA was formed 50,000 years ago by a 160 ft meteorite.

[Rob @_ROB_29]

Yosemite’s Firefall waterfall

This is a natural phenomenon at Horsetail Fall, which glows orange during mid to late February when sunlight hits the waterfall just right.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Chrysilla volupe is a tiny jumping spider found mainly in parts of Asia. The males are famous for their intense metallic colours, which can appear almost neon in sunlight

📷 Pavan Kumar

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Every second, the Sun ejects 1.5 million tons of material into space at hundreds of miles per second, but Earth's magnetic field protects it from the solar wind.

📽: NASA Goddard

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

The beautiful white-faced Ibis, with its colorful purple, crimson, teal, and gold feathers, is sure to brighten your day!

Photo by Leslie Scopes Anderson