Tony Rice

InfoSec data scientist by day, @NASAJPL Ambassador, contributor to @WRAL & @WeatherBrains on space topics by night. Supporter of Oxford commas & ISO8601 dates.

[NC State Baseball @NCStateBaseball]

Welcome home to our very own Christina Koch from her trip around the moon. 🐺 x 🌔

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

Lots of aircraft and helicopters off the San Diego coast supporting @NASAArtemis splashdown. The blue aircraft is the WB57 providing high altitude images of the reentry.

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

@CarolinaWxGroup That's real time. It looks slo-mo because SLS is so big.

The rocket creeps off the pad and doesn't pass 70 mph until it clears the tower.

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

NASA's Deep Space Network is currently communicating to the furthest spacecraft (Voyager 1) and (about to be) furthest humans (Artemis II)

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn.

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

Artemis II launch from 3.4 miles from the launch pad at the press site. ZWO @Seestar_astro S50 55mm f/5 telescope. Note the emergency escape baskets released at liftoff.

[NASA @NASA]

Can you see our Moon rocket lift off from your backyard?

Skywatchers in Florida and southern Georgia will have a shot. Check out this map to see when you should look up! Artemis II is targeted to launch no earlier than April 1.

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

@Ford any update on when Sync 4 will be able to handle track names with HTML entities? Lots of songs have ampersands.

[Thomas J. “Tom” Williams @tomwilliams777]

Congrats from ⁦@NCScienceFair⁩ to the six new schools in ⁦@STEMEast⁩ designated as STEM Schools of Distinction (SSoD) by the ⁦@ncpublicschools⁩. We hope to see your student research projects in 25-26! ⁦@smtcenter⁩ ⁦@ncstem⁩ https://t.co/KUtCbQUrXa

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

why we might see aurora across the U.S. tonight and how to get the best photos, read more at #wral
https://t.co/clQnsjJrIt

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

One benefit of waiting out a rain delay…. a beautiful baseball sunset

[John Morales @JohnMoralesTV]

Early risers look for Venus and Saturn this week. The waning gibbous moon will point the way on Thursday and Friday. (via @rtphokie)

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

@amsmeteors where is the best place to ask a customer service question about membership?

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

@Ronnn @NWSSWPC K 5 is an indicator of a minor geomagnetic storm. More info here

https://t.co/wnAKBA0XoI

[HokieSports @hokiesports]

Lane like you’ve never seen it before 🤯

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

The Blacksburg VA seismograph as Metallica takes the stage tonight https://t.co/xcU84xTDnQ

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

I have a new moniker apparently

[Mark McLean @Wxandgardenguy]

We had our 'Space Ace' @rtphokie on ARC Rochester this morning to talk about NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter. Check it out, it was a really fun and informative chat! #ROC #space https://t.co/rx7mnCcyTL

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

Tomorrow morning's "lunar smile" isn't going to look nearly what is being widely shared on social media. Read about the reality and the science of why we tend to see faces in things at #wral https://t.co/k36Lwq8CLN

[Tony Rice @rtphokie]

Everything is better served in a mini helmet.

[Mike Toper @MikeToper1]

@DurhamBulls please tell the chef or whoever is responsible for the brisket Mac and cheese that this was the the most wonderful and tastiest food I have ever had at a ballgame! Grand slam ⚾️

[Mike Toper @MikeToper1]

@DurhamBulls please tell the chef or whoever is responsible for the brisket Mac and cheese that this was the the most wonderful and tastiest food I have ever had at a ballgame! Grand slam ⚾️