Fun fact about this story: JAXA enjoyed it so thoroughly that a framed copy is going to be put up on the JAXA ISAS Director General's office wall. Honestly a bit flabbergasted by that. How cool! JAXA rocks. And so does MMX. I loved writing this story for @science.org.

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Got the cover story in the latest issue of @discovermag.bsky.social

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One additional 'quick fact': if your name is John, the Nobel committee is twice as likely to award you the Prize for Physics, compared to scientists who are female - Number of physics prizes to a John: 10 - Number of female physics Nobel laureates: 5 Best wishes to all the John-hopefuls this yr 👩‍🔬⚛️

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I was on NPR Dallas last week chatting about satellites and shiz for nearly an hour. Enjoy! think.kera.org/2026/09/17/t...

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every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women

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