We Finally Know Why #Phoebe Orbits Backwards

Out in the far reaches of #Saturn’s orbit lies a #moon that doesn’t belong. This is Phoebe: a dark, rebel object racing against the calm flow of the Saturnian system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yaX8HqYSI8

New article on too many satellites and ways that we SHOULD be allocating orbits (by Gregory Radisic with me as second author) https://theconversation.com/too-many-satellites-earths-orbit-is-on-track-for-a-catastrophe-but-we-can-stop-it-275430

Been up for about 30 minutes and I already got a media inquiry. Nice.

Hey, if you want your mind absolutely crushed into dust today then read my article at Scientific American about how much energy is released when two supermassive black holes collide. To borrow from Douglas Adams, it's the best bang since the big one.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-energy-is-released-when-supermassive-black-holes-collide/

This amazing pic of the galaxy IC 5332 from JWST gave me some arachnophobic-like chills, but damn, it's so amazing. Read about it here!

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-spider-web-a-million-trillion-kilometers-wide-jwst-s-view-of-ic-5332

[PS: this Tuesday issue is usually for paid subscribers but I put a lot of it above the fold because it's cool]

#PPOD: This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a strong solar flare erupting. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that, along with other types of solar eruptions, can impact radio communications, electric power grids, and navigation signals and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. The flare pictured was classified as an X4.2 flare. X-class flares are the most intense. Credit: NASA/SDO

#space #science

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/113694884783855934

It's 2026 now. Boost if you're ready to destroy genAI entirely.