Jatan Mehta @uncertainquark@mastodon.xyz

I'm frustrated with Mastodon, it keeps having downtimes. Plus the crossposter I used to post tweets here automatically no longer works. If you want to see my updates, here's my Twitter:
https://twitter.com/uncertainquark

Can we please have non-annotated images @isro@twitter.com? :/
Chandrayaan 2 has far more capable cameras than what we see here, show us the detailed views!

RT @isro@twitter.com

Paying tributes to the Father of the Indian Space Program, Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai on his birth anniversary.
Recently, Chandrayaan-2 captured the Sarabhai Crater on Moon. Read more here https://bit.ly/31IobZJ
#VikramSarabhai

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/isro/status/1293429087076102147

Artemis IV: A new hope.
Thread.

RT @DrPhiltill@twitter.com

Listening to the NASA Lunar Exploration Forum. It is awesome to hear @torybruno@twitter.com talking about a post-scarcity future for civilization as we move industry off-Earth into space beginning with the Moon.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DrPhiltill/status/1293219917324529664

If you liked this meme, I have more space memes on my blog.
https://jatan.space/memes-on-space-exploration/

Mars has been getting a lot of attention for over two decades now. But one must not forget that there are other fascinating worlds out there, worthy of dedicated missions to answer fundamental science questions.
This was probably the longest caption to presenting a #meme ever.

Ceres can be The Moon equivalent of the outer solar system for settlements. Not Mars.
https://jatan.space/the-moon-as-a-rocket-platform/

RT @NASAJPL@twitter.com

Mystery Solved 🧐

Bright areas on dwarf planet Ceres come from salty water underneath. Data from @NASA_Dawn@twitter.com answer two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres, and how long ago was the dwarf planet geologically active? http://go.nasa.gov/2DNYKh1

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1292848023538511875

Time to start voicing for a planetary status for Ceres too.

RT @NASAJPL@twitter.com

Mystery Solved 🧐

Bright areas on dwarf planet Ceres come from salty water underneath. Data from @NASA_Dawn@twitter.com answer two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres, and how long ago was the dwarf planet geologically active? http://go.nasa.gov/2DNYKh1

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1292848023538511875

Someone just referred to me as Moon Mehta, and I’m gonna take this as a compliment. 🚀🌝

Also true for Moon to the asteroid belt vs. Mars to the belt.

RT @DrPhiltill@twitter.com

Nice graphic about putting refueling depots in various cislunar locations. (However, Nichols Bennet of @ACSERUNSW@twitter.com recently showed that Moon-to-Geostationary Transfer Orbit [GTO] Direct is also economically viable.) https://twitter.com/nyrath/status/1292532246746980354

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DrPhiltill/status/1292534252635127809

If you’ve been digging my work lately, consider supporting me on Patreon. :)
I don’t do ads and shit, so every real supporter counts and is valuable.
https://www.patreon.com/uncertainquark

If you’ve been digging my work lately, consider supporting me on Patreon. :)
https://www.patreon.com/uncertainquark

Feel. the . heat.

RT @Bottlaeric@twitter.com

Température ressentie :

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Bottlaeric/status/1292078247610585088

ISRO's Chandrayaan 1 made headlines when it confirmed the presence of water on the Moon. I interview its Mission Director for @SuperclusterHQ@twitter.com about his role in the mission, forging a partnership with America, and India’s future in space. 🚀🌔
https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/indias-role-in-the-new-race-to-the-moon

While life on Earth was taking shape and spreading over 3 billion years ago, Mars was rapidly losing its atmosphere and water. NASA's MAVEN is a dedicated mission to investigate that.
My latest for @exploreplanets@twitter.com. It's so much fun. writing for them :D

RT @uncertainquark@twitter.com

What is the Achilles heel of Mars? Over 6 years, NASA's @MAVEN2Mars@twitter.com orbiter has revealed how and why Mars lost its dense atmosphere and water.
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/maven

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uncertainquark/status/1291797437477085185

MAVEN is a highly underappreciated mission of the @NASAMars@twitter.com Exploration program.

RT @uncertainquark@twitter.com

What is the Achilles heel of Mars? Over 6 years, NASA's @MAVEN2Mars@twitter.com orbiter has revealed how and why Mars lost its dense atmosphere and water.
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/maven

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uncertainquark/status/1291797437477085185

What is the Achilles heel of Mars? Over 6 years, NASA's @MAVEN2Mars@twitter.com orbiter has revealed how and why Mars lost its dense atmosphere and water.
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/maven

What is the Achilles heel of Mars? NASA's MAVEN reveals.
My latest piece for @exploreplanets@twitter.com is about this less talked about but super critical mission.

RT @uncertainquark@twitter.com

While life on Earth was taking shape and spreading over 3 billion years ago, Mars was rapidly losing its atmosphere and water. Over 6 years, NASA's @MAVEN2Mars@twitter.com mission has revealed how and why Mars became the dry, cold desert it is today. My latest! 🛰
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/maven

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uncertainquark/status/1291743580197777408

While life on Earth was taking shape and spreading over 3 billion years ago, Mars was rapidly losing its atmosphere and water. Over 6 years, NASA's @MAVEN2Mars@twitter.com mission has revealed how and why Mars became the dry, cold desert it is today. My latest! 🛰
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/maven

Whoa! A planetary scientist supported me on Patreon. :D
This is so reassuring given my desire and efforts to explain science of space missions to the public!
If you like such work of mine and want to support, you can do so here - https://www.patreon.com/uncertainquark