Here’s a Roundup of the Best Space Tweets from the Twitterverse This Week

It’s Friday, my dudes (and others). That means there’s a whole lot that went on this week that you probably missed because of more important things—like flying digital space ships around or mining jewels on your phone. I get it. That’s why we’re here. To keep you caught up. In that spirit, here are five of my favorite space tweets from this week. Enjoy!

1. The Guy From Blink 182 Who Studies UFOs Now

2 years after Tom DeLonge left Blink-182, he found a new life trying to make sense of outer space https://t.co/UwUybWvRlm — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 27, 2019

This article is a fascinating look at how someone can do a complete 180 (er…182?) and go from rock star to researcher. Note I hesitate to say “scientist,” but he’s definitely doing research.

2. This: Because Dogs and the Air Space Force.

Yesterday, #defenders from the 45th Security Forces Squadron retired #MWD Beta. Beta, a 9-year old patrol & detection Belgian Malinois, served us at the 45th Space Wing honorably for several years. Enjoy the couch life! 🐕🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/WzwDJyVxJb — 45th Space Wing (@45thSpaceWing) September 27, 2019

The 45th Space Wing. Did you catch that? For those of you not familiar with Air Space Force MAJCOM structure, a “Wing” is a deeply embedded part of the hierarchy. This further validates my agrument that we already have a Space Force. Plus – A Belgian Malinois for crying out loud! Thanks for your service, Beta! I hope somebody gives you a good belly-scratchin’ for me!

3. Space is Great, But Earth, Though…

We love space exploration here at Felix & Paul Studios, but the truth is: we only have one Earth, and we need to protect it. Today we’re proud to support the #ClimateStrike in Montreal, and all of those fighting to counteract the impacts of climate change.🌎 pic.twitter.com/bnxqm8u5HC — Felix & Paul Studios (@felixandpaul) September 27, 2019

They’ve got a point. Space exploration is one option to help mitigate the global crisis that is climate change, but it is, of course, preferable that we figure out how to keep living on Earth before that becomes irrevokably impossible.

4. Under Pressure

“Teacher who make Physics boring are criminals” 😲 pic.twitter.com/uAlxkjK39a — Physics & Astronomy Zone (@ZonePhysics) September 21, 2019

Two things: First, I’m ironically listening to “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2″ right now—”We don’t need no education” Second. “Teacher who make Physics boring are criminals.” [shudders at the grammar].

Other than that, this is just a fun demonstration of how pressure works and why it’s such a big deal in space.

5. Unexplained Science News—Yay for Space Tweets about Mystreries!

Every time I see phenomena like this pop up I get goosebumps. I love unexplained space phenomena, and tweets like this will always make my list!

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