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Billy C

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(he/him/his) Electrophysics engineer by day, science and space enthusiast by night, Roma and Azzurri fan always.

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Anne Rice: Taltos (1994, Random House Audio)
Anne Rice: Lasher (2004, Arrow Books Ltd)
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Anne Rice: Vittorio (Hardcover, 2005, Alfred A. Knopf)

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Carl Sagan: Cosmos (Paperback, 1985, Ballantine Books)
Ellen Ceely: Child of Shadows (Paperback, 2022, Independently Published)

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Michaelyn L Thomas: Pearl the Space Girl (Paperback, 2025, Spaced Out Doc)
Michaelyn L Thomas: Pearl the Space Girl (Hardcover, 2025, Spaced Out Doc)
Marjorie M. Liu, Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda: Monstress, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2016, Image Comics)

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Available Now! Pearl the Space Girl: The A to Z Adventure of Exploring Space CareersDr. Michaelyn Thomas (aka Spaced Out Doc has written a children's book that is available now in both hardcover and paperback. It is also available from all major online book retailers. For background on Pearl the Space Girl, see these blog posts from Dr. Thomas:

Pearl the Space Girl | Exploring Space Careers

Pearl the Space Girl | Did you know?






Artwork of a girl and her dog wearing spacesuits floating in space. The artwork is for the front cover of Pearl the Space Girl: The A to Z Adventure of Exploring Space Careers. Written by Dr. Michaelyn L Thomas. Illustrated by Saz Ross.
The back cover of the book is artwork of a girl wearing a pink shirt with a rocket on it. About the book. Join Pearl the Space girl as she goes on the exciting A to Z adventure of exploring space careers. She will take kids and adults on an educational journey of fascinating careers in the space industry. Get ready to learn more about space systems technologies and how space exploration improves life on earth. This children's book aims to inspire all kids, especially underrepresented kids, to pursue space education and space careers. The space industry is vast and requires a multitude of skillsets, and often, children and adults do not realize what is within their reach. Join Pearl the Space girl for lift-off as she reaches beyond the stars!
Artwork of a girl and her dog wearing spacesuits floating in space. The artwork is for the front cover of Pearl the Space Girl: The A to Z Adventure of Exploring Space Careers. Written by Dr. Michaelyn L Thomas. Illustrated by Saz Ross.
The back cover of the book is artwork of a girl wearing a pink shirt with a rocket on it. About the book. Join Pearl the Space girl as she goes on the exciting A to Z adventure of exploring space careers. She will take kids and adults on an educational journey of fascinating careers in the space industry. Get ready to learn more about space systems technologies and how space exploration improves life on earth. This children's book aims to inspire all kids, especially underrepresented kids, to pursue space education and space careers. The space industry is vast and requires a multitude of skillsets, and often, children and adults do not realize what is within their reach. Join Pearl the Space girl for lift-off as she reaches beyond the stars!
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Check out Spaced Out Doc's latest blog post entitled Space junk (in the trunk).

https://spacedoutdoc.com/my-blog/f/space-junk-in-the-trunk

Space junk, also known as space debris, are objects left behind by humans in space. These objects include fragments from rockets, satellites, space machinery, as well as inoperable satellites orbiting Earth.

Want to learn more about what is space junk, how orbital mechanics plays a role, the possible effects on space exploration, and how we “take out the trash”? Check out Spaced Out Doc's blog!


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Today is International Women's Day and the theme is "We can all accelerate action!" Check out Spaced Out Doc's latest blog where she provides her thoughts on today as well as Women's History Month, while providing some tips to consider while trying to accelerate change.

https://spacedoutdoc.com/my-blog/f/international-women%E2%80%99s-day-%7C-a-call-to-action


Be the representation that you wish you had or that you need right now. Don’t give up and keep thriving, soaring, and achieving. The universe is infinite, and so is your potential.
International Women's Day. Accelerate Action. Spaced Out Doc.
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Time for, well, not a distraction so much as a palate cleanser: a truly phenomenal shot from Hubble of a galaxy that is rippling like a pond that had a rock tossed in it… because that's what happened! Kinda.

And YES you want to grab the hi-res version.

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/incredible-and-spectacular-hubble-image-of-a-galaxy-that-got-whacked-by-another-galaxy

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Lovely conjunction between the and Venus after ! Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are also visible at the same time. Uranus is up there too, but it's not visible without a telescope. (EDIT: Neptune too, close to Saturn)

If you're in a dark enough location to see the , this is a nice chance to notice that the plane of our Solar System is inclined about 60º with respect to the disc of the Milky Way.

Screenshot from https://stellarium.org/

 

A circular star map of the whole night sky. The cardinal points are indicated along the edge of the circle. The Moon and Venus are very close to each other towards the south-west. Saturn is not far from them. Jupiter and Uranus are high up in the sky, and Mars is close to the eastern horizon. All planets are roughly aligned – the imaginary line that connects them is at a 60º angle with respect to the faint band of the Milky Way.
A circular star map of the whole night sky. The cardinal points are indicated along the edge of the circle. The Moon and Venus are very close to each other towards the south-west. Saturn is not far from them. Jupiter and Uranus are high up in the sky, and Mars is close to the eastern horizon. All planets are roughly aligned – the imaginary line that connects them is at a 60º angle with respect to the faint band of the Milky Way.
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