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  1. Somehow #quartz is losing? Come on, #MinCup26, vote for SiO2 in all its forms!

    www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...

    Yes, I gathered a some of my favorite quartz samples and put 3D printed (phosphorescent and fluorescent) #Grace and #Rocky for...size comparison. (Plus my cats don't want to be models.)

  2. RE: mastodon.social/@proseandpassi

    Where in #space can #planets with #atmospheres be found? C. Cherubim et al. (2026) used #nearinfraredspectroscopy to characterize a #rocky #exoplanet orbiting its host star within the #habitablezone. Planet #LHS1140b exhibits #helium #absorption in its atmosphere, a feature the authors attribute to a helium-dominated #upperatmosphericlayer.

    © #StefanFWirth, July 2026, Berlin

    Reference
    C. Cherubim et al. (2026)
    doi.org/10.1126/science.aea9708