World and Science ✓
@WorldAndScience · joined 02 Mar 2012
Frequently updated assortment of tweets related to the world of science (with some side tracking) - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases
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The Strange Medical Condition That Proves a Broken Heart Isn’t Just a Metaphor: https://t.co/LLMayeRUqd
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If all our choices are shaped by prior causes, does 'free will' still exist, or is it just the psychological experience of deciding?
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A Galactic Gem in the Milky Way...
This stunning view highlights Terzan 9, a dense globular cluster located in Sagittarius, close to the Milky Way’s vibrant centre.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Cohen) https://t.co/BGm1hOnnh3
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This near-infrared view shows the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) as more delicate than in visible light. A dark dusty band shapes the “body,” concealing the ancient Sun-like core that lights the nebula.
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Kastner, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) https://t.co/D2P
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Jupiter in stunning detail, photographed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gabriel Fiset) https://t.co/Z7xin2cLxQ
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The remarkable HFG1 planetary nebula
Located in Cassiopeia, HFG1 was formed by the binary star system V664 Cas, which is moving rapidly through the Milky Way.
Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) https://t.co/cQoDCxaY
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If you could invite any scientist from the past or present to dinner, who would you choose?
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Peering Through the Cosmic Keyhole of NGC 1999
Interestingly: NGC 1999 is made from leftover material associated with the formation of a newborn star.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, K. Noll) https://t.co/I51hJeCUJJ
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@WorldAndScience There are many things you can learn in this world, many can be wise, but anyone can do the most important thing of all which would make the world a much better place, be good to each other. If you read this, please share it with all you can.
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@WorldAndScience If there is something beyond the speed of light that we are unable to observe.
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Spectacular: Zooming into the most detailed image ever captured of the Andromeda Galaxy, revealing millions of stars in breathtaking detail.
(Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler) https://t.co/bDfWvS
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If you had unlimited funding and access to the world’s most advanced technology, what scientific question would you most want to answer?
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Within the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2948 glows as its brightest region, where shadowy, finger-like clouds stretch toward young stars.
The scene captures a rare look at the raw forces that shape new stellar systems.
(Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU) https://t.co
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Meet the Self-Folding DNA Robots That Could Clean Up Pollution and Save Lives: https://t.co/g0PEj0qV1k
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@WorldAndScience Gorgeous, but it’s worth remembering these nebula images are heavily processed-what would the human eye actually see if we flew through that region?
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A richly detailed glimpse into the stellar environment of the Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin) https://t.co/oZoDULHnSy
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Against accounts of the same size
18 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.
Median views14 510this account17 339median for 1M–10M
Reach, %0.57%this account0.86%median for 1M–10M
Engagement, %0.64%this account0.73%median for 1M–10M
| Metric | This account | Median for 1M–10M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 14 510 | 17 339 | 0.84× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 0.57% | 0.86% | 0.66× |
| Engagement rate | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.87× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
14.6K21 Sep
40.6K
19.4K
98
37
1022 Sep
17.4K
49.1K
14.5K
12.7K
14.4K23 Sep
14.5K
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9.2K24 Sep
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.88%21 Sep
0.07%
0.70%
1.02%
0.00%
0.00%22 Sep
1.39%
0.20%
0.64%
0.71%
0.87%23 Sep
1.08%
0.07%
0.07%24 Sep
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.73%.
What the audience does
Likes72.6%1 121 in total
Reposts14.0%217 in total
Replies6.3%98 in total
Quotes1.2%19 in total
Bookmarks5.8%90 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
Followers by day
22 Sep
Daily snapshots since 22 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.
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