Orbiting Jupiter

[archaeo-io]

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-- Hello! You can call me Io. I'm 22, a senior in College studying Museology. I seek to get my Masters in Cultural Anthropology, and my Ph.D. in something adjacent to Archeoastronomy.

-- My dream job would involve contributing to NASA's SETI program. I find SETI quite fascinating and would absolutely adore aiding the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence! I would also be very happy teaching in University.

-- I am a transman using He/They pronouns. I am Hispanic (Puerto Rican + Dominican) and based in the United States.

-- Inbox is currently Open!

-- I am not an expert on Archeoastronomy, Anthropology, or Astronomy! This blog is just here for me to log research, share knowledge, and engage with the content I am learning.

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Last Edited: 6/2/2026

[archaeo-io]

I've taken a short break from my personal curricula for personal reasons, but I've kept up my career-based research on the side.

And I have to say - I'm a little disappointed.

I've been interested in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Program (SETI) linked to NASA for.. a while. The history of SETI lies in interdisciplinarity. Combining the Humanities with Sciences. Specifically, Anthropology and Sociology with STEM.

Unfortunately, I'm a senior in college. Its too late for me to change my major.

But I'm making the appropriate career plans to find a home in the field. Or, well, I thought I was.

I found SETI's website and needless to say, I'm... disappointed. Despite the roots that SETI has in anthropology and interdisciplinarity, everyone listed on the website works in a STEM position. Or has a STEM background. At least, in the SETI section. And its disheartening.

Though, I'm trying to keep good spirits! Astrosociology is another field I've just discovered - I wonder what that consists of?

I plan to continue my studies as prepared. I'm just... disappointed? I don't have the funds to restart my schooling. Otherwise, I'd get my degree's in Astronomy.

But its fine. It'll work itself out, I'm sure.

[archaeo-io]

Today [June 3, 2026] is day one of my Personal Curriculum journey. I spent yesterday selecting three classes that I want to spend my summer on. Or, at least, June.

I've landed on three courses:

Introduction to Astrophysics via EdX. I've only done the introduction. The course sets itself up as a 7 week course. The instructor is French, but all of the videos are translated into English. And the content is all stuff that I'm vaguely familiar with because of my Intro to Astronomy course. But, so far, its been going well!

Cosmology and Astronomy via Khan Academy. I've used Khan Academy in the past, so I'm already familiar with the platform! The course is all video lectures, which is perfectly fine for me. I'm more of a visual learner, anyway. The content is, again, stuff I am familiar with. But it seems like its going to go more in depth, which I am very excited for!

Introduction to Archeology via Allison Learning. Now, I was already about halfway through module one. I like the course. Its a little slow paced, its throwing a lot of words at you, but it breaks down and explains a lot of theories and methodology. And it goes through anthropology concepts as well. I like this course. It isn't my favorite of the three, but it works.

These three courses will get me through the Summer! I will also be doing some readings that I've sources from NASA's website and other sites as well. If anyone is interested, I can make a shareable folder on google drive!

I will update as I go along! Feel free to follow me along if you'd like.

~ Io

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and out of the darkness - you you you you you

[lemondoddle]

[Description: a looping bouncy animation of grace and Rocky from project hail mary. Grace throws himself onto rocky for a hug, smiling and nuzzling his face to the top of Rocky's xenonite covered carapace. Rocky brings a claw up to ruffle Grace's hair and grace throws himself even more on top of rocky, rocky wrapping his arms around grace. End description.]

[gemini-enthusiast]

The first photos are coming in from Artemis II, and they are stunning. Photos of our home planet from humans we are sending further than anyone has gone before.

[livingforstars]

Callisto Enhanced - May 12th, 1998.

"Callisto is half rock and half ice. This moon of Jupiter is approximately the size of the planet Mercury, making it the third largest moon in the Solar System, after Ganymede and Titan. Callisto's icy surface is billions of years old, lacks any sign of volcanic activity, and is densely covered with rifts and craters. These features are particularly apparent in this contrast-enhanced image taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Visible near the image center is Valhalla, one of the largest impact craters in the Solar System, measuring about 4,000 kilometers across. The rings and size of Valhalla make its appearance similar to the Caloris Impact Basin on Mercury."

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