Btw the Kiwi astronomer in the article isn't me. 🤣😂
November 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Btw the Kiwi astronomer in the article isn't me. 🤣😂
We got a puppy!!!!
We named him Tycho, for the astronomer, and he is a cute chewing machine!!!
We named him Tycho, for the astronomer, and he is a cute chewing machine!!!
November 1, 2026 at 1:55 AM
We got a puppy!!!!
We named him Tycho, for the astronomer, and he is a cute chewing machine!!!
We named him Tycho, for the astronomer, and he is a cute chewing machine!!!
Would often get asked:
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I wanna be an astronomer who looks at pulsars"
Grew up ✅
Became a pulsar astronomer ✅
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I wanna be an astronomer who looks at pulsars"
Grew up ✅
Became a pulsar astronomer ✅
October 30, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Would often get asked:
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I wanna be an astronomer who looks at pulsars"
Grew up ✅
Became a pulsar astronomer ✅
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I wanna be an astronomer who looks at pulsars"
Grew up ✅
Became a pulsar astronomer ✅
Are you currently an astronomer, or an astronomer-turned-data-scientist? 🌌
Join ATDS at the winter AAS meeting on January 11, either remotely or here in SLC with me!
Join ATDS at the winter AAS meeting on January 11, either remotely or here in SLC with me!
Join us 1/11 for the 9th ATDS Meeting, coinciding w/ the 249th AAS Winter Meeting. Former & current astronomers using DS/AI tools in their research or industry work are invited.
Remote speakers and attendees can join free of charge!
atds.space/meetings/2027/
#DataScience #AI #Astronomy #ATDS2027
Remote speakers and attendees can join free of charge!
atds.space/meetings/2027/
#DataScience #AI #Astronomy #ATDS2027
ATDS 9th Meeting (2027) Home – Astronomers Turned Data Scientists
atds.space
November 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Are you currently an astronomer, or an astronomer-turned-data-scientist? 🌌
Join ATDS at the winter AAS meeting on January 11, either remotely or here in SLC with me!
Join ATDS at the winter AAS meeting on January 11, either remotely or here in SLC with me!
One from the vaults! The Night Sky (1965) was Written by astronomer Mary T. Brück and illustrated by Robert Ayton
November 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
One from the vaults! The Night Sky (1965) was Written by astronomer Mary T. Brück and illustrated by Robert Ayton
It's worth noting that a lot of my earlier work post-PhD was around long-GRBs. Swift has been around as long as I've had my PhD and it's been a contributor to my science over the last 22 years so it's definitely sad to see if go.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...
Kiwi astronomer dejected over fate of Nasa's Swift Observatory
An Otago based astronomer says it's a sad day as a half-a-billion-dollar satellite looks set to crash back to Earth.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's worth noting that a lot of my earlier work post-PhD was around long-GRBs. Swift has been around as long as I've had my PhD and it's been a contributor to my science over the last 22 years so it's definitely sad to see if go.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...
"this keeps astronomers up at night" ok but wait I thought the whole job of an astronomer was to be up at night
October 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
"this keeps astronomers up at night" ok but wait I thought the whole job of an astronomer was to be up at night
As an astronomer, I am supportive of this tech to deliver vital comms services to regional, rural and remote regions needing connectivity access, as opposed to putting tens of thousands of satellites in orbit.
As an astronomer, I must also accept the UFO sighting reports to exponentially increase.
As an astronomer, I must also accept the UFO sighting reports to exponentially increase.
SoftCom and Skeye have partnered to launch a solar-powered, uncrewed, lighter-than-air aircraft that will hover in the atmosphere and beam down phone service. It covers the equivalent area of 500 cell towers. buff.ly/vM3bG55
October 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
As an astronomer, I am supportive of this tech to deliver vital comms services to regional, rural and remote regions needing connectivity access, as opposed to putting tens of thousands of satellites in orbit.
As an astronomer, I must also accept the UFO sighting reports to exponentially increase.
As an astronomer, I must also accept the UFO sighting reports to exponentially increase.
Reminded of the quip that the disbanding of the Jesuits was terrible news for Hell.
(That is, terrible news for Father Hell SJ, a German Jesuit astronomer.)
(That is, terrible news for Father Hell SJ, a German Jesuit astronomer.)
November 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminded of the quip that the disbanding of the Jesuits was terrible news for Hell.
(That is, terrible news for Father Hell SJ, a German Jesuit astronomer.)
(That is, terrible news for Father Hell SJ, a German Jesuit astronomer.)
Hypatia, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer...murdered by the Christians in 415 AD.
October 31, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Hypatia, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer...murdered by the Christians in 415 AD.
We've got a new FEAST release for the upcoming winter! Introducing Astronomer Arlo's Spiced Cinnamon Roll! ✨This blend of gooey frosting and baking spices will fill your home with a wonderfully scumptious scent and help stir the holiday spirit! Available online now!
November 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We've got a new FEAST release for the upcoming winter! Introducing Astronomer Arlo's Spiced Cinnamon Roll! ✨This blend of gooey frosting and baking spices will fill your home with a wonderfully scumptious scent and help stir the holiday spirit! Available online now!
Both of Mars's moons were discovered in August 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall at the US Naval Observatory in Washington.
November 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Both of Mars's moons were discovered in August 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall at the US Naval Observatory in Washington.
"Artemis II's Earthset"
I'll give it to a Malaysian astronomer friend.
I'll give it to a Malaysian astronomer friend.
October 29, 2026 at 4:26 AM
"Artemis II's Earthset"
I'll give it to a Malaysian astronomer friend.
I'll give it to a Malaysian astronomer friend.
One of my favourite things about doing e.g. Hamiltonian dynamics with perturbation theory by hand is that it makes me feel like an old timey astronomer
November 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
One of my favourite things about doing e.g. Hamiltonian dynamics with perturbation theory by hand is that it makes me feel like an old timey astronomer
@asrivkin.bsky.social: "Tom Jones the astronomer, not the Welsh singer" #DPS2026
October 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
@asrivkin.bsky.social: "Tom Jones the astronomer, not the Welsh singer" #DPS2026
"The Astronomer Royal's guide to the night sky: 100 celestial objects to view with a smart telescope"?
November 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"The Astronomer Royal's guide to the night sky: 100 celestial objects to view with a smart telescope"?
It might not be October anymore, but I simply can't stop
November 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
It might not be October anymore, but I simply can't stop
October 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I feel like astrophysicist has a small handful at the top: Hawking, Tyson, Sagan, etc
And if you count “astronomer” more broadly: Hubble, Newton, etc. lots of house hold names.
And if you count “astronomer” more broadly: Hubble, Newton, etc. lots of house hold names.
November 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I feel like astrophysicist has a small handful at the top: Hawking, Tyson, Sagan, etc
And if you count “astronomer” more broadly: Hubble, Newton, etc. lots of house hold names.
And if you count “astronomer” more broadly: Hubble, Newton, etc. lots of house hold names.
Meet The Skywatcher, an astronomer who has devoted his life to studying the stars, even though nobody else in his world believes they exist.
If you could explore the cosmos, what would you most want to discover? 🌌
#indiegame #gaming
If you could explore the cosmos, what would you most want to discover? 🌌
#indiegame #gaming
November 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Meet The Skywatcher, an astronomer who has devoted his life to studying the stars, even though nobody else in his world believes they exist.
If you could explore the cosmos, what would you most want to discover? 🌌
#indiegame #gaming
If you could explore the cosmos, what would you most want to discover? 🌌
#indiegame #gaming
I was challenging my students earlier this month to think through why Astronomer initially posted their Gwyneth Paltrow video about the kiss cam thing to X and not LinkedIn, and they didn’t think it was intuitively because that’s where journalists hang out. They thought X was only for tech bros.
November 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I was challenging my students earlier this month to think through why Astronomer initially posted their Gwyneth Paltrow video about the kiss cam thing to X and not LinkedIn, and they didn’t think it was intuitively because that’s where journalists hang out. They thought X was only for tech bros.
October 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
65 years ago today in Green Bank, W.Va., astronomer Frank Drake, along with Carl Sagan and others, considered the likelihood of intelligent life in our galaxy. We still debate the details but no longer doubt the hypothesis.
Happy Drake Equation Day! 🧪🔭
www.seti.org/research/set...
Happy Drake Equation Day! 🧪🔭
www.seti.org/research/set...
November 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
65 years ago today in Green Bank, W.Va., astronomer Frank Drake, along with Carl Sagan and others, considered the likelihood of intelligent life in our galaxy. We still debate the details but no longer doubt the hypothesis.
Happy Drake Equation Day! 🧪🔭
www.seti.org/research/set...
Happy Drake Equation Day! 🧪🔭
www.seti.org/research/set...
The famous Astronomer Carl Sagan wrote an interesting book concerning the evolution of humans and especially our magnificent brains or minds, depending on how one looks at it. Anyway, apparently many brains do not evolve into more humane brains while the body resembles humans.
Snakes are everywhere!
Snakes are everywhere!
October 31, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The famous Astronomer Carl Sagan wrote an interesting book concerning the evolution of humans and especially our magnificent brains or minds, depending on how one looks at it. Anyway, apparently many brains do not evolve into more humane brains while the body resembles humans.
Snakes are everywhere!
Snakes are everywhere!
Tycho for astronomer Tycho Brahe.
October 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Tycho for astronomer Tycho Brahe.