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astro phd candidate | binary millisecond pulsars | michigan state university | rkyer.github.io
we have a BOUND copy of our community science book and lots of stickers! Come say hi at the
#AAS247
AXIS booth!
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Huei Sears, PhD 🌟
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sooooooooo cool 🧪🔭
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CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
over 2 years ago
2. Jeff Goldblum as the spider pulsar. Proximity, savage, irradiating.
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The Community Science Book for the proposed Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) is out! I was the lead author for a science case showing how AXIS could observe transitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs) when they have accretion disks
arxiv.org/abs/2511.00253
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The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite Community Science Book
The AXIS Community Science Book represents the collective effort of more than 500 scientists worldwide to define the transformative science enabled by the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS), a ne...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00253
3 months ago
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ESO
3 months ago
Open Sesame! The ELT doors have moved for the first time. This was no small feat, as each door will weigh 650 tonnes once completed. The ELT dome & its doors will guard the telescope from the harsh conditions of the Atacama Desert.
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2544a/
🔭 🧪 📹 ESO/ACe
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Black In Astro
3 months ago
Join us this Friday for a special workshop from Movement Consulting: "Building Coalitions for Radical Change," presented by founder Dra. Nicole Cabrera-Salazar. For more information about the event, or to register, make sure to check out our website!
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Roman for Scientists
3 months ago
The countdown is ON. ⏳ We’re one year from launch — and kicking off the Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series! First up: Tools for Exploring Roman’s Core Community Surveys Nov 4 (Tomorrow!) • 1 PM EST Get hands-on with the data that will shape a decade of discovery.
bit.ly/4oP3c06
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American Astronomical Society (AAS)
4 months ago
#AAS247
We're looking for volunteers to fill important positions at the winter meeting. We love getting help from undergrads, grads, postdocs, and local amateur astronomers to help with sessions, registration, special events, and various other essential roles.
www.cognitoforms.com/AAS5/AAS247V...
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Meir Schochet
4 months ago
arxiv.org/abs/2509.14423
⭐️paper day!⭐️ hey now, we found thousands of stellar variability periods, including ~26k very high likelihood new ASAS-SN rotation periods from cool dwarfs! (also I have missed abt 5 typos in this version already, but it’s only been submitted to ApJS so it’ll get fixed!)..
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200,000+ Deep Learning Inferred Periods of Stellar Variability from The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae
Stars exhibit a range of variability periods that depend on their mass, age, and evolutionary stage. For space-based photometric data, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have demonstrated success in...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14423
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Michigan State University Observatory
4 months ago
Join us on tonight from 8:30-10:30pm for public night at the MSU Observatory! Visit our website for FAQs:
web.pa.msu.edu/astro/observ...
Address: MSU Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, MI 48910
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NASAWATCH
4 months ago
This is the letter sent by NASA GSFC Associate Center Director to the local Union President regarding cessation of union activities at GSFC. NASA Wallops employees got an identical letter. The wording matches a letter that was sent by the JSC Center Director. More:
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
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Goddard and Wallops Union Letters
this is the letter sent by NASA GSFC Associate Center Director to the local Union President
https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/goddard-and-wallops-union-letters/
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration
5 months ago
Results from the first part of our fourth LIGO
@egovirgo.bsky.social
KAGRA observing run are out today! We're pleased to share the largest catalog of gravitational-wave observations with more discoveries of black holes and neutron stars 📰
arxiv.org/abs/2508.18082
🔭🧪⚛️☄️
#GWTC4
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Astrobites
5 months ago
From Chloe Klare: Interested in the definitive, absolutely objective ranking of the best differential equations in astronomy and astrophysics?? Read on!! 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/08/18/t...
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The Top Ten Differential Equations in Astronomy, Ranked!
Interested in the definitive, absolutely objective ranking of the best differential equations in astronomy and astrophysics?? Read on!!
https://astrobites.org/2025/08/18/the-top-ten-differential-equations-in-astronomy-ranked/
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CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
6 months ago
👀👀👀
#SN1987A
pre-print 🔭 New
#JWST
results (epoch 13500 days post-explosion). The spectra are *unreal*. A new iron signature could be interesting. Q: So, is there (finally) a pulsar? A: Astronomers are still looking, but there is some indirect evidence for it so far!
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03395
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Huei Sears, PhD 🌟
6 months ago
so excited to be presenting at
@astronomyontap.bsky.social
- Lansing on 8/13 with Laura Chomiuk !!!! hope to see you there : )
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Roman for Scientists
6 months ago
Join this month's Roman Virtual Lecture Series to learn about observing accreting neutron stars and black holes with Roman. 🌟 Subscribe to
tinyurl.com/RVLSsubscr
for call-in details! 📅 Thurs July 31 🕐 4-4:30 PM EDT 🔗
bit.ly/4m7MkjY
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Shanika Galaudage
6 months ago
Heard the latest news from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration? We detected the collision of the most massive pair of black holes so far:
#GW231123
weighing in at ~137 + ~103 times the mass of the Sun! So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨ Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔
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Stand Up for Science!
6 months ago
🚨BREAKING NEWS! 🚨 🚀 the Voyager Declaration has LAUNCHED. NASA employees join a growing rebellion against Trump’s anti-science, anti-American agenda. 🧵(1/4)
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Randall Munroe
6 months ago
iNaturalist Animals and Plants
xkcd.com/3118/
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James Davenport
6 months ago
Recent Astro bachelors grads: looking for a job in the field? Consider being an "Observing Specialist" (telescope operator) at Apache Point! I worked there right after college, before going to get a masters, and it is a really lovely place
careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/telesco...
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Telescope Ops Spec - Remote Locations, New Mexico, United States
Position Title: Telescope Ops Spec Employee Classification: Telescope Ops Specialist College/Division: Arts and Sciences College Department: 330300-ASTRONOMY Internal or External Search: External - Op...
https://careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/telescope-ops-spec-remote-locations-new-mexico-united-states
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Where there are helpers, there is hope.
7 months ago
Someone made this list of the reps that are publicly on the fence. Call these ones, even if they are not in your district!
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Flippable Reps Fax Numbers
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DXWMOSi4sqxjwtUkjtpsyAl5i-zCJPutLyxQeGII3RU/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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Morgan Carter
7 months ago
It's not just
#NIH
. It's not just
#NSF
. It's not just
#NASA
. The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US. We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.
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wait as a frequent SOAR observer how did i not know this 😭🩵
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7 months ago
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Astrobites
7 months ago
Today for
@blackinastro.bsky.social
's theme of
#ShareTheUniverse
for 🪐 Black in Space Week 🔭, we have two very special interview articles with black astronomers Logan White and Phoenix-Avery Sarian! Summaries for each article and links in the thread below ⬇️!
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Nature Astronomy
7 months ago
This month we highlight a score of Black astronomers trying to pursue their ambitions without fear, and Black In Astro, an organization supporting predominantly early-career Black people working in the space sciences. Editorial:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#BlackSpaceWeek
#EquityInSTEM
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Black In Astro
8 months ago
Schedule for
#BlackSpaceWeek
2025! Links to register coming soon🤭 Which event/panels pique your interest? 👀
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
7 months ago
The Universe is full of color, and we're T-8 days from the world's first look at Rubin's view of it! 🔭 🧪 Get ready to join us for the first preview of the cosmos captured by Rubin
#RubinFirstLook
🗓️: June 23, 2025 ⌚️: 11am US EDT
rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f...
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Dr Jake Taylor
7 months ago
On Wednesday 18th June, I'll be hosting
@astro-jje.bsky.social
in
@oxfordphysics.bsky.social
, where she will be giving the annual Pride Lecture. If you'd like to attend, please sign up through the following link or scan the QR code in the attached flyer:
www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/pride...
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Huei Sears, PhD 🌟
9 months ago
Excited to announce the 'Rutgers Summer Transient Soiree' this July 16-18! To offset the uncertain funding landscape, we are offering a hybrid option + requiring NO registration fee. Non-faculty are especially encouraged to apply! Please apply by May 31! More in the replies! 🧪🔭☄️
#highenergyastro
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Sarah Kendrew
9 months ago
Our our
@science.esa.int
Research Fellow Louise Breuval wrote a fantastic astro/history paper performing a re-analysis of Henrietta Leavitt's work on the Cepheid period-luminosity relation, with the exact same stars but modern data & methods.
arxiv.org/abs/2502.17438
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The Legacy of Henrietta Leavitt: A Re-analysis of the First Cepheid Period-Luminosity Relation
Henrietta Swan Leavitt's discovery of the relationship between the period and luminosity (hereafter the Leavitt Law) of 25 variable stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, published in 1912, revolutioniz...
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025arXiv250217438B/abstract
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Caltech IPAC
9 months ago
IPAC's Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship program is accepting applications!🥳 ✨Gain research experience and mentoring from IPAC scientists ✨Access large science datasets ✨Receive a monthly stipend Browse the research projects and apply by 4/30:
www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/graduate-fellowship-2026
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Abby Lee
9 months ago
Check out this post I wrote with some other astrobiters for action items on how to contact your congresspeople to support NASA funding!
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Brett Morris
10 months ago
The atomic spectral lines in this app come from the NIST atomic spectroscopy group, which has provided the world with spectroscopic measurements for 120 years. Today we got word that the federal government is laying off the entire group. 🔭🧪
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My first PhD paper is out! We present two new compact binaries that seem to belong to the rare class of 'transitional' millisecond pulsars.
arxiv.org/abs/2503.07709
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Multiwavelength Evidence for Two New Candidate Transitional Millisecond Pulsars in the Sub-luminous Disk State: 4FGL J0639.1--8009 and 4FGL J1824.2+1231
We report the discovery of two new Galactic accreting compact objects consistent with the respective positions of the unassociated Fermi-LAT gamma-ray sources 4FGL J0639.1--8009 and 4FGL J1824.2+1231....
https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07709
11 months ago
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American Astronomical Society (AAS)
11 months ago
Advocacy for the Astronomical Sciences The
@policy.aas.org
team will be hosting a webinar on 19 March from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to discuss how you can take action to support the astronomical sciences. Come join us and get involved in science advocacy!
aas-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Advocacy for the Astronomical Sciences. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Learn from the AAS public policy team about how you can take action to support the astronomical sciences! In this one-hour webinar, we will discuss how you can schedule zoom or in-district meetings wi...
https://aas-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2XmO3DfgRjm370ZUHgg06w#/registration
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
11 months ago
Lights, camera, action! The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩 The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭 🔗:
rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed
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Stand Up for Science!
11 months ago
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone
#standupforscience2025
on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall
#sciencenotsilence
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Dr. Adeene Denton
12 months ago
I am a coauthor of this letter, which asks folks in power at NASA and other institutions of space exploration to do more to resist ongoing efforts, and instead support the incredibly diverse people across the country that make the field what it is. Sign here:
sites.google.com/view/space-s...
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Space Science is for Everyone: An Open Letter Written February 6, 2025
https://sites.google.com/view/space-science-for-everyone/home?pli=1
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Assigned Media
12 months ago
WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY! Photojournalist Piper Bly (
@piperbomb.bsky.social
) captures a spirit of protest and community at one of many, many rallies in defense of trans rights that have begun across the country.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Trans Solidarity in the Frozen North — Assigned
Our photojournalist documents a community coming together at the Trans Unity Rally in Lansing, Michigan.
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/trans-solidarity-michigan-trans-unity-rally
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Emily Hunt
about 1 year ago
The
@esa.int
Gaia satellite takes its final ever observations today 😭🔭 During its final few months of life, some technical tests will be performed, during which it will be much easier to see from Earth than usual. ESA published a guide on how to try and take photographs of the satellite:
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Observe Gaia from the ground - Gaia - Cosmos
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/observe-gaia
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hi friends -- I'm a 3rd year phd candidate in astro studying binary millisecond pulsars, mainly at optical and X-ray wavelengths. aside from research, I'm passionate about community building, inclusion in astro/physics, and queer visibility. happy to link up if any of that speaks to you!
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