Introducing the Far-Ultraviolet Extragalactic Legacy (FUEL) survey! We uniformly reduced and aligned all Hubble far-UV imaging in the extragalactic legacy fields. Shout out to my student Aliakbar Kavei for the great work completing this project. Check it out! 🔭 arxiv.org/abs/2603.04511

Great article from @rboyle31.bsky.social on mysterious Little Red Dots and how they might represent a class of objects we've never really seen before: a stellar atmosphere powered by black hole accretion. stay tuned for a spicy alternative take that should appear on the arXiv later this week! 🧪🔭

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : Something is missing in the middle. In JWST JADES galaxies, young clumps drop out in the inner regions, while clump structure shifts from the outskirts to the center. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/02/11/s...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : Are cosmic clumps “homegrown”, or fueled by fresh inflow? Today’s authors find that star-forming clumps are usually more metal-poor than the disks around them. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/01/27/f...

Missed Day 1 of #AAS247? We’ve got you covered with live blogging by astrobiters✨ astrobites.org/2026/01/06/a...

Are you at #AAS247 and want to learn more about Astrobites? 👀 You can find us in the Exhibition Hall all week (near the Sky & Telescope booth, next to the iPosters)! You can also find us tonight at the Grad School & REU Fair! Come by to say hi, ask questions, and learn about who we are! 🔭 ☄️ 🧪

A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns

Really enjoyed reading your book @ryanjfrench.bsky.social and it was a pleasure to write about it. Thanks for writing such a clear and engaging read☄️🔭

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : JWST reveals galaxies that built up heavy elements at record speed, reaching near-modern metallicities only a billion years after the Big Bang. ⚛️🔭☄🧪 astrobites.org/2025/11/10/f...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : You think stars form quietly? Think again. In the early universe, galaxies were packed with star-forming clumps. Some disrupted quickly, while others survived. Today’s paper reveals which lived and which died young. 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/10/14/c...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social - Dust Curve Drama: JWST Reveals No One Law Fits All! 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/07/01/d...

Writing a scientific paper as a first author for the first time is so so daunting, intimidating, terrifying 🥺 But it doesn't have to be this way. What are some tools, support, encouraging frameworks that professors, mentors and advisors share with their students to write their first papers? ✍️🏼🙏🏼🔭

🔭 Dr. @yasharakrami.bsky.social ((IFT) UAM- CSIC) joined us for an AURORA Astro Webinar on one of the most fascinating questions in physics: what is the shape of the Universe? Could its topology leave subtle imprints on the cosmic microwave background? 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/-_6ZEnp4UX8

We’re happy to invite you to our next AURORA Astro Webinar! Dr. Irene Shivaei from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) in Madrid will be giving a talk over Zoom. We hope you can join us! Send us a direct message to get the link, or join us in person in the Pierce Observing Room.

Thinking about teaching after grad school? Check out this great talk by Dr. Christina Manzano King (UCR alum!) on launching a teaching career at community colleges—she covers everything from portfolios to interviews to tenure. Super practical and encouraging. youtu.be/hoHFrfqz61Q

🔭 An Almost Everything Sky Image Credit & Copyright: Koen van Barneveld apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25042...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : What do you get when baby galaxies crash and light up in UV? A surprising early signature of cosmic dust. 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/04/21/dust-ahead-of-schedule-uv-bump/

There's a #LunarEclipse tonight! If you're in the dark region here, and if you have a view of the Moon at the right time, you'll see the eclipse. Check www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna... for more info and timings for the eclipse in your location. (Here on the East Coast, totality peaks around 3am.)

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : A tiny galaxy, barely metal-enriched, is packed with massive stars. Could it hold clues to the universe’s first stars? ✨🔭☄️ astrobites.org/2025/03/10/e...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : Today’s bite explores how JWST reveals a surprising dust curve in a distant galaxy, challenging what we know about cosmic dust! 🔭✨ astrobites.org/2025/02/18/a...

Nights of Wonder. A -40C evening of crisp beauty under the heavens, exploring with my friend Paul Zizka. #yellowknife #astro #astrophotography