A little #SciComm PSA for #pride month 🐡

Dr. McCreight is a REAL ONE! I've been following them from my own early days of #SciComm and I'm so excited for his new project... And we're not going to let some asshole stop this awesomeness.

Instead of supporting measures that alleviate suffering, like warming stations and emergency resources, the Alderman are shutting those resources down. This camping ban ordinance offers no path to safety, no housing, no meaningful alternatives. Only punishment. We can and will do better than that!

Join us in Nashua to demand a REPEAL OF THE CAMPING BAN before the June 9th BOA meeting! Support your neighbors, apply pressure, and make sure to sign up to address the Alderman prior to the meeting. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 9th 🕗️ 6 to 7:30 PM 📍 Nashua Town Hall

Oooooh... I like this. Hoping to recenter my teaching practice over sabbatical. This will help!

I'm feeling quite hopeful and buoyed by the discussions this thread led to yesterday. A lot of us care about quality and, perhaps even more in danger here, trust across research networks. Group hug, y'all.

Heck yeah, arXiv. (version with alt text) 🧪 #AcademicSky

Living with an astronomer means never being able to communicate easily about what kind of light bulbs you want in what room. Sorry, spouse. My brain knows that bluer light means hotter and redder light means cooler and I just can't change that because SOCIETY says so 😝 #PlanckProblems

Good reminder to keep my VPN turned on...

In case you are wondering what "posts are ephemeral" means in my profile... I use Skeeter Deleter by @emily.gorcen.ski to cull most posts after a couple of days. I'm over the era of endless internet trails... github.com/Gorcenski/sk...

Not the main point but something that struck me personally: "Social media is mostly manufactured references to the potential or theoretical enjoyment of self-improvement and learning rather than documentation of the experience of self-improvement and learning."

This was a fun and hopeful little jaunt...

SO CUTE!!!

What astronomy topics would YOU want to hear about in a two-minute radio segment? I'll be recording more Cosmically Curious this afternoon!

I only have access to the first bit, but Ab. So. Lute. Ly. on the main point. I've seen this for years in assessments of the science outreach that I love so much. As I retreated to the higher ed classroom, w/ a slightly different population (at least politically mixed) I've had to reckon with that.

Wonderful primer on weird plots in astronomy papers.

SQUATTY POTTY SLOTHS You don't know how happy this makes me. Too bad we didn't have this factoid for the "Wild Butts of the Animal Kingdom" panel at the last DragonCon... @dconscitrack.bsky.social

Great article exploring all the issues with satellite overcrowding.

This is an absolutely spectacular essay that EVERYONE who cares about the professional field of astronomy and astrophysics needs to read. "...doing astrophysics is a satisfying and meaningful human activity... people are always the ends, not merely the means." 🔭🧪🎢 #AcademicSky (🛢️ coming later)

This week on Cosmically Curious, I talked about the "Clever Hans" effect and how we have to be so careful in ascribing human characteristics to non-humans. This comes up in my "Life Beyond Earth" course! 🎢🧪 #SciComm www.nhpr.org/show/cosmica...

Hey all! I'm doing a little segment with @nhpr.org called "Cosmically Curious." You'll hear from me or one of my awesome astronomy colleagues in New Hampshire every week. www.nhpr.org/show/cosmica... 🎢🔭

You know how I'm often yelling about DIY radio telescope stuff well NOW I CAN YELL ABOUT IT AND ARTEMIS!! Look what these students did!!! 📡🔭🎢 h/t @wanderindreamr.bsky.social :-) wtop.com/dc/2026/04/a...

A fantastic instructional designer I know sent along what looks to be a useful tools for evaluating how susceptible your assignments are to AI. I haven't tried it yet, but it DID lead me to the creator's substack "Slow AI" which I am already loving (1/2) Ex: theslowai.substack.com/p/the-people...

Honestly I feel like I can't trust any pictures I see just floating around the internet... Get your Moon goodness straight from the source! 🧪🔭

Ahahahaha THERE'S dancing science guy!

These are the moments we live for in science 😍 Artemis II science officer Kelsey Young's reaction to the astronauts reporting that they saw at least FOUR impact flashes on the Moon during their observations.

Lunar radio astronomy thread!!!

Sharing and also bookmarking to share in class...

SO GLAD YOU ASKED!!! 🔭📡 The far side is going to be super radio quiet (little human-made interference). Also, the Earth's ionosphere blocks frequencies below a certain limit, and studying the universe at those frequencies can tell us a lot about cosmology cosmicdawn.astro.ucla.edu/lunar_telesc...

Great lil 🧵 Going in my class notes for this week :-D

I was particularly enjoying the color descriptions!

Speaking of yelling about space at people... I'm part of a new weekly segment on New Hampshire Public Radio called "Cosmically Curious." This week, my colleague John Gianforte talks all about Artemis! www.nhpr.org/show/cosmica...

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I love how @chanda.blacksky.app communicates the complexity of being in this moment 🧵

Given the wide range of student pranks at NRAO over the years, that's quite an accomplishment. 😂

May I also introduce you all to "Stealing from Wizards"? My favorite theme is that of found family. stealingfromwizards.com

Did crater impacts before spring break! Students were impressed with their own results. "Serving actual crater." "It's giving crater!" 🔭🎢 #AstroEd #AstroEdu

Mini-Spoiler: The dark matter nebula wasn't the annoying part 😂

Ahahahaha I had so much fun recording this with you all!

Alright, #STEM #AcademicSky folks... I have a questions about REUs and REU-like summer programs. Many of us have seen a trend lately that students can get better pay in a traditional summer job than in a research traineeship. This was not the reality 20+ yrs ago when I was their age. So,... (1/x)

I have the coolest friends 😁

Went over to the hellsite where I'd deleted almost every tweet to see what data I had left there while I'm deleting Meta... and look, it's a zombie tweet! My most famous-making viral tweet lives. Even though I definitely deleted it several years ago. h/t @mariadsouza.bsky.social THE FRIEND 😂

I just spent three hours chatting with other astronomy educators at the Astronomy Educator Reception at #aas247 that was technically only an hour and a half and I am just so renewed and refreshed from that. #AstroEd 🔭🎢

Go get space BOOKS!!! 🔭

“I consulted with myself and decided to build a dish.” HE CONSULTED WITH HIMSELF ABSOLUTE LEGEND (from obituary in Nature by Ken Kellerman)

ABSOLUTE QUEEN 👑 See thread inside about absolute physics badass Émilie du Châtelet who introduced some of the most important ideas in classical physics. It's about time she gets her due.

As a mid-career academic I'm feeling this meme... Neat thread within!