I’m shocked to read this thread (I know, I shouldn’t be). In my collabs we might occasionally talk about AI uses but we haven’t changed our fundamental approach to science.

"While almost everything that astronomers study occurs in the vacuum of space, astronomy itself does not 'happen in a vacuum'. Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the public, improve extensively from access to good communication tools." Paper day! ⤵️

Hi y'all You still have a few days to apply for our open professor position in planetary science in Bern, Switzerland. See more details below! For any questions, feel free to reach out to me. 🔭🧪⚛️#planetSci

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

Here's a handy video of some warm-up exercises you can do to help get yourself prepared to shovel! Obviously, adjust them to your fitness level, but the main goal is get yourself warmed up for physical activity. You can't go from 0 to 60 here, & you'll get a better idea of what you can handle!

📣 Gemini Announcement: New GMOS-N photometric standard stars are coming! Starting 2026A, a new set of guided photometric standard fields in g′ r′ i′ z′ will replace the current unguided fields. 🔗 Full announcement: www.gemini.edu/news/instrum... @noirlabastro.bsky.social ky.social #astronomy

We're counting down the days until @niscifest.bsky.social arrives! 🔬🧬🔭 We're delighted to be involved once again, showcasing how Queen's has been changing your world for the last 180 years. Click here to view the full programme of events happening across campus ➡️ ow.ly/GHIt50XU0Te #NISF26

And now something positive: solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time. ☀️ 💨 #TippingPoint Source: dr.dk

NRAO has summer research opportunities for undergrads! science.nrao.edu/opportunitie...

OPPORTUNITY: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, is searching for an Archive Analyst, with a focus on user‑facing documentation and tutorials, to help advance our state‑of‑the‑art astronomical data archive. Python experience required: https://bit.ly/3YQDM7y

The ESA Meerkat Asteroid Guard: a monitoring service for imminent impactors arxiv.org/abs/2601.13323

Are you looking for a postdoc position working on asteroids and comets? Would it help if it's in a beautiful place in southern France? If yes, then consider applying to the following position of my colleague Benoit Carry at the Observatory in Nice: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/402212 #planetSci

This was from a few moments ago. Over an hour now of constant naked-eye aurora and two really nice substorms which exploded across the sky. #NorthernLights #Devon

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

The most informative thread I've read on auroras!

Keeping the tradition going for unsuccessful funding proposals. Cheers to all those (including me) who submitted into last year’s Astronomy Small Awards Scheme and learned today that we didn’t get funded. May the next funding proposal come through. Onwards and upwards

A fast moving coronal mass ejection (CME) means the northern lights may be visible overnight, and perhaps on Tuesday night too The arrival time of the CME is uncertain, but aurora sightings are possible in northern Britain and perhaps in southern areas depending on cloud cover.

The CME is forecast to strike "during the early hours of Jan. 20th.. could spark auroras visible to the naked eye in at least a dozen northern-tier US states. Photographic auroras with colors visible only to cameras could descend as far south as AZ, TX and southern CA. spaceweather.com

The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

Astronomer here! Are you an undergrad student interested in astronomy (or know one) wanting to do a paid summer research experience this year? Here are some slides I made up for my class detailing REU programs! (both NSF and not-NSF funded, including stuff abroad and for non-US citizens) 🔭🧪🎢

The AGs (analysis/assessment groups) were a way from the community to directly give/send input/feedback to NASA. science.nasa.gov/science-comm...

Looks like the nasa AGs are no more science.nasa.gov/planetary-sc...

Good write-up from @planetarysociety.bsky.social on the budget bill that passed Congress, explaining what space science has gained and lost, and which projects appear to be funded for FY26 (including Uranus, HabWorlds, & contributions to international missions). www.planetary.org/articles/adv...

We're hiring for full-time visiting faculty in physics and astronomy (potentially multi-year). We need at least one astronomer: www.haverford.edu/provost/news... 🔭👩‍🔬🎢🧪

Means increased delta-v 💪☄️

Paid summer research internships in Oxford! Work with me on biodiversity in school grounds (or with someone else on another project). 🧪 #UNIQplus is open to UK undergraduates from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds. 📆 Applications due 18 Feb: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g... 🌍 #AcademicSky

Our website for the British Planetary Society Conference 2026 is now live! 📅 9-11 June, 2026 🎯 St Andrews, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our website contains details on how to get to St Andrews and the conference accommodation. Registration details will be added soon. bpsc2026.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc

I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

Disheartening to see this quote from the @royalsociety.org President in 2026 - “I’m old, I’m white, I’m a man, so everything’s against me. And so I didn’t apply, but I was nominated anonymously by a number of people, apparently"

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Today on the #arXiv : Lisse et al. 2026, "SPHEREx Re-Observation of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS in December 2025" - arxiv.org/abs/2601.06759 #3IATLAS continues to be a pretty typical comet except for where it came from.

A nice write up about the Pandora mission arstechnica.com/space/2026/0... 🔭

This thread is giving me life today

Ursula K. Le Guin, spitting truth.

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

Dr. Jill Tarter, co-founder of the SETI Institute and one of the most influential figures in the scientific search for life beyond Earth, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Green Sands Prize. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 Learn more: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Our NASA’s Pandora space telescope is on orbit!! Congrats to the team and NASA, LSP, SpaceX, and everyone who helped to get to this exciting point! What will Pandora do and why is it important for exoplanet science? Read my short article on this: theconversation.com/nasas-pandor...

GO PANDORA!!!! 🎉🥂🚀

I'll share this again for 2026 and for any new influx--well over 100 planetary scientists here on Bluesky. Given <waves hands around> they may not necessarily be posting much about planetary science, but that's how it goes. If you're a planetary scientist and want to be on the list, DM me!

When I worked at Planet Labs, we had a launch day tradition of making pancakes for good luck. I was worried about how to make pancakes for this one so my mom sent me a care package for making pancakes on the go 🥞

🥳 Major milestone for the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scottish Dark Sky Observatory: architectural designs are now public and isn't she a beauty! Two 5m 🔭domes, observing deck, solar-panelled planetarium, exhibition area & cafe. Fingers crossed that planning permission gets approved! ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 📷: arpl

Very excited that the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), which will study the UV environment that M and K dwarfs make for their planets, will launch tomorrow morning (~5:19 am PT) out of Vandenburg! #SPARCSwillfly Early birds can stream the launch here: www.spacex.com/launches/twi...

HIRING: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore is searching for a Office of Public Outreach Division Head. The person would lead the science communication and public outreach activities for the Institute. Apply today or share this post with your network: https://bit.ly/4qeUTMt

Now that I can take a breath, I'm SUPER EXCITED we can share that NASA's first Pioneer-class mission, Pandora, is launching this weekend, January 11, at 5:19am!!! I was the Mission Archive Scientist on the proposal, and the NASA Exoplanet Archive will host the mission data. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14945/

Oooh nice, #aas250 in summer 2027 is going to be designed as fully virtual! Currently #aas247 is wrapping up in Phoenix 248 Pasadena Jun 26 (wasn't it just there?!) 249 Salt Lake City Jan 27 250 Fully online! 251 TBD 252 Madison WI 253, 254 TBD 255 Fake DC (Jan 2030) 🙃 aas.org/meetings/fut...

Sometimes you stumble over to a packed breakout session at your big annual academic conference and learn that some billionaires have decided to build not one, but FOUR, complementary new telescope facilities, and build them fast Well OK then! Happy new year! From their pockets to our skies! 🔭

I’m going to be in Northern Ireland this February, talking about the search for alien life across the galaxy! If you’re around in Belfast, please come along 😀👽 nisciencefestival.com/event/the-gr...

This event is now tagged as "popular" on the NI Science Festival website. 😀 Book your free tickets for the event. It's going to be fun a talk. #NISF26 🔭🧪