@Phangurl@vmst.io
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May 09, 2026
Phangurl Di 🖖
@Phangurl@vmst.io
🇵🇷 #Boricua, #Feminist, #Trekker 🖖, #Whovian, #Hobbit, #Narnian, #Jedi, #PsychO, #BLM #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #VotingRights She/her (Alt text: my profile pic is a lower deck's style of me with short red hair and glasses and vulcan ears. Header is the fourteenth (David Tennant) and fifteenth (Ncuti Gatwa) Doctor Whos standing side by side. Behind them is the inside of the Tardis door. They both look ready to take on some scary Daleks.)
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#DarkSideOfTheUniverse documentary is a fascinating look at dark matter and dark energy in the universe. Now I want to learn about #ParticlePhysics. #astronomy #physics #science
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@mustapipa@scicomm.xyz
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Apr 27, 2026
Mikko Tuomi
@mustapipa@scicomm.xyz
Astronomer, researcher at Helsinki University, discoverer of dozens of planets, notably the candidate habitable world #Proximab around the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri. Made of stardust. Climate breakdown could be the solution to Fermi paradox. There is no planet B. The account may contain incurable doses of science. Science (exoplanet astronomy mostly) blog in Finnish: https://tuomim.wordpress.com/ Also: @mustapipa.bsky.social #astronomy #exoplanets #science
scicomm.xyz
Our greatest window into the #universe is nearing completion.
This soon-to-be #telescope is located at the top of Cerro #Armazones, the mountain that casts a triangular shadow.
At 3046 metres above sea level, and with very dry conditions, the #ELT is in the perfect location for astronomical observations under one of the most pristine skies on Earth.
Its dome, planned to be fully completed in 2027, protects the telescope and its sensitive components from the extreme desert environment, and from the Sun during daytime.
At night, its two massive sliding doors will open to allow the telescope to observe the night sky, while still protecting it from the wind.
#astronomy
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2617a/
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This is a hard one for me to catch, but I got lucky last month and was able to capture more data that I combined with some data from May 2025.
Rho Ophiuchi is one of my favorite nebulae. It’s so colorful in broadband; no filters necessary. I wish it wasn’t so close to the horizon for me.
#astronomy #astrophotography
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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May 06, 2026
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
mastodon.social
Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple
New measurements of a hot Jupiter and its mini-Neptune companion suggest both planets formed surprisingly far away from their host star.
by Jennifer Chu
https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronomers-pin-down-origins-planetary-odd-couple-0505
astronomy at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/101
#Books #Science #Astronomy
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@astrocampEU@mastodon.social
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May 05, 2026
My new dream team is finally complete.
The Harmonic Drive Mount Warpastron WD-20P paired with the Berlebach Astro Tripod UNI 18.
Let the games begin — now all we need are clear skies.
#astrophotography #stargazing #deepsky #astronomy #nightsky
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@franco_vazza@mastodon.social
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May 05, 2026
franco_vazza
@franco_vazza@mastodon.social
#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactlet Professor in #Astrophysics at the University of Bologna and former #ERC grantee. I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations. Less #AI and more tiramisu in our lives! https://cosmosimfrazza.eu #science #physics #astronomy #COSMOMAG
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#paperday on #astroph
"The Impact of the Magnetised Cosmic Web on Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Propagation" by Allegra Firinu, myself and Carmelo Evoli.
We investigated the role of realistic extragalactic magnetic fields in deflecting E>1e18eV cosmic rays, effectively creating "an horizon" beyond which particles cannot reach us, as they are trapped by magnetic fields.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.02324
#cosmoMAG #astrophysics #astronomy #physics
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@astro_jcm@mastodon.online
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May 04, 2026
Juan Carlos Muñoz
@astro_jcm@mastodon.online
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • #astronomy #astrophysics #science #astrophotography #space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
mastodon.online
Happy #MayThe4th ! Here's a photo I took at @esoastronomy@mastodon.social 's Paranal Observatory in #Chile, with one of our 8-m telescopes aiming its four lasers at the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy orbiting the Milky Way.
The lasers excite sodium atoms high up in the atmosphere, creating artificial "stars" whose twinkle we can measure in real time to correct atmospheric turbulence and get super sharp images.
This is how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_QC2cLroDc
#StarWars #StarWarsDay #astronomy #space
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@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
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May 03, 2026
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘅𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 • 𝗠𝟳𝗪𝗪𝗫 • 𝟯𝟮𝟯.𝟬𝟰 𝗽𝗽𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 #𝗗𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘁 🇬🇧 • #WX • #Meteorology • #Clouds • #Climate • #ClimateChange • #Astronomy • #Astrophotography • #Radio • #Satellite ⚠️ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁! 🌍 wessexweather.net
mastodonapp.uk
Andromeda Galaxy (our closest neighbour, 2.5 million light years away) taken over 5 hours in November.
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #Vespera
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 30, 2026
Brains Matter
@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk
Host of the Brains Matter podcast - the show on science, curiosities, and general knowledge. Runner-up Best Oz Sci Microblogger 2010, Did a TEDx once. Please subscribe to me at https://youtube.com/@brainsmatterpodcast?sub_confirmation=1 or follow the audio podcast at http://www.brainsmatter.com
mastodonapp.uk
Student uses space cosmic rays to make photographs https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c152gpqxkv0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #astronomy #science #STEM
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@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone
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Apr 29, 2026
Droppie
@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone
9/5/26: On any given day, I'll be fediversing-about either in Friendica (MsDropbear42@farcebook.space) or Mastodon (MsDropbear42@infosec.space)... OR... this my Sharkey instance MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone. 👍: Classic Oz+Eng lit, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, satire; Linux+FOSS; Kindness; Gaia. 👎: Cruelty; RWNJs; Anti-Gaia. Stuff: - She/Her 👩 - Straya born, Thailand reborn [16/11/2006] - Linux+FOSS distracts my sadness - For Follow-Requests, you MUST have Profile & Public posts, or i'll Reject! - Fav #FOSSemojis: 
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blahaj.zone
MAGA peep pushes for MPGA
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/nasa_boss_make_pluto_a_planet_again/
#astronomy #pluto #planet #nasa #space
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Astronomer and science communicator @KellyLepo@scicomm.xyz's feed includes posts from dozens of professional astronomers.
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01j0p1a0ttj3kyytdnbj4zgs45
#Astronomy #Science #SurfFeeds #SurfSocial #SurfApp
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Over 70% complete, our ELT is glowing in the #sunset light of the Atacama Desert in #Chile, surrounded by massive cranes hard at work to get this telescope up and running.
With the first light planned for the end of the decade, the ELT and its groundbreaking 39-metre main mirror will take on some of the biggest challenges in #astronomy and, ultimately, help us understand our place in the #Universe.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2617a/
📷 ESO/G. Vecchia
#astrodon #astrophysics #space #science
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 22, 2026
Brains Matter
@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk
Host of the Brains Matter podcast - the show on science, curiosities, and general knowledge. Runner-up Best Oz Sci Microblogger 2010, Did a TEDx once. Please subscribe to me at https://youtube.com/@brainsmatterpodcast?sub_confirmation=1 or follow the audio podcast at http://www.brainsmatter.com
mastodonapp.uk
NASA just dropped a stunning new Hubble image of a ‘Cosmic Sea Lemon’ 5,000 light-years away https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-just-dropped-a-stunning-new-hubble-image-of-a-cosmic-sea-lemon-5-000-light-years-away/ #astronomy #science #STEM
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@dmacphee@mas.to
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Apr 22, 2026
Daniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦
@dmacphee@mas.to
Reproductive Scientist. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Interested in science education, books of all sorts, science communication, and reproductive biology. Opinions my own. Boosts may not be endorsements. #ReproSci #Science #ReproMed #HigherEd #Reproduction #Scicomm #fedi22 #PretermBirth #Curiosity
mas.to
“As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit”
#Astronomy #SpaceJunk #NightSky #Canada
https://thenarwhal.ca/space-junk-falling-50th-parallel/
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@Gur814@mastodon.social
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Apr 21, 2026
Tyler Martin
@Gur814@mastodon.social
Dad, husband, software engineer @ Disney. Writing a book, snapping some photos, and building models in my free time.
mastodon.social
Messier 3. A globular cluster containing about 500,000 stars. It doesn’t have a cool “common name” and I find that sad.
That means we get to name it, right? I propose Globby McGlobface. Submissions are open until May 8th. I’ll publish the best one in my very unscientific journal.
📷 Sony a7 IV, Z61 II, 2 hours.
#Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy 🔭
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@CosmicRami@aus.social
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Apr 21, 2026
CosmicRami
@CosmicRami@aus.social
Astronomer, driving The Dish📡 to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. Also, fuck Elon Musk. He/Him. Header image credit: ESO/L. Calçada.
aus.social
Hubble vs. My Backyard's Scope!
First of all, happy B'day Hubble Space Telescope! Still the OG space-based telescope that changed our perspective of the Universe.
For the B'day, NASA/ESA released an image of a section of the Trifid Nebula (left). You can see a nodule from inside the nebula and a thin stellar jet formed by a young stellar object buried inside the cloud. That's about 0.75 light-years in length.
On the right is my 1-hour photo from my backyard - and the jet appears there too!
Unlike Hubble, my backyard rig only has a 20cm aperture and has a whole lot of atmosphere, as well as city lights, to deal with.
So it is really neat to be able to get that level of detail in 1 hour of observing.
See the original Hubble image here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_turns_36_with_a_dazzling_Trifid_Nebula_portrait
#TrifidNebula #Astrophotography #Science #Hubble #Astronomy #Astrodon
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This isn't a scene from Star Wars.
What you're looking at is the Tarantual Nebula, and those beams come from the lasers installed on the telescopes of our Very Large Telescope Interferometer in #Chile. They create artificial stars 90 km above the ground to correct atmospheric turbulence, allowing the VLTI to observe faint targets.
But why are four telescopes observing the same target? Find out: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2616a/
📷 A. Berdeu/ESO
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
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@coreyspowell@mastodon.social
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Jan 13, 2026
Corey S Powell
@coreyspowell@mastodon.social
Writer, editor, magazine maker, podcaster, procrastinator. Former editor of Discover and American Scientist magazines. Co-host of #ScienceRules podcast. Invisible Universe on Substack: https://invisibleuniverse.substack.com/ Co-founder of OpenMind magazine. #science #nature #space #scicomm
mastodon.social
A hellish world: Planet TOI-561 b, slightly larger than Earth, orbits an ancient, sunlike star so closely that a "year" lasts just 11 hours and its surface is lava. Yet somehow it has a thick atmosphere, hinting at how old, battered planets might rejuvenate themselves.
https://eos.org/articles/a-lava-world-unexpectedly-hosts-an-atmosphere #science #nature #astronomy
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