@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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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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@aral@mastodon.ar.al
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Apr 24, 2026
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Social oncologist. I make small things. Unapologetically anti-genocide. Warning: May not fit your taxonomy. From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https://gaza-verified.org/join/ Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https://gaza-verified.org/donate/ My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) 🍉🌻 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@franco_vazza/116459049191900624
Friends in Gaza, please tell people you might know who could take advantage of this.
#Gaza #GazaVerified #Palestine #physics #astrophysics #science #research #university
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***PLEASE SPREAD IF YOU CAN***
my Physics & Astro department in Bologna (Italy) just opened a call
for 2 contracts for 1 year (24kE) for young researchers from #Palestine:
https://bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/incarichi-di-ricerca?id_bando=162
Deadline: 15/06/2026
Eligibility: young scholars in Physics/Geo/Astro citizens of Palestine, refugees from Palestine, refugees residing in Palestine, or holders of a permanent residence permit or international protection in Palestine
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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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@elabarts@mastodon.social
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Apr 15, 2026
Elena @ ELabArts
@elabarts@mastodon.social
Science illustrator who works directly with scientists on building their next figures. *new to mastodon!* find me on instagram @elabarts and bluesky @elabarts.bsky.social #scienceillustration #geology #sciencecommunications
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Some of my favorite graphics from @Newsela were simple ones showing a simple phenomenon.
#scienceillustration #education
#geology #physics #sciencefigures #astrophysics
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Taxi, please! 🚖👋
ALMA consists of 66 antennas that work together like a single gigantic telescope in the Chilean Andes. They can be rearranged in different layouts to discern various levels of detail.
This is where these yellow trucks come in. Each truck can carry a 100-tonne antenna and put it in place with a precision of a few millimetres!
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2615a/
📷 S. Otarola/ESO
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
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@astrodisastro@scicomm.xyz
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Apr 08, 2026
Francesca Bo.
@astrodisastro@scicomm.xyz
Crazy old #physics of the #universe / #astrophysics MSc + #Science #Communication #SciComm diploma. Obsessed by #birds and #blazars. Unemployed with no future ahead. From #Italy, of course.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ehtelescope/116365375880098666
Perfino quell'upupa ha una carriera scientifica migliore della mia
Even that hoopoe has a better scientific career than me
#birb #upupa #uccelli #astrofisica #BuchiNeri #eht #hoopoe #birds #astrophysics #BlackHoles #BirdsOfMastodon
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This feathered visitor recently stopped by the IRAM 30-m telescope to assist with EHT observations.
The bird had gotten lost in the fog and appeared at the control room door- more than 1,500 meters above its usual habitat.
After a brief "internship," it was safely released back into nature the next morning.
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📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/jcSbCkVcLa7e9nm3K2BTuh 🔗 🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷 🔗 ℹ️
Die rasante Dämpfung eines 10 Milliarden Jahre alten Supermassengrauens stellt etablierte kosmische Theorien in Frage.
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Two's company ⭐️⭐️
Just like we humans are strongly influenced by the presence of companions over the course of our lives, so are stars, literally.
The pair of points at the centre of this image, taken with our VLT, are an old stellar couple known as AFGL 4106.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2608a/
📷 ESO/G. Tomassini et al.
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
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https://www.ufofeed.com/209047/why-we-explore-a-love-letter-to-caltechs-mars-and-the-mind-of-man-oc/ Why We Explore: A love letter to CalTech’s ‘Mars and the Mind of Man’ [OC] #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.ufofeed.com/208279/oldest-moon-rocks-found-on-the-lunar-farside/ Oldest Moon Rocks Found On The Lunar Farside #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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Peek inside ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), under construction in #Chile 's Atacama Desert. The main structure shown here will host the ELT’s five mirrors, which will gather the light and send it to the instruments at the sides of the telescope.
With its 39-metre-diameter, the main mirror will be the largest ever for an optical telescope: the biggest eye on the sky!
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2605a/
📷 ESO/J. C. Muñoz-Mateos
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
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@awoodsnet@phpc.social
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Jan 13, 2026
Andrew Woods
@awoodsnet@phpc.social
First of his name, #PHP #developer 🐘 , guitar player 🎸 , rocker of karaoke 🎤, loves an irish accent ☘️ I’m a full stack #WebDev that favors #BackEndDev #PHPDev . #OpenToWork #FediHire #HireMe Fan of #StarTrek #Marvel #NYC #books #movies and the #Yankees #vim #bash #guitar #php #drupal #symfony #wordpress Enjoying the Fediverse, and the RSS renaissance #fedi22 #rss
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Whoa! I just watched a video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MupWm6_2Svg titled "3I/ATLAS Just RESPONDED Using Non-Human Syntax" recorded by Michio Kaku about the interstellar object 3I/Atlas. It's 16:55 minutes in length
He provides a report of what happened, describes what his team is doing, but also add quite a bit of conjecture about what it could mean, and what it's all about. The video was only posted 2026 Jan 12 (19 hours ago), so this news is very fresh
#science #seti #astrophysics #astronomy
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