I used to read on the city bus ride home from high school … and then just keep reading for the few block walk home. Peripheral vision is great! (As is stopping to pay attention when crossing the street.)

Prof Dynarski@dynarski.bsky.social · 2d ago

As I veer across the sidewalk, trying to avoid a walker reading her phone, I suddenly recall that as a child I would walk Somerville streets reading a book

And here is tangible evidence that Tom can dance. Neil is probably getting drowned in this video. According to the laws of the internet, here is Tom Holland.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 2w ago

If only there were some sort of tangible evidence Tom can dance.

Got to get coffee today with my current and former PhD students!

Pretty sure this is more accurately transcribed as: “Mawage… that blessed… arrangement… that dweem within a dweem” 😆

The Princess Bride (1987)@princessbride1987.bsky.social · last wk.

Marriage… that blessed arrangement… that dream within a dream...

A hero whose heroism consists of killing people is uninteresting to me, and I detest the hormonal war orgies of our visual media, the mechanical slaughter of endless battalions of black-clad, yellow-toothed, red-eyed demons.

PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.

The list keeps growing! 24 departments have already signed up for the AAS Virtual Graduate Admissions Fair on Wednesday, 16 September. Is your program on the list? Registration closes Tuesday, 11 August. 🔭 aas.org/meetings/gra... #AASGradFair #Astronomy

I heard some ska on the college radio station this morning. Fun to be reminded of niche fads! (Apologies in advance to anyone who takes umbrage with ska being described as a “fad” 😆)

Wow, I’m really getting a comprehensive (although not fully self-consistent) world view from this woman who’s already had a lot to drink, before 5am at an airport bar. Luckily she’s speaking to another patron, not me, but I still have to hear it all 😵‍💫

Thanks for a lovely visit, Granada! A week full of exciting science … and a lot of stairs 😆 #HoRS3S

Astronomers! New adverts for science editors for @publishing.aas.org are up at aas.org/jobregister. We're looking for astronomers across many fields (including instrumentation to work with me) to help us keep these open access, non-profit, society-run journals going. Happy to answer questions! 🔭

🔭 I'm looking for a post-bac to work on opacity models for the ISM and protoplanetary disks. Please spread the word! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Grifters gotta grift

PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. https://to.pbs.org/4ygiG35

Maybe this keeps him too busy to publish silliness? “Kirkpatrick, a physicist … said Loeb is ‘not viewed favorably’ in the scientific community and lacks national security experience … the makeup of Loeb's team suggests the White House is more interested in fringe theories than hard science.”

PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs. https://to.pbs.org/4apvLwE

I'll be at #Exoplanets6 next week with a poster on MiTHOS, our Astrophysics SMEX mission concept out of @jhuapl.bsky.social MiTHOS studies the climates of hot Jupiters with a large population study of spectroscopic phase curves 🌈 Come find me to grab a sticker and learn about MiTHOS! 💫 🪐🔭🧪

You’ve deaded your last grateful

Sarah Tuttle@niais.bsky.social · last mo.

You've smashed your last pumpkin.

Time to vote on our art competition submissions! 1 like = 1 vote. The entry with the most votes wins! 🧵👇

When I wonder why folks in power want to dismantle our beautiful, impressive, federally funded research apparatus (WHY? 😱😭) … of course the answer is to funnel the money elsewhere 🤬

Jeffrey Mervis@policyhound.bsky.social · last mo.

Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...

Advertise your bluesky account with a Simpsons meme

Simpsons: Purple Is A Fruit

Alt: Homer says to Lisa, while holding a donut: This has purple stuff inside. Purple is a fruit.

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Sarah J. Jackson@sjjphd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Advertise your bluesky account with a Simpsons meme

Dang, maybe I’ll need to attend my first Cool Stars

Benjamin Pope@benjaminpope.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking forward to having everyone here for Cool Stars in July 2028 - when a total solar eclipse will pass directly over the city centre!

Everything in space spins. Not always the way we expect 😵‍💫

Matt Davenport@mrmattdavenport.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Huge thanks to @astronemly.bsky.social for (1) sending me one of the coolest emails I've ever gotten letting me know about this and (2) spending a nontrivial amount of time explaining how different things in space can spin. news.umich.edu/how-an-oddba...

Hey #AAS248!! @caltechipac.bsky.social is TURNING 40 THIS YEAR! To celebrate, we are having a party *cough* splinter session *cough* space prom tonight, from 6:30-8pm, in Room 106. There will be free drinks, food, merch giveaways, games, and I will be wearing this. COME CELEBRATE!!!

This is such a cool, wacky result!

AAS Press Office@press.aas.org · 2mo ago

Caltech IPAC: Oddball Exoplanet Challenges What It Means to Be a Hot Jupiter www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/oddball...

It’s #BlackSpaceWeek 2026! We’re starting off with our annual roll call.  If you’re a Black person who does Space-related things, introduce yourself and tell us what cool things you do using the hashtags #BSW2026, #BlackSpaceWeek2026!

Highly recommend AMP-UP program. aas.org/posts/news/2...

We're hiring a software developer! Help bring the next generation of coding practices and tools to the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, and work with my team in sunny SoCal! Applications are due July 6th, please let me know if you have any questions! phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca...

lol, not all heroes wear capes

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

Two Dan Sullivans are running for Senate in Alaska. One is the Republican incumbent. The other is a retired teacher who filed to run three days before the deadline. Republicans say the little-known candidate is trying to confuse voters and help Democrats.

Official beginning of summer!

Ann Arbor District Library@aadl.org · 2mo ago

IT’S TIIIIIIIME! Get your Summer Game on at play.aadl.org! ⭐

Thank you, M-W!

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 2mo ago

There are two ways to pronounce 'niche.' \NICH\ (rhymes with pitch) \NEESH\ (rhymes with sheesh) \NICH\ is the slightly more common one and the older of the two pronunciations. We realize either can feel like a niche pronunciation.

The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released a proposed rule that would alter management of federal grants, causing significant harm to the scientific community. Submit an individualized comment using our action alert (aas.org/omb-comments) or on Regulations.gov before 13 July.