Dr. Chenoa D. Tremblay
@chenoachem.bsky.social
Astrophysics...Astrochemistry...SETI...Computing...Geochemistry... Research and Development...Mom...Gamer..opinions my own.
Mission Log 013 Lena and I accompanied our Human to the Astro Department today, where we met visiting students and a new postdoc. The humans continue to gather in impressive numbers. I also learned that my photograph riding the model of the Moon telescope has now been shared with the team. -Lume👽🐉
In this episode of The Star River Podcast, host @astropotamus.com sits down with @chenoachem.bsky.social to explore the cutting edge of astrochemistry and the modern search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 Listen here: www.astropotamus.com/star-river/e...
Can a Star Make a Cookie? (And How We Search for Alien Tech) with Dr. Chenoa Tremblay
Can a star make a cookie and searching for techno and bio-signatures to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
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Can a star make a cookie? Was WALL-E a documentary? Find out as I speak with @chenoachem.bsky.social on The Star River Podcast! #SETI #STEM #SciComm @setiinstitute.bsky.social 👽🎙️🔭🦛
Can a Star Make a Cookie? (And How We Search for Alien Tech) with Dr. Chenoa Tremblay
Can a star make a cookie and searching for techno and bio-signatures to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
astropotamus.com
Mission Log 008 I have successfully established a temporary base of operations in Manhattan. Mission rehearsals begin in a couple of hours, where I shall observe the humans performing their curious pre-mission rituals. My assigned Human has entered low-power mode after today's travel. — Lume 🛸✨
Mission Log 007 – Unexpected Upgrade ✈️👽 Mission Control has authorized an upgrade! My human and I are now traveling to New York City in business class. I have discovered this includes enough room to work on science... and a bed for an in-flight nap. I could get used to this Earth travel. – Lume 🍵✨
Mission Log 005 – Part of the Crew Today my human let me watch some of the conference talks about building a telescope on the Moon. The mission keeps getting more exciting! Afterward, I helped her prepare slides for a presentation to raise support for our future adventures. Until next log, – Lume 🚀
Mission Log 004 – Operation: Moon Telescope 🌕👽 Today's mission was to remain hidden inside my human's bag while scientists discussed building a telescope on the Moon to search for the chemistry of life and possible technosignatures. Humans ask fascinating questions. --Lume⭐
Mission Log 003 – Dublin Base - The human has secured our temporary habitat. Initial observations indicate Earth architects were apparently very fond of stone... and creatures that are suspiciously pretending to be rain gutters. The locals call them gargoyles. I approve. Mission continues... – Lume
Earthlings appear to consume a bitter black liquid called "coffee" in alarming quantities. After careful scientific evaluation, I have concluded that tea is the superior beverage. It is warm, calming, and comes in far more interesting flavors. Further research required.
🛸 Mission Log #002 First airplane ride! I've packed my curiosity, my sparkle, and my sense of adventure. Destination: Chicago. Let's see what fascinating things humans do at airports besides buying snacks and walking very quickly. Adventure awaits! 💙👽✈️
🛸 Mission Log #001 My name is Lume, and I’ll be accompanying my human on a 12-day mission to Dublin and Oxford. She says we’re going for “work.” Based on my observations, “work” appears to involve airports, coffee, interesting conversations, and searching the universe for intelligent life.👽💙✈️
Day 1 of #PSETI2025 went really well. I gave a talk about a series of projects lead by @setiinstitute.bsky.social and Breakthrough Listen scientist and had a fun time exploring communication and hazard response. Looking forward to day 2. Image: @astrowright.bsky.social kicking us off.
Can someone tell me the logic of why the hotel has the towel rack inside the shower so the dry towels get wet when the water is turned on?
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~J.C. Watts
Join me! I'm hiring a Post Doc to work with me and my team on the VLA telescope's commensal science computer cluster. If you or someone you know has a PhD in Astrophysics, Physics, or Engineering, please pass it along. Check out the advertisement for more info. unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Post Doctoral Fellow - Tremblay & Taylor
We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellowship to work on commensal observing science using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) at the Uni...
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I discovered this comic 11 years ago, and it is still one of my favorites about research.
Quote for today: "Chemistry has been termed by the physicist as the messy part of physics, but that is no reason why the physicists should be permitted to make a mess of chemistry when they invade it." ~Frederick Soddy
Now that I am working with the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, I think I will start incorporating this image Steve took in New Zealand into my presentations. Isn't he cute? The group scout. Also, my student in Taiwan made this image showing the placement of all the antennas, and I love it.
There was a beautiful sunrise over the mountains.
#miniature #painting in progress. This is from the Judges of the Underworld collection from Mythic Battles Pantheon. #boardgames
But we DO want to seriously know if it is aliens. This is real science. That’s why my colleagues at @setiinstitute.bsky.social have been using the Allen Telescope Array to observe I3/ATLAS, searching for narrow band radio emission. We talked about it last week www.youtube.com/live/hFsPTMV...
Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System
YouTube video by SETI Institute
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Is I3/ATLAS an alien spaceship? Right now we don’t have any evidence it is, but let’s talk about it a bit… 🧪🔭
I went out with some colleagues to the @thenrao.bsky.social #VLA last week to replace the storage on the @setiinstitute.bsky.social #COSMIC machine. We have a fresh 1.8PB of storage on the back end. Let the science begin!! #astronomy #SETI #technosignature
This is something I feel very strongly about. It is important to listen to others, even when we don't want to.
Starting Monday with a cup of tea and some swinging in the hammock.
