Kat Troche
@kuiperkat.org
Professional amateur astronomer with astrosociety.org + aaa.org 💫 Emmy + Webby winner 🏆 Have scope, will travel 🔭 Opinions are my own 👩🏻💻 linktr.ee/kuiperkat
🌙 Bring a little more Moon joy to your 2027! 🌙 Support our new crowdfunding campaign at the $50 level and receive a package of 10 beautiful 2027 Moon Calendar Posters featuring the Moon’s phases and eclipses throughout the year. Just want a digital download? Only $5 😊 (1/2)
this is an important investigation into how NASA cuts are directly affecting flagship space science missions www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.
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Are you ready for the Nancy Grace Roman telescope launch this weekend? @kuiperkat.org, @cosmicrosie.bsky.social, & our Director of Ed Vivian are bound for the Space Coast, so stay tuned for photo & video! Til then, register for our FREE panel on NGR's life & legacy, live on Thursday 8/27 on Zoom 🚀🌌
Do you know about the Crab Pulsar? It's the Rosetta Stone of Neutron Stars! It's given astronomers so much to work with, across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. It even has a unit of measurement named after it -- The Crab: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_(u... #NeutronStarWeek 🧵👇 📸 NASA SVS
🙌🏻Conference sponsor appreciation post🙌🏻 The Astro Society thanks Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. for being one of our amazing sponsors this year. Digitalis manufactures & sells digital planetarium systems for portable and fixed domes. (1/2)
What if Mars wasn't always the "Red Planet?" 🌊🔴 Billions of years ago, Mars may have looked more like Earth—a world with a vast ocean, flowing rivers, sandy coastlines, and perhaps the building blocks of life. Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi explores the latest scientific evidence suggesting that Mars...
In 5 days, join the NASA Night Sky Network + our staff for a FREE webinar on International Observe the Moon Night!🌖🌝 Tuesday, July 28, 6:00pm PT/9:00pm ET: experienced event hosts will discuss this global observing program, how you can get involved, & program resources available this year.
Beaming in on this Tuesday to let you know that if you are among the first 50 people to register for our virtual conference, Astronomy @ 250, you'll get a special NASA 250 The Rocket's Red Glare patch, as worn by the Artemis II crew! 🚀🚀 (1/2)
Not long now - our annual conference starts in just over 5 weeks! 💫 We're offering a free panel as we kick off yet another jam-packed virtual event, focusing on "The Life and Legacy of Nancy Grace Roman". NASA's first Chief Astronomer and the Mother of Hubble, Roman's namesake telescope...
Nancy Grace Roman personally had a long relationship with the Astro Society & we are beyond thrilled that her namesake telescope is launching next month! ✨🔭 This 1-min video provides the basics of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope & its job once it reaches LaGrange Point 2 & beams data back to Earth.
Webinar incoming! Hear from the NASA Night Sky Network - a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs partnering with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to bring the wonders of space down to Earth for communities everywhere, including educators, through hands-on activities...
1 week left in our library sale! 📚📚 These are just a few of the titles still available. As a 137 year-old org, you tend to collect some amazing books! Head over to ASPLibraryProject dot org and see what's left before time runs out ⏰🚀💫
We're here at SpaceCon in very warm & sunny San Antonio! Stop by booth J119 for free stickers, tiny astronauts, & galaxy lollipops and enter our raffle of #startrek goodies!
New article out from Astro Society staff in the Astronomical League's Reflector magazine! Our Senior Astronomy Education Specialist, Theresa J. Summer, writes about NASA's International Observe the Moon Night, this year taking place on September 19, in their new June 2026 issue 🌔🔭🧪
“It's sort of like going to a concert,” Troche explains. “Everybody's there to see the band play—everyone's excited. It's the same vibe.” I was happy to speak with Amy Brecount White at #NationalGeographic about #stargazing this summer! www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
These summer star parties offer the best Milky Way views of the year
As our galaxy enters its “core season,” national parks, state parks, and more are bringing out the big telescopes to open your eyes to the night sky’s wonders.
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M57, the #RingNebula, is approximately 2,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It's an 8.8 magnitude planetary nebula, making it challenging to see with your eyes from light polluted skies, but easy work for this scope. Image time: 3 minutes
Happy Pride from the Astro Society team! 🎉🌈 NASA created this image using their space photography images (all of which are public domain, so cool!) to create the colors of the modern LGBT+, intersectional pride flag. 💫 Space is for everyone and we celebrate our beautiful, diverse communities.
TODAY!! At 6p PT/9pm ET - join us on YouTube and hear about Artemis II lunar science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThVg...
NSN Webinar Series: Moon Joy: Science from Artemis II with Dr. Ryan Watkins
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The Astro Society@astrosociety.org · 5mo agoCopy, Moon joy! NASA Night Sky Network's FREE webinar is next Tuesday, 5/26. Join NASA's Dr. Ryan Watkins, who was on the ground at Mission Control during the Moon's big close-up, and moderator Kat Troche for at 6pm PT/9pm ET on the NSN YouTube page - essential viewing for space friends of all ages!
New logo, new era! We are now The Astro Society ✨ Our publications and awards will remain with our legacy name, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All new content, our upcoming AstroBeat video series and podcast, plus our expanded presence at events will be as The Astro Society. Welcome!
Throwback post: This week’s image is of the globular cluster Liller 1! Despite its proximity to the Milky Way’s galactic bulge, Gemini captured this stunning image using the GeMS adaptive optics system on Gemini South. Check out the 🧵! #Astronomy
Friends, it has been an honor and a privilege experiencing Artemis II with you all! If you want to stay involved in NASA Science programs, here are some things you can do 🧵
How the Artemis crew will splash down on Earth. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Explained: How the Artemis crew will splash down on Earth
The Artemis crew will return to Earth on 10 April after a 10-day mission that took them around the Moon.
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Our annual Awards submissions deadline is extended through next Wednesday, April 15 - get those nominations in! 💫 Every year, we recognize individual achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, & public outreach. Past recipients include luminaries such as Edwin Hubble, Vera Rubin...
It seems fitting, as the Artemis II mission continues its journey, that April is Global Astronomy Month! 🔭 We're watching STEAM education in action, something we are committed to 365 days a year. We offer workshops, courses, & hands-on educational activities for every age and learning level...
Friends: if you were an astronaut about to orbit the Moon on #ArtemisII, what would you want your wake up song to be? I've gotta go with Tank! youtu.be/UFFa0QoHWvE?...
Tank!
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