Amy’s Space
@amyspace.bsky.social
I code, I film, I study astrophysics. ❤️🤩
I’m studying to become an astrophysicist in the US who will never work under Elon Musk. So I guess unless I go to another country, there are zero opportunities for me.
Fuck everyone who voted for him.
Fuck everyone who voted for him.
A new dark age is enveloping the United States.
It saddens me so much that the country I had the privilege to call my home for a number of years has so totally lost its frontier explorational spirit. 🔭🧪
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
It saddens me so much that the country I had the privilege to call my home for a number of years has so totally lost its frontier explorational spirit. 🔭🧪
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
White House may seek to slash NASA’s science budget by 50 percent
“It would be nothing short of an extinction-level event for space science.”…
arstechnica.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’m studying to become an astrophysicist in the US who will never work under Elon Musk. So I guess unless I go to another country, there are zero opportunities for me.
Fuck everyone who voted for him.
Fuck everyone who voted for him.
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“Viruses don’t care about countries and borders. They don’t know they exist. We need to coordinate globally in order to stay on top of what’s happening with the virus and to learn from one another.”
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Viruses don’t care about countries and borders. They don’t know they exist. We need to coordinate globally in order to stay on top of what’s happening with the virus and to learn from one another.”
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From my latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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On January 6th, 1995, my (now ex) wife and I boarded a flight from Heathrow to JFK on a one way ticket. We had two suitcases and about $900 in cash - this was everything we owned and we were moving to the US. We thought it was maybe for 2-3 years. I had visited the US once, for a conference, and
February 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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You: They did the math.
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
February 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
You: They did the math.
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
I hate it here. 😢
Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I hate it here. 😢
I’m calling representatives, I’m reaching out to friends, I’ve ordered blank postcards to start mailing.
But I still feel like I should be doing more.
My own piece of resistance is to keep studying calculus and physics. An intelligent woman is loathsome to MAGAs.
But I still feel like I should be doing more.
My own piece of resistance is to keep studying calculus and physics. An intelligent woman is loathsome to MAGAs.
February 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I’m calling representatives, I’m reaching out to friends, I’ve ordered blank postcards to start mailing.
But I still feel like I should be doing more.
My own piece of resistance is to keep studying calculus and physics. An intelligent woman is loathsome to MAGAs.
But I still feel like I should be doing more.
My own piece of resistance is to keep studying calculus and physics. An intelligent woman is loathsome to MAGAs.
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How would you count the number of different words in Hamlet? Computer scientists have come up with a simple and efficient way to do it, using randomness.
Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count | Quanta Magazine
By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data.
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
How would you count the number of different words in Hamlet? Computer scientists have come up with a simple and efficient way to do it, using randomness.
I hope this helps someone.
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I hope this helps someone.
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Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
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Every professor/academic on here needs to call their elected officials tomorrow re OBM federal funding pause. Be polite and professional and express your concern. I will be doing this.
January 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Every professor/academic on here needs to call their elected officials tomorrow re OBM federal funding pause. Be polite and professional and express your concern. I will be doing this.
I’m experiencing quite a bit of panic.
So a little bit about federal grants being suspended from the perspective of a retired person who was funded by NIH grants for 20-odd years. I first want to extend my sorrow to colleagues who are affected by this. Next, for those of you who don’t work in academic science, I want to share how…1/4
January 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I’m experiencing quite a bit of panic.
The dumbing down of America. (Sadly, those who should read and understand this, cannot.)
January 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The dumbing down of America. (Sadly, those who should read and understand this, cannot.)
Slowly making progress in math as I’m getting closer to the GRE. Trying to make daily progress in learning but I get frustrated when I forget how to do something. It takes so much practice and I’m putting in the hours. 😅
January 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Slowly making progress in math as I’m getting closer to the GRE. Trying to make daily progress in learning but I get frustrated when I forget how to do something. It takes so much practice and I’m putting in the hours. 😅
Nice 😂
January 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Nice 😂
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😮 WOW! Check out these images from the ESA/JAXA #BepiColombo spacecraft's sixth and final Mercury flyby before entering orbit around the planet in late 2026!
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
January 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
😮 WOW! Check out these images from the ESA/JAXA #BepiColombo spacecraft's sixth and final Mercury flyby before entering orbit around the planet in late 2026!
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🤩🤩🤩
December 26, 2024 at 11:14 PM
🤩🤩🤩
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For the final episode of 2024, @drbecky.bsky.social counts down her top 5 news stories.
Best enjoyed beside a fire and a nice glass of egg nog. 🥛 😋
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Best enjoyed beside a fire and a nice glass of egg nog. 🥛 😋
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An ASTROPHYSICIST'S TOP 5 space news stories of 2024
YouTube video by Dr. Becky
youtu.be
December 26, 2024 at 9:02 PM
For the final episode of 2024, @drbecky.bsky.social counts down her top 5 news stories.
Best enjoyed beside a fire and a nice glass of egg nog. 🥛 😋
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Best enjoyed beside a fire and a nice glass of egg nog. 🥛 😋
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Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring.
December 24, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring.
This is awesome! 🤩
December 18, 2024 at 11:19 PM
This is awesome! 🤩
What if Bluesky had a limit of blocks you could receive before you’re booted off? Wouldn’t that take care of the Singal + others issue?
December 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
What if Bluesky had a limit of blocks you could receive before you’re booted off? Wouldn’t that take care of the Singal + others issue?
Just watched with awe as the ISS passed over. I’ll never tire of seeing it.
December 4, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Just watched with awe as the ISS passed over. I’ll never tire of seeing it.
Put on my thinking cap while studying retrocausality and this cap is the only thing keeping my head from exploding. 🤯
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Put on my thinking cap while studying retrocausality and this cap is the only thing keeping my head from exploding. 🤯
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President-elect Trump will nominate Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who led two private missions to orbit on SpaceX rockets, as the next NASA administrator.
Trump Picks Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA
Mr. Isaacman’s company Shift4 Payments made him a billionaire, and he has financed two trips to orbit on SpaceX vehicles, including a daring spacewalk in September.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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I pronounce it “gif” 🤭
Physics / Astro / SciComm friends!
A question, if I may ….
How do you pronounce ‘quark’ when you say it out loud:
a) Qk-waar-k (sounds like spark)
b) Qk-wor-k (sounds like cork)
e.g. usage: “..some theories predict that the interiors of neutron stars may be made up of a quark-gluon plasma..”
A question, if I may ….
How do you pronounce ‘quark’ when you say it out loud:
a) Qk-waar-k (sounds like spark)
b) Qk-wor-k (sounds like cork)
e.g. usage: “..some theories predict that the interiors of neutron stars may be made up of a quark-gluon plasma..”
November 29, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I pronounce it “gif” 🤭