Iva Momcheva
@ivastar.bsky.social
Astronomer, who wants to be an astronaut, pretending to be a data scientist.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Have you always dreamed of being a Max Planck director? Well, here is your chance! The Max Planck society has an open call for directors: www.mpg.de/25111395/mpg... #astronomy
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October 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Have you always dreamed of being a Max Planck director? Well, here is your chance! The Max Planck society has an open call for directors: www.mpg.de/25111395/mpg... #astronomy
I've been trying to keep up on ML in astro for the last few months and keep myself accountable by writing about it. Maybe others would enjoy it as well. open.substack.com/pub/astrodat...
AI and Astronomy Weekly Roundup
Week of September 22-26, 2025
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October 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've been trying to keep up on ML in astro for the last few months and keep myself accountable by writing about it. Maybe others would enjoy it as well. open.substack.com/pub/astrodat...
New in JOSS: PST is designed for astronomy researchers, especially those working in extragalactic astrophysics
and stellar population synthesis, who require a flexible and extensible Python-based toolkit for
modeling galaxy properties. #astrocode
and stellar population synthesis, who require a flexible and extensible Python-based toolkit for
modeling galaxy properties. #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'The Population Synthesis Toolkit (PST) Python Library' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08203
July 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New in JOSS: PST is designed for astronomy researchers, especially those working in extragalactic astrophysics
and stellar population synthesis, who require a flexible and extensible Python-based toolkit for
modeling galaxy properties. #astrocode
and stellar population synthesis, who require a flexible and extensible Python-based toolkit for
modeling galaxy properties. #astrocode
A new paper from JOSS for those using cosmological simulations, SOAP provides consistent definitions for calculating galaxy properties across different sims. #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'SOAP: A Python Package for Calculating the Properties of Galaxies and Halos Formed in Cosmological Simulations' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08252
July 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A new paper from JOSS for those using cosmological simulations, SOAP provides consistent definitions for calculating galaxy properties across different sims. #astrocode
A simulator for star shades with potential applications for Roman, Habex and the Habitable Worlds Observatory, now on JOSS. #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'PyStarshade: Simulating High-Contrast Imaging of Exoplanets with Starshades' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07917
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A simulator for star shades with potential applications for Roman, Habex and the Habitable Worlds Observatory, now on JOSS. #astrocode
If you are on the market for a tool to generate PSFs for space telescopes, check out this new publication from JOSS #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'spike: A Tool to Drizzle HST, JWST, and Roman PSFs for Improved Analyses' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08200
July 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
If you are on the market for a tool to generate PSFs for space telescopes, check out this new publication from JOSS #astrocode
Fresh off the JOSS press: a new release of Halotools with the inclusion of Intrinsic Alignment. #astronomy #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'Halotools: A New Release Adding Intrinsic Alignments to Halo-Based Methods' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07421
March 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Fresh off the JOSS press: a new release of Halotools with the inclusion of Intrinsic Alignment. #astronomy #astrocode
A new JOSS paper on FELINE: a library for detection emission line sources in data from MUSE and other 3D cubes. #astronomy #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'FELINE: A Tool to Detect Emission Line Galaxies in 3D Data' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07528
March 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A new JOSS paper on FELINE: a library for detection emission line sources in data from MUSE and other 3D cubes. #astronomy #astrocode
A new JOSS paper on cogsworth: a library for binary stellar evolution and galactic dynamics. #astronomy
Just published in JOSS: 'cogsworth: A Gala of COSMIC proportions combining binary stellar evolution and galactic dynamics' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07400
January 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A new JOSS paper on cogsworth: a library for binary stellar evolution and galactic dynamics. #astronomy
The 2025 MPIA summer internship applications are now open 🎉 www.mpia.de/en/careers/i... #sstronomy
Summer internships
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December 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
The 2025 MPIA summer internship applications are now open 🎉 www.mpia.de/en/careers/i... #sstronomy
New on JOSS this week!
Just published in JOSS: 'Caustics: A Python Package for Accelerated Strong Gravitational Lensing Simulations' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07081
November 25, 2024 at 3:15 PM
New on JOSS this week!
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JOSS is looking for editors, we definitely need some in astronomy and space science. Great community and flexible time commitment. Reach out if you have questions: blog.joss.theoj.org/2024/10/call... #astronomy
Call for editors | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software • <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
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November 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
JOSS is looking for editors, we definitely need some in astronomy and space science. Great community and flexible time commitment. Reach out if you have questions: blog.joss.theoj.org/2024/10/call... #astronomy
New JOSS paper on Bayesian spectral line modeling. Check it out if you fit spectra with complex emission lines! #astronomy
Just published in JOSS: 'bayes_spec: A Bayesian Spectral Line Modeling Framework for Astrophysics' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07201
November 7, 2024 at 10:08 AM
New JOSS paper on Bayesian spectral line modeling. Check it out if you fit spectra with complex emission lines! #astronomy
A new JOSS publication: lightcurver! Precise multi-epoch photometry pipeline, great for lensed QSOs, supernovae, Cepheids, works on both isolated and blended targets. #astronomy
Just published in JOSS: '
lightcurver: A Python Pipeline for Precise Photometry of Multiple-Epoch Wide-Field Images' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06775
October 17, 2024 at 8:46 AM
A new JOSS publication: lightcurver! Precise multi-epoch photometry pipeline, great for lensed QSOs, supernovae, Cepheids, works on both isolated and blended targets. #astronomy
Check out this new JOSS publications, ideal for image processing and widely used in the amateur community. #astronomy
Just published in JOSS: 'Siril: An Advanced Tool for Astronomical Image Processing' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07242
October 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Check out this new JOSS publications, ideal for image processing and widely used in the amateur community. #astronomy
One more paper from our group from last week on how astronomers can use LLMs in research. Comments welcome. arxiv.org/abs/2409.20252 #astronomy
What is the Role of Large Language Models in the Evolution of Astronomy Research?
ChatGPT and other state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming multiple fields, offering powerful tools for a wide range of applications. These models, commonly trained on va...
arxiv.org
October 7, 2024 at 1:11 PM
One more paper from our group from last week on how astronomers can use LLMs in research. Comments welcome. arxiv.org/abs/2409.20252 #astronomy
Paper day: "Improved Empirical Backgrounds for JWST NIRISS Image/WFSS Data Reduction" arxiv.org/abs/2410.00103 #astronomy
Improved Empirical Backgrounds for JWST NIRISS Image/WFSS Data Reduction
The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a versatile instrument for collecting imaging and wide-field slitless spectroscopy (WFSS) data f...
arxiv.org
October 2, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Paper day: "Improved Empirical Backgrounds for JWST NIRISS Image/WFSS Data Reduction" arxiv.org/abs/2410.00103 #astronomy
Just published in JOSS: 'orbitize! v3: Orbit fitting for the High-contrast Imaging Community' doi.org/10.21105/jos...
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orbitize! v3: Orbit fitting for the High-contrast Imaging Community
Blunt et al., (2024). orbitize! v3: Orbit fitting for the High-contrast Imaging Community. Journal of Open Source Software, 9(101), 6756, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06756
doi.org
September 23, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Just published in JOSS: 'orbitize! v3: Orbit fitting for the High-contrast Imaging Community' doi.org/10.21105/jos...
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The 2024 summer internship program at MPIA, Heidelberg is open for applications. We have lots of exciting projects. Please apply by Feb, 9! Reach out if you have questions.
Application
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January 9, 2024 at 2:42 PM
The 2024 summer internship program at MPIA, Heidelberg is open for applications. We have lots of exciting projects. Please apply by Feb, 9! Reach out if you have questions.