Jorge Moreno
@jorgitomoreno.bsky.social
Associate Professor. 4th Mexican scholar to earn tenure in astronomy/astrophysics in the United States. Exploring more research heavy opportunities. https://jorgemoreno.org
I wrote a manuscript on galaxy ignition in the post-reionization universe. A bittersweet milestone. This is my 70th paper and I’ve reached 4000 citations. But it’s also four months without my beloved father, to whom I dedicate this work. arxiv.org/abs/2511.03785 ♥️
Igniting galaxy formation in the post-reionization universe
It is widely believed that the ultraviolet background produced during the epoch of reionization conspires against the formation of low-mass galaxies. Indeed, this mechanism is often invoked as a solut...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I wrote a manuscript on galaxy ignition in the post-reionization universe. A bittersweet milestone. This is my 70th paper and I’ve reached 4000 citations. But it’s also four months without my beloved father, to whom I dedicate this work. arxiv.org/abs/2511.03785 ♥️
I wrote a manuscript on galaxy ignition in the post-reionization universe. A bittersweet milestone. This is my 70th paper and I’ve reached 4000 citations. But it’s also four months without my beloved father, to whom I dedicate this work. arxiv.org/abs/2511.03785 ♥️
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I wrote a manuscript on galaxy ignition in the post-reionization universe. A bittersweet milestone. This is my 70th paper and I’ve reached 4000 citations. But it’s also four months without my beloved father, to whom I dedicate this work. arxiv.org/abs/2511.03785 ♥️
Our paper on the emergence of galactic discs has now been accepted for publication (MNRAS). 🔥 📦 🍊 🌀 arxiv.org/abs/2508.00991
October 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our paper on the emergence of galactic discs has now been accepted for publication (MNRAS). 🔥 📦 🍊 🌀 arxiv.org/abs/2508.00991
Congratulations to David Olloqui Cortés on his first conference talk! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
September 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Congratulations to David Olloqui Cortés on his first conference talk! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
A pleasure to co-lead a discussion with Dušan Kereš on galaxy formation and cosmic rays at this year’s Galfresca conference! 🌌 🔥
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A pleasure to co-lead a discussion with Dušan Kereš on galaxy formation and cosmic rays at this year’s Galfresca conference! 🌌 🔥
Our paper on resolved scaling relations in IllustrisTNG has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our paper on resolved scaling relations in IllustrisTNG has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
It’s paper day. We find that the emergence of disk galaxies is connected to the bursty-to-steady star formation transition and the deepening of the gravitational potential well. 🌌 🔥 📦 arxiv.org/abs/2508.00991
August 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It’s paper day. We find that the emergence of disk galaxies is connected to the bursty-to-steady star formation transition and the deepening of the gravitational potential well. 🌌 🔥 📦 arxiv.org/abs/2508.00991
It’s LSST/Rubin-relevant paper day. We investigate how not being able to detect faint stellar halos biases our understanding of ultrafaint galaxies, thus limiting their applicability to constrain galaxy formation and dark matter physics. 🌌 🔥https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15785
June 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s LSST/Rubin-relevant paper day. We investigate how not being able to detect faint stellar halos biases our understanding of ultrafaint galaxies, thus limiting their applicability to constrain galaxy formation and dark matter physics. 🌌 🔥https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15785
It’s paper day. We compare the kinematic-age structure of FIRE-2 galaxies to observations, agreeing with LG + PHANGs, but not the MW (a dynamically cold outlier). 🌀 🌌 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2506.11840
June 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s paper day. We compare the kinematic-age structure of FIRE-2 galaxies to observations, agreeing with LG + PHANGs, but not the MW (a dynamically cold outlier). 🌀 🌌 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2506.11840
It’s paper day. We use IllustrisTNG to investigate resolved scaling relationship. See also our awesome spaxel leaky box analytics model! 🌌 💜https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
June 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It’s paper day. We use IllustrisTNG to investigate resolved scaling relationship. See also our awesome spaxel leaky box analytics model! 🌌 💜https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
Congratulations to our beloved children, Camila and Mateo, for graduating from university and high school. And to my beloved Viri for raising such kind and amazing young adults. We are proud of you and we love you! 👏🏽🎓♥️
June 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Congratulations to our beloved children, Camila and Mateo, for graduating from university and high school. And to my beloved Viri for raising such kind and amazing young adults. We are proud of you and we love you! 👏🏽🎓♥️
It’s paper day. We find that many Milky Way analogs experienced a pickle shaped transient period throughout their formation history! 🌀 🥒 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2506.08508
June 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s paper day. We find that many Milky Way analogs experienced a pickle shaped transient period throughout their formation history! 🌀 🥒 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2506.08508
Huge thanks to NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, for helping us make homeownership possible, and for fighting against racial injustice and housing discrimination in America for decades. Thank you! ♥️🖤 www.naca.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Huge thanks to NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, for helping us make homeownership possible, and for fighting against racial injustice and housing discrimination in America for decades. Thank you! ♥️🖤 www.naca.com
We bought a house! 🏡 This is for our family and our ancestors! After a long history of discrimination, redlining, segregation, mass deportations, mob violence and subprime shark practices against our people, we are here today! ¡Esta es para mi gente! Homeownership is economic justice! 🏡✊🏽♥️
March 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We bought a house! 🏡 This is for our family and our ancestors! After a long history of discrimination, redlining, segregation, mass deportations, mob violence and subprime shark practices against our people, we are here today! ¡Esta es para mi gente! Homeownership is economic justice! 🏡✊🏽♥️
It’s paper day! Check out our latest paper on galactic shapes in FIREbox. Tip of the hat to Courtney Klein for leading this effort! 🔥 📦 🌌 arxiv.org/abs/2503.05612
March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s paper day! Check out our latest paper on galactic shapes in FIREbox. Tip of the hat to Courtney Klein for leading this effort! 🔥 📦 🌌 arxiv.org/abs/2503.05612
It’s paper day! Our paper on galactic sizes has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). Tip of the hat to Francisco Mercado for leading this effort! arxiv.org/abs/2501.04084 @astronomerc.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It’s paper day! Our paper on galactic sizes has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). Tip of the hat to Francisco Mercado for leading this effort! arxiv.org/abs/2501.04084 @astronomerc.bsky.social
where I will be a panelist along with artist Marcus Zúñiga and others, as part of his exhibition From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments. I hope many of you are able to attend! 🖼️ 🌌 www.armoryarts.org/schedule/202...
February 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
where I will be a panelist along with artist Marcus Zúñiga and others, as part of his exhibition From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments. I hope many of you are able to attend! 🖼️ 🌌 www.armoryarts.org/schedule/202...
It’s paper day! We explore resolved scaling relations with IllustrisTNG. What a weird time to be an American scientist… arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
February 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s paper day! We explore resolved scaling relations with IllustrisTNG. What a weird time to be an American scientist… arxiv.org/abs/2501.18687
Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes! The saga continues… ♥️🎂💪🏾🥂
January 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes! The saga continues… ♥️🎂💪🏾🥂
It’s paper day. We find that galactic sizes are driven by a complex interplay between virial mass and environment. arxiv.org/abs/2501.04084
January 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s paper day. We find that galactic sizes are driven by a complex interplay between virial mass and environment. arxiv.org/abs/2501.04084
In the blink of an eye, Francisco more than doubled the size of our research group. As a postdoc, he has really exceeded all expectations! 🌌 🔥
December 6, 2024 at 4:11 PM
In the blink of an eye, Francisco more than doubled the size of our research group. As a postdoc, he has really exceeded all expectations! 🌌 🔥
A pleasure to speak at USC! 🔥🌃
November 26, 2024 at 12:40 AM
A pleasure to speak at USC! 🔥🌃
Our paper explaining elevated UV luminosity density in JWST with FIREbox has now been accepted for publication (MNRAS). 🌌 🔥 📦 arxiv.org/abs/2407.02674
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Our paper explaining elevated UV luminosity density in JWST with FIREbox has now been accepted for publication (MNRAS). 🌌 🔥 📦 arxiv.org/abs/2407.02674
Our paper on the role of galaxy interactions in triggering starbursts at the Milky Way scale has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). 🌌 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2411.10373
November 20, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Our paper on the role of galaxy interactions in triggering starbursts at the Milky Way scale has now been accepted for publication (ApJ). 🌌 🔥 arxiv.org/abs/2411.10373
A pleasure to facilitate a faculty workshop on teaching and mentoring at SBCC. Inspiring yet harrowing, given the current and forthcoming political maelstrom. 🦉🏝️♥️
November 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
A pleasure to facilitate a faculty workshop on teaching and mentoring at SBCC. Inspiring yet harrowing, given the current and forthcoming political maelstrom. 🦉🏝️♥️