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What an honour it was to conduct this interview.

An experience, nay, a highlight that I will never forget!

Sitting down, one-on-one with Dame Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

We spoke about pulsars, history, and ongoing equity in academia.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I will cherish it.

🔭🧪📡
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · 24d
One of astronomy's most inspiring figures, Dame Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell was in Sydney this week.

@cosmicrami.com sat down for an interview with her, discussing the impact of her discovery and community advocacy legacy.

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/inte...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 Uni. of Cambridge
Split image. On left is a radio chart showing a squiggly line annotated with the date and sky reference, of where the pulsar was detected. On the right is a woman standing with a chart in her hand, with a large radio telescope in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a most amazing and inspiring woman. And she has such great stories to tell!

"Her story is not just about pulsars, it's about resilience in the face of bias, of generosity in sharing recognition, and of a vision to build a more inclusive scientific community."

🔭📡
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · 24d
One of astronomy's most inspiring figures, Dame Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell was in Sydney this week.

@cosmicrami.com sat down for an interview with her, discussing the impact of her discovery and community advocacy legacy.

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/inte...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 Uni. of Cambridge
Split image. On left is a radio chart showing a squiggly line annotated with the date and sky reference, of where the pulsar was detected. On the right is a woman standing with a chart in her hand, with a large radio telescope in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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One of astronomy's most inspiring figures, Dame Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell was in Sydney this week.

@cosmicrami.com sat down for an interview with her, discussing the impact of her discovery and community advocacy legacy.

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/inte...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 Uni. of Cambridge
Split image. On left is a radio chart showing a squiggly line annotated with the date and sky reference, of where the pulsar was detected. On the right is a woman standing with a chart in her hand, with a large radio telescope in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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But is PSR J1713+0747 the only millisecond pulsar with profile variability? And what are the implications of this for high-precision timing experiments, such as searching for gravitational waves?

Read @cosmicrami.com article: www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/puls...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 D. Champion
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Earth centred on a curving green sheet representing spacetime and surrounded by pulsars with radio beams in all directions
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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The results of a four-year analysis on PSR J1713+0747 have indicated that the millisecond pulsar underwent a significant profile change event, whose origin can be traced to the magnetosphere of the star - with massive disruptions to the polarisation.

#SpaceAustralia

📸 @cosmicrami.com

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Plot showing three rows and eight column grid. The rows represent the stokes parameters, and the columns represent different frequency bands. The data in the plots shows the profile residuals per band per stokes. Three panels. Y-axis is normalised flix density, and x-axis on each is pulse phase. There are eight curves per panel, coloured individually and each representing a different frequency band. The left panel is the template and the remaining two panels are 50 days post event and 2 years post event. In the middle panel, three red arrows indicate regions of the profile that are affected by the change.
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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"Millisecond pulsars, whilst remarkably stable, may not be the perfect timekeepers we once thought they were"

New research by @cosmicrami.com outlines how a pulsar throwing a tantrum could impact precision timing experiments.

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/puls...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 NASA SVS

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September 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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"Millisecond pulsars, whilst remarkably stable, may not be the perfect timekeepers we once thought they were"

New research by @cosmicrami.com outlines how a pulsar throwing a tantrum could impact precision timing experiments.

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/puls...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 NASA SVS

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September 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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And a big thank you to @astrokatie.com for a mammoth effort across so many events!

Thank you to our excellent partners too:
@sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @ozgrav.bsky.social @darkmatteraus.bsky.social @queersinscience.bsky.social @wheelercentre.bsky.social, Macquarie Uni, Swinburne Uni!
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jul 17
I had a wonderful time in Australia! Massive thanks to Chris Stewart and the @sydney.edu.au International Science School for bringing me over and to @cosmicrami.com and @spaceaustralia.com for arranging all my other talks and events! 🙏🏼
rami.spaceaustralia.com CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · Jul 17
And that’s a wrap!

After a whirlwind run across Sydney and Melbourne, several sold out events, news and media appearances, airports, hotels, awesome vegan food choices, plenty of laughs, catching up with friends, and lots of walking — @astrokatie.com is headed home 🇨🇦

Thanks for visiting Aus! 🥰
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I had a wonderful time in Australia! Massive thanks to Chris Stewart and the @sydney.edu.au International Science School for bringing me over and to @cosmicrami.com and @spaceaustralia.com for arranging all my other talks and events! 🙏🏼
rami.spaceaustralia.com CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · Jul 17
And that’s a wrap!

After a whirlwind run across Sydney and Melbourne, several sold out events, news and media appearances, airports, hotels, awesome vegan food choices, plenty of laughs, catching up with friends, and lots of walking — @astrokatie.com is headed home 🇨🇦

Thanks for visiting Aus! 🥰
Dr Katie Mack and me taking a selfie
July 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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And also for #Melbourne folks — there is also tickets available for this event on Wednesday evening!
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · Jul 10
Fancy some science and art mixed together in storytelling? Then you are def. going to want to check out the 'Creating the Universe' event with @astrokatie.com and @aliciasometimes.bsky.social at the @wheelercentre.bsky.social

This is at about 75% capacity, so be sure to get tickets ($) soon!
Creating the Universe
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July 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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We joined @astrokatie.com of @perimeterinstitute.ca and @spaceaustralia.com's Rami Mandow at the Stawell Underground Physics Lab today. Dr Mack was involved with the lab when it was no more than a big idea. Now, it is a state-of-the-art facility soon to host the SABRE South #darkmatter experiment.🧪
July 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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We're excited for tonight's @sydneyideas.bsky.social talk with @astrokatie.com (and hosted by @taramurphy.bsky.social) at Sydney Uni!

The event has sold out!

Folks in #Melbourne - events next week are also selling fast, so get tickets.

More info: www.spaceaustralia.com/news/dr-kati...

🧵 👇
Sydney Uni event webpage showing Dr Katie Mack with her arms crossed in an image. Overlaid is the words "Sold Out". THe event page has information about the event occurring at Sydney University.
July 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Folks in #Sydney, interested in #ScienceCommunication and near Macquarie Uni. - there's a fun SciComm panel tomorrow at lunch feat. @astrokatie.com, @cosmicrami.com, Dr Paige Erpf & Prof. Ronika Power discussing why translating science matters.

[Free event]

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A sharp-edged building that is being imaged from the front facade, whilst the sun has set. The words "Macquarie University - Sydney Australia" are annotated.
July 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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And on the 17th July, we also have this #QueersInScience event in #Melbourne as well, that you should come along to on evening of 17 July.

Also free and there will be hot snacks!
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · Jun 11
And last but not least, come along to a special @queersinscience.bsky.social event, where @astrokatie.com and four other queer scientists will be sharing about their work and how their queerness has shaped their professional journey in STEM.

queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-...

#Melbourne

6/6
Queers in Science poster showing a gid of 6 photos of scientists. There is a QR code in the top left. The text reads: Queer Astronomy: QIS Panel feat. Dr Katie Mack We’re putting on a special QueersInSci-Fi edition with special guest Dr Katie Mack and QIS panellists: Krystal De Napoli, Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson, Deanne Fisher and Rami Mandow. MC: Chloe Mackallah Date: 17th July 2025 Time: 5pm - 7pm Where: Lvl 1, The Oxford Scholar, Melb. Snacks provided FREE EVENT - BOOKING REQUIRED
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Aussie folks!

If you're in #Melbourne on afternoon of 15 July, come along to this FREE event on #ScienceCommunication!

I'll be joining this powerhouse panel of science communicators!
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · Jun 11
Then we're off to #Melbourne!

Come along to a fun discussion on #ScienceCommunication with a panel featuring @astrokatie.com, @cosmicrami.com, Dr Kirsten Banks, Dr Sara Webb and moderated by Prof. Alan Duffy.

Hosted by @ozgrav.bsky.social at Swinburne Uni.

www.ozgrav.org/event/scienc...

3/6
Graphic that shows a background of stars. Overlaid are the five panel members: Alan Duffy, Katie Mack, Rami Mandow, Sara Webb and Kirsten Banks. The graphic is annotated with “Science Communication Panel: Telling the Stories of the Universe”
June 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Look who's coming to #Sydney & #Melbourne!

We're thrilled to be working with Australian institutions to host @astrokatie.com at events in both cities in July 2025.

All event dates, times and tickets here:
www.spaceaustralia.com/news/dr-kati...

Individual events listed in thread below 🧵👇

1/6
Katie Mack portrait shot. She is looking off to the side, and smiling.
June 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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This new study, from Dylan Grigg at Curtin University, is not the first to study the impacts of Starlink on #RadioAstronomy, but is the largest of its kind and quantifies how this type of radio frequency interference - that comes from above - will impact the mega-science SKA project.

📸 DISR

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Christmas-tree shaped metallic antennas sitting atop a metallic mesh. This forms one station and there are several stations in this image. The whole set up is located on the flat, red-Earth region of outback Australia. This is a graphical representation only.
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Radio frequency interference from Starlink not only spans the narrowband intended emissions but also broadband unintended emissions, coming from propulsion and avionics.

This RFI is unregulated and affects key science goals.

Starlink can appear in ~30% of all sky images.

📸 Grigg et al. 2025

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Plot with frequency on the X-axis (ranging from 73 - 234 MHz) and the percentage of images in which a Starlink satellite was identified. The plot also shows the median noise in the data set for each frequency band. The results show that in certain bands, between 150 - 200 MHz there is significant contamination from Starlink satellites.
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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An Emerging Risk To #RadioAstronomy 📡

Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.

@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.

www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...

📸 Astro_Work 🔭

#SpaceAustralia
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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An Emerging Risk To #RadioAstronomy 📡

Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.

@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.

www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...

📸 Astro_Work 🔭

#SpaceAustralia
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Tiny beginnings. Catastrophic endings. One unforgettable night. Public Lecture featuring Dr Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
📅 Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Venue: AMDC301, Swinburne University
🎟️ Tickets: $15
Link to register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/public-lec...
@spaceaustralia.com
Public Lecture featuring Dr Katie Mack
Tiny beginnings. Catastrophic endings. One unforgettable night.
www.eventbrite.com.au
May 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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EOIs are open for the CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD)! iPhD is a four-year research training program, focusing on applied research that benefits industry by solving real-world challenges.
See the available ANU-CSIRO science and medical research projects here: science.anu.edu.au/study/resear...
Drone image arid land
May 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Fascinante découverte d'une "source transitoire à période longue" qui émet à la fois des impulsions radio et des rayons X, de manière parfaitement coordonnées.

Leur nature fait encore débat : étoile à neutron hypermagnétisée ou naine blanche dans un système binaire. Plus d'informations ci-dessous👇
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · May 28
A multiwavelength glimpse at a space oddity!

Astronomers from @icrar.bsky.social have led a global team to reveal new insights into the growing population of Long-Period Transients.

Check out the article from @cosmicrami.com here:

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/aska...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 ICRAR
May 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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This is such a neat result ... seeing both X-rays and radio waves in phase tells us the emission processes might be linked. Throw in some polarization, and you got a magnetic field.

Slowly, the clues are starting to be uncovered.

New type of object?

New physics?

Time will tell!
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · May 28
What makes ASKAP J1832-0911 stand out from the rest of the Long-Period Transients is that, for the first time, coincident X-ray emission, along with radio emissions, have also been detected from such an object, thanks to the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

📸 Ziteng (Andy) Wang / @icrar.bsky.social
Plot showing two tiles vertically stacked. Top tile shows the signal from this object as observed in radio. It presents as two narrow peaks. The bottom tile represents the signal in x-rays, and presents as more broader peaks that have extended features. The peaks for both radio and x-rays occur at the same phase
May 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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RADIO + X-RAYS FROM THIS NEW LONG-PERIOD TRANSIENT!

But .... we still don't know what they are!

A true space mystery is brewing!
spaceaustralia.com SpaceAustralia.com @spaceaustralia.com · May 28
A multiwavelength glimpse at a space oddity!

Astronomers from @icrar.bsky.social have led a global team to reveal new insights into the growing population of Long-Period Transients.

Check out the article from @cosmicrami.com here:

www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/aska...

#SpaceAustralia

📸 ICRAR
May 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM