Huei Sears, PhD 🌟
@starlights.bsky.social
✨ she/her ✨ astrophysicist studying supernovae + GRBs ✨ reputation is my favorite album ✨
go work with Carl !!
i’m excited to announce that i am hiring (again)!
i am looking for a postdoc in computational astrophysics that’s excited about models of stellar transients and multi-messenger astronomy to join my group (star stuff @ steward) at @uarizona.bsky.social!
apply here ✨💥: aas.org/jobregister/...
i am looking for a postdoc in computational astrophysics that’s excited about models of stellar transients and multi-messenger astronomy to join my group (star stuff @ steward) at @uarizona.bsky.social!
apply here ✨💥: aas.org/jobregister/...
Postdoctoral Research Associate I Computational Stellar Astrophysics (Steward Observatory) | American Astronomical Society
The University of Arizona (U of A) Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory (SO) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will work with Professor Ca...
aas.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
go work with Carl !!
why do electric cars sound like their engine is a case of harmonicas
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
why do electric cars sound like their engine is a case of harmonicas
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
everyone knows this... but i bet u haven't listened to it in a while.... still v good
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L-O-V-E
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November 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
everyone knows this... but i bet u haven't listened to it in a while.... still v good
open.spotify.com/track/4QxDOj...
open.spotify.com/track/4QxDOj...
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Sharon was, to my great benefit, my boss, teacher, and mentor. And goddamn could she write. This lede!
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Sharon was, to my great benefit, my boss, teacher, and mentor. And goddamn could she write. This lede!
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🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
AoT Philly on Nov 20 ! hope u can attend !! 🔭☄️🧪
Next Astro On Tap Philly: November 20th, 6 PM at Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom Street. Our speakers will be Shar Daniels telling us about the explosive deaths of stars, while Cole Meldorf covers dark energy and what we're learning about it today!
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
AoT Philly on Nov 20 ! hope u can attend !! 🔭☄️🧪
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The postdoctoral job ad for the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Theoretical Astrophysics is live! Come join us in beautiful northern New Mexico. aas.org/jobregister/...
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The postdoctoral job ad for the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Theoretical Astrophysics is live! Come join us in beautiful northern New Mexico. aas.org/jobregister/...
this is fun -- a beachy, light, jazzy tune in the vibe of "this will be" by Natalie Cole
open.spotify.com/track/6sg8wL...
open.spotify.com/track/6sg8wL...
I Got You
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November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
this is fun -- a beachy, light, jazzy tune in the vibe of "this will be" by Natalie Cole
open.spotify.com/track/6sg8wL...
open.spotify.com/track/6sg8wL...
i love Italian juices
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i love Italian juices
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100!!!
Ohio State to hire 100 new faculty with AI expertise
The Ohio State University has announced a major Artificial Intelligence (AI) Faculty Hiring Initiative that will add 100 new tenure-track faculty with expertise in AI over the next five years. The ini...
news.osu.edu
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
100!!!
i truly am obsessed with this song; it’s gone multi-platinum in my house 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
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open.spotify.com/track/7ne4VB...
That’s So True
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November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
i truly am obsessed with this song; it’s gone multi-platinum in my house 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
open.spotify.com/track/7ne4VB...
open.spotify.com/track/7ne4VB...
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One of our top-rated articles on @altmetric.com this past week was published in @natastron.nature.com. You can read 'An extremely luminous flare recorded from a supermassive black hole' here: spklr.io/63326BzNWs
🔭 #astronomy #astro
🔭 #astronomy #astro
An extremely luminous flare recorded from a supermassive black hole - Nature Astronomy
An extreme flare has been seen from a supermassive black hole at redshift z = 2.6. First detected in 2018, it is 30 times brighter than similar events. The most likely cause is the shredding of a star of 30 solar masses or more.
spklr.io
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One of our top-rated articles on @altmetric.com this past week was published in @natastron.nature.com. You can read 'An extremely luminous flare recorded from a supermassive black hole' here: spklr.io/63326BzNWs
🔭 #astronomy #astro
🔭 #astronomy #astro
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At work, I was invited to present my passions to another department for their monthly wellness mtg.
“I’ve never seen so many beautiful bugs!”
“Inspired to sit by my garden.”
“I want up live life with more ‘open eyes.’”
———
Remember, these are the same thing, just arranged differently:
“I’ve never seen so many beautiful bugs!”
“Inspired to sit by my garden.”
“I want up live life with more ‘open eyes.’”
———
Remember, these are the same thing, just arranged differently:
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At work, I was invited to present my passions to another department for their monthly wellness mtg.
“I’ve never seen so many beautiful bugs!”
“Inspired to sit by my garden.”
“I want up live life with more ‘open eyes.’”
———
Remember, these are the same thing, just arranged differently:
“I’ve never seen so many beautiful bugs!”
“Inspired to sit by my garden.”
“I want up live life with more ‘open eyes.’”
———
Remember, these are the same thing, just arranged differently:
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I'm not saying this to be a doomer! I'm saying that we could much more effectively support each other right now if we all quit the pretense that things are business as usual. I love doing science, but I love people more - and so should we all.
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm not saying this to be a doomer! I'm saying that we could much more effectively support each other right now if we all quit the pretense that things are business as usual. I love doing science, but I love people more - and so should we all.
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They're tearing Goddard apart for scraps and I'm supposed to write as many proposals as I can to scramble for a fraction of the money NASA has left? Depressing, degrading, and dehumanizing in a time when the future of planetary science can be measured in the number of people it leaves behind.
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
They're tearing Goddard apart for scraps and I'm supposed to write as many proposals as I can to scramble for a fraction of the money NASA has left? Depressing, degrading, and dehumanizing in a time when the future of planetary science can be measured in the number of people it leaves behind.
Does anyone know why @stsci.edu Live isn't updating for HST? I would assume something related to the shutdown, but it looks live for JWST. 🔭
spacetelescopelive.org/hubble
spacetelescopelive.org/hubble
Space Telescope Live
Explore official, up-to-date information on current, past, and upcoming investigations by NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
spacetelescopelive.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Does anyone know why @stsci.edu Live isn't updating for HST? I would assume something related to the shutdown, but it looks live for JWST. 🔭
spacetelescopelive.org/hubble
spacetelescopelive.org/hubble
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why
Astronomers Catch the Milky Way Doing the ‘Wave’
Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why
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30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton @oceancensus.bsky.social and collaborators. ecomagazine.com/news/researc...
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Recent Expeditions Confirm Discovery of 30 Previously Unknown Deep-Sea Species - environment coastal & offshore
Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Censu...
ecomagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton @oceancensus.bsky.social and collaborators. ecomagazine.com/news/researc...
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: ) 365 giorni of italiana 🇮🇹
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
: ) 365 giorni of italiana 🇮🇹
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New dental gel regrows tooth enamel [via Nature Comm.] 🧪🥼🦷🩺⚙️
"a tunable and resilient supramolecular matrix based on elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) that imitates the structure and function of the enamel-developing matrix."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#dental #health #enamel #regrowth #gel
"a tunable and resilient supramolecular matrix based on elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) that imitates the structure and function of the enamel-developing matrix."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#dental #health #enamel #regrowth #gel
Biomimetic supramolecular protein matrix restores structure and properties of human dental enamel - Nature Communications
Regrowth of lost enamel in tooth decay and sensitivity is a major obstacle to overcome. Here, the authors report on a protein-based material that mimics features of natural enamel formation, allowing ...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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A paper in Nature Astronomy reports an extreme flare seen from a supermassive black hole that is 30 times brighter than similar events and was first detected in 2018. The most likely cause is the shredding of a star of 30 solar masses or more. go.nature.com/3WIGmLN 🔭 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A paper in Nature Astronomy reports an extreme flare seen from a supermassive black hole that is 30 times brighter than similar events and was first detected in 2018. The most likely cause is the shredding of a star of 30 solar masses or more. go.nature.com/3WIGmLN 🔭 🧪
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What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
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Dismantling federal agencies like NASA will be disastrous for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dismantling federal agencies like NASA will be disastrous for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪