Taïssa Danilovich
@stellaralchemist.bsky.social
I study molecules and dust around evolved stars. Some of the stardust we’re made of. Astronomy/astrophysics researcher, from and back in Australia. Formerly Sweden and Belgium.
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Monash Science researchers have directly shown the orbit of a companion star around ageing giant π1 Gruis. @monashastro.bsky.social PhD candidate Yoshiya Mori helped unlock the finding using our stellar evolution models. www.monash.edu/science/news... @stellaralchemist.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Monash Science researchers have directly shown the orbit of a companion star around ageing giant π1 Gruis. @monashastro.bsky.social PhD candidate Yoshiya Mori helped unlock the finding using our stellar evolution models. www.monash.edu/science/news... @stellaralchemist.bsky.social
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ARC has “paused” future rounds of grant schemes pending outcomes of its NCGP Policy Review.
All schemes previously scheduled to open before 1 July this year will go ahead.
But next year’s Laureates, Industry Fellowships & Discovery Indigenous won’t.
See table👇 & www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...
All schemes previously scheduled to open before 1 July this year will go ahead.
But next year’s Laureates, Industry Fellowships & Discovery Indigenous won’t.
See table👇 & www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...
March 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
ARC has “paused” future rounds of grant schemes pending outcomes of its NCGP Policy Review.
All schemes previously scheduled to open before 1 July this year will go ahead.
But next year’s Laureates, Industry Fellowships & Discovery Indigenous won’t.
See table👇 & www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...
All schemes previously scheduled to open before 1 July this year will go ahead.
But next year’s Laureates, Industry Fellowships & Discovery Indigenous won’t.
See table👇 & www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...
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Here’s a report by John Ross in @timeshighered.bsky.social on ARC Board’s proposal to change grant schemes ▶️
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arc-gra...
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Both @scienceau.bsky.social's & I am worried about opportunities & unintended consequences for early-career researchers👇
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arc-gra...
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Both @scienceau.bsky.social's & I am worried about opportunities & unintended consequences for early-career researchers👇
March 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Here’s a report by John Ross in @timeshighered.bsky.social on ARC Board’s proposal to change grant schemes ▶️
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arc-gra...
[Free login required]
Both @scienceau.bsky.social's & I am worried about opportunities & unintended consequences for early-career researchers👇
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arc-gra...
[Free login required]
Both @scienceau.bsky.social's & I am worried about opportunities & unintended consequences for early-career researchers👇
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“People who had gotten COVID-19 at least twice experienced higher rates of short and long-term health effects, including heart & brain issues, compared to those only infected once.”
Rather than “building immunity”, repeat Covid infections are slowly killing us.
#LongCovid
time.com/6553340/covi...
Rather than “building immunity”, repeat Covid infections are slowly killing us.
#LongCovid
time.com/6553340/covi...
Is It Dangerous to Keep Getting COVID-19?
Common as they are, reinfections may have lasting impacts.
time.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM
“People who had gotten COVID-19 at least twice experienced higher rates of short and long-term health effects, including heart & brain issues, compared to those only infected once.”
Rather than “building immunity”, repeat Covid infections are slowly killing us.
#LongCovid
time.com/6553340/covi...
Rather than “building immunity”, repeat Covid infections are slowly killing us.
#LongCovid
time.com/6553340/covi...
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Some limitations - always wave THOSE around, marketing tells me:
Sharing research via shortlinks (like bitly) is NOT tracked on Bluesky atm. For this to happen the service has to make a change first (we're chatting with them so don't all @ them about it.) Use the DOI or direct link and you're good.
Sharing research via shortlinks (like bitly) is NOT tracked on Bluesky atm. For this to happen the service has to make a change first (we're chatting with them so don't all @ them about it.) Use the DOI or direct link and you're good.
December 3, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Some limitations - always wave THOSE around, marketing tells me:
Sharing research via shortlinks (like bitly) is NOT tracked on Bluesky atm. For this to happen the service has to make a change first (we're chatting with them so don't all @ them about it.) Use the DOI or direct link and you're good.
Sharing research via shortlinks (like bitly) is NOT tracked on Bluesky atm. For this to happen the service has to make a change first (we're chatting with them so don't all @ them about it.) Use the DOI or direct link and you're good.
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BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
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Got some fun science coming out this week that I spent the weekend writing about, in particular from the #RadioAstronomy folks, so I reckon you should all go follow some radio astronomers.
@taramurphy.bsky.social has a starter pack going where you can find us + pass it on!
go.bsky.app/KGBAs4D
@taramurphy.bsky.social has a starter pack going where you can find us + pass it on!
go.bsky.app/KGBAs4D
December 1, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Got some fun science coming out this week that I spent the weekend writing about, in particular from the #RadioAstronomy folks, so I reckon you should all go follow some radio astronomers.
@taramurphy.bsky.social has a starter pack going where you can find us + pass it on!
go.bsky.app/KGBAs4D
@taramurphy.bsky.social has a starter pack going where you can find us + pass it on!
go.bsky.app/KGBAs4D
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🔭🧪 Things that make me happy: This is the first image from Mars, taken July 1965. Why does it look like this? Because computers were slow and it was going to be hours before the computer processed it enough to make an image. The scientists and engineers were impatient. 1/5
November 29, 2024 at 11:18 PM
🔭🧪 Things that make me happy: This is the first image from Mars, taken July 1965. Why does it look like this? Because computers were slow and it was going to be hours before the computer processed it enough to make an image. The scientists and engineers were impatient. 1/5
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There’s more to rainbows than the human eye can see: here’s how a rainbow extends into the infrared and ultraviolet.
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
November 21, 2024 at 10:35 AM
There’s more to rainbows than the human eye can see: here’s how a rainbow extends into the infrared and ultraviolet.
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
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Well ain’t this just… WICKED! 💚🩷
It’s amazing to see the growth in the number of folks with qualifications #physics and #astronomy in Oz 🇦🇺✨
It’s amazing to see the growth in the number of folks with qualifications #physics and #astronomy in Oz 🇦🇺✨
November 21, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Well ain’t this just… WICKED! 💚🩷
It’s amazing to see the growth in the number of folks with qualifications #physics and #astronomy in Oz 🇦🇺✨
It’s amazing to see the growth in the number of folks with qualifications #physics and #astronomy in Oz 🇦🇺✨
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Folks! I’ve updated the Aussie/NZ Space Communities starter pack with lots of new faces joining in the last few weeks.
So many (100+) awesome astronomers, researchers, artists, students, photographers, and more to enrich your timeline.
These folks are my Friday recommendation!
Pass it on!
🔭📡🧪
So many (100+) awesome astronomers, researchers, artists, students, photographers, and more to enrich your timeline.
These folks are my Friday recommendation!
Pass it on!
🔭📡🧪
November 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Folks! I’ve updated the Aussie/NZ Space Communities starter pack with lots of new faces joining in the last few weeks.
So many (100+) awesome astronomers, researchers, artists, students, photographers, and more to enrich your timeline.
These folks are my Friday recommendation!
Pass it on!
🔭📡🧪
So many (100+) awesome astronomers, researchers, artists, students, photographers, and more to enrich your timeline.
These folks are my Friday recommendation!
Pass it on!
🔭📡🧪
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Nice blog post from ESO about the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross) that's always in our skies down here.
It lives on many flags, but more importantly, it has played a role in many Southern Hemisphere Indigenous Astronomy songlines, lore, and stories.
It's got some good stars / objects!
🔭
It lives on many flags, but more importantly, it has played a role in many Southern Hemisphere Indigenous Astronomy songlines, lore, and stories.
It's got some good stars / objects!
🔭
ESOblog: Navigating the stars: the stories behind the Southern Cross
Navigating the stars: the stories behind the Southern Cross
www.eso.org
October 20, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Nice blog post from ESO about the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross) that's always in our skies down here.
It lives on many flags, but more importantly, it has played a role in many Southern Hemisphere Indigenous Astronomy songlines, lore, and stories.
It's got some good stars / objects!
🔭
It lives on many flags, but more importantly, it has played a role in many Southern Hemisphere Indigenous Astronomy songlines, lore, and stories.
It's got some good stars / objects!
🔭
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It's Friday!
So it's time to share this list of awesome Aussie and NZ folks from our region's space communities (astronomy, space exploration, humanities, artists, astrophotographers, etc.).
Recommend giving these folks a follow!
🔭🧪
go.bsky.app/QPStoRT
So it's time to share this list of awesome Aussie and NZ folks from our region's space communities (astronomy, space exploration, humanities, artists, astrophotographers, etc.).
Recommend giving these folks a follow!
🔭🧪
go.bsky.app/QPStoRT
September 20, 2024 at 1:18 AM
It's Friday!
So it's time to share this list of awesome Aussie and NZ folks from our region's space communities (astronomy, space exploration, humanities, artists, astrophotographers, etc.).
Recommend giving these folks a follow!
🔭🧪
go.bsky.app/QPStoRT
So it's time to share this list of awesome Aussie and NZ folks from our region's space communities (astronomy, space exploration, humanities, artists, astrophotographers, etc.).
Recommend giving these folks a follow!
🔭🧪
go.bsky.app/QPStoRT
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind theconversation.com/watch-a-star... @danastro.bsky.social
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
If a star gets too close to a black hole, it gets shredded and produces a complex ball of light. These videos are the first time this dramatic event has been simulated in detail.
theconversation.com
August 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind theconversation.com/watch-a-star... @danastro.bsky.social
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Friends, the #RaiseTheStipend petition closes tonight ▶️ www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Please, if you are yet to sign, consider doing it now.
Most importantly, even if you’ve signed, send it to family & friends now – ask them to help.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this!
Please, if you are yet to sign, consider doing it now.
Most importantly, even if you’ve signed, send it to family & friends now – ask them to help.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this!
July 24, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Friends, the #RaiseTheStipend petition closes tonight ▶️ www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Please, if you are yet to sign, consider doing it now.
Most importantly, even if you’ve signed, send it to family & friends now – ask them to help.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this!
Please, if you are yet to sign, consider doing it now.
Most importantly, even if you’ve signed, send it to family & friends now – ask them to help.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this!
The IAU x RadioLab are running a competition to name Earth’s quasi moon. See the link below to enter and/or find out what a quasi moon is. woobox.com/wc2qxd
Name a Quasi-Moon Contest!
Radiolab is partnering with the International Astronomical Union to launch a global naming contest for one of Earth’s quasi-moons! Submit one of your own (now through September). It’s your chance to m...
woobox.com
June 16, 2024 at 11:43 PM
The IAU x RadioLab are running a competition to name Earth’s quasi moon. See the link below to enter and/or find out what a quasi moon is. woobox.com/wc2qxd
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
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Today I was introduced to what was described as the Worst Plot In Exoplanet Science, and frankly, it is a work of art
April 26, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Today I was introduced to what was described as the Worst Plot In Exoplanet Science, and frankly, it is a work of art
My colleague and I will be speaking at an upcoming Monash alumni event: Learn how new discoveries in Physics help us in treating lung diseases and uncovering the secrets of Dying Stars.
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-savin...
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-savin...
February 5, 2024 at 12:04 AM
My colleague and I will be speaking at an upcoming Monash alumni event: Learn how new discoveries in Physics help us in treating lung diseases and uncovering the secrets of Dying Stars.
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-savin...
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-savin...
Reasons to never type or upload anything private or proprietary to an unsecured and unregulated LLM arstechnica.com/security/202...
ChatGPT is leaking passwords from private conversations of its users, Ars reader says
Names of unpublished research papers, presentations, and PHP scripts also leaked.
arstechnica.com
January 30, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Reasons to never type or upload anything private or proprietary to an unsecured and unregulated LLM arstechnica.com/security/202...
The familiar part of proposal procrastination/writing where you have 10 stack exchange tabs open with variations on latex questions…
January 24, 2024 at 3:31 AM
The familiar part of proposal procrastination/writing where you have 10 stack exchange tabs open with variations on latex questions…
For those curious about what goes into writing a paper, I have written a "Behind the Paper" blog post to accompany my latest publication. You can read it here: communities.springernature.com/posts/using-...
January 15, 2024 at 11:30 PM
For those curious about what goes into writing a paper, I have written a "Behind the Paper" blog post to accompany my latest publication. You can read it here: communities.springernature.com/posts/using-...
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Monash Astro's Dr. Taïssa Danilovich @stellaralchemist.bsky.social leads a study of a binary system made up of a Sun-like star and a dying star shedding its outer layers. Chemical footprints in ejected material unveil a highly elliptical orbit, bringing the stars close once a millennium.
Chemical tracers of a highly eccentric AGB–main-sequence star binary - Nature Astronomy
When stars like our Sun die, they expel their outer layers in a dramatic stellar wind. This study of an unusual chemical signature in one particular stellar wind reveals that the signature is due to t...
www.nature.com
January 15, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Monash Astro's Dr. Taïssa Danilovich @stellaralchemist.bsky.social leads a study of a binary system made up of a Sun-like star and a dying star shedding its outer layers. Chemical footprints in ejected material unveil a highly elliptical orbit, bringing the stars close once a millennium.
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A wonderful example of how #astrochemistry can help understand stellar evolution! Very happy to be part of this work!
My paper is out today in Nature Astronomy! You can read a summary the press release here: www.monash.edu/science/news...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...
Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidde
www.monash.edu
January 8, 2024 at 8:55 AM
A wonderful example of how #astrochemistry can help understand stellar evolution! Very happy to be part of this work!
My paper is out today in Nature Astronomy! You can read a summary the press release here: www.monash.edu/science/news...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...
Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidde
www.monash.edu
January 3, 2024 at 10:26 PM
My paper is out today in Nature Astronomy! You can read a summary the press release here: www.monash.edu/science/news...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...
If you want to see the paper in all its scientific details, you can do so here: rdcu.be/du204
More details in thread...