Steve Unwin
@sunwin.bsky.social
Astronomer at JPL @nasajpl.bsky.social developing astronomy missions large and small. From cocktail napkin to proposal to cool science. Candidate for AAS Secretary !
Want to get involved with the next Far-IR space telescope and its science opportunities? The @prima-probe.bsky.social mission has many ways to contribute. Check out the website and join us! prima.ipac.caltech.edu
March 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Want to get involved with the next Far-IR space telescope and its science opportunities? The @prima-probe.bsky.social mission has many ways to contribute. Check out the website and join us! prima.ipac.caltech.edu
The celebratory ice cream may be plain vanilla. But the #SphereX mission will be anything but! This industrious small telescope will take spectra in 102 colors in every 6-arcsecond pixel across the whole sky. Your favorite star or galaxy? Included! Launching real soon now. Go SPHEREx ! 🚀 🔭
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The celebratory ice cream may be plain vanilla. But the #SphereX mission will be anything but! This industrious small telescope will take spectra in 102 colors in every 6-arcsecond pixel across the whole sky. Your favorite star or galaxy? Included! Launching real soon now. Go SPHEREx ! 🚀 🔭
@aas.org 2025 Election: I’m running for AAS Secretary. It’s a demanding role, and if elected, I will commit to the time and energy required to do it well. I'm looking forward to meeting needs of AAS members. Please vote for me! And if you've already voted, thanks for participating.
February 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@aas.org 2025 Election: I’m running for AAS Secretary. It’s a demanding role, and if elected, I will commit to the time and energy required to do it well. I'm looking forward to meeting needs of AAS members. Please vote for me! And if you've already voted, thanks for participating.
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Astronomers Discover Planet Identical To Earth With Orbital Space Mirror
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January 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Astronomers Discover Planet Identical To Earth With Orbital Space Mirror
theonion.com/astronomers-...
theonion.com/astronomers-...
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Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
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PRIMA is at #AAS245 ! Come see us at the IPAC booth to get your stickers, magnets, pins, pens, and more! You can find our full schedule of events on our website prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/prima-a...
January 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
PRIMA is at #AAS245 ! Come see us at the IPAC booth to get your stickers, magnets, pins, pens, and more! You can find our full schedule of events on our website prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/prima-a...
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For more information on contributing cases to the PRIMA GO Science Book (Vol. 2), please reach out to Arielle Moullet (amoullet@nrao.edu) and Denis Burgarella (denis.burgarella@lam.fr). For questions about the workshop, please reach out to Elisabeth Mills (eacmills@ku.edu).
January 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
For more information on contributing cases to the PRIMA GO Science Book (Vol. 2), please reach out to Arielle Moullet (amoullet@nrao.edu) and Denis Burgarella (denis.burgarella@lam.fr). For questions about the workshop, please reach out to Elisabeth Mills (eacmills@ku.edu).
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To prepare for the launch of Vol. 2, join us for a 2-hour virtual workshop on GO science cases February 25, which will give an overview of PRIMA, our new Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), and answer questions you may have! forms.gle/Wn2FLBrKJE14...
Updating the PRIMA GO Book: Volume 2
The PRIMA team is grateful to the many contributors to the first volume of the PRIMA General Observer (GO) Science Book (arXiv:2310.20572), which gathered 76 community-contributed cases spanning scien...
forms.gle
January 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
To prepare for the launch of Vol. 2, join us for a 2-hour virtual workshop on GO science cases February 25, which will give an overview of PRIMA, our new Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), and answer questions you may have! forms.gle/Wn2FLBrKJE14...
If you are at #AAS245, please join #PRIMAprobe, the far-IR astrophysics probe mission prima.ipac.caltech.edu, for a Social Hour in National Harbor. Short walk from the Convention Center, 830pm. New venue: The Brass Tap, 164 Fleet Street.
PRIMA
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
January 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you are at #AAS245, please join #PRIMAprobe, the far-IR astrophysics probe mission prima.ipac.caltech.edu, for a Social Hour in National Harbor. Short walk from the Convention Center, 830pm. New venue: The Brass Tap, 164 Fleet Street.
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Hey #astronomers headed to #AAS245:
Congressman Glenn Ivey will be giving remarks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social booth Monday at 9:20am. Let’s show up and give him a sense of how much we care about policy and legislation!
Please share and spread the word 🙏🏻
Congressman Glenn Ivey will be giving remarks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social booth Monday at 9:20am. Let’s show up and give him a sense of how much we care about policy and legislation!
Please share and spread the word 🙏🏻
Congressman Glenn Ivey
Representing the 4th District of Maryland
ivey.house.gov
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey #astronomers headed to #AAS245:
Congressman Glenn Ivey will be giving remarks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social booth Monday at 9:20am. Let’s show up and give him a sense of how much we care about policy and legislation!
Please share and spread the word 🙏🏻
Congressman Glenn Ivey will be giving remarks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social booth Monday at 9:20am. Let’s show up and give him a sense of how much we care about policy and legislation!
Please share and spread the word 🙏🏻
My previous profile picture was taken above Eaton Canyon in happier times - just a week ago. But the fog looks like smoke from #EatonFire, and I can't look at it any more. So instead, a restful image from vacation in England.
January 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My previous profile picture was taken above Eaton Canyon in happier times - just a week ago. But the fog looks like smoke from #EatonFire, and I can't look at it any more. So instead, a restful image from vacation in England.
Early career and interested in UV astronomy instruments and technology? Heard at the COPAG meeting at #AAS245: Go ahead and cold call! Scientists, engineers and technologists love to talk to and bring in new, enthusiastic, people. So don't be shy! cor.gsfc.nasa.gov/copag/ec/cop...
Cosmic Origins (COR)
Web site for the NASA Cosmic Origins Program
cor.gsfc.nasa.gov
January 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Early career and interested in UV astronomy instruments and technology? Heard at the COPAG meeting at #AAS245: Go ahead and cold call! Scientists, engineers and technologists love to talk to and bring in new, enthusiastic, people. So don't be shy! cor.gsfc.nasa.gov/copag/ec/cop...
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From Sowkhya Shanbhog: Today we interview Dr. Alexandra Pope, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker! 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2025/01/12/m...
astrobites.org/2025/01/12/m...
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Alexandra Pope - astrobites
Today we interview Dr. Alexandra Pope, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
astrobites.org
January 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
From Sowkhya Shanbhog: Today we interview Dr. Alexandra Pope, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker! 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2025/01/12/m...
astrobites.org/2025/01/12/m...
@aasoffice.bsky.social 2025 Election: I’m running for AAS Secretary. It’s a demanding role, and if elected, I will commit to the time and energy required to do it well. Excited to help meet needs of AAS members! Look for me at #aas245 all week. Ask at the AAS and IPAC booths.
January 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
@aasoffice.bsky.social 2025 Election: I’m running for AAS Secretary. It’s a demanding role, and if elected, I will commit to the time and energy required to do it well. Excited to help meet needs of AAS members! Look for me at #aas245 all week. Ask at the AAS and IPAC booths.
Thanks to all our friends asking how we are doing in the #EatonFire. We evacuated last night. So far, our house is safe. But there are spot fires all over the local area. Crazy high winds, flying debris, no visibility because of smoke, some access blocked due to downed trees.
January 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thanks to all our friends asking how we are doing in the #EatonFire. We evacuated last night. So far, our house is safe. But there are spot fires all over the local area. Crazy high winds, flying debris, no visibility because of smoke, some access blocked due to downed trees.
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It looks really cool!
“Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists”
arxiv.org/abs/2312.04041
“Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists”
arxiv.org/abs/2312.04041
Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists
This book was created as part of the SIRIUS B VERGE program to orient students to astrophysics as a broad field. The 2023-2024 VERGE program and the printing of this book is funded by the Women and Gi...
arxiv.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:05 PM
It looks really cool!
“Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists”
arxiv.org/abs/2312.04041
“Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists”
arxiv.org/abs/2312.04041
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The RAS is very sad to hear of the passing of Professor Dr Karl Martin Menten, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and an Honorary Fellow of the RAS. 🔭
The Society offers its sincere condolences to Professor Menten's family, friends and colleagues ⤵️
https://buff.ly/423Wz1P
The Society offers its sincere condolences to Professor Menten's family, friends and colleagues ⤵️
https://buff.ly/423Wz1P
January 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The RAS is very sad to hear of the passing of Professor Dr Karl Martin Menten, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and an Honorary Fellow of the RAS. 🔭
The Society offers its sincere condolences to Professor Menten's family, friends and colleagues ⤵️
https://buff.ly/423Wz1P
The Society offers its sincere condolences to Professor Menten's family, friends and colleagues ⤵️
https://buff.ly/423Wz1P
Attending #AAS245? New to AAS? Enjoy the smorgasbord! Start with the iPosters and chat with some authors. Don’t know much about the topic? It's ok, just say so. Presenters love to explain why their work is significant!
January 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Attending #AAS245? New to AAS? Enjoy the smorgasbord! Start with the iPosters and chat with some authors. Don’t know much about the topic? It's ok, just say so. Presenters love to explain why their work is significant!
The @aasoffice.bsky.social Meeting #aas245 in Washington DC next week will be huge – 3400 attendees registered! Too big? Not for me. No better place to network with astro colleagues and make new connections. I love this one big conference every year - I leave exhausted but energized!
January 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The @aasoffice.bsky.social Meeting #aas245 in Washington DC next week will be huge – 3400 attendees registered! Too big? Not for me. No better place to network with astro colleagues and make new connections. I love this one big conference every year - I leave exhausted but energized!
Is there a talk on this topic at #AAS245 ? I don't have an opinion. Yet. But science ultimately is not about opinion. I'd just like to learn more.
Can a lumpy Universe explain dark energy?
#AskEthan
Can a lumpy Universe do away with dark energy?
Not if you actually look at the "lumps" (i.e., the structure) in the actual Universe we inhabit.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#astro #physics #science #astronomy
#AskEthan
Can a lumpy Universe do away with dark energy?
Not if you actually look at the "lumps" (i.e., the structure) in the actual Universe we inhabit.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#astro #physics #science #astronomy
Ask Ethan: Can a lumpy Universe explain dark energy?
Our Universe isn't just expanding, the expansion is accelerating. Instead of dark energy, could a "lumpy" Universe be at fault?
bigthink.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Is there a talk on this topic at #AAS245 ? I don't have an opinion. Yet. But science ultimately is not about opinion. I'd just like to learn more.
In So Cal, still waiting for the first drop of rain since spring. But beauty in the weather sometimes. Foothills of the San Gabriels, right where it gets too steep to build houses.
December 31, 2024 at 4:35 AM
In So Cal, still waiting for the first drop of rain since spring. But beauty in the weather sometimes. Foothills of the San Gabriels, right where it gets too steep to build houses.
Helpful video on making your iPoster for #AAS245. Recommended! Yeah, the format is constrained. But good design and simple clear messaging will get you the attention your work deserves.
#AAS245 In this short video, AAS member Dr. Ronald Gamble provides step-by-step instructions for creating your iPoster. If your iPoster abstract is accepted for the meeting, you will be provided w/ a personalized link to the iPoster portal to begin working on your presentation. Deets in comments! 👇🔭
Creating an iPoster Presentation (Tutorial)
YouTube video by AAS
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Helpful video on making your iPoster for #AAS245. Recommended! Yeah, the format is constrained. But good design and simple clear messaging will get you the attention your work deserves.
But this is all about hot tea. Ask this Brit about iced tea: "Ewww, a nice hot cup of tea gone cold!"
December 15, 2024 at 3:44 AM
But this is all about hot tea. Ask this Brit about iced tea: "Ewww, a nice hot cup of tea gone cold!"
More advice on posters at #AAS245. If you’re an AAS ‘old hand’, be friendly to first-time attendees presenting posters, and show genuine interest. Nobody starts off an expert in this business. Help them make connections. 🔭⭐
December 15, 2024 at 3:42 AM
More advice on posters at #AAS245. If you’re an AAS ‘old hand’, be friendly to first-time attendees presenting posters, and show genuine interest. Nobody starts off an expert in this business. Help them make connections. 🔭⭐