Yvette Cendes
@whereisyvette.bsky.social
Astronomer here! I’m a Hungarian-American radio astronomer, alias /r/Andromeda321 on Reddit. Assistant professor at the University of Oregon
I will never tire of this spot on our visits to the Oregon coast! 🐳💥
(In Florence, OR)
(In Florence, OR)
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I will never tire of this spot on our visits to the Oregon coast! 🐳💥
(In Florence, OR)
(In Florence, OR)
Fun Olympics news today- my friend Lauren is there working for US Curling! Lauren preps ice (VERY involved process for the sport), and is the first woman to *ever* go from US Curling to do this- proud of her! ☺️
Also, she has a physics degree, for further proof that physics can take you anywhere. 🥌
Also, she has a physics degree, for further proof that physics can take you anywhere. 🥌
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Fun Olympics news today- my friend Lauren is there working for US Curling! Lauren preps ice (VERY involved process for the sport), and is the first woman to *ever* go from US Curling to do this- proud of her! ☺️
Also, she has a physics degree, for further proof that physics can take you anywhere. 🥌
Also, she has a physics degree, for further proof that physics can take you anywhere. 🥌
For those who say American scientists will “just go abroad” when funding is cut here, just a reminder that science funding is facing cuts across the globe right now 😔
The mood music is very bleak for UK astronomy funding at the moment.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
UK’s research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at home
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
For those who say American scientists will “just go abroad” when funding is cut here, just a reminder that science funding is facing cuts across the globe right now 😔
Guess who's lead author on the top science article on Reuters right now?! 🤩
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Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits reut.rs/3NWA61T
Black hole continues to belch years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits.
reut.rs
February 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Guess who's lead author on the top science article on Reuters right now?! 🤩
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Press release is out! 🤩
Oh look, it's @whereisyvette.bsky.social and, further down in the article, Jetty McJetface!
A supermassive black hole continues to emit an exceptionally powerful radio jet from a shredded star, with projections indicating the jet’s intensity may peak around 2027.
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Press release is out! 🤩
I have a big press release coming out tomorrow about my research. Reuters just wrote to me asking for comments! 😮
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I have a big press release coming out tomorrow about my research. Reuters just wrote to me asking for comments! 😮
I basically can’t drive thru our little downtown for the foreseeable future despite major roads passing there bc twice in the last week they lobbed tear gas at protesters (which def also affected cars driving by). Tear gas is an abortifacient and I’m pregnant w twins.
Thanks, I feel protected now!
Thanks, I feel protected now!
Are any politicians running on a platform of finally banning teargas? Like, that shit is banned for use in warfare but it seems like everyone is okay with it being lobbed at citizens on a regular basis.
February 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I basically can’t drive thru our little downtown for the foreseeable future despite major roads passing there bc twice in the last week they lobbed tear gas at protesters (which def also affected cars driving by). Tear gas is an abortifacient and I’m pregnant w twins.
Thanks, I feel protected now!
Thanks, I feel protected now!
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Viking History 🇳🇴
The Local Universe 🌌
Advanced Creative Writing ✍️
Badminton 🏸
Pacific History 🌊
(Fun fact, I have a history minor! I did all the fun classes and skipped the boring required ones for a major.)
Viking History 🇳🇴
The Local Universe 🌌
Advanced Creative Writing ✍️
Badminton 🏸
Pacific History 🌊
(Fun fact, I have a history minor! I did all the fun classes and skipped the boring required ones for a major.)
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Quantum Mechanics
World Religions
Science Fiction
Organic Chemistry
Acting 1
Quantum Mechanics
World Religions
Science Fiction
Organic Chemistry
Acting 1
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Viking History 🇳🇴
The Local Universe 🌌
Advanced Creative Writing ✍️
Badminton 🏸
Pacific History 🌊
(Fun fact, I have a history minor! I did all the fun classes and skipped the boring required ones for a major.)
Viking History 🇳🇴
The Local Universe 🌌
Advanced Creative Writing ✍️
Badminton 🏸
Pacific History 🌊
(Fun fact, I have a history minor! I did all the fun classes and skipped the boring required ones for a major.)
Finished reading apps to our program for Astronomy PhD applicants. I can only take 1 new student this coming year, but would be ecstatic if half a dozen applicants came to work with me. Sorry guys, it's so tough out there. :( I def wouldn't be getting into grad school today, SMH
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January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Finished reading apps to our program for Astronomy PhD applicants. I can only take 1 new student this coming year, but would be ecstatic if half a dozen applicants came to work with me. Sorry guys, it's so tough out there. :( I def wouldn't be getting into grad school today, SMH
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I feel sick watching this. Which is why we should all do so.
GRAPHIC. This is by far the best video analysis I’ve seen. Everyone needs to watch this. There can be no doubt now this was murder.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
Watch the movements of two officers involved in Pretti killing | CNN Politics
CNN analyzes the movements of the two officers involved in the killing of Alex Pretti to shed light on how their actions escalated the situation before it became deadly.
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I feel sick watching this. Which is why we should all do so.
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absolutely insane article (lrt); the more i learn about astrophysics, the less it seems like we know about astrophysics; can't believe black hole in japanese is just burakku houru
Well this is fun- my article about black holes shredding stars has appeared in the Japanese edition of @sciam.bsky.social! Beyond looking cool, I now get the side benefit of knowing how to write “Cendes” in Japanese. 😁
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January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
absolutely insane article (lrt); the more i learn about astrophysics, the less it seems like we know about astrophysics; can't believe black hole in japanese is just burakku houru
Astronomer here- for anyone in Oregon, I’m speaking at the Eugene Universe on Tap tomorrow! (Jan 26) gonna talk about exploding stars, should be fun! 🔭🧪🎢
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Astronomer here- for anyone in Oregon, I’m speaking at the Eugene Universe on Tap tomorrow! (Jan 26) gonna talk about exploding stars, should be fun! 🔭🧪🎢
Radio astronomy is the best! 🤩
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Radio astronomy is the best! 🤩
So it’s hard to share small good things right now bc of *gestures broadly*, but I’ve submitted the official paperwork for an astronomy minor at the University of Oregon! Barring unforeseen circumstances, in Fall 2026 we will offer the first astro program at ALL in Oregon 😊
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January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
So it’s hard to share small good things right now bc of *gestures broadly*, but I’ve submitted the official paperwork for an astronomy minor at the University of Oregon! Barring unforeseen circumstances, in Fall 2026 we will offer the first astro program at ALL in Oregon 😊
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Well this is fun- my article about black holes shredding stars has appeared in the Japanese edition of @sciam.bsky.social! Beyond looking cool, I now get the side benefit of knowing how to write “Cendes” in Japanese. 😁
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January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Well this is fun- my article about black holes shredding stars has appeared in the Japanese edition of @sciam.bsky.social! Beyond looking cool, I now get the side benefit of knowing how to write “Cendes” in Japanese. 😁
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🚨 This is not a drill! 🚨
Photographers, Aurora enthusiasts, get on this. Don't be nappin!
#📷 #EastCoastKin
I may not be able to stay up late enough due to when I work, but I expect some of you may not have my constraints!
@marlsincharge.bsky.social Looking at you!
Photographers, Aurora enthusiasts, get on this. Don't be nappin!
#📷 #EastCoastKin
I may not be able to stay up late enough due to when I work, but I expect some of you may not have my constraints!
@marlsincharge.bsky.social Looking at you!
FYI folks, we have a decent chance of aurora tonight (Jan 19 to early hours of Jan 20) in the continental USA! There's a giant geomagnetic storm and I've linked the latest aurora forecast from the NOAA- they note if current conditions continue, the aurora oval may extend into northern Cali. 🔭🧪🎢
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
🚨 This is not a drill! 🚨
Photographers, Aurora enthusiasts, get on this. Don't be nappin!
#📷 #EastCoastKin
I may not be able to stay up late enough due to when I work, but I expect some of you may not have my constraints!
@marlsincharge.bsky.social Looking at you!
Photographers, Aurora enthusiasts, get on this. Don't be nappin!
#📷 #EastCoastKin
I may not be able to stay up late enough due to when I work, but I expect some of you may not have my constraints!
@marlsincharge.bsky.social Looking at you!
FYI folks, we have a decent chance of aurora tonight (Jan 19 to early hours of Jan 20) in the continental USA! There's a giant geomagnetic storm and I've linked the latest aurora forecast from the NOAA- they note if current conditions continue, the aurora oval may extend into northern Cali. 🔭🧪🎢
January 19, 2026 at 10:02 PM
FYI folks, we have a decent chance of aurora tonight (Jan 19 to early hours of Jan 20) in the continental USA! There's a giant geomagnetic storm and I've linked the latest aurora forecast from the NOAA- they note if current conditions continue, the aurora oval may extend into northern Cali. 🔭🧪🎢
This is delightful and heartwarming 🥹
The good news? We’re winning universal childcare faster than anyone expected. The bad news? Ms. Rachel and I have to find some new song inspiration…
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
This is delightful and heartwarming 🥹
Pregnant w twins, and more than one friend has asked me how I feel about bringing a child into this mess.
All I can say is having children in uncertain times is a radical act in itself, bc it’s rooted in the belief that the future can be better and such a future requires good people to be in it.
All I can say is having children in uncertain times is a radical act in itself, bc it’s rooted in the belief that the future can be better and such a future requires good people to be in it.
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Pregnant w twins, and more than one friend has asked me how I feel about bringing a child into this mess.
All I can say is having children in uncertain times is a radical act in itself, bc it’s rooted in the belief that the future can be better and such a future requires good people to be in it.
All I can say is having children in uncertain times is a radical act in itself, bc it’s rooted in the belief that the future can be better and such a future requires good people to be in it.
Astronomer here! The next lecture in my free solar system class is available, all about the seasons and atmospheres of the gas giant planets! 🪐
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youtu.be/ZVohZFHofVQ
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youtu.be/ZVohZFHofVQ
Gas Giant Seasons and Atmospheres
YouTube video by Astronomer here!
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Astronomer here! The next lecture in my free solar system class is available, all about the seasons and atmospheres of the gas giant planets! 🪐
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youtu.be/ZVohZFHofVQ
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youtu.be/ZVohZFHofVQ
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Astronomer here! Are you an undergrad student interested in astronomy (or know one) wanting to do a paid summer research experience this year? Here are some slides I made up for my class detailing REU programs! (both NSF and not-NSF funded, including stuff abroad and for non-US citizens)
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January 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Astronomer here! Are you an undergrad student interested in astronomy (or know one) wanting to do a paid summer research experience this year? Here are some slides I made up for my class detailing REU programs! (both NSF and not-NSF funded, including stuff abroad and for non-US citizens)
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Better late than never- finished a little Christmas angel for an ornament! 😇
(Second pic is before the backstitching aka lines in black and gold, and beadwork.) 🧶🧵
(Second pic is before the backstitching aka lines in black and gold, and beadwork.) 🧶🧵
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Better late than never- finished a little Christmas angel for an ornament! 😇
(Second pic is before the backstitching aka lines in black and gold, and beadwork.) 🧶🧵
(Second pic is before the backstitching aka lines in black and gold, and beadwork.) 🧶🧵
Tin soldiers and Trump is comin'
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drummin'
One dead in Minnesota
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drummin'
One dead in Minnesota
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Tin soldiers and Trump is comin'
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drummin'
One dead in Minnesota
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drummin'
One dead in Minnesota
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?
Noooooooooo!!! 😭😭😭
As a native Pittsburgher it’s hard to describe how difficult it is to lose our hometown paper that has existed for hundreds of years. This sucks
As a native Pittsburgher it’s hard to describe how difficult it is to lose our hometown paper that has existed for hundreds of years. This sucks
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Noooooooooo!!! 😭😭😭
As a native Pittsburgher it’s hard to describe how difficult it is to lose our hometown paper that has existed for hundreds of years. This sucks
As a native Pittsburgher it’s hard to describe how difficult it is to lose our hometown paper that has existed for hundreds of years. This sucks