Christine Pulliam
@christinepulliam.bsky.social
Astronomer. Aviator. Always looking up. Cat mom. Science communicator/media relations at STScI. Views are my own.
Got my flu and COVID jabs!
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Got my flu and COVID jabs!
I love this spectacular new X-ray/radio composite image of the Reaching Hand nebula! Details: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/m...
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I love this spectacular new X-ray/radio composite image of the Reaching Hand nebula! Details: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/m...
DC: A wretched hive of skeptics dedicated to educating the public. (From a Skeptics Guide to the Universe event)
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
DC: A wretched hive of skeptics dedicated to educating the public. (From a Skeptics Guide to the Universe event)
Buzz’s fluffy toe beans. Happy anniversary, Webb!
July 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Buzz’s fluffy toe beans. Happy anniversary, Webb!
Has anyone else been inundated with fireflies this season? The video doesn’t do it justice but they are all over the place tonight. It makes me very happy.
July 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Has anyone else been inundated with fireflies this season? The video doesn’t do it justice but they are all over the place tonight. It makes me very happy.
I call this composition “Moon between contrails”
December 12, 2024 at 11:20 PM
I call this composition “Moon between contrails”
Today I visited the Roman space telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This is NASA’s next flagship mission, launching in about two years. Cooool!
November 14, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Today I visited the Roman space telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This is NASA’s next flagship mission, launching in about two years. Cooool!
Spooky critter sighting. #HappyHalloween
October 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Spooky critter sighting. #HappyHalloween
I voted! Thank you, Maryland mail-in ballot.
October 24, 2024 at 1:39 AM
I voted! Thank you, Maryland mail-in ballot.
My second ever aurora sighting. Wow!!
October 11, 2024 at 2:36 AM
My second ever aurora sighting. Wow!!
Happy New Year! Let’s all try to make a positive difference in the year ahead.
January 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Happy New Year! Let’s all try to make a positive difference in the year ahead.
Even the eggs are happy it’s Christmas
December 25, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Even the eggs are happy it’s Christmas