Robert “The Baste God” McNees
@mcnees.bsky.social
Professor and physicist. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Rocky Top. Tar Heel. Reposts are spooky action at a distance. These are my views, not my employer's. Just terrible at this.
Look, maybe you give a little dog a small pancake
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Look, maybe you give a little dog a small pancake
It's a simple idea: The round-trip time of a radio signal bounced off a distant object increases a little if it passes through the gravitational field of a massive object along the way. (2/n)
Image: Simon Tyran, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sh...
Image: Simon Tyran, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sh...
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It's a simple idea: The round-trip time of a radio signal bounced off a distant object increases a little if it passes through the gravitational field of a massive object along the way. (2/n)
Image: Simon Tyran, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sh...
Image: Simon Tyran, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sh...
When a student in ur intro class changes their major to physics.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When a student in ur intro class changes their major to physics.
What movie villain is a horrible "person", but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What movie villain is a horrible "person", but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
This ginkgo I shared last year was, until yesterday, still completely covered in leaves. Then we got the wind and snow last night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This ginkgo I shared last year was, until yesterday, still completely covered in leaves. Then we got the wind and snow last night.