Michael Wong
@miquai.bsky.social
Planetary scientist by day 🪐 podcaster by night 🎙 photographer at all times 📷 philosopher in my dreams 💭 https://miquai.myportfolio.com/
Book swap with Professor @dagomardegroot.bsky.social, whose new book “Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean” tells the story of how environmental change throughout the cosmos has shaped human civilization 💫📖
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Book swap with Professor @dagomardegroot.bsky.social, whose new book “Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean” tells the story of how environmental change throughout the cosmos has shaped human civilization 💫📖
“Space exploration is not about ignoring Earth’s problems. It’s about creating chances for us to do better.”
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s optimism is infectious and his perspective of humanity as an astrobiological experiment is profound. I’m so grateful to be able to call him my colleague!
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s optimism is infectious and his perspective of humanity as an astrobiological experiment is profound. I’m so grateful to be able to call him my colleague!
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Space exploration is not about ignoring Earth’s problems. It’s about creating chances for us to do better.”
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s optimism is infectious and his perspective of humanity as an astrobiological experiment is profound. I’m so grateful to be able to call him my colleague!
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s optimism is infectious and his perspective of humanity as an astrobiological experiment is profound. I’m so grateful to be able to call him my colleague!
This tree is a fall icon 😍
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This tree is a fall icon 😍
Live view of me writing my next faculty app, basically 🤣
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Live view of me writing my next faculty app, basically 🤣
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s last book, “The Ascent of Information,” literally changed my career trajectory. I can’t wait to find out where “The Giant Leap” will take me 🚀
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
@calebscharf.bsky.social’s last book, “The Ascent of Information,” literally changed my career trajectory. I can’t wait to find out where “The Giant Leap” will take me 🚀
To me, @carnegiescience.bsky.social has always represented opportunity: it gave me my first taste of research as an undergrad intern and new life as a postdoc trying to find his place in the field.
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
To me, @carnegiescience.bsky.social has always represented opportunity: it gave me my first taste of research as an undergrad intern and new life as a postdoc trying to find his place in the field.
“If we listen very hard, can we hear the soaring sunlit chords of photosynthesis, the countermelody of decay?”
—Robin Wall Kimmerer
—Robin Wall Kimmerer
October 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“If we listen very hard, can we hear the soaring sunlit chords of photosynthesis, the countermelody of decay?”
—Robin Wall Kimmerer
—Robin Wall Kimmerer
Guess which senator’s office 🧑🏻🚀
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guess which senator’s office 🧑🏻🚀
My third trip to congressional offices to advocate for federal science funding, and my first with a direct scientific colleague of mine: Dr. Ryan Felton! It was an honor to remind legislators why NASA is important to local districts, the country, and the world 💫
October 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My third trip to congressional offices to advocate for federal science funding, and my first with a direct scientific colleague of mine: Dr. Ryan Felton! It was an honor to remind legislators why NASA is important to local districts, the country, and the world 💫
“Please state the nature of the government emergency.”
So cool to be on the Hill today with @planetarysociety.bsky.social board member and Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social sharing how NASA embodies our values of scientific curiosity, peaceful exploration, and international cooperation 🖖🏼
So cool to be on the Hill today with @planetarysociety.bsky.social board member and Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social sharing how NASA embodies our values of scientific curiosity, peaceful exploration, and international cooperation 🖖🏼
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Please state the nature of the government emergency.”
So cool to be on the Hill today with @planetarysociety.bsky.social board member and Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social sharing how NASA embodies our values of scientific curiosity, peaceful exploration, and international cooperation 🖖🏼
So cool to be on the Hill today with @planetarysociety.bsky.social board member and Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social sharing how NASA embodies our values of scientific curiosity, peaceful exploration, and international cooperation 🖖🏼
Thanks to Jack Szostak, Andy Knoll, and Karen Lloyd for their kind words! 🥹
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thanks to Jack Szostak, Andy Knoll, and Karen Lloyd for their kind words! 🥹
Advance reading copies have arrived! 📚
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Advance reading copies have arrived! 📚
It’s spooky season again ☠️
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s spooky season again ☠️
At this month’s Just-for-Fun Lunch Talk, @carnegiescience.bsky.social EPL Director Mike Walter shared his love for motorcycles and the physics of driving one safely 🏍️
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
At this month’s Just-for-Fun Lunch Talk, @carnegiescience.bsky.social EPL Director Mike Walter shared his love for motorcycles and the physics of driving one safely 🏍️
Last night on the Mall: a little too cloudy for good astronomical observing, perfectly cloudful for sunset 😌
September 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Last night on the Mall: a little too cloudy for good astronomical observing, perfectly cloudful for sunset 😌
The best part of my job is the people I get to work with 🪐💙
September 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The best part of my job is the people I get to work with 🪐💙
I don’t always read the physical copy of Nature, but when I do, I prefer to read about astrobioethics 👍🏼 @chelseaharamia.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I don’t always read the physical copy of Nature, but when I do, I prefer to read about astrobioethics 👍🏼 @chelseaharamia.bsky.social
Cover art!!!
Hits bookshelves February 10, 2026 😊
Hits bookshelves February 10, 2026 😊
September 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Cover art!!!
Hits bookshelves February 10, 2026 😊
Hits bookshelves February 10, 2026 😊
Our paper "Predicting Exoplanet Occurrence Using Association Analysis" is out!
This was an idea that @anirudhprabhu.bsky.social and I developed about 3 years ago and was brought to fruition by our fantastic @carnegiescience.bsky.social summer intern, Vasu Gatne!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
This was an idea that @anirudhprabhu.bsky.social and I developed about 3 years ago and was brought to fruition by our fantastic @carnegiescience.bsky.social summer intern, Vasu Gatne!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our paper "Predicting Exoplanet Occurrence Using Association Analysis" is out!
This was an idea that @anirudhprabhu.bsky.social and I developed about 3 years ago and was brought to fruition by our fantastic @carnegiescience.bsky.social summer intern, Vasu Gatne!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
This was an idea that @anirudhprabhu.bsky.social and I developed about 3 years ago and was brought to fruition by our fantastic @carnegiescience.bsky.social summer intern, Vasu Gatne!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Building Made of Sky, Chicago 2025
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Building Made of Sky, Chicago 2025