Dr. Natalie Hinkel
@nataliehinkel.bsky.social
Planetary astrophysicist. Stars+planets are formed together, so I look at elements in stars and how they connect to planet composition. Architect of the Hypatia Catalog (hypatiacatalog.com, @hypatiacatalog.bsky.social). Prof at LSU, she/her.
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Why are planetary scientists, astrobiologists and and SETI scientists so negative (pissed off, even) about Avi Loeb’s repeated claims that 3I/Atlas may be an invading alien spaceship?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why are planetary scientists, astrobiologists and and SETI scientists so negative (pissed off, even) about Avi Loeb’s repeated claims that 3I/Atlas may be an invading alien spaceship?
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Abstracts submitted to LPSC 2026 are required to comply with White House (non-legally binding) executive orders forbidding mention of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Abstracts submitted to LPSC 2026 are required to comply with White House (non-legally binding) executive orders forbidding mention of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
I'm finally getting a real* office at work! I'm looking for couch recommendations and links (note: internal rules say I have to buy through Amazon, sigh).
Also, other recommendations for Things You Could Not Live Without are appreciated!
*Current office is 6x9 ft and was meant for a postdoc. ☹️
Also, other recommendations for Things You Could Not Live Without are appreciated!
*Current office is 6x9 ft and was meant for a postdoc. ☹️
August 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm finally getting a real* office at work! I'm looking for couch recommendations and links (note: internal rules say I have to buy through Amazon, sigh).
Also, other recommendations for Things You Could Not Live Without are appreciated!
*Current office is 6x9 ft and was meant for a postdoc. ☹️
Also, other recommendations for Things You Could Not Live Without are appreciated!
*Current office is 6x9 ft and was meant for a postdoc. ☹️
Reposted by Dr. Natalie Hinkel
Laypeople often learn about science from expert explanations & those explanations often contain JARGON. Does jargon make explanations better or worse? In a paper out today in Nature Human Behaviour, @cruzf.bsky.social and I find that jargon can support illusions of understanding...
June 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Laypeople often learn about science from expert explanations & those explanations often contain JARGON. Does jargon make explanations better or worse? In a paper out today in Nature Human Behaviour, @cruzf.bsky.social and I find that jargon can support illusions of understanding...
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From Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social : This post summarizes the proposed major cuts to NASA and the NSF and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against this wasteful and unnecessary attack on science. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
NSF and NASA Budget Requests Pose an Unprecedented Threat to Astronomy
The president's budget requests for NASA and the NSF were released last week. This post summarizes the major cuts and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against thi...
astrobites.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
From Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social : This post summarizes the proposed major cuts to NASA and the NSF and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against this wasteful and unnecessary attack on science. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
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Don't miss our new NASA Science spending and economic impact resource at dashboards.planetary.org/nasa-science.html — see space science spending in every state and congressional district and custom reports for each region. A unique resource.
June 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Don't miss our new NASA Science spending and economic impact resource at dashboards.planetary.org/nasa-science.html — see space science spending in every state and congressional district and custom reports for each region. A unique resource.
Reposted by Dr. Natalie Hinkel
Astronomy is in trouble, but you can help! 🔭🧪
I made this video as part of the @aas.org #savescience week of action. Check out their resources on how you can help here
aas.org/advocacy/get...
I made this video as part of the @aas.org #savescience week of action. Check out their resources on how you can help here
aas.org/advocacy/get...
May 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Astronomy is in trouble, but you can help! 🔭🧪
I made this video as part of the @aas.org #savescience week of action. Check out their resources on how you can help here
aas.org/advocacy/get...
I made this video as part of the @aas.org #savescience week of action. Check out their resources on how you can help here
aas.org/advocacy/get...
I know there are SO SO SO so sooo many things going on right now.
But y'all, I went to the airport Baton Rouge TWICE today. 2 times, round trip. And I will still be sleeping in my own bed tonight. The storm in Dallas caused two of my flights to be cancelled. 🤬🚫✈️
But y'all, I went to the airport Baton Rouge TWICE today. 2 times, round trip. And I will still be sleeping in my own bed tonight. The storm in Dallas caused two of my flights to be cancelled. 🤬🚫✈️
April 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I know there are SO SO SO so sooo many things going on right now.
But y'all, I went to the airport Baton Rouge TWICE today. 2 times, round trip. And I will still be sleeping in my own bed tonight. The storm in Dallas caused two of my flights to be cancelled. 🤬🚫✈️
But y'all, I went to the airport Baton Rouge TWICE today. 2 times, round trip. And I will still be sleeping in my own bed tonight. The storm in Dallas caused two of my flights to be cancelled. 🤬🚫✈️
Reposted by Dr. Natalie Hinkel
NASA Is Terminating The GISS Lease In Five Weeks
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
"NASA’s lease of Columbia University’s Armstrong Hall in New York City, home to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will end effective May 31, 2025."
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
"NASA’s lease of Columbia University’s Armstrong Hall in New York City, home to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will end effective May 31, 2025."
NASA Is Terminating The GISS Lease In Five Weeks
This was just sent to all NASA Goddard and GISS employees by Makenzie Lystrup
nasawatch.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NASA Is Terminating The GISS Lease In Five Weeks
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
"NASA’s lease of Columbia University’s Armstrong Hall in New York City, home to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will end effective May 31, 2025."
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
"NASA’s lease of Columbia University’s Armstrong Hall in New York City, home to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will end effective May 31, 2025."
Reposted by Dr. Natalie Hinkel
There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️
The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an…
The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…
www.planetary.org
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️
Truly sad to see, although not unexpected. I was able to do 2 REUs, UMich and UCLA, which was incredibly important coming from a small undergrad (Oberlin). I often credit the REUs as giving me the varied research understanding/skills that I needed to get into and later use in grad school. 💔🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀🔬
March 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Truly sad to see, although not unexpected. I was able to do 2 REUs, UMich and UCLA, which was incredibly important coming from a small undergrad (Oberlin). I often credit the REUs as giving me the varied research understanding/skills that I needed to get into and later use in grad school. 💔🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀🔬
Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an Antarctic balloon mission!
www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
Thanks to @bdorminey.bsky.social for talking with me about my team's high res, near infrared spectrograph proposal to measure M-dwarf compositions for planets and galactic chemistry!
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www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
Thanks to @bdorminey.bsky.social for talking with me about my team's high res, near infrared spectrograph proposal to measure M-dwarf compositions for planets and galactic chemistry!
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How A Balloon-Borne Antarctic Telescope Could Help Detect An Earth 2.0
An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of some 300 red dwarf stars.
www.forbes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an Antarctic balloon mission!
www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
Thanks to @bdorminey.bsky.social for talking with me about my team's high res, near infrared spectrograph proposal to measure M-dwarf compositions for planets and galactic chemistry!
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www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
Thanks to @bdorminey.bsky.social for talking with me about my team's high res, near infrared spectrograph proposal to measure M-dwarf compositions for planets and galactic chemistry!
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All of the new data, upgrades, and changes from beta have been pushed to the main website: hypatiacatalog.com!
So, if you go to the "new" page, it will either redirect you or give you a certificate warning.
Thanks to all of our users and for the great feedback. 😃
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So, if you go to the "new" page, it will either redirect you or give you a certificate warning.
Thanks to all of our users and for the great feedback. 😃
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Hypatia Catalog Database Website
The Hypatia Catalog Database features an interactive table and multiple plotting interfaces that allow easy access and exploration of data within the Hypatia Catalog, a multidimensional, amalgamate da...
hypatiacatalog.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
All of the new data, upgrades, and changes from beta have been pushed to the main website: hypatiacatalog.com!
So, if you go to the "new" page, it will either redirect you or give you a certificate warning.
Thanks to all of our users and for the great feedback. 😃
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So, if you go to the "new" page, it will either redirect you or give you a certificate warning.
Thanks to all of our users and for the great feedback. 😃
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✨ You Too Can Database: A Roadmap for Creating Specialty Databases & Web Portals ✨
Creating astro databases is like building higher and higher stories in a castle which can eventually reach the castle towers, or NASA observatories, which can see the furthest! 🤩
bit.ly/41gkxGI
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Creating astro databases is like building higher and higher stories in a castle which can eventually reach the castle towers, or NASA observatories, which can see the furthest! 🤩
bit.ly/41gkxGI
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December 5, 2024 at 8:38 PM
✨ You Too Can Database: A Roadmap for Creating Specialty Databases & Web Portals ✨
Creating astro databases is like building higher and higher stories in a castle which can eventually reach the castle towers, or NASA observatories, which can see the furthest! 🤩
bit.ly/41gkxGI
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Creating astro databases is like building higher and higher stories in a castle which can eventually reach the castle towers, or NASA observatories, which can see the furthest! 🤩
bit.ly/41gkxGI
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Science friends -- here are some great ways to make data more available and accessible! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
Has this ever been you:
You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
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You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
1/5
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November 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Science friends -- here are some great ways to make data more available and accessible! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
Has this ever been you:
You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
1/5
You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
1/5
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a bookshelf and says " has this ever happened to you "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a bookshelf and says " has this ever happened to you "
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Has this ever been you:
You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
1/5
You have a bunch of stars you want to understand, but the data is scattered making it hard to cross-correlate, so you think, "Wow, I really wish there was a database for this."
Well now you can make your own niche database!
arxiv.org/abs/2411.13308
1/5
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Hello! I was born in 2010 and now, thanks to a lot of time, effort, and self-care, I am here for your stellar elemental abundance needs! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
I am the bringer of stellar compositions, compiler of SO much data, plotter of all the things, illuminator of planetary interior makeup!
hypatiacatalog.com
I am the bringer of stellar compositions, compiler of SO much data, plotter of all the things, illuminator of planetary interior makeup!
hypatiacatalog.com
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November 20, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Hello! I was born in 2010 and now, thanks to a lot of time, effort, and self-care, I am here for your stellar elemental abundance needs! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
I am the bringer of stellar compositions, compiler of SO much data, plotter of all the things, illuminator of planetary interior makeup!
hypatiacatalog.com
I am the bringer of stellar compositions, compiler of SO much data, plotter of all the things, illuminator of planetary interior makeup!
hypatiacatalog.com
Hello friends!👋 If you're excited about stars, planets, & their insides, then you're in luck 'cause that's most of what I think about. Also cats, scifi, traveling.
Plus I run the Hypatia Catalog (@hypatiacatalog.bsky.social) which has just had a major, glorious update! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Plus I run the Hypatia Catalog (@hypatiacatalog.bsky.social) which has just had a major, glorious update! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Hypatia Catalog Database Website
The Hypatia Catalog Database features an interactive table and multiple plotting interfaces that allow easy access and exploration of data within the Hypatia Catalog, a multidimensional, amalgamate da...
new.hypatiacatalog.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Hello friends!👋 If you're excited about stars, planets, & their insides, then you're in luck 'cause that's most of what I think about. Also cats, scifi, traveling.
Plus I run the Hypatia Catalog (@hypatiacatalog.bsky.social) which has just had a major, glorious update! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Plus I run the Hypatia Catalog (@hypatiacatalog.bsky.social) which has just had a major, glorious update! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️🚀
new.hypatiacatalog.com
The Hypatia Catalog has had a major overhaul! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
new.hypatiacatalog.com
We updated services, improved features, faster views, new datasets (keep 'em coming), and a brand-spankin' new API! Info at: hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
Why wait -- come check us out! You know you wanna. 😉
new.hypatiacatalog.com
We updated services, improved features, faster views, new datasets (keep 'em coming), and a brand-spankin' new API! Info at: hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
Why wait -- come check us out! You know you wanna. 😉
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November 8, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The Hypatia Catalog has had a major overhaul! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
new.hypatiacatalog.com
We updated services, improved features, faster views, new datasets (keep 'em coming), and a brand-spankin' new API! Info at: hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
Why wait -- come check us out! You know you wanna. 😉
new.hypatiacatalog.com
We updated services, improved features, faster views, new datasets (keep 'em coming), and a brand-spankin' new API! Info at: hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
Why wait -- come check us out! You know you wanna. 😉
Ya know what's great about stellar abundances in the Hypatia Catalog...a fresh beta-release!
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Like the adorable Moo Deng, sink your teeth into updated services, improved features, faster views, and a brand-spanking new API! Info at:
hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Like the adorable Moo Deng, sink your teeth into updated services, improved features, faster views, and a brand-spanking new API! Info at:
hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
October 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Ya know what's great about stellar abundances in the Hypatia Catalog...a fresh beta-release!
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Like the adorable Moo Deng, sink your teeth into updated services, improved features, faster views, and a brand-spanking new API! Info at:
hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
new.hypatiacatalog.com
Like the adorable Moo Deng, sink your teeth into updated services, improved features, faster views, and a brand-spanking new API! Info at:
hypatiacatalog.com/hypatia/defa...
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Please join me in wishing Tatertot a very Happy 19th Birthday! She loves chicken, only 2 people in the world, and screaming heinously when her pet-quota is short. She is not as graceful as she used to be, but can still be surprisingly spry. She is my loud babycat. 😻
August 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Please join me in wishing Tatertot a very Happy 19th Birthday! She loves chicken, only 2 people in the world, and screaming heinously when her pet-quota is short. She is not as graceful as she used to be, but can still be surprisingly spry. She is my loud babycat. 😻
You know what time it is? Time to register for an amazing interdisciplinary workshop....that comes complete with ✨travel support✨!
To apply for funding, fill this out forms.gle/F8QkqKuPhqCT...
by June 23 for full consideration. Workshop registration deadline is July 1, 2024. 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
To apply for funding, fill this out forms.gle/F8QkqKuPhqCT...
by June 23 for full consideration. Workshop registration deadline is July 1, 2024. 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
Exoplanets! Formation! Evolution! And you! Participate in a great interdisciplinary workshop with talks+discussions from experts in astronomy and geology to bridge the gap in exoplanet characterization. 🛰️🧪👩🏻🔬🪐
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets
June 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
You know what time it is? Time to register for an amazing interdisciplinary workshop....that comes complete with ✨travel support✨!
To apply for funding, fill this out forms.gle/F8QkqKuPhqCT...
by June 23 for full consideration. Workshop registration deadline is July 1, 2024. 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
To apply for funding, fill this out forms.gle/F8QkqKuPhqCT...
by June 23 for full consideration. Workshop registration deadline is July 1, 2024. 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
Is your brain ready for a LOT of interdisciplinary exoplanet knowledge! You know it is! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
🧵In Jan 2021, Keith Putirka, Siyi Xu, and I joined forces to put together 15 chapters (and a workshop!**) written by experts in their field, where the core of each chapter was:
🧵In Jan 2021, Keith Putirka, Siyi Xu, and I joined forces to put together 15 chapters (and a workshop!**) written by experts in their field, where the core of each chapter was:
April 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Is your brain ready for a LOT of interdisciplinary exoplanet knowledge! You know it is! 🪐👩🏻🔬🧪🛰️
🧵In Jan 2021, Keith Putirka, Siyi Xu, and I joined forces to put together 15 chapters (and a workshop!**) written by experts in their field, where the core of each chapter was:
🧵In Jan 2021, Keith Putirka, Siyi Xu, and I joined forces to put together 15 chapters (and a workshop!**) written by experts in their field, where the core of each chapter was:
Reposted by Dr. Natalie Hinkel
Chandra, the space-based observatory that brings us incredible x-ray images of the most extreme environments in the cosmos, is at risk of cancellation. It’ll be a huge loss to astronomy if the mission ends prematurely for budget reasons. Go to www.savechandra.org to find out how to help #SaveChandra
March 26, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Chandra, the space-based observatory that brings us incredible x-ray images of the most extreme environments in the cosmos, is at risk of cancellation. It’ll be a huge loss to astronomy if the mission ends prematurely for budget reasons. Go to www.savechandra.org to find out how to help #SaveChandra
Exoplanets! Formation! Evolution! And you! Participate in a great interdisciplinary workshop with talks+discussions from experts in astronomy and geology to bridge the gap in exoplanet characterization. 🛰️🧪👩🏻🔬🪐
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets
March 25, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Exoplanets! Formation! Evolution! And you! Participate in a great interdisciplinary workshop with talks+discussions from experts in astronomy and geology to bridge the gap in exoplanet characterization. 🛰️🧪👩🏻🔬🪐
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets
Aug 17-18 in Chicago, right before Goldschmidt2024
tinyurl.com/Goldschmidt24Exoplanets