Kirkwood Observatory will be open for Solar Saturdays today (3/1) from 1:00 to 3:00pm. While the skies are somewhat cloudy at the moment, if they stick around indefinitely, we will do daytime tours! See you there!βοΈ
01.03.2025 16:04 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (3/1) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our first Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is clear skies with the possibility of overcast, but check back around 11:00 am on 3/1 for the final call! βοΈ
01.03.2025 00:29 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Hello Bloomington! Our first AoT event of the year will be from 6 to 7:30 pm on Feb 26, 2025 at our favorite bar Orbit Room! And our very own IU professor and Chair Prof. Caty Pilachowski @cpilacho.bsky.social will be one of the speakers! Let's have a good turnout and make this event successful!
05.02.2025 21:29 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
list of banned keywords
π¨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
04.02.2025 01:26 β π 27863 π 15758 π¬ 1279 π 3669
Hello Blue Sky! We have finally begun our transition from X to here. On this page, you can expect to get updates about when the Kirkwood Observatory is open to public viewing for both our refracting and Solar telescopes. We also share about other departmental events, news, or anything astronomy!
31.01.2025 20:44 β π 44 π 2 π¬ 6 π 0
So excited!πβοΈ
31.01.2025 20:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Caltech/IPAC Planet Hunter | Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute | @TEDFellow | Science consultant | General Nerd | My views are not the views of NASA | She/her
Astronomy Ph.D. Candidate π
Indiana University
Lost in my own thoughts π of food and existential crisis but mostly food ;)
Astronomy and Visual Arts β¨π
IU 28 π³οΈβπ
Astronomy Grad student π§βπ
π’: Atmospheric scientist and educator. π: Sports, computer ratings, and rain. βοΈ: Just happy to be here.
Astronomer, planet hunter, Pluto killer, bear whisperer, finger-wrapped dad. Dangerous secularist. Foot soldier in the War on Cars. He/him.
mikebrown.caltech.edu
Astronomy PhD candidate at Indiana University. (Exo)planetary scientist. Runner. Average Android enjoyer.
We are part of the national Astronomy on Tap (AoT) series in Bloomington, IN. We are run by graduate students in the IU department of Astronomy. π
PhD Candidate in Astronomy.
Ph.D. Student in Astronomy
Americaβs Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
Get the paper delivered to your door: membership.theonion.com
Join The Onion Newsletter: https://theonion.com/newsletters/
Astronomy PhD Candidate at IU.
AAS Media Fellow https://aasnova.org/author/lexi/.
Ask me about ga(lexi)es :)
Astronomy PhD candidate at IU, studying how baby stars spin! Probably freaking out about something.
Ph.D. atmospheric scientistπ, nuclear engineerβ’, π° #antarctica
South Pole Station π§ http://amzn.to/2klpv3b π§
Eos is a leading source for trustworthy news and perspectives about the Earth and space sciences and their impact. Published by the American Geophysical Union (@agu.org).
A community of Earth and Space scientists supporting LGBTQIA+ people and intersecting identities within the geosciences.
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/queeragu
Official AGU: supporting 500k+ Earth & space science advocates.
π π π¬
Save the Date for #AGU26 in San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December, 2026.
Highlighting recent astronomy research from the American Astronomical Society's journals. Editors: Kerry Hensley & Susanna Kohler. Discover what's new in the universe at aasnova.org. Header image: https://bit.ly/4n3Sh2
The mission of the American Astronomical Society is to enhance and share humanityβs scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community.
aas.org