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Keighley Rockcliffe

@kerockcliffe.bsky.social

in no particular order: she/her, exoplanet astronomer, cat mom, cheese lover, Bruins fan, Dunkin connoisseur, πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, kdrama enthusiast, trying to be a halfway decent human being πŸ‰ kerockcliffe.com

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The Real Cost Of NASA Missions What is the price of awe and amazement?

They’ve indiscriminately fired 10% of NASA employees.

I don’t need to remind you that NASA’s budget is less than 1% of the entire federal budget but I will. Here’s what that looks like, it’s pennies. www.popsci.com/real-cost-na...

18.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Moving into my own place for the first time! I'm a real adult!

03.12.2024 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not Alie @ologies.bsky.social referring to veins as "blood tunnels" πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€

27.11.2024 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I gave a talk for PLUNCH and the UC Santa Cruz folks were so nice and welcoming! Highly recommend 😊 plus you're basically giving a talk on Endor 🌲🌲🌲

26.11.2024 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

getting caught up in coding interactive plots ✌️

26.11.2024 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova would like to help boost your content

21.11.2024 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's amazing how easy it is! I didn't realize how easy it was to call. Idk who listens, but it's something!

21.11.2024 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a global climate catastrophe underway, multiple genocides happening, a housing and unhoused people crisis, a child poverty crisis, people are struggling to afford food and what are moderate Democrats and GOP concerned about?

"Where people pee."

These fascists don't want us to survive.

21.11.2024 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 628    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

Or, better yet, here's my cat

21.11.2024 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You forgot the timeless astronomer post: here's a pretty picture!

21.11.2024 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

yes I'm going to take all my anger at the world out on this motion-sensor sink that won't work unless I do the hokey pokey

20.11.2024 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry for the jump scare, these are dark times

19.11.2024 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dr. Oz are you kidding me

19.11.2024 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Knew it was coming, still sad

19.11.2024 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ken-tastic talk on BARBIE (Bayesian Analysis...exo-Earths) from @nertushka.bsky.social πŸ©·πŸ©·πŸ”­πŸͺ

19.11.2024 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hey bluesky, it's been a while πŸ‘‹

18.11.2024 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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K2-18b May Not Be Habitable After All - AAS Nova A new interpretation of JWST spectra suggests that exoplanet K2-18b is a gas-rich world rather than an ocean planet.

A new interpretation of JWST spectra suggests that exoplanet K2-18b is a gas-rich world without a habitable surface rather than a life-supporting ocean world. aasnova.org/2024/03/11/k... πŸͺπŸ§ͺ

11.03.2024 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A tweet from his lord high muskiness proclaiming that something is "fundamentally wrong... with the dark matter theories" and that dark energy is "slightly less dubious". Idiot.

A tweet from his lord high muskiness proclaiming that something is "fundamentally wrong... with the dark matter theories" and that dark energy is "slightly less dubious". Idiot.

I recently did a stand up comedy set about the random and terrible theories engineers email to astronomers worldwide. I suspect we'll all be hearing a bunch of wacky nonsense from Muskerton on a regular basis imminently.

13.03.2024 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is legitimately hilarious

19.02.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Small but Mighty: Disk Chemistry in an M-Dwarf System Today’s paper takes a look at circumstellar disks’ chemistries, and addresses how their chemical composition can be impacted by their host stars.

Wow today's astrobite is so cool I bet the person who wrote it is pretty cool too ngl

19.02.2024 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
PRISM Exeter - QSC

πŸŽ‰ Drumroll, please! We're thrilled to announce the launch πŸš€ of our Queer Science Competition! Express your creativity and celebrate LGBTQ+ trailblazers in STEMM with a short essay or video. Dive into the details at prismexeter.com/qsc πŸ“·#QSC2024

01.02.2024 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I want to help my department implement an astro-related python coding workshop for undergrad and grads to take. Is there anything like that out there already that y'all recommend?? πŸ”­

03.02.2024 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!!!

03.02.2024 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That means so much, thank you for saying that!!!

03.02.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same happened for me with Extreme Solar Systems 😞 going to New Zealand is a tough sell for a poster

02.02.2024 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo of Sirius Black from the third Harry Potter movie saying "I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban!"

Photo of Sirius Black from the third Harry Potter movie saying "I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban!"

First wave of rejections leaving me waiting for a job... πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

02.02.2024 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Astronomers analyze masses, orbital properties and atmospheric features of six exoplanets A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers' knowledge of planet formation and evolution. Relying on a globe-spanning arsenal of obs...

😍😍😍 credit Rae Holcomb/UCI πŸ”­πŸͺ

phys.org/news/2024-01...

28.01.2024 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really interesting bite!

25.01.2024 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that no betting platform has done a commercial with Troy Bolton's famed "Bet On It" is a travesty

25.01.2024 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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