Bokyoung Kim

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

YouTube video by K-Feminist 촬 목줄을 끊으려는 여성들에게(To Women Breaking Shackles) - The Korean Feminist Movement: "Tal-Corset"

A nice summary of the Korean Tal-corset movement (began in 2015): youtu.be/5FOC-0P0UMw?...

Added my name on one of the SKA-Mid dish panels :D

Me, standing in front of the MeerKAT dish in Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa. The telescope’s receiver is pointing to the sky. Stones around the dish indicate the safety boundary.

The Milky Way centre. X-T3 with XF23mm. f/2, iso 2000, 15 sec exposure.

Currently in Karoo for the SKAO-SARAO media visit. Such a privilege to visit the site and learn about SKAO and their contribution to the local community. When I was an astronomer, I had no clue about how our work could create a socioeconomic impact on society — SKAO-SARAO showed me the way.

Cape Town! This is my first time visiting to 1) South Africa, 2) the Africa continent, 3) the Southern hemisphere(, and 4) tbd 🙂).

Since Cape Town is not my final destination, I was only able to visit the V&A Waterfront. Still, I had a great time this afternoon thanks to the lovely people in SA. 😊

Paris nowadays is so much better than it was 11 years ago. Clean, easy to get around, walkable, and safe. Art and history are everywhere, food is delicious, and language sounds musical. What makes the city even better is the friendly people — seriously, who said Parisians are cold and rude?

Had a great 1/2 day trip in London. Took some time at Tate Modern, then saw Three Bean Salad live show (hilarious!).

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Souvenirs from the Lake District :)

3 - 4 August, 2025
Summer vacation. York Minster.
Fuji X-T3 + XF23mm with a black mist filter 1/8.
#fujifilm #xt3 #xf23mm

Congrats!!

Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made UK’s first female astronomer royal Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title A planetary scientist whose research revealed the possibility of extraterrestrial life on one of Saturn’s moons has been made the first female astronomer royal. Prof Michele Dougherty, a leading space physicist who was a researcher for the Nasa Cassini mission, has been awarded the 350-year-old honorary title. Continue reading...

Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made UK’s first female astronomer royal

I felt a strong urge to take care of my health, so I decided to start running. Since early April, I’ve been on (and off due to travelling) the Couch to 5K app. My progress has been very slow, but I think running is gradually becoming a part of my routine. My next goal is to run for 25 min non-stop.

One of the fascinating aspects of my job is the opportunity to meet researchers across various fields. Over the past three days, I visited Korean labs to connect with experts in solar physics, space weather, and stellar astronomy. I am very grateful for their kindness and interest in our journal. :)

A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. The image focuses on a collection of interacting galaxies connected by delicate streams of stars. At top center lies a large elliptical galaxy that is dense and smooth, like a polished stone glowing with golden light. Like delicate spider silk or stretched taffy, these stellar bridges link the large elliptical to the few larger galaxies beneath, evidence of past collisions. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black.

A cosmic tapestry of glowing tan and pink gas clouds with dark dust lanes. In the upper right, the Trifid Nebula resembles a small flower in space. Its soft, pinkish gas petals are surrounded by blue gas, and streaked with dark, finger-like veins of dust that divide it into three parts. It radiates a gentle, misty glow, diffuse and soft like the warmth of breath on a cold hand. To the lower left, the much larger Lagoon Nebula stretches wide like a churning sea of magenta gas, with bright blue, knotted clumps sprinkled throughout where new stars are born. Both nebulae are embedded in a soft tan backdrop of gas that is brighter on the left than on the right, etched with dark tendrils of dust and sprinkled with the pinpricks of millions of stars.

A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. To the lower left is a region filled with the hundreds of golden glittering gems of a distant galaxy cluster. In the foreground, below and right of center, two blue spiral galaxies look like eyes beneath the entangled mass of a triple galaxy merger in the upper right. A few bright blue points of foreground stars pierce the glittering tapestry. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black.

Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!

Can you guess these regions of sky?

This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪

#RubinFirstLook
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Two glasses of fashionfruit ade and one glass of coffee, accompanied by three small Financiers. Had a great time to meet my old colleague from Edinburgh, and to get to know a professor from Tokyo University. :)

IAUS 398 & MODEST-25, 16 - 20 June, 2025. Today is the last day of IAU Symposium about compact objects in star clusters. Lots of interesting works happening in this field (IMBHs, BBHs, GWs, GCs, N-body simulations, etc.)! Had great opportunities to chat with researchers to learn their work. :)

It’s the first time I’m in Korea in June —conference — since I went abroad 9 years ago. Sudden heavy rain didn’t bother me today; surprisingly, instead, I realised I was missing summer in Korea. It brought me a nostalgic feeling. I appreciated green trees and the sound of raindrops hitting ground.

London has a great coffee culture, including a variety of independent coffee roasters and cafes. I tried to visit as many venues as possible when I visit London. This time, I went to Rosslyn (Pics 1 & 2) and WatchHouse (Pics 3 & 4). Both were worth visiting; I enjoyed Rosslyn’s flat white a lot. :)

Went to the Embassy to vote for the next president of Korea :)

Oh no :( Hope it’ll be under control soon.

Visiting Edinburgh to attend wedding. So wonderful to see many friends and catch up with them. So glad I didn’t miss beautiful blossoms in the Meadow this year. 🥰 See you next time Edinburgh!

19 April 2025
Afternoon walk in Epping forest, London. Met a very polite squirrel.

What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberish, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

This event... It is irritating and upsetting for many reasons (CO2 footprint/space tourism/feminism/etc). However, I also have very mixed feelings about some of these women who have achieved so much but still willingly participated in this event…

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A fragment of the Berlin Wall, standing in front of a yellow residential building, with a painting of a woman with a funky hairstyle.

A random fun fact of my workplace: a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Ngl, I was so confused when I first learned about it. My office is in West Berlin, not even close to the old border. Apparently, someone (I’m not 100% sure, but I guess it was the company) bought the fragment and put it here. 😶

YouTube video by BBC News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over martial law order | BBC News

We won! We continued to fight, resisting the authoritarian madness, and proving that democracy stands strong in South Korea. I am so proud of my country! 😭🥹

youtu.be/qxd7lxMcg2o?...

Spring in Cambridge 🌸

Partial solar eclipse seeing through a kimbap roll-mat and colander 😆

Gaia spacecraft in space in front of the Milky Way galaxy

Today we say goodbye to ESA’s Milky Way-mapper Gaia! The Gaia spacecraft has completed its sky-scanning and will be switched off this morning.

15 March 2025
Dresden’s Old Town.
Underexposed, but I still like them. :)

#fujifilm #fujixt3 #xf23mmf2 #photography #dresden #germany

14-15 March 2025
A short trip to Dresden. What a beautiful city! It was surreal that the city centre was once the ruins during WW II.