Abby Lee
@abigaillee.bsky.social
Hubble/Miller fellow at Berkeley using stars to learn about the Universe, Korean-American, soccer player, she/her
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Delighted to have played a small role in this decision as a member of the Physics Cluster of the Committee of Sciences and Arts at Franklin: news.uchicago.edu/story/prof-w... 🔭👩🔬
Prof. Wendy Freedman recognized with 2026 Franklin Institute Award in Physics
Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant
news.uchicago.edu
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Delighted to have played a small role in this decision as a member of the Physics Cluster of the Committee of Sciences and Arts at Franklin: news.uchicago.edu/story/prof-w... 🔭👩🔬
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It’s Friday night.
I did enough this week.
You did enough this week.
I did enough this week.
You did enough this week.
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It’s Friday night.
I did enough this week.
You did enough this week.
I did enough this week.
You did enough this week.
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Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)
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Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025!
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.
astrobites.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)
astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
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If you're interesting in observations of stellar populations/nearby galaxies, Dan Weisz's group is hiring two postdocs! Come work with me and live in paradise in California 🌞
aas.org/jobregister/...
aas.org/jobregister/...
Postdoc Positions in Nearby Galaxies | American Astronomical Society
POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Astronomy at UC Berkeley is seeking up to two highly motivated individuals to carry out postdoctoral research on nearby galaxies using data from a variety of fac...
aas.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you're interesting in observations of stellar populations/nearby galaxies, Dan Weisz's group is hiring two postdocs! Come work with me and live in paradise in California 🌞
aas.org/jobregister/...
aas.org/jobregister/...
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Costco knows How It’s Done
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Costco knows How It’s Done
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In this bite, the Astrobites authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help. 🔭✨☄️
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Big Changes to the NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Mean Big Problems
In this bite, the authors discuss recent changes to the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In this bite, the Astrobites authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/04/n...
astrobites.org/2025/10/04/n...
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Hey #exoplaneteers (and other early career folks) - applications for the 2026 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program are open!
www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...
www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...
Announcement of Opportunity
Find in-depth information about the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) and its requirements.
www.stsci.edu
September 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey #exoplaneteers (and other early career folks) - applications for the 2026 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program are open!
www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...
www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...
The bechdel test for astronomy should be whether a department has a higher number of professors that are women vs professors that are named Dan
September 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The bechdel test for astronomy should be whether a department has a higher number of professors that are women vs professors that are named Dan
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Definitely using the novel Ji (@alexji.bsky.social) mass-based dwarf galaxy classification scheme moving forward 🔭
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Definitely using the novel Ji (@alexji.bsky.social) mass-based dwarf galaxy classification scheme moving forward 🔭
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🔭 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
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Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
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June 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25061...
Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25061...
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The proposed NSF and NASA budgets would absolutely decimate astronomy. I wrote about for @astrobites.bsky.social you can check it out here: 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...
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June 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The proposed NSF and NASA budgets would absolutely decimate astronomy. I wrote about for @astrobites.bsky.social you can check it out here: astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
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From Abby Lee @abigaillee.bsky.social : As a part of AAPI month, we interviewed Dr. Janice Lee, an astronomer who uses space telescopes to learn about star formation! 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
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Interview with Dr. Janice Lee
As a part of AAPI month, we interviewed Dr. Janice Lee, an astronomer who uses space telescopes to learn about star formation!
astrobites.org
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
From Abby Lee @abigaillee.bsky.social : As a part of AAPI month, we interviewed Dr. Janice Lee, an astronomer who uses space telescopes to learn about star formation! 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
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"I've had to go through so much... just in order to become a child again and begin anew." - Hesse
Life is a journey. Thank you to the (newly minted!) Dr
@abigaillee.bsky.social for reflecting on it with me. 🔭🧪
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Life is a journey. Thank you to the (newly minted!) Dr
@abigaillee.bsky.social for reflecting on it with me. 🔭🧪
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"I've had to go through so much... just in order to become a child again and begin anew." - Hesse
Life is a journey. Thank you to the (newly minted!) Dr
@abigaillee.bsky.social for reflecting on it with me. 🔭🧪
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
Life is a journey. Thank you to the (newly minted!) Dr
@abigaillee.bsky.social for reflecting on it with me. 🔭🧪
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
So excited to share an interview with Dr. Janice Lee (
@janiceleeastro.bsky.social) I wrote with
@astrobites.bsky.social to celebrate AAPI month! Read about her journey and amazing work with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and PHANGS here:
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
@janiceleeastro.bsky.social) I wrote with
@astrobites.bsky.social to celebrate AAPI month! Read about her journey and amazing work with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and PHANGS here:
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
Interview with Dr. Janice Lee
As a part of AAPI month, we interviewed Dr. Janice Lee, an astronomer who uses space telescopes to learn about star formation!
astrobites.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So excited to share an interview with Dr. Janice Lee (
@janiceleeastro.bsky.social) I wrote with
@astrobites.bsky.social to celebrate AAPI month! Read about her journey and amazing work with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and PHANGS here:
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
@janiceleeastro.bsky.social) I wrote with
@astrobites.bsky.social to celebrate AAPI month! Read about her journey and amazing work with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and PHANGS here:
astrobites.org/2025/05/28/i...
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Need a break from daily worries? How about taking a moment to ponder the incomprehensible nature of "infinity" from the perspective of an ape-descended lifeform on a tiny rock in space!
See? Don't you feel better already?
www.popsci.com/science/is-t...
See? Don't you feel better already?
www.popsci.com/science/is-t...
Is the universe really infinite? Astrophysicists explain.
How we understand the wider cosmos from our tiny observable bubble of space.
www.popsci.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Need a break from daily worries? How about taking a moment to ponder the incomprehensible nature of "infinity" from the perspective of an ape-descended lifeform on a tiny rock in space!
See? Don't you feel better already?
www.popsci.com/science/is-t...
See? Don't you feel better already?
www.popsci.com/science/is-t...
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So proud of Caprice, a brilliant scientist & a tremendous leader! She is the 2nd Black woman to earn their PhD in the OSU astronomy department; the first was Dr. Kiersten Boley last year. I am excited to see all the great science they will do in their careers! artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/astrono...
Astronomy PhD candidate receives prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship
Caprice Phillips, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Astronomy at Ohio State, has always aimed for the stars through her research and outreach. Now, she will have the opportunity to continue th...
artsandsciences.osu.edu
April 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So proud of Caprice, a brilliant scientist & a tremendous leader! She is the 2nd Black woman to earn their PhD in the OSU astronomy department; the first was Dr. Kiersten Boley last year. I am excited to see all the great science they will do in their careers! artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/astrono...
Congratulations to my advisor Wendy Freedman for making the Time 100! Wow, right up next to Adam Scott, Simone Biles, and Ed Sheeran!
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Wendy Freedman: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025
Find out why Wendy Freedman is on this year’s list
time.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to my advisor Wendy Freedman for making the Time 100! Wow, right up next to Adam Scott, Simone Biles, and Ed Sheeran!
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
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Action items: 1) Call reps to explain how NASA funding impacts you; 2) Urge reps to sign the bipartisan Congressional letter advocating for $9B in NASA SMD FY26 funding; 3) ask rep to support NASA SMD budget through a constituent appropriations request; 4) set up meeting with staff of your rep. 🔭🚀🧪
From Skylar Grayson/Cole Meldorf/Abby Lee/Drew Lapeer/Catherine Slaughter: NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready for launch, put tens of thousands out of jobs, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask Congress to prevent this!
astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
NASA Needs Your Help!
NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready to be launched, put tens of thousands out of a job, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask congress to prevent these ...
astrobites.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Action items: 1) Call reps to explain how NASA funding impacts you; 2) Urge reps to sign the bipartisan Congressional letter advocating for $9B in NASA SMD FY26 funding; 3) ask rep to support NASA SMD budget through a constituent appropriations request; 4) set up meeting with staff of your rep. 🔭🚀🧪
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Did you know NASA science is facing a 50% budget cut??? Please read this @astrobites.bsky.social post to learn more about it and what you can do astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
NASA Needs Your Help!
NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready to be launched, put tens of thousands out of a job, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask congress to prevent these ...
astrobites.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Did you know NASA science is facing a 50% budget cut??? Please read this @astrobites.bsky.social post to learn more about it and what you can do astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
Check out this post I wrote with some other astrobiters for action items on how to contact your congresspeople to support NASA funding!
From Skylar Grayson/Cole Meldorf/Abby Lee/Drew Lapeer/Catherine Slaughter: NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready for launch, put tens of thousands out of jobs, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask Congress to prevent this!
astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
astrobites.org/2025/04/15/h...
NASA Needs Your Help!
NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready to be launched, put tens of thousands out of a job, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask congress to prevent these ...
astrobites.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Check out this post I wrote with some other astrobiters for action items on how to contact your congresspeople to support NASA funding!
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The American Astronomical Society is gravely concerned by the deep cuts to NASA science funding reported to be in the draft President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026. Read more here: aas.org/press/aas-st... and take action now: aas.org/urge-nasa-su...
April 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The American Astronomical Society is gravely concerned by the deep cuts to NASA science funding reported to be in the draft President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026. Read more here: aas.org/press/aas-st... and take action now: aas.org/urge-nasa-su...