Eric Bellm
@ebellm.bsky.social
Astronomer at the University of Washington.
Building time-domain surveys (ZTF & Rubin Observatory) & looking for compact objects in our Galaxy.
Building time-domain surveys (ZTF & Rubin Observatory) & looking for compact objects in our Galaxy.
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Justice
Human Sexuality
Classics of Christian Literature
Self and Identity
Reason and Religion
Justice
Human Sexuality
Classics of Christian Literature
Self and Identity
Reason and Religion
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Middle East Gender Studies
Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Politics & Policy of Contemporary Japan
Intro to Psych (from Pinker! 😱)
Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (from Rybicki!)
Middle East Gender Studies
Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Politics & Policy of Contemporary Japan
Intro to Psych (from Pinker! 😱)
Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (from Rybicki!)
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Music Theory
American Studies
History of Consciousness/STSS
Quantum Physics
Cosmology
Music Theory
American Studies
History of Consciousness/STSS
Quantum Physics
Cosmology
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Justice
Human Sexuality
Classics of Christian Literature
Self and Identity
Reason and Religion
Justice
Human Sexuality
Classics of Christian Literature
Self and Identity
Reason and Religion
🔭 Congrats to the Scialog awardees! Looking forward to seeing some exciting @vrubinobs.bsky.social science very soon1
RCSA, @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, the Leinweber Foundation, and Kevin Wells are funding the research of 7 collaborative teams in the 2nd year of #Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST, a 3-year initiative to ignite discovery with the @vrubinobs.bsky.social's Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
2025 Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Awards
RCSA, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Leinweber Foundation, and Kevin Wells are awarding $1,254,000 total to support the research of seven collaborative teams of scientists from colleges, universit...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
🔭 Congrats to the Scialog awardees! Looking forward to seeing some exciting @vrubinobs.bsky.social science very soon1
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7. Troublemaker, by El Lissitzky, 1913
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
7. Troublemaker, by El Lissitzky, 1913
Back from a quick but lovely visit to the UCSD astronomy department!
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Back from a quick but lovely visit to the UCSD astronomy department!
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“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
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✨ Andy Tzanidakis (Univ of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular, aperiodic luminosity dimming events & where the science goes next: youtu.be/z0th9YvNgCo 🔭
The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors w/their research, their human stories & the broader astronomy community.
The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors w/their research, their human stories & the broader astronomy community.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
✨ Andy Tzanidakis (Univ of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular, aperiodic luminosity dimming events & where the science goes next: youtu.be/z0th9YvNgCo 🔭
The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors w/their research, their human stories & the broader astronomy community.
The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors w/their research, their human stories & the broader astronomy community.
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Spot the cosmic imposters! 🔍
Help fine-tune NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s alert system and figure out which detected changes in the sky are cosmic events vs. imposters with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse🧐
Join now: zooniverse.org/rubin 🔭🧪
Help fine-tune NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s alert system and figure out which detected changes in the sky are cosmic events vs. imposters with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse🧐
Join now: zooniverse.org/rubin 🔭🧪
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spot the cosmic imposters! 🔍
Help fine-tune NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s alert system and figure out which detected changes in the sky are cosmic events vs. imposters with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse🧐
Join now: zooniverse.org/rubin 🔭🧪
Help fine-tune NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s alert system and figure out which detected changes in the sky are cosmic events vs. imposters with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse🧐
Join now: zooniverse.org/rubin 🔭🧪
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Hrg over. Cruz and Cantwell both said they hope the nomination will clear the Senate by the end of the year. Markey honed in again on Isaacman's relationship w/Musk. Several stressed need to support science and aero. Isaacman said sci, aero, tech just as impt as human spcflt.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hrg over. Cruz and Cantwell both said they hope the nomination will clear the Senate by the end of the year. Markey honed in again on Isaacman's relationship w/Musk. Several stressed need to support science and aero. Isaacman said sci, aero, tech just as impt as human spcflt.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
My family policy of "no Roblox, ever, under any circumstance" is looking pretty solid.
I don't want to give you specific upsetting details about the kind of thing that goes on, because they are *very* upsetting, but like, I have been in Trust and Safety for almost 24 years now, and it is, hands down, *the* worst environment for child safety I have ever seen in all that time.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
My family policy of "no Roblox, ever, under any circumstance" is looking pretty solid.
I had to add pelvic floor stretches to my "getting older" regimen a few years ago, so this was very interesting to read.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I had to add pelvic floor stretches to my "getting older" regimen a few years ago, so this was very interesting to read.
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Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity — this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity — this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.
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Something’s a little sus… 👀
Flares, flashes, and fakes — not every change in the night sky is what it seems 💥✨
Test your skills with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse! Help Rubin scientists spot cosmic events (and catch the imposters). 🌌🔍
👉 zooniverse.org/rubin
Flares, flashes, and fakes — not every change in the night sky is what it seems 💥✨
Test your skills with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse! Help Rubin scientists spot cosmic events (and catch the imposters). 🌌🔍
👉 zooniverse.org/rubin
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Something’s a little sus… 👀
Flares, flashes, and fakes — not every change in the night sky is what it seems 💥✨
Test your skills with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse! Help Rubin scientists spot cosmic events (and catch the imposters). 🌌🔍
👉 zooniverse.org/rubin
Flares, flashes, and fakes — not every change in the night sky is what it seems 💥✨
Test your skills with Rubin Difference Detectives on Zooniverse! Help Rubin scientists spot cosmic events (and catch the imposters). 🌌🔍
👉 zooniverse.org/rubin
AAG submitted to sponsored research! This one has gone through the rock tumbler several times and is certainly polished; let's hope it's exciting enough to get over the hump this time.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
AAG submitted to sponsored research! This one has gone through the rock tumbler several times and is certainly polished; let's hope it's exciting enough to get over the hump this time.
Well, instead of going to San Diego to give a nice talk I'm going to stay in rainy Seattle and have COVID in the basement 😑
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Well, instead of going to San Diego to give a nice talk I'm going to stay in rainy Seattle and have COVID in the basement 😑
I'm still watching this four days later, it's weirdly compelling. 14 people have been doing a lap an hour every hour for the last 89 hours. Every X:55 they stagger in, grab a drink, and line up again...
www.youtube.com/@backyardult...
www.youtube.com/@backyardult...
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I'm still watching this four days later, it's weirdly compelling. 14 people have been doing a lap an hour every hour for the last 89 hours. Every X:55 they stagger in, grab a drink, and line up again...
www.youtube.com/@backyardult...
www.youtube.com/@backyardult...
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Because, look. Print order is a choice. No one obliges you to print a guy going “I like Bartletts for this” and then immediately, no space in between, have two other cooks going “if you don’t use Bosc pears you might as well piss in it”.
You choose to do that. And I’m very glad for it.
You choose to do that. And I’m very glad for it.
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Because, look. Print order is a choice. No one obliges you to print a guy going “I like Bartletts for this” and then immediately, no space in between, have two other cooks going “if you don’t use Bosc pears you might as well piss in it”.
You choose to do that. And I’m very glad for it.
You choose to do that. And I’m very glad for it.
There's a livestream! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx7S...
October 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There's a livestream! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx7S...
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~ 1000 astro bachelors degrees given out last year, a new record, while most grad programs are planning to admit fewer students this year (due to reduced or uncertain federal funding).
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
~ 1000 astro bachelors degrees given out last year, a new record, while most grad programs are planning to admit fewer students this year (due to reduced or uncertain federal funding).
Wrapping up a very nice visit to the Yale Astronomy Department. Lots of lovely discussions about Rubin, ZTF, compact binaries, and much more!
September 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wrapping up a very nice visit to the Yale Astronomy Department. Lots of lovely discussions about Rubin, ZTF, compact binaries, and much more!
Really stoked that dear family friend Steve Joo has been named one of @foodandwine.com's Best New Chefs for 2025. If you are in the Bay Area, check out www.joodooboo.co!
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A Tiny Tofu Shop Is Serving Some of the Most Soulful Meals in America
2025 F&W Best New Chef Steve Joo's restaurant Joodooboo serves deeply personal Korean-Californian dishes — and the most thoughtful tofu you’ll ever taste — in Oakland.
www.foodandwine.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Really stoked that dear family friend Steve Joo has been named one of @foodandwine.com's Best New Chefs for 2025. If you are in the Bay Area, check out www.joodooboo.co!
www.foodandwine.com/2025-best-ne...
www.foodandwine.com/2025-best-ne...
Yes but I, personally, was young then
Weird fetishization of the 90s as a time before alienation and the destruction of third spaces when the 90s were a high crime decade with high rates of suburbanization where people spent the money they made at their suburban office park jobs on Applebees.
August 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Yes but I, personally, was young then
ZTF 🔭 is now shadowing the @vrubinobs.bsky.social Science Validation survey footprint with a daily cadence in gri! www.wis-tns.org/astronotes/a...
I made a "watchmap" for the Lasair broker that for all ZTF alerts falling in this region: lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/watchmaps/568/
I made a "watchmap" for the Lasair broker that for all ZTF alerts falling in this region: lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/watchmaps/568/
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ZTF 🔭 is now shadowing the @vrubinobs.bsky.social Science Validation survey footprint with a daily cadence in gri! www.wis-tns.org/astronotes/a...
I made a "watchmap" for the Lasair broker that for all ZTF alerts falling in this region: lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/watchmaps/568/
I made a "watchmap" for the Lasair broker that for all ZTF alerts falling in this region: lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/watchmaps/568/
So the Grand Canyon is on fire...
July 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So the Grand Canyon is on fire...