CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@rami.spaceaustralia.com
Astronomer, driving The Dish📡 to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him.
Pinned
Been a while since an intro & lots of new folks following. So, about me:
1. #RadioAstronomy PhD candidate studying pulsars
2. Started @spaceausdotcom.bsky.social #SciComm
3. Part of @queersinscience.bsky.social fam
4. Live in Sydney with hubby and #BalmainMax
5. Love hiking, astrophotography
1. #RadioAstronomy PhD candidate studying pulsars
2. Started @spaceausdotcom.bsky.social #SciComm
3. Part of @queersinscience.bsky.social fam
4. Live in Sydney with hubby and #BalmainMax
5. Love hiking, astrophotography
This is the way!
This is resistance and shows the haters that we're not gonna just sit by and let them try erase queer people!
#LGBTIQA+
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This is resistance and shows the haters that we're not gonna just sit by and let them try erase queer people!
#LGBTIQA+
🏳️🌈
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 12 AP:
After Natl Park Service takes pride flag down from flagpole at NYC's Stonewall National Monument, city leaders -- including Manhattan Borough President -- and 100 activists & residents show up to raise it again.
After Natl Park Service takes pride flag down from flagpole at NYC's Stonewall National Monument, city leaders -- including Manhattan Borough President -- and 100 activists & residents show up to raise it again.
NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration
New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
This is the way!
This is resistance and shows the haters that we're not gonna just sit by and let them try erase queer people!
#LGBTIQA+
🏳️🌈
This is resistance and shows the haters that we're not gonna just sit by and let them try erase queer people!
#LGBTIQA+
🏳️🌈
Good piece from @astrolaura.com about grifting that is "buying" stars or star names.
Don't do it.
Go chat with your friendly astronomer pals - they have many names for the stars they study, and if you ask about a certain star they study, maybe you can come up with a name they'll use!
Save $40!
Don't do it.
Go chat with your friendly astronomer pals - they have many names for the stars they study, and if you ask about a certain star they study, maybe you can come up with a name they'll use!
Save $40!
Today's Conversation article brought to you by extreme frustration 😖
theconversation.com/for-40-you-c...
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For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much
So what names do astronomers use for stars and how are official star names selected?
theconversation.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Good piece from @astrolaura.com about grifting that is "buying" stars or star names.
Don't do it.
Go chat with your friendly astronomer pals - they have many names for the stars they study, and if you ask about a certain star they study, maybe you can come up with a name they'll use!
Save $40!
Don't do it.
Go chat with your friendly astronomer pals - they have many names for the stars they study, and if you ask about a certain star they study, maybe you can come up with a name they'll use!
Save $40!
Not one, but TWO sea puppies in the harbour near our place today! What a treat!
Overcast day and murky waters so cropped images aren’t that great but I’m glad I got to see our little friends feeding and doing their thing. A sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Stingrays are so cute!
Overcast day and murky waters so cropped images aren’t that great but I’m glad I got to see our little friends feeding and doing their thing. A sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Stingrays are so cute!
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Not one, but TWO sea puppies in the harbour near our place today! What a treat!
Overcast day and murky waters so cropped images aren’t that great but I’m glad I got to see our little friends feeding and doing their thing. A sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Stingrays are so cute!
Overcast day and murky waters so cropped images aren’t that great but I’m glad I got to see our little friends feeding and doing their thing. A sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Stingrays are so cute!
Lolzy at the epic ratio on this post.
Tl:dr — a Deutsche Banak analysis thinks Intuitive Machines (#$LUNR) is a good investment because they will build infrastructure on the Moon. Based on:
- Musk declaring Lunar “self growing cities”
- Bezos’s space tourism winding down for Moon-mission focus
Tl:dr — a Deutsche Banak analysis thinks Intuitive Machines (#$LUNR) is a good investment because they will build infrastructure on the Moon. Based on:
- Musk declaring Lunar “self growing cities”
- Bezos’s space tourism winding down for Moon-mission focus
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
This stock is a play on lunar infrastructure and connectivity, the firm said.
cnb.cx
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Lolzy at the epic ratio on this post.
Tl:dr — a Deutsche Banak analysis thinks Intuitive Machines (#$LUNR) is a good investment because they will build infrastructure on the Moon. Based on:
- Musk declaring Lunar “self growing cities”
- Bezos’s space tourism winding down for Moon-mission focus
Tl:dr — a Deutsche Banak analysis thinks Intuitive Machines (#$LUNR) is a good investment because they will build infrastructure on the Moon. Based on:
- Musk declaring Lunar “self growing cities”
- Bezos’s space tourism winding down for Moon-mission focus
***Strong Content Warning on non-autoplayed video in this story: extreme animal cruelty***
This is absolutely shocking.
New legislation requires the QLD Dept. of Primary Industries to 'approve' prosecution cases of animal cruelty.
Cases significantly fallen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
This is absolutely shocking.
New legislation requires the QLD Dept. of Primary Industries to 'approve' prosecution cases of animal cruelty.
Cases significantly fallen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
***Strong Content Warning on non-autoplayed video in this story: extreme animal cruelty***
This is absolutely shocking.
New legislation requires the QLD Dept. of Primary Industries to 'approve' prosecution cases of animal cruelty.
Cases significantly fallen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
This is absolutely shocking.
New legislation requires the QLD Dept. of Primary Industries to 'approve' prosecution cases of animal cruelty.
Cases significantly fallen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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"This process is also open to those outside the United States who may be impacted by a proposed system."
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
How to Submit Comments on Satellite Applications to the FCC
Step-by-step guide for submitting comments on satellite applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
aas.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"This process is also open to those outside the United States who may be impacted by a proposed system."
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
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I really *love* when we get these conjunctions!
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I really *love* when we get these conjunctions!
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
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This is a real timelapse video of the Moon transiting in front of the Earth.
It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth.
The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪
It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth.
The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is a real timelapse video of the Moon transiting in front of the Earth.
It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth.
The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪
It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth.
The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪
"This process is also open to those outside the United States who may be impacted by a proposed system."
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
How to Submit Comments on Satellite Applications to the FCC
Step-by-step guide for submitting comments on satellite applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
aas.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"This process is also open to those outside the United States who may be impacted by a proposed system."
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
Thank you @aas.org!
It's *important* that global communities are able to have a say in a global commons - the sky we all share.
USA FCC granting spectrum allowance for 1M impacts us all.
🔭
I really *love* when we get these conjunctions!
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I really *love* when we get these conjunctions!
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
Depth is hard to perceive when looking into the cosmos, but images like this give us an idea.
Comet - our Solar System
Stars - further out, but our Galaxy
Galaxy - very far away with a void between
Looking across space & time!
📸 Daniele Gasparri
As part of the #Sydney Mardi Gras festival, QueerScreen (the queer film festival) starts today!
Pillion is on tomorrow night for those that want to catch it!
This Sunday is also Fair Day (a big queer fair in the park with tens of thousands of people - little mate and me might go!)
#LGBTIQA+
Pillion is on tomorrow night for those that want to catch it!
This Sunday is also Fair Day (a big queer fair in the park with tens of thousands of people - little mate and me might go!)
#LGBTIQA+
What's On | 2026 Mardi Gras Film Festival
View What's On. Browse All Films and Events for all our current listings and upcoming screenings at Mardi Gras Film Festival.
queerscreen.org.au
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Omg omg omg omg …. Anyma is bringing his show to Sydney!
Oct 17 in The Domain!
Oct 17 in The Domain!
Acclaimed electronic artist Anyma will journey around the globe on his 'ÆDEN' World Tour 2026 ...
Anyma Maps 'ÆDEN' World Tour 2026
Anyma will embark on the 'ÆDEN' World Tour in 2026 with performances across multiple continents from June through December.
www.jambase.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Omg omg omg omg …. Anyma is bringing his show to Sydney!
Oct 17 in The Domain!
Oct 17 in The Domain!
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Neato and one for my #AvGeek pals!
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
February 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Neato and one for my #AvGeek pals!
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
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A fun paper on arXiv today 👇
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
A fun paper on arXiv today 👇
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
February 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Close-up of liftoff.
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Close-up of liftoff.
Neato and one for my #AvGeek pals!
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
February 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Neato and one for my #AvGeek pals!
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
Check out UA1656 over the Caribbean en route to Cancun from Chicago on 9th Feb.
The catch?
This image was taken from orbit by one of the HEO (Aussie company) cameras!
📸 Williame Crowe (HEO CEO and pretty awesome dude) - shared with permission.
A fun paper on arXiv today 👇
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
A fun paper on arXiv today 👇
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
Idea: send out five radio telescopes into the system to get baselines of 10s of AU, and use them as a 'Cosmic Positioning System' to triangulate positions of incoming event (like FRB) wavefronts.
And these illustrations and font FTW! 👏
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09141
🔭📡🛰️
I know this is not the point of the post (and sorry for the tangent) but look at those teeny tiny two planets orbiting pulsar/s. They have extremely low mass compared to all the other exoplanets.
Testament to how precise pulsar timing can be - we can spot the poor planets orbiting these bastards.
Testament to how precise pulsar timing can be - we can spot the poor planets orbiting these bastards.
We all show this figure, but I seriously agree with Peter that we need to rethink that. It tells a story but doesn't actually convey more than one or two important facts. It's almost ritualistic.
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I know this is not the point of the post (and sorry for the tangent) but look at those teeny tiny two planets orbiting pulsar/s. They have extremely low mass compared to all the other exoplanets.
Testament to how precise pulsar timing can be - we can spot the poor planets orbiting these bastards.
Testament to how precise pulsar timing can be - we can spot the poor planets orbiting these bastards.
That's our spaceship! 🌏
In the near future, four humans with much more advanced cameras are going to be able to take new photos of our world from similar distances (and further!)
In the near future, four humans with much more advanced cameras are going to be able to take new photos of our world from similar distances (and further!)
A crescent view of Earth seen through the lunar module window of the outbound Apollo 15 mission in late July 1971. Along with the thinly illuminated Earth, the camera picked up a lot of sun glare on the thick window glass.
flic.kr/p/2rW2tui
flic.kr/p/2rW2tui
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
That's our spaceship! 🌏
In the near future, four humans with much more advanced cameras are going to be able to take new photos of our world from similar distances (and further!)
In the near future, four humans with much more advanced cameras are going to be able to take new photos of our world from similar distances (and further!)
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked the #WomenOfDarkMatter what inspired them to pursue their studies in physics. 🧪
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked the #WomenOfDarkMatter what inspired them to pursue their studies in physics. 🧪
Far out, that story on the usage of the thermobaric weapons in Gaza is harrowing. Like the worst horrors in history kinda stuff.
I thought those kinds of weapons were prohibited. That's 100% war crime action.
Going to await further sources on investigating / reporting it as it is one source only.
I thought those kinds of weapons were prohibited. That's 100% war crime action.
Going to await further sources on investigating / reporting it as it is one source only.
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Far out, that story on the usage of the thermobaric weapons in Gaza is harrowing. Like the worst horrors in history kinda stuff.
I thought those kinds of weapons were prohibited. That's 100% war crime action.
Going to await further sources on investigating / reporting it as it is one source only.
I thought those kinds of weapons were prohibited. That's 100% war crime action.
Going to await further sources on investigating / reporting it as it is one source only.
I have this indoor plant at home that always tells me it’s sad and needs more water.
It’s high maintenance and needs to be watered once per week!
But when it does, it goes from “please sir, can I have some more” sad face to happy face!
(mutuals — you might see your books on my bookshelf!)
It’s high maintenance and needs to be watered once per week!
But when it does, it goes from “please sir, can I have some more” sad face to happy face!
(mutuals — you might see your books on my bookshelf!)
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I have this indoor plant at home that always tells me it’s sad and needs more water.
It’s high maintenance and needs to be watered once per week!
But when it does, it goes from “please sir, can I have some more” sad face to happy face!
(mutuals — you might see your books on my bookshelf!)
It’s high maintenance and needs to be watered once per week!
But when it does, it goes from “please sir, can I have some more” sad face to happy face!
(mutuals — you might see your books on my bookshelf!)
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Bad news for Trump: These colors don’t run.
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bad news for Trump: These colors don’t run.