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whereisyvette.bsky.social Yvette Cendes @whereisyvette.bsky.social · 1d
New solar system lecture on Venus, our nearest neighbor! All about why its surface is hell if it was a physical place, the runaway greenhouse effect, and more!

(For those new, I'm teaching the solar system for non-majors and am putting the lectures online for free. Enjoy!) 🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/q0f3mdlRBbw
Solar System Lecture- Venus, our Nearest Neighbor
YouTube video by Astronomer here!
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December 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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This is a must see! 🔭

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December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d
Dr. Roberta Bondar--astronaut, neurologist, and photographer--was born #OTD in 1945.

She became #Canada's first female astronaut in 1992. The world's first neurologist in space, she is globally recognized for her contributions to space medicine. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀

robertabondar.com/
Official NASA portrait of Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut. She smiles confidently in an orange NASA space suit, holding her helmet, with the US and Canadian flags behind her (left and right, respectively). A mission patch on her suit reads “STS-42 Discovery – International Microgravity Laboratory.” Dr. Roberta Bondar in the field (at the edge of Lake Elementaita, Kenya, watching for lesser flamingoes.) as a wildlife and nature photographer. Seated inside an open safari vehicle, she peers intently through a large telephoto camera pointed toward a sunlit African savanna landscape with water and distant trees under a clear blue sky. She wears a light hoodie and glasses on a cord.
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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minouette.bsky.social Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 2d
Day 4 of #artAdventCalendar 🐡🧪👩🏼‍🔬#histsci is my portrait of British-born, American #astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020) who was one of the people instrumental in building our understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis, how nuclei are produced in stars & you and I are all stardust! She was the 🧵
My linocut portrait of Margaret Burbidge shows the astrophysicist in gold in from the shoulders up looking directly at the viewer. She has short hair with a little curl and wears a short-sleeved button down shirt with wide stripes. Behind her in black ink is space complete with stars and galaxies. At the base in the centre is a semicircular diagram (flat side down) of a supergiant star cross section in a radial gradient of yellow to red with small radiating irregular spikes. This is overprinted in black concentric rings labelled from the centre out: Fe, Si,O, Ne, C, He, H. At the bottom is a stellar adsorption spectrum: a thin horizontal strip with rainbow gradient of violet at the left through to red at the right with sporadic black vertical stripes. It is printed by hand on ivory Japanese washi paper, 11” x 14”
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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minouette.bsky.social Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 4d
Day 2 #artAdventCalendar I made several portraits this year including Sophie Brahe (1559 or 1556 -1643) horticulturalist, astronomer, genealogist, & alchemist 🐡👩🏼‍🔬🧪🔭with the gardens at her brother #astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg estate, where she often assisted his research, alchemical tools &
My 11” x 14” linocut portrait of Sophie Brahe, a Renaissance aristocrat in headgear, ruff, dark clothing with medallion on a wide band and a long scarf or other thin fabric draped over her shoulders with her hands folded in front of her and alchemical vessels, printed in dark bronze ink, on a bronze background. In green behind her head is a map of the gardens at Uranienborg, with her head at the centre of the diamond shaped pale green knot garden (geometric planned gardens). This is surrounded by an orchard in darker green with semicircle bump outs on each side of the diamond. The stars of Cassiopeia from De stelle nova are printed in gold on top of everything; there are stars across her chest and ruff and in the garden and the large supernova is above her head
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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#WomanAstro at work. I ❤️ the Moon so much! 🔭🌑

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whereisyvette.bsky.social Yvette Cendes @whereisyvette.bsky.social · 8d
A new installment from my free solar system class lectures are up- exploring the moon and Mercury! 🔭🧪🎢

youtu.be/TipRY-ytkhE
Exploring the Moon and Mercury
YouTube video by Astronomer here!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 8d
#OTD in 1967, Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars & changed our view of the universe. 𝘉𝘶𝘵...

The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.

theconversation.com/fifty-years-...

#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
Split image: Main photo — black-and-white portrait of young Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 1960s, smiling broadly in front of the large lattice structure at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (SW of Cambridge in the UK). Inset (left) — color portrait of Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell today, short graying hair, glasses, and a warm smile, wearing a blue jacket.
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Went naturing in the Bosque yesterday. Immensely grateful to live in such beauty. So good for the soul.
A trail next to a canal east of the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trees and bushes are colored in varying shades of brown, gray, and orange. The blue sky with wispy clouds is reflected in the water. The Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Montano bridge crossing the river is in the distance. Trees and bushes are colored in varying shades of brown, gray, and orange. The blue sky has wispy clouds. The Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trees and bushes in the foreground are colored in varying shades of brown, gray, and orange. The Sandia Mountains are in the background. The Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is an island, of sorts, in the middle of the water. There is a relection of sunlight spanning the width of the river. Trees and bushes are colored in varying shades of brown, gray, and orange. The blue sky has wispy clouds.
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#WomanAstro at work.

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aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13d
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Chaco Canyon is sacred ground. That is why we are fighting to protect this place and ask the American people for their help!
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Congratulations, #WomanAstro! 🔭

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denverastro.bsky.social Denver Astronomical Society 🔭 @denverastro.bsky.social · 16d
Congratulations to our 2025 Doveed Levy Youth Service Award winner, Cate Davis!

www.denverastro.org/celebrating-...

A dedicated DAS volunteer since 2022, Cate has helped train new operators on the 20-inch Chamberlin telescope and brought astronomy outreach to schools across Denver...
Photograph of 2025 Doveed Levy Youth Service Award winner, Cate Davis.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I ❤️ HiRISE!
uahirise.bsky.social HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 17d
HiRISE Image of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS!

On 2 October 2025, MRO turned away from Mars to image 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our solar system!

https://www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-atlas/
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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thenrao.bsky.social
NRAO Doctoral Dissertation Award - Applications Now Open!

The $1500 Award will be be given each year to a recent recipient of a doctoral degree and is based on new radio astronomy data.

🚨 Application Deadline: December 15, 2025
The NRAO Doctoral Dissertation Award
science.nrao.edu
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Time is running out to get nominations in for the 2026 Caroline Herschel Medal.🏅

This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭

Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.

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Graphic promoting the Caroline Herschel Medal 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Are you a PhD student interested in attending a planetary science-related conference or workshop? Each year, the Planetary Science Institute bestows two awards:

For more information, go to: buff.ly/ragzh93
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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philplait.bsky.social Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 18d
Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn't until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here's her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-woman-...

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The woman who discovered the first black hole
Betty Webster is a name to remember. Also: more rogue binary jovians
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November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈

ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.

#SpaceForAll
Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESAC site in Spain. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESEC site in Belgium. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESOC site in Darmstadt, Germany.
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Interested in pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics?

The Centre for Astrophysics Research @herts.ac.uk is advertising many projects, including some I'm supervising on Galaxies, Black Holes and Cosmology!

Deadline: February 2nd 2026

www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...

#astro #cosmology #PhD #uniofherts
Research degrees and studentships
Postgraduate Research Opportunities
www.herts.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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thenrao.bsky.social
🚨 Deadline Monday, November 17! 🚨

The @amphilsociety.bsky.social and Green Bank Observatory are accepting applications to the Baruch Blumberg Grant in #Astrobiology. Grants are open to grad students, postdoctoral, and early career scientists. Apply now!

#Astronomy #AstroBio #Grant
Baruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology | American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is pleased to partner with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) to offer research support through the Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology. Funds are available to suppo...
www.amphilsoc.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Help the @vrubinobs.bsky.social team tune their alert system by identifying which image changes are real astrophysical events and which are cosmic imposters using early data collected by the observatory. Join Rubin Difference Detectives project on Zooniverse:
www.zooniverse.org/projects/ebe...
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Congratulations, #WomanAstro! 🔭

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astrofawcett.bsky.social Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · 23d
Excited and honoured to be giving the Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture on Thursday 20th November at the @uniofbath.bsky.social and online 🔭

I will be talking about all things supermassive black holes and quasars! 🌌
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Poster outlining title and date of the Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture: Unveiling the secrets behind supermassive black holes by Dr Vicky Fawcett
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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#WomanAstro at work. I can't make it but the lecture is available on YouTube. 🔭

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thenrao.bsky.social National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO @thenrao.bsky.social · 24d
#NewMexico Please join us for the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture, "Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters" by Dr. Jean Turner.

📍 New Mexico Tech
🗓️ Friday, Nov 21
⏰ 7:00 PM

FREE! No registration required. https://science.nrao.edu/science/jansky-lecture/speakers/2025-jansky-lecturer-jean-turner
Promotional graphic for the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture titled 'Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters', featuring a starry cosmic background. The event will be at New Mexico Tech, Workman 101, on November 21 at 7:00 PM.
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Congratulations, #WomanAstro! An honor well deserved. 🔭

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pomarede.bsky.social Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 24d
Prof. Wendy Freedman recognized with 2026 Franklin Institute Award in Physics

Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant. 🧪 #Cosmology

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 8:51 PM
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Sad to see this #WomanAstro leave the US, though I can't say I blame her. I need to find the pictures from when I met her at the Space Foundation's annual event several years ago. Very inspiring/impressive person. 🔭

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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🚨 Last chance! 🚨

Bookings for our Early Career Event on Friday end at midnight tonight ⌛🎟️

Want to attend online or in-person? Book at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM