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Shanil Virani @shanilv.ca · 1d

I love the quote from #Yale’s Dr. Schoelkopf that puts today’s #physics #NobelPrize in context.

Mirroring the evolution of the #internet, quantum 3.0 will be the era of working #quantum #computing. With it, an explosion of knowledge that transforms how we discover, compute, & perhaps even think. 🔭🧪

Physics Today @physicstoday.bsky.social · 1d

Our story on today’s announcement of the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Physics has been updated. Learn more about the prizewinning research.

#IYQ2025

Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis share 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

With their experiments on an electric circuit in which all the electrons together behaved like a single particle, the laureates provided the first demonstration of quantum behavior at a macroscopic sc...

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO @thenrao.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Jean Turner, who has been awarded the 2025 Jansky Lectureship, will deliver the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture, "Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters" :

📍Charlottesville, VA - October 30
📍Green Bank, WV - November 2
📍 Socorro, NM - November 21

More info: science.nrao.edu/science/jans...

Promotional graphic for the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture, titled 'Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters.' The poster includes an image of speaker Dr. Jean Turner as well as NRAO logos.

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Shanil Virani @shanilv.ca · 1d

#Immigrants have long made significant & disproportionate contributions to the #Physics #NobelPrize. Today’s news is more than a triumph of #quantum #science — it’s a story about what we get right when we open doors, not close them.

www.boundless.com/blog/u-s-imm...
#PublicEducation #ScienceMatters

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Our Island Universe @ourislanduniverse.space · 1d

🎃✨ Halloween is older than you think!
Its roots reach to the stars — to a time when our ancestors tracked the Sun’s halfway point between equinox and solstice. They called it a cross-quarter day — a cosmic threshold between light & dark, life & death, summer & winter.

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 1d

Join our special online #teacher workshop exploring the astronomical origins of Halloween — & how to bring the spooky science of the season into your classroom. 👩‍🏫

🗓️ TOMORROW at 4p PT
🪐 2-hr PD | $40 | Certificate included
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/HalloweenAstro
#HalloweenScience #Astronomy #Education

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 1d

Our ancestors tracked these alignments using only the sky — no telescopes, no apps, just keen eyes and deep curiosity.

🧭 From this came calendars, rituals, & eventually, the science of astronomy itself.

Halloween, in a sense, is a festival of celestial geometry. 🎃
#AstronomyTeacher #STEMEducation

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 1d

To ancient skywatchers, these halfway points weren’t just dates — they were cosmic thresholds.

Moments when the veil between light and dark, life and death, summer and winter… felt thin.

That’s why Halloween echoes with both celebration and mystery. 🌒

bit.ly/HalloweenAstro
#ScienceEducation #STEM

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 1d

🎃 Halloween’s roots are written in the #stars.🔭🧪

Before candy & costumes, it marked a cross-quarter day — when ancient #skywatchers tracked the Sun’s halfway point between #equinox & #solstice.

🪐 #Halloween #Astronomy is TOMORROW!
🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/HalloweenAstro

#STEMeducation #HalloweenScience

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 12d

Couldn’t agree more! Vivian’s gift for sparking wonder & awe is extraordinary. She lead our #NASA-funded Eclipse Ambassadors program (reached ~200k people in 47 states) & showed the power of eclipses to #unite. #Australia will be #eclipse central — 2 totals in the next 5 yrs + an annular in 2035!🧪🔭☀️

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 12d

Couldn’t agree more! Vivian’s gift for sparking wonder & awe is extraordinary. She lead our #NASA-funded Eclipse Ambassadors program (reached ~200k people in 47 states) & showed the power of eclipses to #unite. #Australia will be #eclipse central — 2 totals in the next 5 yrs + an annular in 2035!🧪🔭☀️

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Timmsy @mareetimms.bsky.social · 12d

And I was so lucky to be at the same conference Vivian was heading “Down Under” for. What an absolute treasure she is! Her talk has got us all inspired and excited for our solar eclipse in 2028!

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 14d

🌅 Serendipity! On her trip to Australia, the #ASP’s Vivian White captured a stunning partial solar eclipse at sunrise—likely seen only by her & a few others awake on the plane, as clouds hid it from the islands below. A rare moment, perfectly timed. #Eclipse #Oz #EclipseAtDawn

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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 19d

University of Kentucky physics and astronomy professor Gary J. Ferland has been named the 2025 recipient of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by @astrosociety.org.

https://research.uky.edu/news/uks-gary-ferland-receives-astronomys-highest-lifetime-achievement-award

UK’s Gary Ferland receives astronomy’s highest lifetime achievement award | UK Research

UK physics and astronomy professor Gary J. Ferland has been named the 2025 recipient of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 19d

The @AstroSociety.org is delighted to announce that Dr. Connie Walker, Scientist at the National Science Foundation (#NSF)'s @NOIRLabAstro.bsky.social receives the 2025 Andrew Fraknoi Supporters Award for decades of support and dedication to the #ASP’s mission! 🔭 🧪

𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀:
bit.ly/4pBczSw

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Megan Watzke @mwatzke.bsky.social · 28d

Congrats to my colleague, co-author and friend @kimberlykowal.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Klumpke-Roberts Award from the @astrosociety.org for those "who have made outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy."
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Chandra Press Room :: 2025 Klumpke-Roberts Award is given to Dr. Kimberly Arcand :: 10 September 2025

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 21d

𝗔𝗦𝗣 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀🔭

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥 - Dr Gary Ferland, UK
𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗝. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿 - Dr Justin Myles, Princeton
𝗞𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗲-𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 - Kim Arcand, CXC
𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 - Dr Laura Lopez, OSU
𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗝. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗻 - William Keith Turner, Carmel Clay Schools

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 23d

#ASP joined the Kits Cubed STEM Fair at Oakland Technical High School this weekend!

Organized by Kits Cubed, an Oakland #nonprofit making #STEM fun & accessible, the fair welcomed families to explore hands-on #science. Our team kept #astronomy alive — clouds and all! 🔭 ✨ #ScienceForAll #KitsCubed

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 25d

Join the world for International Observe the #Moon Night on 10/5. A global celebration of our cosmic neighbor. #ASP’s Theresa Summer shared its history & impact on @PlanetarySociety.bsky.social’s #PlanetaryRadio.🔭🧪

Listen here:
👉 bit.ly/PlanetaryMoo...

Find events:

International Observe the Moon Night

Join NASA and lunar observers around the world in a global celebration of the Moon.

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 25d

Could life have started on #Mars & spread to Earth by meteorites? This idea, called #panspermia, is gaining new relevance as evidence mounts that #life once took hold on Mars. We know life arose early on Earth but did it begin elsewhere first? The #ASP’s @shanilv.ca says more about what this means.🧪

Our Island Universe @ourislanduniverse.space · 26d

From #Viking’s life experiments to #Perseverance’s biosignatures, Mars has whispered the same question for decades: are we alone?

Why is this time different?

Humanity may be on the brink of a cosmic revolution. Read more in my #Substack post. 🔭🧪
👉 bit.ly/Mars-OIU

#Mars #LifeonMars #Astroniology

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Shanil Virani @shanilv.ca · 27d

#Mars May Have Left Us a Message. Are we listening? 🧪🔭

From #Viking to #ALH84001 to #Perseverance’s new potential #biosignatures in Jezero Crater — we’re on the edge of a #cosmic revolution. It's clear we've reached a tipping point.

The Not So Quiet Revolution in Astronomy:
👉 bit.ly/MarsRevolution

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 28d

🌌 BREAKING: Mars may have left us a message. #NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered potential #biosignatures — clues that life may not be unique to Earth.
🔭🧪

“This is the closest we’ve come to recognizing that life on Earth is not unique.”

🔗 MORE: tinyurl.com/OurIslandUni...
#Mars #Astrobiology

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · 29d

🚀 After months of planning, discussions, & preparing for an idea that we weren’t sure would work, our new Astro 101 for Unistellar Owners kicked off Saturday at 100% capacity!

Big win for #CitizenScience + @Unistellar + @SETI communities.
#Astronomy #STEM #Astro101 #smartscopes

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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wilhelmina Iwanowska, the astrophysicist who co-founded Nicolaus Copernicus University and through it played a major role in establishing astrophysics as a field of advanced study in Poland, was born 120 years ago today. She was head of the Torun Observatory for 24 years.

#WomenInSTEM #AstroSky 🔭

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · Aug 26

Katherine Johnson: Math to the Moon 🚀

In 2016 Katherine Johnson became the first recipient of #ASP’s Arthur B.C. Walker II Award, honoring African American achievement in #astronomy & diversity in #science.

Her legacy reminds us: inclusion and discovery must always rise together. ✨ #WomenInScience

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific @astrosociety.org · Aug 26

💫 Born #OTD in 1918, Katherine Johnson calculated the trajectory for John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight — math that paved the way to the Moon. 🔭🧪

Her brilliance, courage, & joy in the work remind us: the impossible becomes possible when we dare to calculate the stars. #WomenInScience #HiddenFigures

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