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Dr Alfredo Carpineti
@drcarpineti.bsky.social
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Astrophysicist, science writer for @iflscience.com, geek, immigrant, and also The Astroholic. Chair of @prideinstem.bsky.social | He/him | opinions are my own
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Somehow the smallest member of the family is the one who takes the most space

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Chris and our corgi on our sofa. Our corgi sleeps belly up fully stretched taking half of it
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Yes, I did get a haircut and went to the gym, thank you for asking.
Me in a tank top taking a selfie in a mirror. My hair is short on the side and curly on top
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Ok I am enjoying the spiral galaxy theme and space connections of the Olympic ceremony

Also Samantha nazionale!! 🫶🏻
Me with Samantha Cristoforetti
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Someone had to be lifted into his jacked and carried to the lift.
A selfie of me and our corgi in the lift both of us in our puffy rain jackets
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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We accidentally did the meme. I’m clearly pikachu
A tumblr screenshot. A drawing of Pokémon dragonite in a pond with a pikachu struggling in the water. Text above dragonite says unbothered. moisturized. happy. in my lane. focused. flourishing. User “i-am-the-fourth-heat” replied pikachu is drowning Then user colourofthekites says This ain't about him
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Ran a one shot and captured a candid of @katyfevans.bsky.social, @joshlukedavis.com, and @benvyle.bsky.social just about to face their first fight.
Ben, Russ, Katy and Josh looking at their character sheets. On the table their figurines are facing a large hellhound and four smaller enemies.
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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A really brilliant exclusive to be working on this past few weeks!

Wonderful views of stars slightly bigger than the Sun forming, producing some messy and stunning jets in the process! What a beauty!

Image credit: Mark McCaughrean (MPIA)/NASA, ESA, CSA (CC BY-SA 4.0)
the background of the image is filled with stars. In the center a large, mostly stright jet that looks like flames is visible. smaller jets criss cross this one.
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Doubling the number of Welsh boys having the Mondays

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Chris and our corgi on the sofa both with their tongues out
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Walked in to see him sighing. He really can’t deal with this Monday
Our corgi half asleep among pillows on the sofa
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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A modified image of Mitch Albom novel. It says the five people you meet in Hell
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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If I can’t see you, you can’t take me on a walk.
Our corgi hiding his face into the corner of his bed
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Is this going to be a very serious book about astronomy, Alfredo?

Well, this is the kind of edits I’m currently at 😅
A review comment from me that says: I made it a clearer reference to the song Gimme More
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Said puppy who did not want to go out
Our corgi lying in the hall giving me major side-eye
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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If it’s dark where you are and look west, underneath the crescent moon you’ll see Saturn.

Rushed home (was walking the puppikin) but it clouded over, barely manage to snap a quick Jupiter
View of the sky from a street. The moon and underneath a bright object:Saturn A telescope view of Jupiter. The bands of the planet are visible
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Ecstatic to finish the week with the final cover for the book! 🤩

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The cover is black and it has a twisty bright rainbow. It says invisible rainbows the unseen universe beyond our senses. Around the cover there are some teaser text boxes. They say: amazing facts, cosmic mysteries, a. Celestial cocktail, the brightest explosion ever and LGBTQ+ astronomers
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Me: sure, everyone joke that @raidercast.bsky.social is the nice one and I’m the mean one, but deep down they know I’m nice too.

My friends deep down:
A text from a friend that says: I had a dream last night that you were hunting me for sport
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Ghost with Big Naturals
Curtains blowing in the wind. They are tied at the bottom making them look like a large full bra
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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What’s your sign?
A McDonald sign that says thirst has no curfew
January 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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And the most important thing is that the hotel has a secret room behind a bookcase.

Truly living the dream!
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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12 year together today, so we went for a little break in the country 🫶🏻
A picture of me and Chris in a mirror dressed up fancy for our meal A table with two glasses of champagne Chris and myself taking a selfie in castle Coombe a picturesque English village of seventeen hundred sandstone houses Chris and I kissing in a little bridge
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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A special Mari Lwyd Twmpath here in London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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The 8 of us with the Mari Lwyd person covered in a sheets holding the skull of a horse
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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No new pictures.

Where are you at mentally?
The heated rivalry scene where Scott and Kip meet but Scott is saying “yes, i am a hunter, and it's you season”
January 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Very happy to say that my book Invisible Rainbows is coming out in a few months!! 🌈

Info & preorder:
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January 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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A clip from the Movie Glass Onion. Benoit Blanc says "It's so dumb" to which Birdie Jay replies "It's so dumb, it's brilliant!" Benoit retorts "No! It's just dumb!"
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM