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Lucas Brown
@lucasb413.bsky.social
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physics grad student @ucsc | author @astrobites | chihuahua enthusiast | he/him
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Lucas Brown @lucasb413.bsky.social · 12d
Have you ever wondered how we might go about finding microscopic black holes from the dawn of time?

Check out my new article for @supercluster.com — my first published piece of science writing outside of @astrobites.bsky.social! ✨⚫️🔭

www.supercluster.com/editorial/da...
Dark Matter Detectives Are Searching for Tiny Black Holes
It was first proposed that black holes could form directly from the small, random density fluctuations inherent to the chaotic primordial universe. The studies from which the idea emerged — pioneered ...
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Lucas Brown @lucasb413.bsky.social · Jun 8
Hello Anchorage! Looking forward to covering an awesome week of astrophysics at @aas.org’s Summer meeting over at @astrobites.bsky.social!

🏔️🪐🔭
Mountains overlooking a baseball field in Anchorage, AK
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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · Dec 28
From Lucas Brown: If extremely low-mass primordial black holes are lurking in our galaxy, they should glow white hot with Hawking radiation. Today’s authors explore whether we can use this fact to tease out their presence. 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2024/12/28/a...
Looking for Bright Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter
If extremely low-mass primordial black holes are lurking in our galaxy, they should glow white hot with Hawking radiation. Today's authors explore whether we can use this fact to tease out their prese...
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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · Dec 20
Check out what was big in our universe this past year with our 2024 Astrobites Wrapped! 🔭✨
A red and orange graphic reading "24 astrobites wrapped" A red and orange graphic displaying the top five top bites from 2024 and their thumbnails A red and orange graphic displaying statistics for the wrapped: 337+ bites, 620k+ pageviews, 425k+ words
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Lucas Brown @lucasb413.bsky.social · Dec 7
500+ followers without a single post!

Just for some background, I'm a physics PhD student at UC Santa Cruz. I study gravitational waves, black holes, and other fun topics in theoretical astrophysics!

I'm also an author over at @astrobites.bsky.social!

More importantly here's Phoebe, my dog:
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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · Nov 15
Interested in following our wonderful Astrobites authors? Check out the starter pack! 🔭

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