Thara
@thara2.bsky.social
Astrophysics doctoral student.
Website: tcaba2.github.io
Website: tcaba2.github.io
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Astronomer here! Are you an undergrad student interested in astronomy (or know one) wanting to do a paid summer research experience this year? Here are some slides I made up for my class detailing REU programs! (both NSF and not-NSF funded, including stuff abroad and for non-US citizens)
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January 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Astronomer here! Are you an undergrad student interested in astronomy (or know one) wanting to do a paid summer research experience this year? Here are some slides I made up for my class detailing REU programs! (both NSF and not-NSF funded, including stuff abroad and for non-US citizens)
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Recently published in JOSS: the QhX allows for periodicity detection in the presence of red noise, use cases include QSOs and earthquakes among others. #astrocode
Just published in JOSS: 'QhX: A Python package for periodicity detection in red noise' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08163
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Recently published in JOSS: the QhX allows for periodicity detection in the presence of red noise, use cases include QSOs and earthquakes among others. #astrocode
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If you are user of the Python package Pandas, I cannot recommend switching to Polars highly enough. #astrocode
I'm doing some groupbys for some plots, and a complicated set of string & numerical operations on *25 million rows* takes just 3 seconds on my laptop.
The Pandas equivalent: 2+ minutes. 🤯
I'm doing some groupbys for some plots, and a complicated set of string & numerical operations on *25 million rows* takes just 3 seconds on my laptop.
The Pandas equivalent: 2+ minutes. 🤯
Polars
DataFrames for the new era
pola.rs
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If you are user of the Python package Pandas, I cannot recommend switching to Polars highly enough. #astrocode
I'm doing some groupbys for some plots, and a complicated set of string & numerical operations on *25 million rows* takes just 3 seconds on my laptop.
The Pandas equivalent: 2+ minutes. 🤯
I'm doing some groupbys for some plots, and a complicated set of string & numerical operations on *25 million rows* takes just 3 seconds on my laptop.
The Pandas equivalent: 2+ minutes. 🤯
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I do not normally get involved in politics on this account, but I must formally state, for all my local, national, and international friends, that I 100% do not approve of the illegal war the United States just started with #Venezuela. Stay safe, if you can. 💔🔭🦛
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I do not normally get involved in politics on this account, but I must formally state, for all my local, national, and international friends, that I 100% do not approve of the illegal war the United States just started with #Venezuela. Stay safe, if you can. 💔🔭🦛
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If you're a multi-messenger astrophysicist 🔭🧪 with a particular interest in gravitational waves and neutrinos, please consider applying to our open faculty position within @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam. It's a great place to work, and AMS is a great place to live!!
Vacancy — Faculty position in GRAPPA Center of Excellence
<p>Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research setting and do you want to be active in the area of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astrophysics? The Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam (<a href="https://www.grappa.amsterdam/">GRAPPA</a>) Centre of Excellence at The University of Amsterdam is seeking to hire one assistant/associate professor. We are especially interested in candidates that can strengthen our connection to current and future gravitational-wave, neutrino, and electromagnetic observatories. We have a strong preference for a staff member who enhances the diversity of our staff and will prioritize applicants from members of underrepresented groups.</p>
werkenbij.uva.nl
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you're a multi-messenger astrophysicist 🔭🧪 with a particular interest in gravitational waves and neutrinos, please consider applying to our open faculty position within @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam. It's a great place to work, and AMS is a great place to live!!
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Ever wondered how many bins to choose when making a histogram of data? The answer is that you shouldn't choose a number of bins yourself! ☄️ #astrocode
Here's a little notebook explaining how to make less biased histograms:
Here's a little notebook explaining how to make less biased histograms:
Making histograms is a common way to estimate the true density distribution of a sample. But how can we choose the number of histogram bins? And if we get fancy and use kernel density estimation (KDE)...
Making histograms is a common way to estimate the true density distribution of a sample. But how can we choose the number of histogram bins? And if we get fancy and use kernel density estimation (K...
gist.github.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Ever wondered how many bins to choose when making a histogram of data? The answer is that you shouldn't choose a number of bins yourself! ☄️ #astrocode
Here's a little notebook explaining how to make less biased histograms:
Here's a little notebook explaining how to make less biased histograms:
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If you're a VLBI radio person 🔭🧪 and keen on imaging #blackholes and their jets, please consider applying for a postdoc position in my new research group at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk!
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate/Assistant in observational Event Horizon Telescope (mm-VLBI) Science (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance, with the possibility for extension up to one year. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the
www.cam.ac.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If you're a VLBI radio person 🔭🧪 and keen on imaging #blackholes and their jets, please consider applying for a postdoc position in my new research group at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk!
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Boosting to the astronomy, physics, and science feeds: Internship opportunity for bachelor/master students at @mpi-astro.bsky.social ! 🧪🔭⚛️
Are you a bachelor or master student anywhere in the world, and would like to come to us to work full-time on a supervised research project? Applications for the 2026 MPIA Summer Internship are open now!
Summer internships
www.mpia.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Boosting to the astronomy, physics, and science feeds: Internship opportunity for bachelor/master students at @mpi-astro.bsky.social ! 🧪🔭⚛️
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Code/Astro: a software engineering workshop for astronomy
June 22-26, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA #astrocode 🔭
June 22-26, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA #astrocode 🔭
Program Description
A Software Engineering Workshop for Astronomy
semaphorep.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Code/Astro: a software engineering workshop for astronomy
June 22-26, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA #astrocode 🔭
June 22-26, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA #astrocode 🔭
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High-impact Scientific Software in Astronomy and its creators
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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So fun to see our work on #exoplanet WASP-127 b, led by the incredible Lisa Nortmann, as one of the "Top 10 Breakthroughs" of 2025 according to @physicsworld.bsky.social! 🔭🧪
Check it out below ⬇️ including a BUNCH more cool things I had no idea happened this year?!
physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre...
Check it out below ⬇️ including a BUNCH more cool things I had no idea happened this year?!
physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre...
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So fun to see our work on #exoplanet WASP-127 b, led by the incredible Lisa Nortmann, as one of the "Top 10 Breakthroughs" of 2025 according to @physicsworld.bsky.social! 🔭🧪
Check it out below ⬇️ including a BUNCH more cool things I had no idea happened this year?!
physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre...
Check it out below ⬇️ including a BUNCH more cool things I had no idea happened this year?!
physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre...
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⭐️✨🔭Please help us get the message out about the 7th annual international ASPIRE program at @api.uva.nl. This summer 2026 school provides astronomy research experience for talented MSc students from countries where opportunities to move into a PhD program are limited. Applications are due 17 Dec! ⭐️✨🔭
ASPIRE
aspire.science.uva.nl
December 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
⭐️✨🔭Please help us get the message out about the 7th annual international ASPIRE program at @api.uva.nl. This summer 2026 school provides astronomy research experience for talented MSc students from countries where opportunities to move into a PhD program are limited. Applications are due 17 Dec! ⭐️✨🔭
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From Brandon Pries : Today’s authors investigate how the physics in the extreme environments in the centers of galaxies leads to connections between X-rays and ghostly particles called neutrinos! ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/12/06/s...
astrobites.org/2025/12/06/s...
Connections Between X-Ray and Neutrino Emission?
Today's authors investigate how the physics in the extreme environments in the centers of galaxies leads to connections between X-rays and ghostly particles called neutrinos!
astrobites.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
From Brandon Pries : Today’s authors investigate how the physics in the extreme environments in the centers of galaxies leads to connections between X-rays and ghostly particles called neutrinos! ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/12/06/s...
astrobites.org/2025/12/06/s...
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Eminent researchers have written an open letter to the Chilean Government appealing for the protection of the #DarkSkies above our Paranal Observatory, threatened by the industrial complex INNA — planned to be located just a few kilometres away.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009
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https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009
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December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Eminent researchers have written an open letter to the Chilean Government appealing for the protection of the #DarkSkies above our Paranal Observatory, threatened by the industrial complex INNA — planned to be located just a few kilometres away.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009
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https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009
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Just did my first look at applications for a postdoc position I advertised. I am BEGGING you- if you're applying for a postdoc, please actually say what you're interested in that my group does! Sooooo many submit an app that never says how they want to connect to what we do! 🔭🧪
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Just did my first look at applications for a postdoc position I advertised. I am BEGGING you- if you're applying for a postdoc, please actually say what you're interested in that my group does! Sooooo many submit an app that never says how they want to connect to what we do! 🔭🧪
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Come do a PhD at the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC). The avaialble PhD projects starting in the 2026/2027 school year are now up. Application deadline is January 16th . I have project on doing cool things with @vrubinobs.bsky.social Solar System discoveries 🧪🔭.
Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC). The avaialble PhD projects starting in the 2026/2027 school year are now up. Application deadline is January 16th . I have project on doing cool things with @vrubinobs.bsky.social Solar System discoveries 🧪🔭.
PHD Studentships | Astrophysics Research Centre | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Come do a PhD at the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC). The avaialble PhD projects starting in the 2026/2027 school year are now up. Application deadline is January 16th . I have project on doing cool things with @vrubinobs.bsky.social Solar System discoveries 🧪🔭.
Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC). The avaialble PhD projects starting in the 2026/2027 school year are now up. Application deadline is January 16th . I have project on doing cool things with @vrubinobs.bsky.social Solar System discoveries 🧪🔭.
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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
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 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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🔭🧪🎢 PhD Project focus: The astrophysics and environments of the most luminous galaxies
We're advertising a project with Prof Andrew Blain, using survey data to understand the brightest infrared bursts in dusty galaxies
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
We're advertising a project with Prof Andrew Blain, using survey data to understand the brightest infrared bursts in dusty galaxies
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🔭🧪🎢 PhD Project focus: The astrophysics and environments of the most luminous galaxies
We're advertising a project with Prof Andrew Blain, using survey data to understand the brightest infrared bursts in dusty galaxies
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
We're advertising a project with Prof Andrew Blain, using survey data to understand the brightest infrared bursts in dusty galaxies
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
Started my PhD and I wished someone would’ve told me how much work it was going to be (everyone did) 🔭
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Started my PhD and I wished someone would’ve told me how much work it was going to be (everyone did) 🔭
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🔭🧪🎢 PhD Project focus: Understanding protoplanetary disc evolution
We're advertising this project with Prof Richard Alexander, making simulations of accretion of planet-forming discs onto their star.
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
We're advertising this project with Prof Richard Alexander, making simulations of accretion of planet-forming discs onto their star.
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🔭🧪🎢 PhD Project focus: Understanding protoplanetary disc evolution
We're advertising this project with Prof Richard Alexander, making simulations of accretion of planet-forming discs onto their star.
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
We're advertising this project with Prof Richard Alexander, making simulations of accretion of planet-forming discs onto their star.
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
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Aurora Science 🔭🧪
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Aurora Science 🔭🧪
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
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We are offering 4 PhD scholarships in #physics and #astronomy topics @sydney.edu.au
Including:
* FRBs with @manishacaleb.bsky.social
* Quantum critical points with @domwilliamson.bsky.social
* Nanostructured materials with @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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Including:
* FRBs with @manishacaleb.bsky.social
* Quantum critical points with @domwilliamson.bsky.social
* Nanostructured materials with @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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Physics Foundation Scholarship
A stipend scholarship to support PhD students who are undertaking research within School of Physics, Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We are offering 4 PhD scholarships in #physics and #astronomy topics @sydney.edu.au
Including:
* FRBs with @manishacaleb.bsky.social
* Quantum critical points with @domwilliamson.bsky.social
* Nanostructured materials with @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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Including:
* FRBs with @manishacaleb.bsky.social
* Quantum critical points with @domwilliamson.bsky.social
* Nanostructured materials with @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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See below for details of our Physics & Astronomy PhD admissions process in Leicester this year. I am advertising to recruit a new student to work on protoplanetary discs and planet formation, and my colleagues are offering a range of fascinating projects as well. 🔭
Looking to start a PhD in Physics & Astronomy in 2026? The team @physicsuol.bsky.social have announced their STFC-funded projects on offer next year, spanning astrophysics, planetary science, and space instrumentation. Deadline: Jan 18th, contact us to learn more!
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
See below for details of our Physics & Astronomy PhD admissions process in Leicester this year. I am advertising to recruit a new student to work on protoplanetary discs and planet formation, and my colleagues are offering a range of fascinating projects as well. 🔭
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#Astronomers
Let #ADSabs know how they are doing
They value your feedback. However, they are making most improvements to #SciX so let them know if you have tried that as well
ADS User Survey
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@scixcommunity.bsky.social #planetaryscience 🔭#heliophysics
Let #ADSabs know how they are doing
They value your feedback. However, they are making most improvements to #SciX so let them know if you have tried that as well
ADS User Survey
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@scixcommunity.bsky.social #planetaryscience 🔭#heliophysics
Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
docs.google.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#Astronomers
Let #ADSabs know how they are doing
They value your feedback. However, they are making most improvements to #SciX so let them know if you have tried that as well
ADS User Survey
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@scixcommunity.bsky.social #planetaryscience 🔭#heliophysics
Let #ADSabs know how they are doing
They value your feedback. However, they are making most improvements to #SciX so let them know if you have tried that as well
ADS User Survey
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@scixcommunity.bsky.social #planetaryscience 🔭#heliophysics
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The @herts.ac.uk astronomy MSc and PhD applications are open.
I'm offering PhD projects on JWST spectroscopy of young stars in Tr 14 and star-cluster formation.
I'm also offering an MSc project on variability of YSOs.
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#galactic #stellarastro #astro #Physics
I'm offering PhD projects on JWST spectroscopy of young stars in Tr 14 and star-cluster formation.
I'm also offering an MSc project on variability of YSOs.
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#galactic #stellarastro #astro #Physics
Solar, Stellar and Time-domain Astrophysics
Star formation and Stellar Evolution PhD Projects.
herts.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The @herts.ac.uk astronomy MSc and PhD applications are open.
I'm offering PhD projects on JWST spectroscopy of young stars in Tr 14 and star-cluster formation.
I'm also offering an MSc project on variability of YSOs.
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#galactic #stellarastro #astro #Physics
I'm offering PhD projects on JWST spectroscopy of young stars in Tr 14 and star-cluster formation.
I'm also offering an MSc project on variability of YSOs.
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#galactic #stellarastro #astro #Physics