Ward Howard
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Ward Howard
@wardhoward.bsky.social
Husband to Kate, father, follower of Jesus. NASA Sagan Fellow at CU Boulder in the department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences working on stellar flares, exoplanets, and extragalactic foregrounds.
Website: https://www.wardshowardastronomer.com
To quote Galileo, "It is the Holy Spirit's intention to teach us how to go to heaven, and not how the heavens go." Both astrology and certain religious fundamentalists very much claim to teach how the heavens go, and I reject both as unhelpful.
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m gonna try the Apple Pie 17 Max Pro 😂
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
B jokes come in all stripes!
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Missed opportunity for an Io face swap
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
And they explicitly mentioned EVE, nice shoutout 🤩
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Curious which race and what your PB was if you are open to sharing? Looks beautiful!
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
So that's why I passed you on the Boulder Canyon trail a few months ago! Congratulations!
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
LEGO as the building blocks of the solar system? Now there’s a conspiracy theory that “clicks”
a close up of a lego character with a smiley face
ALT: a close up of a lego character with a smiley face
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November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@miquai.bsky.social I bet you've worked with promising students who might be interested?
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Wow— congratulations @dawngelino.bsky.social !
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bahahahaha 😂
October 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
As someone who's been on the job market for a few cycles (searches were cancelled/unusually oversubscribed last year) I have anecdotally noted Nature papers do tend to correlate with who gets offers, but it's certainly not the only path to success.
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Also, this is my first time writing one of these as a parent and it’s a whole new experience!
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Nice! I just keep thinking about how much only being as popular as your last hit applies to so much of astro lol.
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I hope many of those are placeholders 😬
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They did this at UNC CH to nonviolent student protestors pretty regularly when I was there. Weird seeing it happen on the national stage
October 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM