Ashley Balzer Vigil @AshleyBVigil
NASA science writer by ☀️ | Freelance environmental writer by 🌙 | Grad student @JohnsHopkins | Mom of two West Virginia, USA Joined April 2013-
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Loved working with @dresrabulbul on another space-y story! ✨
Loved working with @dresrabulbul on another space-y story! ✨
Roman's "eyes" have passed their vision test! The Imaging Optics Assembly, IOA, consists of 10 mirrors that must be aligned perfectly to direct light to the science instruments to obtain the most precise images. Next steps: environmental testing! go.nasa.gov/3JmgoqF
and last but not least, a nice coverage by @sciam and @AshleyBVigil
and last but not least, a nice coverage by @sciam and @AshleyBVigil
It's a real-life stuffie! @AshleyBVigil has the scoop for @NatGeo on up to a hundred new species discovered off Chile. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
Over 2000 years ago, Zhuangzi dreamed that he was a butterfly. When he woke up, he wondered if he was the butterfly dreaming of being a human. Here is a prose poem inspired by that timeless metaphor from my 2021 poetry book from White Pine Press.
We hit and passed a discovery milestone this year by notching our 5,500th confirmed exoplanet. We'll end the year with 5,566 known worlds. Never doubt that you are living in an age of discovery.✨ go.nasa.gov/3O6I1af
The Universe is almost empty, and life is short, yet beautiful beyond compare. May there be peace on Earth, and kindness within each heart. #HappyHolidays2023
The universe is ready for its close-up! 📽️ Roman's large surveys will allow scientists to stitch together stop-motion-like animations of some of the universe's greatest hits. Learn more about how Roman will be able to capture new cosmic phenomena: go.nasa.gov/3GVRSM2
The perfect bookmark 🦈
Sharing just in time for #PretendToBeATimeTraveler day! 🧑🚀🌌
Sharing just in time for #PretendToBeATimeTraveler day! 🧑🚀🌌
#ExploreExoplanets: A Real-life Tatooine?🪐☀️☀️ Did @aussiastronomer go to a galaxy far, far away to find a real-life counterpart to Tatooine, Dr. Etienne Bachelet's favorite fictional planet? Find out in Episode 6! youtu.be/T31x_nAg-oU?si…
Capturing the cosmos in a way once thought to be impossible! Roman will survey the same large region of space repeatedly, allowing scientists to watch a cosmic movie that will reveal new astronomical phenomena! Learn more: go.nasa.gov/40CDLEa
Wrote a Tumblr post about how looking out into space is like looking back in time! 🔭
Wrote a Tumblr post about how looking out into space is like looking back in time! 🔭
Something about taking a break between 12-1 when you work remotely feels like breaking the law
An otherworldly nursery of seldom-seen creatures, found serendipitously by a @SchmidtOcean expedition, underscores the need for deep sea protections and exploration. Full story @Salon: salon.com/2023/10/12/tre…
Can someone please tell @LinkedIn that “science writer” and “technical writer” are not the same thing 🙃😩
Wrote a story about the divergent fates of two spiders recently found in Australian fossils, which show that a rapidly changing climate can be a boom or bust for different species 🕷️🕷️
Wrote a story about the divergent fates of two spiders recently found in Australian fossils, which show that a rapidly changing climate can be a boom or bust for different species 🕷️🕷️
Farhan(ul) Hasan @farhantasy
243 Followers 537 Following 🇧🇩 PhD candidate at @nmsuastro. incoming postdoc @stsci. cosmic web enthusiast. data visualizer. musician. climate change worrier. he/him.
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Christian Elliott @csbelliott
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Sofia Quaglia @SofiQuaglia
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Christine Dell'Amore @cdellamore
7K Followers 2K Following Bug-loving adventurer. Senior editorial manager at @NatGeo. Author of South Pole. Co-founder @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. 7 continents, 50 states; nat'l parks next!
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Dillon Brout @DillonBrout
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Liz Landau @lizlandau
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Mark Seibert @Mark_Seibert
186 Followers 578 Following To understand the ground beneath our feet he observes the skies, obviously.
Maria Vincenzi @MariaVincenzi7
191 Followers 144 Following Cosmologist at Duke University! (but proudly made in Italy 🇮🇹). Trying to understand how our Universe is evolving using Supernovae Ia 🎇
Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell
85K Followers 1K Following A curious human. Opening minds @openmind_mag. Casting pods with @BillNye. AKA: https://t.co/CpYNl1MZWR and @[email protected]
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Sergio Cambronero @SergioCambro
487 Followers 580 Following 🇨🇷 Marine biologist | Resource manager | Deep ocean | Physical oceanography @comunidadUNACR | Co-Founder of @somospelagos #underwaterphotography #scicomm
Yun Wang @YunWangCaltech
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Scott @Noshol153521
441 Followers 5K Following See the world on the road, and get to know yourself on the way!
Mitchel Vigil @mitchesbcrazy
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Alejandro S. Borlaff @asborlaff
3K Followers 3K Following Investigador en @NASA. Astrofísico. Desarrollando telescopios espaciales en @NASAAmes. Galaxies and rocket science. @ESA @unicomplutense @IAC_astrofisica.
Andrea Lloyd @AdAstra_Andrea
817 Followers 1K Following switching to LinkedIn. I'll see you there. formerly @SciCommAndrea
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Alaige @Alaige4
162 Followers 3K Following Be kind to other people 🙏🙏 sometimes when we think we know too much in reality our brain become covered and we start sounding like a fool may God protect us
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David Zierler @ZierlerDavid
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Dr. Roxanne Beinart (.. @SymbiosisRox
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Greg Rienzi @gregrienzi
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Jim Pass, Ph.D. / Ast.. @astrosociology
3K Followers 5K Following Founder of #astrosociology & CEO, Astrosociology Research Institute (ARI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit edu./research org. The #SocialSciences are vital 4 #space, too!
Lee Billings @LeeBillings
9K Followers 4K Following Senior editor covering space & physics for @sciam. Author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, a book on the search for Earth-like exoplanets. Opinions my own.
Sciworthy @sciworthy
2K Followers 314 Following Sciworthy provides unbiased summaries of cutting-edge research so you can explore science on your own terms. We also teach courses on how to do this.
Chelsea "Foxanne" Goh.. @FoxanneOfficial
7K Followers 4K Following science writing and singing songs (+biology grad student @ ASU) currently @NASAJPL. prev/bylines: @spacedotcom, @sciam, discover mag, @livescience (she/her)
LDM @lucy_lee243
2K Followers 3K Following Retired RN Nature Animals DOGS #GOPSeditiousTraitors #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy #JusticeMatters #BanAssaultRifles ProudDem Climate Crisis 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈🐶🌊
Suzanne Campion 🇪�.. @SuzLCampion
855 Followers 5K Following Citizen 🌏 seeking to understand things antipodean; geopolitics, energy, culture, art history. Abundance. Sovereignty. My freedom ends where others' begins.
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9K Followers 9K Following 理工系研究者（https://t.co/rXxcAnHrDw）。Twitter歴14年、毎日note投稿1600日接近、伊勢市宮町生まれ（暴れん坊将軍と同じ誕生日）。研究調査、技術指導、講演、執筆ご依頼はDMにてどうぞ。
jaciel luciano villa @MxJaciel
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Judie Balzer @JudieBalzer
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Dominic Benford @DominicBenford
389 Followers 130 Following Astrophysicist; Program Scientist for @NASARoman; fond of tea, squirrels, and archaeology. Tweets are my own.
Sam Seibert @oortobject
594 Followers 5K Following Downsized MSM hack, specializing in foreign news. For the record, I got axed way before the 2015-16 contests.
Sakhee Bhure @sakheebhure
391 Followers 3K Following planets and poems graduate student @unisqaus post-bac researcher w @aussiastronomer @FloridaTech @iiserpunesac @thewirescience she/her
Christian Elliott @csbelliott
789 Followers 3K Following Audio producer @NASA and freelance science journalist / words in @NatGeo, @SciAm, @ScienceMagazine, etc. / previously @WBEZ, @MedillSchool
Pamela Melroy @Astro_Pam
15K Followers 142 Following Deputy Administrator @NASA Verification: https://t.co/dKOuPCg30O
Michael Roston @michaelroston
16K Followers 437 Following Senior staff editor for Science, The New York Times. Star of the second screen.
Allison Parshall @parshallison
930 Followers 400 Following Science journalist, editing and writing at @sciam (she/her)
eROSITA @eROSITA_SRG
3K Followers 105 Following First imaging all-sky survey mission in the 0.3-10 keV X-ray band. Main instrument on-board the Russian-German "Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma" (SRG) mission.
Esra Bulbul @dresrabulbul
2K Followers 486 Following Astrophysicist. Group Leader at @MPE_Garching, @ERC_Research Grantee. Previously @MIT @CenterforAstro @NASA @METU_ODTU. 67% Turkish 32% American
Dr Diva Amon @DivaAmon
14K Followers 3K Following 🇹🇹🇬🇧 | Marine Biologist | #DeepSea | @UCSBenioffOcean | @SpeSeas Director | @insidenatgeo Emerging Explorer | @DeepStewardship Exec
Dr Jan Eldridge @astro_jje
14K Followers 4K Following NZ theoretical astrophysicist studying exploding binary stars. Sci-fi addict, feminist, non-binary femme. Pronouns: she/her/they. All views my own.
Maria Vincenzi @MariaVincenzi7
191 Followers 144 Following Cosmologist at Duke University! (but proudly made in Italy 🇮🇹). Trying to understand how our Universe is evolving using Supernovae Ia 🎇
Tamara Davis @tamarastro
3K Followers 184 Following Astrophysicist. Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow. Frisbee player. Enjoying the Universe's playground.
Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell
85K Followers 1K Following A curious human. Opening minds @openmind_mag. Casting pods with @BillNye. AKA: https://t.co/CpYNl1MZWR and @[email protected]
Sergio Cambronero @SergioCambro
487 Followers 580 Following 🇨🇷 Marine biologist | Resource manager | Deep ocean | Physical oceanography @comunidadUNACR | Co-Founder of @somospelagos #underwaterphotography #scicomm
Ars Technica @arstechnica
1.2M Followers 1K Following Original news, reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech.
Grant Tremblay @astrogrant
18K Followers 7K Following Astrophysicist at the @CenterForAstro | @Harvard & @Smithsonian. Vice President @AAS_Office, Vice-Chair @NASA APAC, Shill @NewGreatObs. He/His. Views my own.
Mitchel Vigil @mitchesbcrazy
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Dr Gail Zasowski @zastronomerski
565 Followers 813 Following Astronomer 🌌, professor. Exploring, hiking, cooking, reading, long talks with the cat. Sci-fi and period romances. Definitely not writing social media bios.
Stephanie Pitera Stat.. @stephpitera
3K Followers 393 Following Lifestyle/Entertainment Editor at @businessinsider
Alejandro S. Borlaff @asborlaff
3K Followers 3K Following Investigador en @NASA. Astrofísico. Desarrollando telescopios espaciales en @NASAAmes. Galaxies and rocket science. @ESA @unicomplutense @IAC_astrofisica.
Andrea Lloyd @AdAstra_Andrea
817 Followers 1K Following switching to LinkedIn. I'll see you there. formerly @SciCommAndrea
Dr. Rachael Beaton @rareflwr41
4K Followers 2K Following Asst Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute in the Science Operations Center for the Nancy G. Roman Space Telescope.
David Zierler @ZierlerDavid
10K Followers 9K Following Director of the Caltech Heritage Project | Historian of science and diplomatic history
Dr. Roxanne Beinart (.. @SymbiosisRox
2K Followers 5K Following Using ecological and physiological approaches to understand the effect of microbial symbionts on marine ecosystems. Associate professor @URIGSO
Salon @Salon
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Tara Haelle #ReadBann.. @tarahaelle
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Mothers in Science @mothersinsci
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Victoria Jaggard @vmjaggard99
9K Followers 1K Following Deputy health & science editor @washingtonpost. Astronomy fan, gaming + anime geek, goth fashionista, Navy brat, Tejana. She/her. Always on for karaoke.
Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine
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ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid
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David Spergel @DavidSpergel
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Tilbury House @tilburyhouse
3K Followers 2K Following Independent publisher of award-winning children's books. A sister imprint of @Sleepingbearbks in the Cherry Lake Publishing Group. #kidlit
Jim Pass, Ph.D. / Ast.. @astrosociology
3K Followers 5K Following Founder of #astrosociology & CEO, Astrosociology Research Institute (ARI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit edu./research org. The #SocialSciences are vital 4 #space, too!
John O'Meara @astronomeara
4K Followers 2K Following Chief Scientist/Deputy Director @keckobservatory Father, Astronomer, science policy nerd. Co-Chair, START team for NASA's HWO. Tweets are my own. (he/him)
AAS Press Office @AAS_Press
8K Followers 76 Following Astronomy news from the Press Office of the American Astronomical Society. Note: Tweeting is not endorsing, only informing.
Sciworthy @sciworthy
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Christine Dell'Amore @cdellamore
7K Followers 2K Following Bug-loving adventurer. Senior editorial manager at @NatGeo. Author of South Pole. Co-founder @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. 7 continents, 50 states; nat'l parks next!
Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth
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Scientific American @sciam
4.4M Followers 834 Following Awesome discoveries. Expert insights. Science that shapes the world.
Schmidt Ocean @SchmidtOcean
35K Followers 1K Following The world’s oceans understood through technological advancement, intelligent observation, and open sharing of information.
Wendy Schmidt @wenschmidt
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Jordan Forman @itsspacejordan
513 Followers 162 Following Postbac Astrophysicist @NASAGoddard | NASA CPP Co-Lead | AGN & Supermassive Black Holes | Aspiring Astronaut | my tweets are my own
Steve Auscavitch @SteveAuscavitch
1K Followers 1K Following Deep-sea Biologist | Ocean Explorer | @InvertebratesDC National Museum of Natural History working on invertebrate genomics and eDNA
Sadie Coffin @scoffin_at_you
356 Followers 632 Following Astrophysicist-in-training, PhD student @AstrophysicsRIT studying galaxy evolution with citizen science (@RedshiftWrangle), wondering about space & science.
Yun Wang @YunWangCaltech
19 Followers 20 Following Poet & cosmologist. Writes poetry when inspired. Explores the Universe. Translates Chinese classics. Believes in all working together to make the world better.
The LIUniverse with D.. @TheLiuniverse
818 Followers 228 Following A half-hour dose of cosmic conversation with scientists, educators & students about science, science fiction, comics & more. Support us on Patreon.@AshleyBVigil Likewise! It is always pleasure working with you 🙏🏼
Hope you’ve had second breakfast – we’re hunting ORCs! 🍽️ Strange structures of unknown origin called ORCs (odd radio circles) surround some galaxies. New X-ray observations from @ESA_XMM suggest one may have been created by clashing groups of galaxies: go.nasa.gov/4dmFi7o
The galaxy group merger origin of the Cloverleaf #OddRadioCircle system: aanda.org/articles/aa/fu… -> X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Sees ‘Space Clover’ in a New Light: nasa.gov/missions/xmm-n…
and here is a great @NASA press article by @AshleyBVigil 😍 nasa.gov/missions/xmm-n…
Okay so, exciting announcement - I've been asked to (and agreed to!) lead a new mission concept out of @NASAJPL 🚀🪐 There's a lot of hurdles between concept and flight so wish us luck! Part of winning is community support so I guess I'm back on twitter for the next while. 😅🤓
A long time in the making, but worth it!!
Enter the universe of #TheOrville with The Guide to The Orville, written by producer Andre Bormanis! @screenrant has the first look at the standard and deluxe editions: bit.ly/49OqhIv With @fuzzydoor and @SethMacFarlane
Now we have an @NASARoman primer on how to point space telescopes!
🎶 You spin one wheel in, you turn the next wheel out, you pivot another wheel upside down, and you turn Roman all about 🎶 Roman's eight reaction wheels will rotate the spacecraft with great precision to point at specific areas of the sky. Progress: go.nasa.gov/3xOq0br
For @NASARoman, it's a game of micrometers, not inches (that's the level of precision required to pass its latest optical test). Learn about NASA's Roman telescope and how it'll help us better understand dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. go.nasa.gov/3JmgoqF
Roman's "eyes" have passed their vision test! The Imaging Optics Assembly, IOA, consists of 10 mirrors that must be aligned perfectly to direct light to the science instruments to obtain the most precise images. Next steps: environmental testing! go.nasa.gov/3JmgoqF
Excited to announce that I've officially started full-time as an editor at @sciam! I'm assigning stories about all kinds of science-related news. Please do send pitches my way!
I’m from Botswana, so let me explain 🧵
The President of Botswana has threatened to send Germany 20,000 elephants
3 publications in the past week have told me they 'accept' contributions from freelancers, but they can't pay. In no other industry would this be okay.
asking for new research proposals from candidate postdocs during the interview process is asking for free labor
Congrats to this year's Hubble recipients! If you did not get one, your career in astronomy is not over & you will be fine. For anyone struggling w Fellowship Rejection Syndrome (TM), feel free to message at any time for info about the many excellent non-Hubble & non-US options
Most current and future professors (including myself) were not Hubble fellows. It always stings when you don't get a national fellowship (or fellowships in general) though and it is okay to be sad. I was sad for a week or so when I got rejected each time.
Congrats to this year's Hubble recipients! If you did not get one, your career in astronomy is not over & you will be fine. For anyone struggling w Fellowship Rejection Syndrome (TM), feel free to message at any time for info about the many excellent non-Hubble & non-US options
@AkAstronomy @LinkedIn I was recently asked a serious question by an academic (non STEM) “you discover a star, what would you name it and why?” And it dawned on me that this is what some people think I do 🤯 I, an astronomer, discover stars and name them 🤷♀️
Bed rotting = voluntarily staying in bed all day. Here's what it could do to someone's health (both the possibly good and the possibly bad) scientificamerican.com/article/is-bed… on @sciam
Description of writer Evan Osnos' recent interview with Biden. Watch til the end. Either I'm totally high or this is disturbing shit. Both can't be true. Okay, I guess both can be true.
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