Vikram Manikantan
computational astrophysicist, black holes, and accretion ⚫️💥🌌 currently astro phd @stewardobservatory.bsky.social
www.vikrammanikantan.com
- Reposted by Vikram ManikantanFor 40 years, Michelle Cournoyer has supported students and faculty, solved problems, and shown up with heart. As she prepares to retire this August, we celebrate the impact of a true Steward Observatory legend: bit.ly/3GWkAQv
- Reposted by Vikram ManikantanThe first photos from the Vera Rubin Observatory are stunning — thanks in part to the University of Arizona, which helped build its mirror. Proud to see Arizona leading the way in space science.
- Reposted by Vikram ManikantanSpace Drafts 107 is coming your way on May 20! 7:30pm AZ time at Borderlands Brewing's downtown location and bit.ly/SpaceDrafts107! Steward astronomers Dr. Koushik Sen and Vikram Manikantan (@vikmani.bsky.social) will be talking about eclipsing binary stars and black holes!
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- Reposted by Vikram Manikantan"Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for all agencies" What's Title VI? "prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"
My god. He’s gone after the Civil Rights Act!!!! www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
- Reposted by Vikram ManikantanMy god. He’s gone after the Civil Rights Act!!!! www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
- new paper yesterday! and first on the arxiv! arxiv.org/abs/2504.12375 we use GRMHD simulations and radiative transfer to show that eccentric binary black holes are unique in their accretion rate, jet power, and synchrotron emission in IR and optical wavelengths
- Reposted by Vikram ManikantanExploring Tucson? The New York Times recommends heading to the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, where scientists lead "staggering viewings through giant telescopes." Be sure to book your viewing! skycenter.arizona.edu/news/nyt-spe...
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- a social media app that doesn’t ruin my day every time I open it? Hello Bluesky 🦋🫡 I’m happy to be here
