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- IPAC scientist Vivian U presented on wobbly black holes at her #AAS247 press conference! This work offers new insights into how galaxies evolve, and it was published in @science.org on Jan. 8, 2026 Read more here: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/astrono...
- (The thread about this #aas247 plenary talk continues here) bsky.app/profile/mbkp...
- This was a lovely #aas247 plenary. I wish more of them had been live-post-threaded because amazing astrophysics deserves to be shared far and wide!
- I’m at the last session of #AAS247 and they’re presenting a prize. The prize’s benefactor was apparently quite a guy: he wanted to endow an Astronomy version of the Nobel prize but he’d cheated so many people out of money that his trust was whittled down to something much more modest. 🧪
- Oooh nice, #aas250 in summer 2027 is going to be designed as fully virtual! Currently #aas247 is wrapping up in Phoenix 248 Pasadena Jun 26 (wasn't it just there?!) 249 Salt Lake City Jan 27 250 Fully online! 251 TBD 252 Madison WI 253, 254 TBD 255 Fake DC (Jan 2030) 🙃 aas.org/meetings/fut...
- I’m at the last session of #AAS247 and they’re presenting a prize. The prize’s benefactor was apparently quite a guy: he wanted to endow an Astronomy version of the Nobel prize but he’d cheated so many people out of money that his trust was whittled down to something much more modest. 🧪
- Hey #aas247 — Tired? Wheeling a suitcase around? Dazed and confused? Need a few last stickers? Come learn about what's Coming Soon to LEO Near You and ask me all your pressing questions about satellite constellations 🛰️ 11am @ Exhibitor Theater (the odd presentation stage inside the exhibit hall)
- Just spent the day doing a thing: www.science.org/content/arti... Roger Angel and I are Co-PIing the LFAST telescope, which is being built at @stewardobservatory.bsky.social and provides the ground based spectroscopic component of this venture. @schmidtsciences.bsky.social #AAS247 #Arizona #LFAST
- Eric and Wendy Schmidt are funding a 3-meter space telescope with a coronagraph, and three ground-based observatories: the Deep Synoptic Array, the Argus Array, and LFAST. Funds have been committed and officials say they hope to be operational by 2029. #aas247 www.astronomy.com/science/eric...
- Packed splinter session at #AAS247 for the announcement of The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System—a modular, rapid-response network of four novel observatories designed to democratize access to the cosmos. Read more about the initiatives here: www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-a...
- Finally A good breakfast burrito at a coffee shop that is not in the convention center A true #aas247 miracle
- You spin us right 'round! NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫 It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️ 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
- It moves! We can watch as the Kepler supernova remnant changes over a quarter of century in X-rays from Chandra. #aas247 chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/k...
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP): ASP Launches First Certification for AI-Generated Astronomy Videos astrosociety.org/news-publica... #AAS247 @astrosociety.org
- More Astrophysics for More People ✨ Join us for a virtual #AAS247 session and a first look at The Schmidt Observatory System—a new network of ground and space-based initiatives designed to break the traditional limits of discovery. 📆 Jan 7 | 3-5:30pm MT / 5-7:30pm ET Register here: buff.ly/kbbNFuB
Hey #AAS247! Super bummed I can't be there in person, but should you need an alternative to doomscrolling that: 1) is #allaboutthatspace, 🌌 2) supports @astrosociety.org, ✅ 3) keeps $ away from Amazon, 💸 Check out www.asplibraryproject.com for an out of this world library for sale. 📚 🌟- Obligatory #AAS247 bathroom selfie. If you're around, find me and @shanilv.ca at the @astrosociety.org booth all week!
- I am pleased to report that, today at least, #aas247 attendees appear to be sharing the convention center and Sheraton lobby bar with a furry convention.
- Heads up: the deadline for regular registration for #AAS247 is Friday, November 7. (Late registration is still an option after Friday, but more expensive). While you and your colleagues/students register, remember to register for the @astropy.org workshop! 🔭 #astrocode
- We are so happy to see @juliaastro.org leading a #JuliaLang workshop at #AAS247! Our inaugural #Astro101 for @unistellar.bsky.social #smart #telescope users introduced 30 participants to #Julia for data analysis — showing how #smartscope users can explore #astronomy with professional-grade tools.🧪🔭
- Would you or your colleague like to improve the performance of your data analysis? Then please join us at our @julialang.org workshop at the 247th @aas.org meeting on Jan 3, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ. The regular registration deadline is Nov 7. aas.org/meetings/aas... #aas247 #JuliaLang #astrocode
- Would you or your colleague like to improve the performance of your data analysis? Then please join us at our @julialang.org workshop at the 247th @aas.org meeting on Jan 3, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ. The regular registration deadline is Nov 7. aas.org/meetings/aas... #aas247 #JuliaLang #astrocode
