Athena Brensberger

Astronomer 🔭 Space content creator 🎥 Let’s chat about the cosmos!

[NASA @NASA]

Let's see… a five-letter word for happiness: space! 🦀

@NASAHubble captures the intricate structure of the Krab, er, Crab Nebula in this image.

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@TrendingUpandUp 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@thephysicsgirl LOVE short hair on you!!!!!!

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If you’re interested to see the thread https://t.co/GRhAQXNqQs

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

Did you know that one teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about 6 billion tons? Neutron stars are incredibly dense remnants of massive stars that have exploded in supernovae.

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

Quick note: 6 billion tons is the upper limit based on the estimated density of a neutron star. The average limit may be closer to 2 billion tons. (Just did the math on threads lol)

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus! It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun. #SpaceFacts
🌞🌏⚪️(my version of Venus)

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@thermotronica Spaghetti names?

[NASA @NASA]

Feast your eyes on this: the moment @fireflyspace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander touched down on the Moon’s surface.

[Astro Technology, Inc. @AstroTechnology]

🚀🏗️ Building a Permanent Lunar Colony: Challenges & Opportunities 🌕🏗️

A future where humans live and work on the Moon is closer than ever—but getting there is no small feat. Let's break down the key challenges & innovations shaping our lunar future. 🧵⬇️

[Astro Technology, Inc. @AstroTechnology]

⚡ Mining the Moon for the Future of Energy? 🌕

Imagine a clean energy source with no greenhouse gases and no long-lived nuclear waste. That’s the potential of Helium-3 (³He), a rare isotope that could revolutionize fusion energy. But there’s a catch… 🧵👇

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

EPISODE 1 JUST AIRED OF THE SHOW I’VE BE WORKING ON WITH PBS NOVA!! 🥳🎉

WHAT THE PHYSICS?! ⚛️🤓🔭

Check it out let me know what you think !! And please like & share the video with any fellow physics lover you know!!!! 📐🧮🌌

https://t.co/5HpMCL9hUw

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@withlovecole @Luminary_Wings @___vannieee @QINGORACLE Oh my goodness I feel so honored to be mentioned in this conversation!! 🥹❤️ Thank you so much for sharing Nicole!! The first episode airs this Thursday and it’s going to be a fascinating topic about our universe! 🌌

https://t.co/GOTtwgxJBY

[The SETI Institute @SETIInstitute]

Experts believe it’s only a matter of time until we find intelligent extraterrestrial life. With new tools and technologies, we search more of the cosmos every day. But what happens when we detect ET? Vote for our #SXSW2025 PanelPicker proposal here: https://t.co/IQDw8cRw3e @sxsw

[Dianna Cowern @thephysicsgirl]

I tweeted a tweet about Science! I read the article myself, and wrote the tweet myself and posted it myself. 🥹🥹🥹

I haven't been able to do anything like that for a year and a half. 😭

It only took me three days lol. But I did it.

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

Liftoff! 🇺🇸🚀🚀🚀 Falcon Heavy launches the GOES-U satellite, furthering NASA and NOAA’s on-orbit weather forecasting capabilities

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@tracy_karin @YouTube Thank you so much for sharing this, Tracy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Athena Brensberger @AstroAthens]

@qertninja Juno spacecraft?

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@shawnapandya @IIAS_NLC @virgingalactic @kelliegerardi @SpaceNorah HUGE CONGRATS!!!!!!! Sooooo excited for you Shawna!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

Thank you, astronauts! #NS25