James Xu

Future Astronomer. Montreal Canadiens Fan. Bird Photographer. Dungeon Master. Secret LEGO enthusiast. Graduate Student at UWO. Opinions my own. He/Him/His

[James Xu @XuAstro]

I think M. Sc. stands for Master of Sloppy Capitalization

[James Xu @XuAstro]

I am the master of Unnecessarily Capitalizing things in my Scientific Writing.

[James Xu @XuAstro]

y'know, 'cause they're Important but not SUPER IMPORTANT

[𓅪 Dr Alex Evans 𓅪 @alexevans91]

By mimicking an owl, this clever tree can sneak up on its prey undetected

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@elakdawalla I would LOVE to apply to this, but don't really know what I could supply for the "relevant writing sample"! I've done some research in astronomy, but haven't written many public articles or anything. Any advice?

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@PBarmby Just as all dice are special :D

[James Xu @XuAstro]

For my TTRPG/astro nerd friends: Ordered some space-themed dice and they came in today! They’re very sparkly, I’m a fan.

[James Xu @XuAstro]

WOOT

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@PBarmby Oh my god.

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@PBarmby

[James Xu @XuAstro]

TIL "sepia" is the Greek word for cuttlefish. Thanks, @CriticalRole Store.

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@PBarmby If I publish, do I get a big silver trophy?

[Dr Sarah Casewell @astronomerslc25]

Turns out if you are too interested in my research I will absolutely show you a fits header.....

[Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette @AngryAstroPanda]

OKAY SO I GUESS ALL NASA OPPORTUNITY COMICS MAKE ME CRY FOREVER FINE I GUESS
😭😭😭😭😭😭

[James Xu @XuAstro]

@PBarmby is fond of saying that it's called research because you have to do it over and over again. This week, I feel that.

[James Xu @XuAstro]

these dolphins know much more about fluid dynamics than I do

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Dolphins produce all sorts of bubbles by releasing air from their blowholes. They create large bubble clouds, bubble streams & individual bubbles. Many of these serve as visual displays, a kind of communication signal https://t.co/ZoMhK0vb7y [gif:https://t.co/hd0ekPDziH]

[James Xu @XuAstro]

Beautiful!!

[Jason O'Young @jasonoyoung]

Timelapse from Monday night's Northern Lights and Comet NEOWISE show in Southern Ontario.

[dr. nick saunders ⏾ @nksaunders]

I don’t know if I’m just coping worse than y’all but does anyone else feel like the last 3 months went by in 2 weeks?