Manish Mishra

Theoretical physics. Science communicator and writer. Keen interest in the history of science, quantum technology, and space exploration. (He/him)

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

Hello! Back in September 2024, I migrated from 𝕏 to @Bluesky and archived my account here. At that time, 𝕏 was continuing to deteriorate in various ways, and many leading scientists, researchers, and academics were either moving to or becoming more active on platforms like @bluesky. However, after a few months, I noticed that many of them gradually returned to @X due to lower engagement on Bluesky. Some never moved there fully, and many created accounts but didn’t use them much.

I experienced something similar. I created my account on @bluesky but couldn’t find the same rhythm and interaction that existed here. So, in May 2025, I created this new account, but until now, I haven’t tweeted or posted anything from it. I only logged in occasionally to keep it active and sometimes liked or reposted a few posts.

But from today onwards, I’ve decided to return to 𝕏 more actively because many great people I know—and many I don’t know—are still here, and I want to reconnect with that community. I will continue to keep my @bluesky account and use it as well, but I’ll be more active here on @X.

I’m sharing this mainly to let those who were connected with me earlier know that this account is mine, and not fake.

Have a great time ahead, and thank you!!!

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

Also been reading 𝘎ö𝘥𝘦𝘭, 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩 lately. Love how Hofstadter takes Gödel’s ideas and connects them to mathematics, self-reference, music, art, and even the mind. It’s a strange book, but in the best possible way.

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[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

One of the most fascinating friendships in science. Gödel didn’t give Einstein a solution—he showed him that his own equations allowed something even stranger: a universe where causality itself could break down.

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[Physics Archives @PhysicsArchives]

In the final years of Albert Einstein’s life, one of his closest companions at the 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 wasn’t a physicist. It was the mathematician and logician Kurt Gödel.

(Photo courtesy: @the_IAS)

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[MIT CSAIL @MIT_CSAIL]

Over 70 years ago today, the term “artificial intelligence” was coined in a conference proposal: https://t.co/BbzXHKRdns

[Martin Bauer @martinmbauer]

Our universe expands uniformly at a rate of 0.000000007% per year

This means a galaxy that is 10 million light years away from us recedes at 210 km/s

At 1 billion light years it is 21 000 km/s

A galaxy that is 14bn lightyears away recedes with the speed of light

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[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

In Case You Missed It: This morning's launch of @NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope.
[7:26am ET, August 30, 2026].

Will arrive at Sun-Earth L2 in Early December, to discover Exoplanets and observe the effects of Dark Matter & Dark Energy on the Universe.

[Naval @naval]

When you truly work for yourself, you won’t have hobbies, you won’t have weekends, and you won’t have vacations, but you won’t have work either.

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman Roman will survey enormous areas of the sky in infrared light. Could its wide-field surveys uncover populations of early galaxies that Webb’s narrower observations have largely missed? #AskNASA @NASA

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASA If Roman finds tension between structure growth and expansion history, what cross-checks will distinguish new physics from evolving dark energy, modified gravity, or systematic errors? #AskNASA @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASA Now that Roman is on its way, what is the first scientific result from the mission that you are most eager to see? #AskNASA @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

.@NASARoman is finally on its way to L2. 🚀🌌

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff! @NASARoman begins its flight to space. The Roman telescope’s wide field of view will generate never-before-seen images, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @SpaceX A new chapter in our exploration of the universe begins today. ✨

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman .@NASARoman is finally on its way to L2. 🌌

Congratulations to @NASA, @SpaceX, and everyone who made this extraordinary mission possible.

As @NASA told me back in 2020, perhaps Roman’s most exciting discoveries will be the ones we don’t even know to look for yet.

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

Lift-off, @NASARoman 🚀🌌

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASA What were the most challenging engineering requirements for Roman’s 2.4-meter mirror and Wide Field Instrument to achieve the optical precision and stability needed for its cosmology mission? @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman How will Roman’s Coronagraph’s starlight suppression and wavefront control help distinguish faint exoplanets, and what will it teach future missions seeking Earth-like worlds? #AskNASA @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman Can’t wait to see the lift-off! 🚀 Good luck, @NASA & @SpaceX! 🤞

Go, Roman! 🚀🌌

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

Can't wait to see lift-off 🚀 . Good luck, @NASA & @SpaceX 🤞

[Unfold The Cosmos @UnfoldTheCosmos]

It’s launch day! “Let’s light this candle.” 🚀🌌

#NASARoman #UnfoldTheCosmos

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASAKennedy Roman and Webb are both infrared space telescopes, but they are optimized very differently. What is the most important scientific question that Roman can answer that Webb fundamentally cannot answer as efficiently? #AskNASA @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASAKennedy How will Roman’s Coronagraph’s starlight suppression and wavefront control help distinguish faint exoplanets, and what will it teach future missions seeking Earth-like worlds? #AskNASA @NASARoman

[Manish Mishra @Astro_Manish]

@NASA @NASARoman @NASAKennedy What were the most challenging engineering requirements for Roman’s 2.4-meter mirror and Wide Field Instrument to achieve the optical precision and stability needed for its cosmology mission? #AskNASA @NASARoman