Cristina Thomas

Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University @NAU. Planetary Astronomer #DARTmission.

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

YOU can help find more of these kinds of objects in the @DoNASAScience #CitizenScience project Active Asteroids: https://t.co/HBWua0oLwU

[UNOOSA @UNOOSA]

☄️The 8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference is around the corner!

👀We look forward to welcoming the #space community🔭🛰️🚀 in Vienna & virtually.

More details & links to live stream 👉https://t.co/q4cIiMOqO9

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@astrosnapper @michael_w_busch I would be totally surprised by a metal asteroid! I'm team E type!

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@astrosnapper @michael_w_busch @LCO_Global We have a couple of SpeX spectra of DZ2. Hopefully I'll see the reduced spectra soon!

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

📬 Special Delivery!

On Sept. 24, 2023, the #OSIRISREx spacecraft will deliver a capsule of precious asteroid material to Earth and @USPS just announced there will be a stamp to mark the occasion! https://t.co/54KsWVZHn3

#ToBennuAndBack

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@teddykareta One of the other record breaking Flagstaff winters was when I was a postdoc and it was..... interesting

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

I'm hoping MITHNEOS can get this one with lxd this weekend!

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

We’ve been tracking asteroid 199145 (2005 YY128) & know its orbit. On Feb 16 it will make its close approach, but will do so at a distance 12 times further away than the Moon with no threat of impact.

More data: https://t.co/ocjetQM9X4

Explore in 3D: https://t.co/ubt8XT2uJ6

[Dr. Angela Stickle @schmemela]

Tweeps! Some boulders on Dimorphos have new names! All officially approved by the IAU and everything! Check it out!! #DARTMission
https://t.co/iYfW5Alj10

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@SNMilam Seeing that in words is terrifying.

[Astronomy on Tap DC @AstroOnTapDC]

So STOKED for our next #AstroOnTap @dc9club on January 23rd which will be a Planetary Defense edition! Andy Rivkin, Nancy Chabot, and Carolyn Ernst from @JHUAPL will talk about plans to planet Earth from asteroid collisions and the success of the DART mission.

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@RillitoResearch A Japanese documentary crew asked Nick and I to (1) crawl under the LDT on film to discuss the instruments among ourselves and (2) pretend to observe in the control room by looking at old images. Anyone who sees this will know we are not winning any oscars.

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@asrivkin @barbylon @ChannonVisscher Yay! MANY more papers to come!

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@tomburbine @JWSTObservation @Apollotom We'd be happy to talk to you about it! MIRI MRS observations should happen in late November or December.

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

It worked! Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by our #DARTMission investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid successfully made a small change to the asteroid’s orbit. See what we're learning so far: https://t.co/5VZRFoZmkX

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

@teddykareta Well done! It's a great image!

[LICIACube @LICIACube]

💫 Nuove immagini dell'impatto della #DARTmission sull'asteroide #Dimorphos, che variato la sua traiettoria attorno a #Didymos di oltre 30 minuti.
✨ New images of DART's impact on #Dimorphos asteroid, which caused a deviation of its trajectory around #Didymos by over 30 minutes.

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

These LICIACube images are so fantastic!

[LICIACube @LICIACube]

💫 Nuove immagini dell'impatto della #DARTmission sull'asteroide #Dimorphos, che variato la sua traiettoria attorno a #Didymos di oltre 30 minuti.
✨ New images of DART's impact on #Dimorphos asteroid, which caused a deviation of its trajectory around #Didymos by over 30 minutes.

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

We changed the orbital period by 32 minutes!! #DARTMission

[NASA @NASA]

Live Now: #DARTMission experts discuss early results from the spacecraft’s planned impact with asteroid Dimorphos — the world’s first #PlanetaryDefense test.

Remember: DART is a test and there are no known asteroid threats to Earth. https://t.co/tnmJraBycM

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of this fantastic team. I'm so excited by what we've already accomplished and inspired to keep up the work. #DARTMission

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

Woo hoo! https://t.co/53MORL0L6L

[Cristina Thomas @cathomas09]

IT'S ALMOST TIME!