Mikayla Huffman

Impact physics & atmospheres | Ph.D. candidate at CU Boulder APS | M.S. CU Boulder ‘24 | B.S. W&M Physics '22 | All opinions are my own :)

[Matt Benjamin @MBforBoulder]

Another spectacular showing by Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It was setting between green mountain and bear peak. We viewed from Viele lake in south #boulder. Don’t miss out on seeing this #comet. My kids were ecstatic when they saw it, followed by a million questions 🤔

[ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper @EuropaClipper]

U.S. Poet Laureate @adalimon's original poem "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" will travel aboard the #EuropaClipper spacecraft on its 1.8-billion-mile journey to the ocean moon.

Hear it read by Ada herself ⬇️

[CU Boulder 🦬 @CUBoulder]

It's launch day for @NASA's #EuropaClipper mission and Ralphie is going along for the ride. 🚀
SUDA, the SUrface Dust Analyzer, was designed and built at @LASPatCU and our beloved mascot is engraved on the instrument! 🦬
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/DO1fX0sFsP

[NASA @NASA]

Separation confirmed!
@EuropaClipper is now sailing through space on its own, bound for the Jupiter system. This "message in a bottle" carries the names and hopes of millions, as we voyage together to search for a habitable world beyond Earth.

[Jani Radebaugh @radjanirad]

Listening remotely to Bob Pappalardo about the amazing Europa Clipper, with Florida launch delayed to at least Sunday, saying "oops, sorry about the hurricane warning in the background here"... 😳 @EuropaClipper @RPappalardo @DPSCommittee #DPS2024 #DPS56 #hurricaneMiltom

[Mikayla Huffman @CraterKit]

Had a great time as Doctor Trivia at the #DPS56 early career and student reception! The #DPS2024 Profesional Development Committee has two more events Wednesday: Women in Planetary Sci lunch 1215-115 pm and a Website Workshop 530-630 pm. See you there!

[MAVEN Mission to Mars @MAVEN2Mars]

Happy Martian birthday to MAVEN! 🥳
#OnThisDay 10 years ago, the MAVEN spacecraft entered orbit around Mars.

[Purdue EAPS @PurdueEAPS]

Congratulations to Ali Bramson, of @PurdueEAPS, for being awarded @theAGU 2024 Ronald Greeley Early Career Award in Planetary Science! Read more about her award here: https://t.co/9f8jckycVv #thenextgiantleap #boilerup @PurdueScience @AliBramson

[Joe @alpha_convert]

I *never* want to download a text file containing a single bibtex entry. Just let me copy it.

[Mikayla Huffman @CraterKit]

I passed my comprehensive exam today, despite breaking my foot on Monday! Here's to getting my Masters, advancing to Ph.D. candidacy, and learning how to walk in a boot.

[CU Boulder 🦬 @CUBoulder]

Did you know it's #DarkSkyMonth in Colorado? 🌌 🌟

#CUBoulder astronomer Erica Ellingson gives her take on where you can still go to see brilliant displays of stars in Colorado! ⬇️
https://t.co/diYjxDEgm4

[Dr. Ryan French @RyanJFrench]

Tracking the full journey of the recent comet visible in NASA’s LASCO data! The comet appears to the right (south) of the frame, and makes it pretty close to the Sun before burning up. Cool stuff! #astronomy

[Eugene Vinitsky 🦋 @EugeneVinitsky]

summer student project presentations are incredible

[Seven Rasmussen @toomanyspectra]

i think AAS should have a red carpet w/ photographers + commentators for conferences. “here comes dr. rasmussen in vintage Goodwill and doc martens, dr. rasmussen can you please comment on the outgassing rates of 55 Cnc e given recent observational constraints”

[Mikayla Huffman @CraterKit]

So happy for @planetarymike @planetaryemc2 and @BethanGregory2! Great paper out in Nature today about HCO+ dissociative recombination at Venus https://t.co/beAUKBQQR6

[Mikayla Huffman @CraterKit]

@jtuttlekeane Love the vest!

[Mikayla Huffman @CraterKit]

About to start oathbringer for my stormlight archive reread and man I forgot how small the font was in this one

[CU Boulder 🦬 @CUBoulder]

On April 8th, a total eclipse will pass over parts of Texas, and will be the last chance to see such an event from the United States until 2044. 🔭

A team from #CUBoulder and @NatSolarObs will be among the crowds.

Read more! ⬇️
https://t.co/GL9OePpzbv

[LASP @LASPatCU]

In a new study simulating ejecta of icy moons like Enceladus & Europa to test instruments like the LASP-built SUrface Dust Analyzer (SUDA) on @NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission, even traces of a single cell in one grain of ice were identifiable. https://t.co/Ln1N9TYWdt

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

The Apollo 11 landing site with the lunar module descent stage casting a shadow toward Little West crater, imaged with the Orbiter High Resolution Camera on India's Chandrayaan-2 from an altitude of 100 km (62 miles) on April 2, 2021