Fun Fact Science with Kovi 🌌🔭🤔

Astrophysics PhD Candidate @sifa_astro - Communicating Scientist 💻🎆

Come for the memes, stay for the science!

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#AreYouNewHere?
It's been a while so I thought I'd introduce myself - older followers can just enjoy the photos😎
My name is Kovi (like coffee but not ☕️) I'm a #physics #astro #research student 🤓 with a passion for communicating #science📊and exploding #stars 📡🌌🎆
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[P(David|Kipping) ∝ P(Kipping|David) P(David) @david_kipping]

Not a scientific poll but here Republican voters disapprove of science cuts at over 4:1 (versus approve). You guys let Twitter know, now let your representatives know, it’s not too late.

https://t.co/22qHXPMC9d

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If you want to hear more about this fascinating field of science check out this week's episode of @sciencetruly's The Nerd & The Scientist where we chat with @NathanRowina about all things related to pulsars, gravitational waves, and space 🔭⚛️🧪
https://t.co/BmoJrdSmQ6

[NRF/SARAO @SKA_Africa]

South Africa’s MeerKAT tracks cosmic ripples in spacetime

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/jJ4MRk7XNj

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Don’t miss this chance to connect with these legends – register now: https://t.co/0ySA2OeptZ

Get ready for a dynamic discussion and a unique experience featuring iconic figures in space exploration, science, and ocean advocacy.

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Broadcasting live from the Drake Passage during Space2Sea Antarctica, @JanetsPlanet will be moderating an extraordinary seaside conversation aboard an expedition cruise on December 20th!

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Woah this post is really taking off.
You know what else is taking off? Me, to @bluesky with the handle: @funfactscience.bsky.social

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fixed it for you

[Reviewer 2 @GrumpyReviewer2]

#AcademicChatter

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Just in time for the holidays: A new long-period radio transient from Ziteng Wang... now with X-ray emission! https://t.co/1AdoqJbNYz

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In our latest episode we chat about the outrageous plans Blue Origin has for the first flight of their New Glenn rocket.

(bonus points for anyone who picks up on the easter egg 🦈)

https://t.co/Gz1NPF3JF0

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If you work in astronomy and find yourself in Sydney next week, don't miss this lecture series!

#astronomy #datascience #science

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I'm happy to announce that the 2024 Hunstead Lecture series will be given by Bryan Scott in November.

The series will be dedicated to important topics and skills #datascience in #astronomy, and will include both hands-on tutorials as well as more traditional lectures 💻📡🌌🔭

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@funfactscience.bsky.social

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Could we get a response to this in the next @theallinpod science corner?https://t.co/FQ1xAxz2iJ

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The most sparkly, space-themed dress the local galactic group has ever seen!

[Dr Kirsten Banks @AstroKirsten]

Just got married… and fun fact: someone once got married from space! 🚀👰‍♀️💍

Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko said his vows while orbiting Earth on the ISS back in 2003!

[Ciaran O'Hare @cajohare]

I was on a podcast and moaned about dark matter

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In our latest episode we chat with @cajohare (@Sydney_Science) about #darkmatter, quarks, and the Venn diagram of #astronomy and particle #physics.

If you watch closely you can see the exact moment @benjaminsalles mind gets blow

https://t.co/ykoGnvG9he

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@markcheung Cool! Yes, there's a tentative plan for a visit to Marsfield on December 4 to give a colloquium 😃

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I'm happy to announce that the 2024 Hunstead Lecture series will be given by Bryan Scott in November.

The series will be dedicated to important topics and skills #datascience in #astronomy, and will include both hands-on tutorials as well as more traditional lectures 💻📡🌌🔭

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

Imagine this: a @sydney_uni scientist has $1B to spend on research for species survival.

Join us at the Alumni Festival as @AstroLauraD @dieterhochuli and @taylorszyszka battle for $1B🔭🐝🌿

Register: https://t.co/7LBmat5vMW
Nov 30, 11:30 - 12:30pm

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Here is what ChatGPT had to say about it:

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Supernova paper officially published and available in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society!

https://t.co/7GkWaVIDLI

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@ConaireDeagan If they insist on breathing they could use scuba apparatus