Kristen Walbolt

I tweet for work at a space mine (heard the good word about exoplanets?) ... but not on this account. she/her

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Inside the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), @NASAWebb shows stars bursting forth spectacularly, and reveals otherwise invisible glowing gas and dust. Webb's sensitivity can help us detect the disks of gas and grains that will someday form worlds.🤩 https://t.co/lHurk2Hw2r

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

The cutest!

[NASA @NASA]

🍂 This Friendsgiving, you’re all invited to our universal table. Here’s what some of our missions are bringing to the potluck.

Take in the spread, then tell us what you’ll be putting on your plate!

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

.@taffyakner on Taylor Swift? I've never clicked faster. Join me, won't you? https://t.co/KHmeupT8Er

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

@JPMajor Gorgeous! As always.

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

We had safety glasses, but during the last eclipse, tip-top scientist @starsarecalling taught us that a colander is the way to go. Always listen to the experts! Happy Eclipse, everybody!

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Take a moment to take in the Spirograph Nebula. Stare as long as you like. It's 3,900 light-years from Earth and ~0.3 light-years across — about 1.76 trillion miles (2.84 trillion km).
Repeat as needed.

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

Managing social media at this time: Wake up, see news. Cancel light-hearted Halloween posts. Pick lovely, science-timely astro image. End with blue heart to match ''heart'' of image. Wait. Could the blue heart be seen as political?! Ditch it. Slip a bit of other into the world.🤷🏻‍♀️

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

This is a test image from @esa's Euclid space telescope. It has an instrument that will break down the light from every star or galaxy into wavelength, which is what you see here.

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

I created this quiz and wrote some words, but the glorious character creation was led by @FoxanneOfficial and visual strategist Joby Harris at @NASAJPL. I love each one, but the Captain is particularly glorious!

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

@JfkWhitlam Yes, Europa Clipper!

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

This spaceship is getting its final touches before testing, and then it's going to Europa. We are living in an age wonder.

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

You may say ‘‘zany,’’ I say ‘‘zesty!’’ My passion for adventure and for my friends rivals even the fiery intensity of a lava world. What kind of explorer are YOU? Take NASA’s Exoplanet Quiz to see. https://t.co/9oMZQ7RQEv

[NASA @NASA]

This Saturday, July 1, @ESA's Euclid spacecraft is scheduled to lift off, shedding light on dark matter and dark energy—two of the biggest modern mysteries about our universe. We'll stream ESA's broadcast live on NASA TV starting at 10:30am ET (1430 UTC): https://t.co/OGAULAtEn6

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

This is absolutely one of my favorite images, created and rendered beautifully by scientist and artist @AstroRob. From infrared to ultraviolet, we're better together. Happy Pride, y'all!

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

So much trans excellence this evening. <3

#TonyAwards

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Denée Benton at the #TonyAwards on Ron DeSantis: "While I’m certain that the current Grand Wizard ... I’m sorry. Excuse me, governor of my home state of Florida..."

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

Next year, we're launching for Europa, all of us, with @EuropaClipper. You can send your name on that spacecraft: https://t.co/UYenFZmsme

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

Dance with a star and read a light-curve with me...

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Discovery Alert! 📣
@NASAWebb viewed an exoplanet eclipse and made a brightness map of a well-known world. From these measurements, scientists mapped WASP-18 b's day side temperatures, showing a range of 2,800 to 4,800 degrees F (1,500 to 2,600 C). https://t.co/D7Ph6FzBPc

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

Two bros took things over and made them worse. They came together to do a big thing in the most nincompooperly way and it was a spectacular disaster.
lofl

[Kristen Walbolt @kWalbolt]

How many space telescopes does it take to make a dreamscape?
A: @NASAWebb, @NASAHubble, @chandraxray, Newton, Spitzer + groundbased.

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

'Quenching in purple' 💜
A star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, ~200,000 light-years away, glows with arcs of the material that stars and planets need to form. The purple cloud at left is the remains of a supernova explosion from a massive star. https://t.co/NDsHWojuZq