Tracy Becker

Planetary scientist studying asteroids, Jupiter's moons & Saturn's rings. Part of NASA's Europa Clipper mission. A #VoicesforScience advocate. (she/her)

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.

[Arecibo Space Cats @AreciboCats]

We're looking for a home for Space Cat Mercury ("Kitty"). We can take her anywhere in PR and to most places in the US. If you are interested, send us a message: [email protected] @ObservatoryCats

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

1 of the pics is the recently upgraded, fully functioning 12m telescope that does excellent solar and astro physics.

But on Aug 14, everyone who knows how to operate the telescopes will be forced to leave. Without clear plans to maintain, the obs will be overtaken by the jungle

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

Last week was bitter sweet visiting the .@NAICobservatory where I got my start in planetary science

It was great being with #TeamRadar & others who have worked with & love this facility

Also renews the utter disappointment w/the .@NSF decision to end AO science

#rebuildarecibo

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

#DPSEPSC2023 is going to be in San Antonio this year!

Science friends-come enjoy the beautiful Riverwalk, breakfast tacos, BBQ, bars, the Alamo, & caves all close to the venue & an awesome science program!

Abstracts due Jul 7! .@pen2tweets .@DPSCommittee .@SwRI

[DPS Meeting #DPSEPSC2023 @DPSMeeting]

Join us Oct. 1-6, 2023 in San Antonio Texas for the upcoming #DPSEPSC2023 meeting! https://t.co/qehcNQbAaD

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

I don't know anything about baseball.

But very excited about these upcoming #jwst program!

[Dr. Anicia Arredondo @AniciaArredondo]

I found out that my #JWST proposal was selected at the EXACT same moment that Freddie Freeman hit a home run and if that's not proof of the existence of God then idk what is

[Dr. Anicia Arredondo @AniciaArredondo]

I found out that my #JWST proposal was selected at the EXACT same moment that Freddie Freeman hit a home run and if that's not proof of the existence of God then idk what is

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

@Amber_R_Dixon Congratulations!!

[Astronomy On TapSATX @AoT_SATX]

Tomorrow’s AoT will not occur due to the winter storm warning here in San Antonio, stay tuned for updates on our next one!

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

@AniciaArredondo 🎉🥳🎉

[Dr Heidi B. Hammel @hbhammel]

I'm too busy to write a thread yet, but did you see that JWST CAPTURED THE SHADOW OF STARLIGHT CAST BY RINGS AROUND A TINY ICE BALL OUT BEYOND SATURN!?!? This high-precision feat was led by Pablo Santos-Sanz using a tiny bit of my JWST Guaranteed Time. https://t.co/s7Dy7ihJMb

[Alexander Clarence Berne @EnceladusDude]

Lol.

[UTSA Physics & Astronomy @UTSA_PhyAst]

Runners don't forget! Save the date on your calendar to join us on February 8th at 7:30pm as we welcome Dr. Jeffrey Bennett! The seminar will be held at FLN 2.03.08!!! 😃

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

@SwRI @AoT_SATX Note that this event is *next* Wednesday February 1st!

[ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper @EuropaClipper]

We love it when a spacecraft comes together! Catch a live video stream from the cleanroom @NASAJPL where we're building Europa Clipper, and join us today for a 30-minute live chat at 10am PT/1pm ET. https://t.co/AMN3wyErIq

[Tracy Becker @tbeckaa]

Next #AOTSATX!
@SwRI speaker Dr. Josh Kammer & @UTSA_PhyAst grad student Caleb Gimar!

@astronomyontap

[Astronomy On TapSATX @AoT_SATX]

We hope you all had a great New Year! In less than 2 weeks we have our first AoT of 2023 on February 1 at the Blue Star Brewery featuring Dr. Joshua Kammer and Caleb Gimar. Come learn about Pluto’s moon Charon as well as our very own Moon and the push to explore it further!

[Astronomy On TapSATX @AoT_SATX]

We hope you all had a great New Year! In less than 2 weeks we have our first AoT of 2023 on February 1 at the Blue Star Brewery featuring Dr. Joshua Kammer and Caleb Gimar. Come learn about Pluto’s moon Charon as well as our very own Moon and the push to explore it further!

[AGU (American Geophysical Union) @theAGU]

Calling all scientists: AGU’s #VoicesForScience can help you communicate the impact of science and its findings to policymakers, journalists and decision-makers.

Apply by 1 February to hone your skills in #scipolicy or #scicomm. ➝ https://t.co/ALvAMUy9dG

[Thayne Currie @AstroThayne]

(please circulate)
For students interested in UTSA's physics/astro PhD program but are now like "sigh, I missed the deadline of Jan. 1" ... apply anyway.

tl;dr version: bc some webpages were not updated in time, completed applications received by Feb 1 will be considered

[Robert W Ebert @RobWEbert]

This might be interesting.