Brian Grefenstette

I clearly don't post here anymore. Scientist, astronomer, sometimes writer. Tweets here are my own. He/him.

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@matplotlib A huge chunk of the @NuSTAR_Science automated processing plots make use for matplotlib on the backend. And that's before basically every plot I make for a papers, which is all matplotlib.

[Bill Nelson @SenBillNelson]

Exciting news! @NASAUniverse's new mission, UVEX, will join our fleet of space telescopes to help us explore the secrets of the cosmos!

[Caltech @Caltech]

Congratulations to Professor Fiona Harrison and the #UVEX team on being selected as a new @NASA mission!

[Grant Tremblay @astrogrant]

UVEX!!!

[ARCHIVED - Dr. Nicky Fox @NASAScienceAA]

We’ve selected a new @NASAUniverse mission! UVEX — UltraViolet Explorer — will conduct a deep survey of the whole sky in two bands of ultraviolet light, providing new insights into galaxy evolution and the lifecycles of stars. Congratulations to Principal Investigator, Fiona Harrison and her team! https://t.co/H9nNIb37rV

[ESA Webb Telescope @ESA_Webb]

🆕 The @RoyalAstroSoc has awarded the 2024 Group Achievement Award in Astronomy to the team responsible for designing and building Webb’s MIRI instrument! 🎉 Read more: https://t.co/DCatVEq17F or 🧵👇

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@Brodiesmith21 I've heard the bread crumbs on TourLife man.

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@egrefen That thread is horrific…

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@aarranshaw Kinda happy I got out tonight, not going to lie

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@aarranshaw Better / worse?

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

On plane number one…let’s see if the storms reach down to Austin…

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@aarranshaw The world wants to know…

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

This is from the catwalk hallway that separates the various meetings rooms looking down at the expo hall. Definitely getting my steps in this week. #AAS243

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

Bonus points if you can figured out what the blue color is

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

Seen at the Chandra booth earlier. #aas243

[Chandra Observatory @chandraxray]

For the first time scientists have combined the powers of @NASA's Chandra & Webb Space Telescopes to study the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, helping to solve the mystery behind the remnant's "Green Monster": https://t.co/ycBcpEnNxL #AAS243

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@planet4589 This launch snuck up on me! For some reason I still had EP as a year out…

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@casey_stedman @NuSTAR_Science Hey, I actually work at the @NuSTAR_Science ops center. I've always wondered how you guys actually do the tracking...

[Brian Grefenstette @TheBrianGref]

@aarranshaw Just remember that some years it'll be worse/more evil than it is now.