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Alyssa Goodman

@alyssagoodman.bsky.social
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Astronomy Professor at Harvard. Founder of glue solutions, inc. & path-to.org. Views are my own.

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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.instagram.com/cosmicdatast... #nasaroman @harvard.edu @cosmicds.bsky.social
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Cosmic Data Stories on Instagram: "Get ready for Sunday's #nasaroman launch by exploring how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will do science 100X faster than Hubble. Experience it for yourself w...
7 likes, 2 comments - cosmicdatastories on August 29, 2026: "Get ready for Sunday's #nasaroman launch by exploring how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will do science 100X faster than Hubble. Ex...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
SOOO excited for tomorrow's #NASARoman launch! To SEE "Why Roman?" Try this quickie short from @CosmicDataStory youtu.be/-4kALiBHA5Y Then try the comparison yourself: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/why-roman/ @harvard.edu @nasaupdates.bsky.social
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Why Roman? A quick explanation of why NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is so great!
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John Lewis @astrojthe3.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why Roman? Learn more from Prof @alyssagoodman.bsky.social about why we are launching the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope #NASARoman using our new interactive projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/why-roman/ #astroedu #astro www.youtube.com/shorts/-4kAL...
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Why Roman? A quick explanation of why NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is so great!
YouTube video by Alyssa Goodman
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why be excited about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launching this Sunday, 8/26?? This new app from @CosmicDataStories at @Harvard explains! (Hints: LOTS of Sky at once, broad wavelength coverage.) Interactive app: projects.cosmicds.cf... Video demo of app: youtube.com/shorts/-...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why is the Roman Space Telescope, being launched by @NASA and @SpaceX so important? LEARN why here! Hints: giant field fo view, broad wavelength coverage, general awesomeness. App demo: youtube.com/shorts/-... Interactive App! projects.cosmicds.cf... Credit: @cosmicdatastories team, at @Harvard
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
May the FOURTH be with you! Here's a snazzy new way to appreciate NASA imagery alongside simulations of the Phantom Galaxy, brought to you by @cosmicds.bsky.social, launched tonight at the @museumofscience.bsky.social projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/bubbling-gal... #maythe4thbewithyou
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Some of my visualization friends know that I’m not a big fan of scrollytelling, often a favorite of the NYTimes— whose infographics I often otherwise love. This article, however is the best use of scrollytelling I have ever seen. A masterpiece. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Last Moments of Jeju Air Flight 2216 (Gift Article)
The crew of a stricken South Korean flight faced a cascade of unforgiving decisions in the last moments. The kind other pilots might look at and ask: What would I have done?
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Absolutely! Search for your favorites with this cool new tool! projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-...
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Rubin First Look
Rubin First Look
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thanks to the Vera Rubin Observatory and WorldWide Telescope, everyone can go explore these GIGANTIC SPECTACULAR images of our Universe today!! Experience the full richness of the 3200 MegaPixel images in context at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...
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Rubin First Look WorldWide Telescope Interactive How-to
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/0isCZunA
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Join me on June 14
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Are you ready to Take Back TRUTH now? If you are, join the movement here! #takebacktruth #wearcrimson www.takebacktruth.info
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Home | TakeBackTruth
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thank you, Larry Summers, for this clear call for Harvard to stand up to the Trump administration’s extortion. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
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Opinion | Lawrence Summers: Harvard Must Not Yield to Trump
As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one-sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Not about politics! Just about a very fun job available for a Science Visualization Specialist at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago! Link to posting is below. I highly recommend Adler! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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Recruitment
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Would you like to see the AAS Journals make the best use of Augmented Reality figures that require NO special equipment or apps? Then, come by the *AAS Booth* at #AAS245 and participate in the AR user study. Your rewards: a take-home merge cube, and the possibility to see YOUR data in AR, live.
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Let's spread the word on #STEMedu /outreach efforts together, @aussiastronomer.bsky.social @chrislintott.bsky.social @scibry.bsky.social @nasa.extwitter.link @harvard.edu? We'll show Cosmic Data Stories, one of many ways for AAS members to get involved www.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/data-stories
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Data Stories
Hub of all the Cosmic Data Stories (interactive applications using real science data) created to date.
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Good news for #astronomy edu/outreach enthusiasts!--it's not too late to register for @nasa.extwitter.link Science Activation workshop on the morning of Sunday, 1/12, @aasoffice.bsky.social in "DC"! Reg link: aas.org/meetings/aas..., More about SciAct: science.nasa.gov/learn Check out #cosmicDS
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Here’s a handy new eclipse app from CosmicDS, brought to you by actual astronomers at Harvard! projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/solar-eclips...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Preparing for the eclipse? Learn how to use this great app that simulates what you consider during Monday’s eclipse see in this quick video, and then get the app from its description youtu.be/DzXVy_99Ldg?...
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April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Cosmic Data Story
On April 8, 2024, North America will be treated to an awe-inspiring total eclipse. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
You a fan of GIGANTIC ripples in the Galaxy?You know about the Radcliffe Wave, right? Did you know it "waves," and that you can see it in your living room in augmented reality? ralfkonietzka.github.io/files/radwav... (Nature 4/4, Konietzka et al.) @RadInstitute @Harvard @univienna @LMU_Muenchen
screenshot of gif showing QR code and Radcliffe Wave AR
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Want to see right into the "brick" at the center of our Galaxy using @NASAWebb? Check out the newest @CosmicDataStory creation, explaining the discovery by University of Florida Prof. Adam Ginsburg et al. t.co/qQEPgbsvL5. cosmicds.github.io/minids/jwst-...
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JWST Brick
JWST Brick
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Go see the fabulous @drbecky.bsky.social for more about what is causing today’s eclipse! youtu.be/rTGNX_C3-tU
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Here’s the cheat sheet on how to see how to see the eclipse today! www.youtube.com/shorts/KX_bD...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Today is ECLIPSE day! See what can be seen using this fun online tool from @NASA Science Activation’s CosmicDS team. cosmicds.github.io/minids/annul...
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Annular Eclipse 2023
See the October 14, 2023 solar eclipse from multiple points of view.
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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 07/10/2023
I just set up an automated way to send out invite codes to astro folk who request them 😁 I think I can send out about 100/day. 🔭 Donate any codes you have here: forms.gle/R35p4MRSwpk2... & please share this code request form with other astro folks: forms.gle/GggKAPv8Vcrv...
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Alyssa Goodman @alyssagoodman.bsky.social · 30/07/2023
Yes, I’m in favor of blue skies, in general.
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