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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

it was so awesome to narrate this script!! check it out✨🪐 #scicomm #exoplanet #spacetv

(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

after 2+ years of working on it, cannot describe how happy i am after submitting my first ever paper today! 🤩 happy holidays to everyone ✨ #science #astrobiology #happyholidays

screenshot of submission confirmation to the journal of astrobiology

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thrilled to see some of my thoughts on extraterrestrial evolution featured in the Daily Mail today! I talked about how "scientifically accurate" #aliens might communicate, and why we need to broaden our perspective on what "life" might look like on other worlds. 👽 www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

excerpt from my daily mail feature:
Mia Belle Parkinson, a PhD candidate at the UK Centre for Astrobiology, told Daily Mail: 'It's easy to think about intelligent alien beings that look and sound like us.

'However, this would not be the case at all. What if these beings evolved on a world completely dissimilar to ours?'

Just as life at the bottom of the ocean has evolved to flash messages to each other with bioluminescence, aliens might have evolved with different means of communication.

Mrs Parkinson adds: 'I think we shouldn't discount anything because the only example of life we have is Earth. And what if Earth truly is unique?'

So, in a scientifically accurate movie, Emily Blunt would be just as likely to start flashing a torch about or releasing noxious chemicals as to start chatting away.

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

was the first thing you noticed about me my #sweater? lets learn some cool football-related #space facts! 🏈 ✨#nfl #newenglandpatriots #christmassweater

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

i brought a box of Celebrations today (for my non-UK people please see pic), and offered one to the bus driver and one to a lady sat next to me. she was like “what happened? why are you so happy?” i just told her im always like this 😭🤭 #behappy #happyholidays

box of celebrations - all different kinds of chocolate candy.

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

record a 2min news bite for spacetv (@spacetv.bsky.social) with me! 🎙️how long do you think its going to take? #timelapse #timelapsevideo #narration #sciencecommunicator #voiceovers #voicework #space

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

this #SPACE fact is soo cool!!! 🪐 let’s learn about #earth, and the #solarsystem #learnontiktok #science

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

did you know i have a #youtube channel? i only have 2 long form vids - one about #k218b and the other about #atlas - both talking about the bold claims of #alien motherships and #alienlife beyond our solar system 👽 check it out 🥹🫶 www.youtube.com/@heyfellowearthian

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AstroMia

Hey fellow Earthians, AstroMia here! My name is Mia Belle Parkinson, I am a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh and have an out-of-this-world passion for science communication. Let's learn ...

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Please let me reintroduce myself... On the 27/9/25, I married the most amazing person I've ever met 💕 I am happy to announce that I am changing my professional name to match my legal name - I will now be going by Mia Belle Parkinson! Thanks to everyone for your support during this transition!

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

this has to be the best thing ive found on the walls of PhD offices 😭🐧 #science #phd

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I BAKED A PUMPKIN 🎃 LOAF!!!!! ive been very sick this week and this was the most productive thing i did yesterday. so, im proud of it, OK?! #baking #hobbies #fall #autumn

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

part of my PhD responsibilities is being a TA - the astrobio undergrads were doing presentations today. one of them a said “a guy called Frank Drake made this equation…” EXcuse Me!!! please pay respects to famed astrobiologist and astrophysicist Frank Drake ✨✨

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

its quite a mystery why my video is slow at the beginning and the end LOL da hell?!?! maybe its a halloween ghost 👻 anyway, i hope u learn a cool 🧊 #space fact about #mars today !!! #planets #mindblown #fyp

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

have you guys heard of YuTu? just made my first post on there and someone commented “what is astrobiology?” MY TIME HAS COME!!!! yutu.co.uk/wH7Wh4LeyXb

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

the lottery of LIFE!! 🦠 lets think about this #existential thought together… what do you think??? #

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

my favourite thing about being married to a composer and producer - we sat down to watch the england vs wales football game and heard a piece of his music in the intro😭🎶🥹

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

were back with another exciting #exoplanets!!!! i freaking love #space !! lets learn about OT44 #science #spacefacts #fyp

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I JUST GOT #MARRIED!!!!!! and were back with a SPACE MYTH #MONDAY

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Guillotine Hunger Force @handle.invalid · 18/09/2025

who else havin a exhaustential crisis

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

i just keep looking at these hairy coo pictures i took because they make me happy 🐮 #hairycoos #scotland

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

nothing beats a bee 🐝 on a sunflower 🌻 im trying not to think about the winter that awaits us

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

do you ever feel like you have just the absolute best idea for a song’s music video?? then you go watch the actual music video and its never what you think its going to be😭😭

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

new youtube vid is OUT! about 3I/ATLAS and the claims of it being an #alien mothership 👽 would love if you checked it out!!! #science #sciencecommunication #astrobiology #3iatlas #aviloeb youtu.be/xWwK9MQbHyY?...

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Is This Interstellar Comet (3I/ATLAS) an Alien Mothership? 🤔🛰️

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 22/11/2024

Saturnrise. This video sequence was taken in 2007 by astronomer Jan Koet, and shows Saturn seeming to emerge as the Moon moves out of the way. The video is at twice actual speed. Source: bit.ly/3fCWTci

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I think about this all the time

viscous nuisance
@slimefiend
thinking abt the time i went to a planetarium and somebody booed when they showed earth

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

sooooo i might have published a quick youtube video talking about K2-18b and the awesome debate behind the DMS/DMDS discovery….. check it out!!🔭 youtu.be/jFBH0KH_9Sk?...

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The Big Debate: Does Exoplanet K2-18b Harbor Alien Life? 👽✨

YouTube video by AstroMia

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

WERE BACK WITH ANOTHer exCITING EXOPLANET!! isnt the universe just so freakin’ cool?!? 🪐 #exoplanet #spacefacts #science #mindblown #universe #fyp #facts #sciencecommunication

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

someone from the graduate office here listened to the episode and said: “you come across so well, if science fails there’s a career in Podcasts for you!!😊” 🥹🥹(but i hope i dont fail science LOL)

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

GUYS im very excited to share the latest SPECIAL episode of the tartan tardigrade #podcast 🎙️ interviewing 5 students in the #astrobio and planetary sci MSc at edinburgh, i learn about their work, individual interest, and next steps!! check it out pls🥹 open.spotify.com/episode/6NPq...

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The Tartan Tardigrade - SPECIAL Episode 17: Astrobio & Planetary Sci MSc

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Grant Lach @grant-lach.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

youtu.be/1r_p_ZE2Gxo?... Always love seeing stuff like this - of course in a field like astrobiology there’s still a ton of discussion going on about most of the ideas being presented here!

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Astrobiologist Answers Astrobiology Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

i took natgeo’s shark 🦈 personality quiz (yes, its for kids) i found it very fun, and if i meet you in person, i *might* ask you to take the quiz too because i want to know what shark you are #sharks #personalityquiz #natgeo

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

as i walked to campus today, a slug somehow “jumped” into my shoe!! it took me 3 seconds to put it back on the ground. later, a crow dropped a 💩 a foot in front of me. i was very happy to deal with the slug slime on my sock rather than the potential bird poop that would have landed on my head!!!!!

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I saw my first ever harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) underwater yesterday while snorkeling in La Jolla! I tried out a new snorkeling spot - which I've only ever been tidepooling at at minus tides. Turns out it's pretty great for snorkeling at higher tides. Water was almost 70F.🐬🦑 #snorkeling

A harbor seal swimming underwater above some greenish brown kelp fronds. It is grayish white with many black speckles, and has long white whiskers and adorable large black eyes.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Hand embroidered artwork by Vicki Foster, contemporary textile artist #WomensArt

Embroidery hoop with pictorial embroidery resembling a forest in silhouette under a deep blue starry sky

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

one of my highland coo photos got published on earthsky! hehehehe ecp.earthsky.org/community-ph...

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Community Photos – Community Photos by EarthSky

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

absolutely love these!!! 🎨 🌙

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

one of my friends sent me this😭😭😭😭😭 in case no one has said hey fellow earthian to you today, here is an overdose…. 🌎 #heypal

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

i would like this exact cake when i submit my very first science paper please 🎂

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

answered a question on my youtube channel about the sun!!! (I LOVE THE SUN ☀️) would really mean a lot if you checked it out 👉👈 youtube.com/@heyfellowea...

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

overheard on the edinburgh bruntsfield links: “thats why i hate linkedin because you are not supposed to be a human but a robot”

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

i sure do love those 30 seconds after waking up when i haven’t yet remembered about The Things

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

anyone who knows me knows i LOVE highland coos 🐮 please enjoy these pictures of them i took with my nikon D7500 🥹 #scotland #highlandcows #photography

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

this might not be my strongest space myth monday but its still cool to learn about!! ☀️ #space #spacefacts #science #mindblown #spacemyth #sun #earth #summertime #summer

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

#elio was such a good movie!! have you guys seen it? 👽

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(Astro)Mia, MScR @astr0mia.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

ASB10 was so awesome!!💫 #astrobiology is the best science 🌌 learning about the research around the UK and making new connections with fellow astrobiologists was epic!! ✨

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