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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

1. What is the drink on the right? 2. Is there a small fly in it?!? 3. YES, it’s Friday!

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Kamber Schwarz @theschwarz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm hiring a postdoc to work on new models of ionization chemistry in star and planet formation! Come join my new group at the University of Georgia: aas.org/jobregister/... ☄️

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Postdoctoral Position in Star and Planet Formation

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Georgia has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher working on the development of new chemical/dynamical models of protoplanetary disks in...

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yay for having to choose between your health and that of your child 🙃

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“There you see her, look at that cover page…”

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I mean, I think a reference this dated might have counted as violating the dual anonymous rules? 🫣

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good news / bad news: you still have time to write up that last-minute idea! (Or not. Sometimes enough is enough)

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Sarah E Moran @offallingstars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Still server issues. Now Laura Watkins (head of science policy at STScI) is saying new deadline tomorrow, Oct. 1st at 5pm EDT for all proposers.

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ugh, there’s no good time to be sick, but there are worse times 👎

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Jason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Astro BlueSky: Be my boss! Penn State Astro needs a new department head and I need YOUR help to find them. Who is your ideal department head? Who can maintain a vibrant, collegial, politics-free atmosphere that supports all members (undergrads, grads, staff, all kinds of faculty)? 🧪

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Sarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#JWST proposers, lest you not have enough to worry about already, check out some new language on use of the much-beloved \vspace parameter in your proposal jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-opportu...

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Carry On Queen Charlotte

ALT: Carry On Queen Charlotte

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are we not already in crisis mode? 🙃

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sounds like you did some excellent self-parenting 🫂

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How many astrophysicists does it take … 😂

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Definitely. We really need some kind of fundamental shift, but there are a million complications to deal with

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I had a male colleague tell me something like how his wife would be jealous if she saw how good I looked after pregnancy 🫪 and that was just a different 🤢

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Can we all just please refrain from commenting on colleagues’ bodies?!?

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 25/09/2026

🔭 #AAS249 Meet plenary speaker Mary Anne Limbach (U of Michigan) — research focuses on discovering & characterizing planetary systems in unexplored regimes, including cold giant planets, planets around white dwarfs, exomoons & exorings. Join us in Salt Lake! aas.org/meetings/aas249/registration

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have a couple of pieces from Emily and I love them! (Also: of course an Emily produces high quality work 😉)

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The widget on my phone shows me headlines from various news outlets and I enjoy getting a sense of what’s outside my bubble. This headline made me lol because it’s top spot-on for: “how can we combine the most woke things”? 😆

Fox News headline: “Massachusetts lesbian bar ignites fury after easing mask rules for one night a week”

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AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy @aascsma.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We have a new minigrants program for early-career astronomers for professional expenses (e.g., travel, grad app fees) that can't be covered through other funds. The deadline is Oct 9! The app asks professional goals, description of financial need, & an itemized list of expenses. Please share! 🔭

AAS CSMA Minigrants Program. The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy is happy to announce the 2026 minigrants program. Open to all early career stage (undergrad, grad, postbac) astronomers for any professional-related expenses. Individual grants from $400 to $1000. Apply now! Due October 9 (or until funds are all expended). QR code links to https://aas.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/228/home

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Go to bed; tired is stupid.

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No, but I definitely had random movies that I watched so much I knew every scene … but maybe just bc I had them on VHS?

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yes! It’s an amazing group of cross-disciplinary experts we’ve assembled. Come work with us on some really cool projects! 😎😶‍🌫️🤩

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I agree. I don’t think poorly of students who do this, precisely because it’s unclear. But also: IN AN EQUITABLE WORLD EMAILING FACULTY SHOULD HAVE NO INFLUENCE ON ADMISSION (sorry, yelling is directed at the world, not you)

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

😍 I remember made up songs on a play guitar when mine was around the same age

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

😬 how much rain is too much for a bounce house? Maybe you can prep a pile of towels? 🙁

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My roommate’s phone woke us up: her mom calling to tell her to turn on the TV because we were at war. I remember watching in stunned silence as the second tower fell.

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 10/09/2026

New AAS Guidelines on AI Use in Academic Publishing AAS Publications Committee is sharing results of a community request: guidelines for use of AI tools, including large language models, in preparing/reviewing manuscripts submitted to AAS journals. journals.aas.org/policies 🔭

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Welcome! (And yeah, that most-senior-person-here thing is a trip!)

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

See, now I’m just confused about the three texts … why not two or four? 😆 (sorry)

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So (annoyingly) true. For any students reading: emailing me doesn’t improve your chances of acceptance at all. Probably the only useful point to an email is just to ask if I’m open to taking on new students in the fall. (I am this year.)

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Mike Brown @plutokiller.com · 31/08/2026

um, no? calling it a planet in 1930 was the actual mistake. but we fixed it and are all good now thanks.

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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The word I remember mispronouncing because I learned it from reading: admirable

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