Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageScience Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 432188778
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As arXiv announces a new submission rate limit policy, I refer anyone who is up in arms about it to👇Hogg 2026👇. I'm so confused who would want to submit so much slop? For me (both writing and hiring) it's always been about quality over quantity, every single time. 🧪⚛️ blog.arxiv.org/2026/10/01/u...blog.arxiv.orgFair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit PolicyarXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing a… 98213
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Annnnnd it’s time for round 2 🤞 Arrived at 3:50, flight at 6:35 and check-in desks are not open yet 😭 010
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Note, it was a hydraulic fluid leak. Very not good situation 😅 And the cancellation notice came in at 16:48 Flight rebooked for 6:35 😭😭😭 Meanwhile using the €15 meal voucher the airline gave us. I sort of feel like the order number is trying to tell me something… I mean what are the chances… 020
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 29/09/2026A little help from Earth 🌍 On 28 September, our Juice spacecraft flew by Earth, using our planet’s gravity to adjust its course towards Jupiter, increasing its speed by 3.5 km/s while using very little fuel. Next up: another Earth flyby in 2029, before Jupiter in 2031. 🔗 esa.int/Science_Expl... 327245
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anyone experienced long delays due to mechanical issues with British Airways? Got to airport at 8:10 Scheduled departure: 10:40 It’s now 16:15 😭 231
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageLIGO Scientific Collaboration @ligo.org · 25/09/2026The latest issue of the @ligomagazine.bsky.social is now out with all the latest #GravitationalWaves news! Read it for free at ligo.org/wp-content/u... 🔭🧪⚛️🎶 0197
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageLISA Community @lisacommunity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What do black holes and comic books have in common? More than you'd think. 📖 Read it for free: blackholecomicbook.com 286
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageChristopher Berry @cplberry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🔭 Anyone interested in applying for a RAS Fellowship or 1851 Fellowship at @uofgravity.bsky.social, please get in touch! We have a great gravitational-wave group ⚛️ These fellowships are great for those coming straight from a PhD. We have internal deadlines, so we need to know who's interested soon 01010
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageLIGO Scientific Collaboration @ligo.org · 14/09/2026Happy birthday #GW150914! 11 years ago today, we caught our first gravitational wave, and founded a new type of astronomy A decade later, we now have hundreds of observations! 🔭🧪🎂 413247
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Your nephew has the power to outshine all the stars in the Universe?! 🤯 110
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And there’s more being announced at the end of this year 😎 Stay tuned for GWTC-6! 020
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 14/09/2026OTD 11 years ago we discovered an event that birthed a whole new field of astronomy ✨ Happy Birthday #GW150914! 🥳 #GravitationalWaves #BlackHoles 34413
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#ARCschedule Sep26 Outcomes possible for Industrial Transformation schemes. FT26 already announced. Other events: 🔹Open: 2027 rounds of Future Fellowships & Industrial Tran. schemes 🔹Selection meetings: Laureate Fellowships (but outcomes in Mar ’27 🤡) Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 081
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageProf Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Join us! We are advertising not one but TWO new observation-oriented tenure track faculty positions, in the areas of massive stars/compact binaries and exoplanets. Links in thread! [Genuine footage from our staff meetings, seen below]static.klipy.comAvengers Assemble with ThorAlt: Avengers Assemble - camera pans around the Avengers on a New York (?) street. Thor chairs the staff meeting. 22715
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docsnyc.govSeptember 11 Docs 402265026436
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026To the many unsuccessful Future Fellowship applicants who got great scores (& feedback) from their peer ("Detailed") reviewers, but much poorer scores from their ARC College ("General") assessors, here's an old thread explaining why this happens👇 And, by the way, I'm sorry – the system ain't great. 2366
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🚨 #FutureFellowships #FT26 announcement: ❗️Outcomes announced publicly for ARC Future Fellowships 2026❗️ See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/… /bot 1278
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageMary Woessner @marynwoessner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Those numbers look pretty similar to their 'inaccurate' release of results the other week... 1103
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 07/09/2026how much could have changed in just two weeks? 🤔 200
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageAustralian Research Council @arc-gov-au.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Tomorrow (Tuesday 8 Sept), we will announce the outcome of the ARC Future Fellowships (FT26). Stay tuned for the update! 03817
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Celebrating this chonky neutron star by adding it to my "How dense are neutron stars?" notebook. Find out what volume of this neutron star weighs as much as all of humanity on Earth right now! shanikagalaudage.github.io/scicomm-outr... Spoiler: it's tiny! 083
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageDr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Let's do a calculation together of just how dense neutron star matter really is; using a real neutron star's measurements 😎 Watch along, and try it for yourself here: shanikagalaudage.github.io/scicomm-outr... ✨ (the video is longer than 3min, so it's in two parts!) #NeutronStarWeek #SciComm 1256
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 02/09/2026A look back at Sophie Adenot's third spacewalk. Together with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Sophie successfully completed US EVA-99, spending 6 hours 49 minutes outside the International Space Station. 📽 Video courtesy of sen.com 113821
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#ARCSenateOrder Aug26: The ARC made no grant recommendations to the Minister in August. See www.arc.gov.au/about/our-organisati… /bot 102
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I know a few folks who are relying on these outcomes to make their next career step. I feel delays on major fellowships like this can also push folks away from Australia 😕 170
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The suspense is painful. But FT26 announcements are now late right? 140
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageSpace.com @space.com · 30/08/2026Trump celebrates launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel www.space.com/space-explor...space.comTrump celebrates launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancelPresident Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team on a successful launch. 26734
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could uncover oodles of potentially Earth-like exoplanets during its survey of our galaxy’s central, star-packed bulge. But astronomers probably won’t be able to learn much more about most of them.scientificamerican.comNASA is about to take a good, long look at the Milky Way's massive bulgeThe Roman Space Telescope will spend more than a quarter of its time staring at the Milky Way’s bulge, a star-packed central region of our galaxy that may swarm with small, rocky exoplanets 18416
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageKate @rebelraising.bsky.social · 30/08/2026And the launch of the telescope named after her is being used as an advert for a company owned by a man who slashed funding and recognition for equalities work in the US government, under a present who deleted women's achievements from government websites. 13411
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This really nails the mixed emotions I have about these launches 😕 011
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 30/08/2026And did you know you can 'Adopt a Pixel' from #NASARoman?! Go claim one of the pixels of the very first images we will see from this amazing mission ✨ science.nasa.gov/mission/roma...science.nasa.govAdopt a Pixel Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - NASA ScienceNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a next-generation space observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, 041
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 30/08/2026That launch was beautiful ✨ And off she goes 🥹 Safe journey onwards Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! So excited for the main mission objectives of understanding dark matter, dark energy and observing planetary systems. But I am most excited for the UNEXPECTED! #NASARoman 1102
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageLaurence Datrier @asleepywanderer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The little dopamine rush from citations has convinced me that they're just social media likes for academics 1315
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I was meant to post this last week but, it’s been a pretty busy few weeks 😅 000
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 29/08/2026My choice in nail polish is frequently influenced by the cosmos! 💅✨ Can you guess what the shade name is? Hint: it’s a thing that can make neutron stars! Make your guesses, and no cheating! #Astronomy #SciComm #WomenInSTEM 170
Reposted by Dr Shanika GalaudageCosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 28/08/2026It’s been a little while since I’ve had a chance to do this, but it’s Saturday morning and I have a little free time. Just processed the Kepler Supernova image from #JWST 🔭 Can’t wait to hear about this science! 📸 PI: @danmil.bsky.social /NASA/ESA/CSA/STSCI 🎛️ MIRI f2100w/f770w 27614
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Cheers! I enjoy making things that have a bit more info conveyed than you might see at first glance! 😎 010
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Did I catch your favs from #NeutronStarWeek? 000
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Did you catch the subtle map in the background? 👀 The dashed contours track distance from our solar system 🟡 on a log scale, so as we move through these neutron stars 🟠 we’re also moving across the scale of the Universe. Thanks for joining me on this journey! ✨ #NeutronStars #Astronomy 2194
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Crab Pulsar is slowly losing rotational energy as it powers the nebula around it! It drives a powerful wind of particles and magnetic fields that helps keep the Crab Nebula glowing ✨ #CrabNebula #Pulsars #NeutronStars 1171
Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Double Pulsar allows us to test gravity! Its tight orbit lets astronomers measure relativistic effects with extraordinary precision, including how spacetime delays the pulsars’ signals as they pass through the system. #GeneralRelativity #Pulsars #NeutronStars 270