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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Yesterday I told the @summerscience.bsky.social Curiosity Labs how SSP turned me from someone who "learns about science" into someone who "does science." In an age of instant AI answers, real authorship is rare.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The best space merch! PS we will have some of this at #AAS246 along with a super special surprise

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

What do you get when you put two astrophysicists who moved from academia to space policy and industry together? A conviction to build the pipeline so that this type of transition becomes the norm, not the exception.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

PSA that if you are looking for a good holiday gift for a kiddo ages 4-8 who loves space, @tanyaofmars.bsky.social and I wrote a book about the Mars rovers! Mia and the Martians is a great gift and available on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, and local bookstores!

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Daily practice: ask yourself, "what would I do if I knew I could not fail?" The answers are a North Star.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I had a dream about the book I am writing being read by the world last night and it was such a powerful motivator to keep going

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Your daily reminder that we are so small, the universe is so big, and basking in wonder makes life more beautiful xoxo Your local astrophysicist ps who else saw the EPIC northern lights last night?

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I was thrilled to see an article today in HBR about how satellite data can be advantageous to companies that specifically mentioned how a space literate workforce is critical to success.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Happy Friday! My mind is whirling from all that happened this week in the space world. I am feeling hope about the future of space science 👀

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Good morning! Happy Monday! Happy November! I sat down yesterday and wrote my weekly Substack post. If you are interested in book recs, thoughts on the neuroscience of awe, and musing on the end of the year, I’d love if you would check out Observing Hope

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I started this week feeling stressed and down. Today I am feeling grounded and engaged. The two conversations I had that changed that mindset:

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Starting the day off with the fresh NYC fall air! I love living in LA and will be glad to go home at the end of this week, but am enjoying the crispness in the morning!

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This week I tried an experiment: write 2 tasks in my planner every day that move the needle for @slooh.bsky.social AND that are fully in my control. The result: I am ending the week feeling like I made a difference and made strides in the right direction.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Got my covid and flu shots yesterday--we love science!

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Something I could talk about forever: how space exploration *helps* us solve the climate crisis

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Thinking of everyone at JPL today ❤️

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I spent the weekend at #ShineAway listening to amazing women talk about life and business. My three takeaways: 1. Trust your intuition—70%+ of speakers said this. 2. “Be your own passion project”—Karen Pittman spoke eloquently about being her own inspiration. 3. Aim for tsunamis, not ripples

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I am obseesed with this. An unbothered and relaxed scientist is an uncommon one 😂

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Last night's supermoon had me gasping when I saw it out the window. What a spectacular sight!

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

i genuinely believe that looking through a telescope is life changing and that everyone should experience it at least once in their lives

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

What people think astrophysics is: Memorizing star names and doing math. What it really is: Understanding how we see our place in the universe.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Had a conversation with a mentee yesterday about how much so many people are driven by spite and yet how few people are willing to admit that spite is a motivator. In my experience, as long as spite is paired with purpose, it can be a powerful emotion to lean into

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

went to the Clark Planetarium last night for date night during their "Clark after Dark" 18+ event and omg so much fun. I wish more planetariums had adults only evenings. It was great to see the exhibits sans kiddos and there wer so many fun experiments to try (with lots more fire than usual)

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

You're allowed to be both realistic about problems AND hopeful about solutions.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Good morning from me and the ISS astronauts livestreaming into this conference--SO. COOL.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Very excited to share that I am starting a new role as President of @slooh.bsky.social! Read more about my vision here: www.slooh.com/post/letter-... Professors, educators, grad students, if you are interested in remote telescope access for yourself or your classrooms, DM me and let's talk

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Letter from the President

It’s July 2015, I’m a junior in high school and I am in the middle of the New Mexico desert inside a red-lit telescope control room. A few feet outside the door, the telescope dome creakily rotates as...

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

“Love, at its root, is hope…..and hope? That shit is harder to kill than a dragon” @rebeccayarros.bsky.social

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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

From William Smith : Today, we interview Dr. Neta Bahcall, who is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astrophysics at Princeton University, about her Henry Norris Russell Lecture at #AAS245 🔭✨ astrobites.org/2025/01/13/m...

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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Neta Bahcall - astrobites

Today, we interview Dr. Neta Bahcall, who is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astrophysics at Princeton University, about her Henry Norris Russell Lecture at #AAS245

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

PRESENTING: #AAS245 Bingo Thanks to the fantastic community responses, we have a bingo card for the next week! Complete the bingo card and post it tagging me here or IG/Threads to be entered into a drawing for a prize.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

If you were making a bingo card for an astronomy conference, what would you put on it? I'll go first: someone is wearing a hawaiian shirt #AAS245

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Making my schedule for #AAS245 next week! Who is going to be there? Which talks should I be sure not to miss?

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Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Finally got the author copies of our first children's book, lead authored by @exoplanetemma.bsky.social, in the mail here in Canada! 🇨🇦 It's so exciting to see it in print and get to send it off into the world! Grab your copy on Amazon, or ask your fav local bookstore to order it via Ingram! 🔭

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Mia and the Martians is a new children’s book by myself and @tanyaofmars.bsky.social all about a little girl and her cat, Nebula, who go to Mars for her science fair. They meet the rovers and learn science and emotional lessons from each one amzn.to/4fvtBuQ

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Mia and the Martians (Mia Explores)

Mia and the Martians (Mia Explores) [Louden, Emma, Harrison, Dr. Tanya, Pasman, Wouter] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mia and the Martians (Mia Explores)

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Got the proof copy of my book today!!

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

i think about this a lot

Calvin and Hobbes: “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll be they’d live a lot differently.”

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Oso making it hard to review this paper 😂🩷🐱

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Officially scheduled my private defense for my PhD 🥹

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Mildly grudgingly starting posting on this app too because @tanyaofmars.bsky.social says it’s like early science bird app and I loved that era so here I am 😊 Hi! I’m Emma, an astrophysicist, strategist, and speaker. I study exoplanets, space policy, and love to read and write. Please say hi 👋

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Ava Polzin @avapolzin.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

So excited that our SIRIUS B book is now up on arXiv! arxiv.org/abs/2312.04041 It is intended to serve as a primer for students looking to pursue astro professionally. Participants in our 2024 program will get printed copies thanks to the IAU NA-ROAD Women & Girls in Astro mini-grant. 1/ 🧪🔭👩‍🔬

Cover of the SIRIUS B book, "Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists", which features a drawing of a girl holding her hands out toward space.

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

How many exoplanets bounce? That’s effectively the question at the heart of my most recent research paper, which is now officially accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. arxiv.org/abs/2311.03576

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Tidal Dissipation Regimes Among the Short-Period Exoplanets

The efficiency of tidal dissipation provides a zeroth-order link to a planet's physical properties. For super-Earth and sub-Neptune planets in the range $R_{\oplus}\lesssim R_p \lesssim 4...

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Emma Louden @exoplanetemma.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Hey space friends! I finally made my way over here (thank you @wcerny.bsky.social). I loved this community on the bird app, but have not been active there recently. I talk about exoplanets, the intersections of astro and the space industry, and my fave books.

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