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Dr. Karen K.

@galastronomer.bsky.social
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she/her. Galaxy collisions expert who happens to be a girl. Astro faculty, EPO pro, bellydancer, & fire spinner. Opinions are my own.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 24/03/2026
My March sticker club sticker: the Leafy Sea Dragon. I love these fragile and fantastic friends, had to put them on my Sea Creatures theme for this year OF COURSE! You have until end of March to join my Sticker Club and get this baddie mailed to you, anywhere in the world: pepperraccoon.com
A rainbow Leafy Sea Dragon illustration on a round sticker with soft pastel ocean details and sparkling stars.
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Nick Duguid @tumerboy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
And if you think this is just some BS meme image, you can listen to the man himself: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
A text image of a small part of the transcript of a conversation between Ari Shapiro and David Simon (Creater of 'The Wire') on a segment on NPR during the wirter's strike of 2023:

Shapiro: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without AI, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had that tool to solve those thorny problems...

Simon: What?

Shapiro: ...Or saying...

Simon: You imagine that?

Shapiro: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.

Simon: I don't think AI can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.

Shapiro: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into AI and say, give. me 10 ideas for how to transition this.

Simon: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
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medieval marginalia @medievalmarginalia.com · 25/03/2026
I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE LEARN THIS
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A startling recreation of the North Bersted Iron Age warrior wearing his (not at all) ostentatious crested helmet The warrior's damaged vertebrae suggest that he wore this hat quite a lot in life © Artas Media 2019 📷 March 2026 at the #Novium Happy #FindsFriday
An angry bearded man with shield and over the top bronze hat with bronze decorated crest with red feathers
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Reader, I googlied him
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Googly eyes have been added to the cover artwork
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>8[-DX @8dx.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Mr Doppler, also known as Doplr to his immediate family or Doooppppleeer to passing acquaintances.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Small donations add up to HUGE acts of compassion. You can make a big difference in the lives of these wonderful rescue animals for $5 a month! donorbox.org/mmfs-donate
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Daniel | ScienceSocks et al. @sciencesocks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The image of #Mars below was taken nearly 50 years ago by #Viking 1! Wow! Perfect time to reshare this beautiful #Viking jewelry piece in collaboration with @amyraehill.bsky.social 🤩 🔭🐡🧪🎨
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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Be the change you want to see. In my etsy shop. Surly.etsy.com
A blue ceramic pendant that says be the change you want to see.
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Ooh! This will be virtual too!!! I love that she’s doing this project and want to learn more!!
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY FOR THIS (PAID!) FELLOWSHIP!
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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
With Earth Week just over a month away, this year’s theme is "Green telescopes for the pale blue dot": how can we build and design the instrumentation and hardware that we use every day in a sustainable manner? Save the dates and join the conversation! ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪
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J Edward Neill @jedwardneill.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
You hate the slow-turn painting reveal? Good... This one, I painted for the centerpiece of a recent tarot deck. 'Sacrificial'
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The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New mugs are up and ready to find their new homes, including some Trans Pride mugs. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Trans Mugs will go to our local gender affirming closet (approximately 30% of price). See them all here: rakupottery.ca/mugs Have a wonderful weekend! #trans #lgbtq
6 porcelain mugs in a collage. Top right is a grey, blue and white mug with a spiral handle. In top middle is a white and blue mug with drops. Top right is a blue red white and green mug with beautiful white drops of glaze. Bottom left is a white and blue mug with blue drop. Bottom centre is a blue, red, green and white mu g with white drips. Bottom right is a deep blue mug with green explosions that are reminiscent of lichen or moss.3 Porcelain mugs with blue, pink and white glazing to represent the trans pride flag.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The @nationalacademies.org Awards for Excellence in #scicomm have honored some of the best thinkers & creatives I know, like @chanda.blacksky.app @neillewisjr.bsky.social @cbo.bsky.social Top award: $40,000. Deadline: April 3. Explore & apply www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...
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National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications
The National Academies are accepting submissions to an annual award program that aims to recognize and develop excellence in science communication by research scientists, science journalists, and scie...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Have my science communicator friends filled out our survey yet? Please take a few minutes and help our research team understate the state of the field. #SciComm 🧪
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Spider. @vaspider.gay · 20/03/2026
Our Ops Lead, who is also my brother, is in charge of picking mockups for stuff off of the site we use so models get paid & I ain't gotta take 3 million pictures and sometimes you can tell he was having a lot of fun with it. (This shirt and all our other crewneck tees are 25% off until Sunday!)
A dude in a black t shirt which says "No." In ace pride colors, with a vaguely disgusted facial expression and his hands out in a warding-off gesture.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public. I am excited to announce that I’m now booking professional development workshops focusing on public science engagement for summer and fall 2026! #Scicomm 🧪🦑🌎
Flier advertising writing training Flier advertising social media training Flier advertising media training
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
LET’S GO SPACE QUEERS OMGGGGG
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András Gáspár @andrasgaspar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Looking at the AAS jobregister lately, it seemed to me that there are less positions available in all categories than in previous years. Wanting to quantify, I used the wayback machine to check on the number of postings in the January-March window and it is quite depressing.
A Table showing the number of positions posted at AAS job-registed for various categories.
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I remember watching a movie as a kid (was it on Wonderful World of Disney?) where pollution was so bad, you had to carry your own air and masks. There were emergency stations on street corners, like ATMs. But you had to pay.
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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
From Michelle Park: What do a galaxy’s stellar clumps tell us about how it formed? Today’s guest author Michelle Park explores interesting properties of clumps from the FIRE simulations. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/03/19/f...
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FIREstorms in early galaxies: Simulating the brief, blazing lives of giant clumps
What do a galaxy’s stellar clumps tell us about how it formed? Today's guest author Michelle Park explores interesting properties of clumps from the FIRE simulations.
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SyFy Sistas™️ Two Moons & A Microphone TONIGHT 930p ET @syfysistas.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
@chanda.blacksky.app shares how a Stephen Hawking doc inspired a working-class kid to see math as a path forward -- even if all she wanted to do is watch X-Men. Catch the clip from last night’s @soulofthestory.bsky.social 🎙️ @dattico.bsky.social #ScienceInspiration #SyFySistas
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
My art shop has a collection of my original landscape and nature art. Good news for buyers in the USA, your art will be sent duty paid, and art is exempt from the tariffs! folksy.com/find/shop/th... #Birds #Animals #Landscape #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #bsnm
A photo collage of some of my artwork:
White ducks in a pond, a landscape with oxeye daisies, a panda, a grasshopper, a winter forest landscape and bolete mushrooms.
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Oh my darling local friend the Gila Monster! 😍
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Marc Kissel @marckissel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"After all, science may be serious—but scientists do not always have to be." This line could also be a tag for #2026MMM #2026mmm
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Statistically significant chuckles: who is using humour at scientific conferences?
Abstract. We’ve all been there: 11.47, swamped by a long stretch of dense scientific talks at a conference. Six slides into a hyper-technical presentation,
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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A few weeks ago CBC reporter Sheena Goodyear reached out to me for comment on the new Spinosaurus paper. I said I couldn’t, because of Epstein connection Nathan Myhrvold’s involvement with it. We got to talking about how paleontology - especially dinosaur research- remains hostile to women. 🧪
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Paleontology has an Epstein problem. Women in the field say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny | CBC Radio
The names of hundreds of scientists have appeared in the Epstein files, including prominent dinosaur researchers. As the paleontology community reckons with the fallout of these revelations, women in ...
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
@starstryder.space giving colloquium at SESE! @seseasu.bsky.social
Woman at podium while person introduces her. 
Slide says “The Role of Humans in the Age of Al”Slide on screen at front of auditorium saying “The Role of Humans in the Age of Al”
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I have a scientist joke, but with an n of 1, it's not that significant.
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Ithireal Atelier @ithirealatelier.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Working on some Moonrise Swords earrings!
A white ceramic tile held in a hand. The tile has six unbaked polymer clay swords on it, with purple hilts, moons, and clouds on them.
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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#UglyDogs If you don't want to sign up for a free account, here is a gift link via Mack. Thank you, Mack!
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Kathleen Crowther @sacrobosco.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wonderful new open access book on Hildegard of Bingen by Minji Lee! #medievalsky #HistSTM nursingclio.org/2026/03/18/r...
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Review of Minji Lee, The Medieval Womb: Hildegard of Bingen’s Views on the Female Reproductive Body (Arc Humanities Press, 2025)
I teach a course called “Women and Medicine” that explores the history of women as medical practitioners, patients, and objects of medical knowledge from the ancient Greeks to the present. Early in…
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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Interesting discussion underway at the #NASA DARES Task Force 2 - Community Webinar about #astrobiology
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I also have to point out that the most expensive space telescope (JWST) cost about $500 million/year. We spent 1000x that much on AI development in 2025. Data collection is essential for discovery...and it's remarkably cheap compared to many other things we do routinely. 🧪
"Three years of wonder" graphic summarizes the first 3 years of discoveries from JWST.
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I keep seeing versions of this post, which imply a bizarre misunderstanding of how we know the world. Do people really imagine that if we'd never observed galaxies or neutrinos or exoplanets or the cosmic microwave background, we could have *imagined* these things & that would be just as real? 🧪
Absurd claim: "Elon Musk says physics has stagnated and AI could overtake scientific research. He says progress has relied on expensive hardware like colliders and telescopes, that slows discovery."
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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The loud boom heard in Cleveland and the light seen across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic... it was a meteor! GOES-19's geostationary lightning mapper picked up the brief flash of light.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
AAAAAAHHH
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I’m so glad we had help taking out the driders this gaming session. 😻😹
Black and white tuxedo cat on a gaming mat with figures and dice around her.
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Becky @beckymew.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT CAT VIDEO
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Hey #WomenInSTEM, please check out the qualifications and skills and DON'T WRITE YOURSELF OFF if you think you would be a good match. Throw your hat in the ring!
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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Moon mug. Hand-built. Stoneware. One of a kind. Just listed. Surly.etsy.com
A light purple stoneware mug with a moon texture design all around the surface.
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Dr. Karen K. @galastronomer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
My old friend the SMC!
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Tim Akimoff @timakimoff.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Some better shots of the first Rufous to “grace” our yard. Took to the swing like he owned it.
Shows a male Rufous hummingbird sitting on a branch end. A male Rufous hummingbird sits on a swing. A male Rufous Hummingbird sits on a swing.A male Rufous hummingbird perches on a feeder.
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👻 Saavik ‘Spooky Season’ Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I have a black hole joke but I’m not sure you’d get anything out of it
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
"California is pledging to put 7.5 million acres under tribal stewardship in the state’s first-ever tribal stewardship policy." Absolutely *phenomenal* news & essential. We need this, across Turtle Island, fast. We don't time. But WOW. What an amazing thing to see in my lifetime.
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California pledges to open 7% of its land and waters to Indigenous tribes — a step toward healing a 175-year-old broken promise
The new plan aims to bring at least 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters under the care of Indigenous tribes — representing the acreage the U.S. promised and failed to hold for tribal reservat...
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David Clark @clarkeocrinus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Something different for #TrilobiteTuesday This is an X-ray of a Chotecops trilobite from the Devonian Hunsruck slate near Bundenbach, Germany. The soft tissues were replaced with pyrite or fool's gold and are denser than the rock. The X-ray shows the denser material including legs and gills.
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Dr Pamela L Gay @starstryder.space · 16/03/2026
Join us as we talk about how stars experience exquisite beauty in their final moments.
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