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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

What goes into the process of capturing an image of a black hole? Our next WVUniverse speaker was the pioneer scientist who led the Event Horizon Telescope project that imaged the first black hole. Free and all ages welcome. Bring the whole family and your questions!

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Reunion in Charm City! GWAC graduate students and faculty met up in Baltimore for lunch. We love a good GWAC lunch! ☺️ 📸 Sarah Burke Spolaor 📍Baltimore, MD @wvuphysastro.bsky.social @westvirginiau.bsky.social

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I spy another guest lecture by a GWAC researcher. Here is a nice summary of Prof. Maura McLaughlin's guest lecture at Bowdoin College, Maine, where she dives into pulsar astronomy and gravitational wave astronomy. bowdoinorient.com/2026/04/10/d...

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Dr. Maura McLaughlin explains what pulsars reveal about the universe – The Bowdoin Orient

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Last but not least! Our final WVUniverse talk for the spring promises to be a proper finale. Taking pictures of black holes was once thought impossible. gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/04...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Congratulations to DR. Siddarth Mahesh on a successful defense!

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

GWAC's Joseph Glaser with Times West Virginian re NASA's Dragonfly mission. “The idea was that maybe there’s liquid water underneath the surface of Titan that could mix with the liquid methane and hydrocarbons,” “And then you have the possibility of life forming." 🌚 wvutoday.wvu.edu/files/d/7671...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🤩Please consider making a gift-of any size-today to help the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology. Your gift directly supports students in the Center through scholarships and research funding. 💫Gravitational Waves & Cosmology - 2W1115 dayofgiving.wvu.edu/giving-day/1... #WVUDayofGiving

A Center researcher standing in front of research plots during a community outreach talk

Three undergraduate students attending an AAS Conference where they presented their research.

Undergraduate students standing outside while using the rooftop telescope on White Hall, WVU.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🌞Today is the day to give! WVU Day of Giving is here. Your gift directly supports student research and scholarships. We hope you'll consider supporting our future. 🤩 dayofgiving.wvu.edu/giving-day/1... #WVUDayofGiving #WVU @westvirginiau.bsky.social @wvuphysastro.bsky.social

WVU day of Giving March 25, with image of young women staring out to the satrs on a dark night.

Director, Prof. Sean McWilliams giving a WVUniverse talk to the community.

Prof. Kevin Bandura and students on site at the Green Bank Observatory.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🤩Please consider making a gift — of any size — today to help the Center for Gravitational Waves & Cosmology.Your gift directly supports students through scholarships & research funding. 💫Gravitational Waves and Cosmology 2W1115💫 #WVUDayofGiving #WVU #DayofGiving dayofgiving.wvu.edu/giving-day/1...

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WVU Day of Giving

March 25, 2026

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WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy @wvuphysastro.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Donate on March 25 to: 🌟 Physics and Astronomy - 2V017 🌟 Physics Scholarship - 2S061 More information about WVU Day of Giving: 🔗 dayofgiving.wvu.edu/eberly #physics #astronomy #STEM #research #astrophysics #astrosci #science #gradschool #fundraiser

Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Day of Giving is here! Today is your day to support our our Center, more specifically our students. Please help us continue the Center’s mission of cutting edge research, global collaboration and visionary academic training. #WVUDayofGiving #WVU #DayofGiving dayofgiving.wvu.edu/giving-day/1...

Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Please help us by sharing our message today during #WVUDayofGiving #WVU #DayofGiving This is our code to enter when submitting your gift: Gravitational Waves and Cosmology - 2W1115 dayofgiving.wvu.edu/giving-day/1...

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WVU Day of Giving

March 25, 2026

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"Astronomers are exploring the possibility of "exotrojans" orbiting distant pulsars, using innovative methods to detect these elusive objects that could reshape our understanding of co-orbital dynamics in extreme environments." Jackson's paper is getting popular! dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/exot...

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Exotrojans Could Be the Next Big Discovery in Space: Here’s How Scientists Are Looking for Them

Astronomers are exploring the possibility of "exotrojans" orbiting distant pulsars, using innovative methods to detect these elusive objects that could reshape our understanding of co-orbital dynamics...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We aren't surprised. Center graduate student Jackson Taylor's recently published paper has gained traction. Here is a nice recap via Phys.org on Jackson's project to search for exotrojans in pulsar binary systems. phys.org/news/2026-03... @westvirginiau.bsky.social @wvuphysastro.bsky.social

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Tomorrow!!! @westvirginiau.bsky.social Day of Giving is happening tomorrow, March 25th, and we are here for it! If you have ever considered supporting the Center, this is it. Help us raise impactful funds for our student researchers. youtu.be/mqAvvHnTIS0?... #WVUDayofGiving #WVU #DayofGiving

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WVU Day of Giving: March 25

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We are looking for our newest team member! 😎 The Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology is hiring an Events and Communications Coordinator. Please share 🌟😎 Details: gwac.wvu.edu/jobs

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

TODAY! Join us this evening for "Backyard Radio Astronomy" in the WVU Planetarium at 6:30 PM EST. This talk is free and perfect for all ages. See you in the dome! 🔭@wvuplanetarium.bsky.social @wvuphysastro.bsky.social @westvirginiau.bsky.social Details: gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/03...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“The long and great history of astronomy teaches us that discovery comes from looking where no one has looked before, and I see no reason to stop now.” Jackson Taylor leads the search for Pulsar-Bound Exotrojans. ✨🤩 gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/03... @wvuphysastro.bsky.social @westvirginiau.bsky.social

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

WVUniverse presents "Backyard Radio Astronomy"- Audiences will learn how to build their own small radio telescope 🔭& make your own radio observations of our Milky Way galaxy! All are welcome to join us in the WVU Planetarium dome for this free talk perfect for all ages. gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/03...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Mind the (Detection) Gap! That dark void in our frame of the sky that blocks signals of Fast Radio Bursts? Swarali Patil offers new information and ground breaking details on this dark patch of the sky better known as the detection gap or Zone of Avoidance. gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/02...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Organization (PAGSO) is hosting the annual Pie a Professor event. The participating faculty members who receive the most donations in their name will be pied in the face with whipped cream! Anyone can donate. LET'S DO THIS: physics.wvu.edu/pie-a-profes...

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Department of Physics and Astronomy | Pie A Professor with PAGSO Fundraiser

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We can do better than this! Pie a Professor Countdown is on! Current rankings: Maura McLaughlin $220, Thomas Steinberger $59.50, Earl Scime $59,Mikel Holcomb, $21.50, Emmanuel Fonseca $21, Duncan Lorimer $20 We need to get Duncan & Emmanuel to the top. Donate: physics.wvu.edu/pie-a-profes...

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Department of Physics and Astronomy | Pie A Professor with PAGSO Fundraiser

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We agree, @rami.spaceaustralia.com! Percy no longer needs to constantly check their printed Mapquest directions! 😉🤩

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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

From Elise Koo: Astronomers have tuned their radio telescopes to YZ Ceti, and it might be crackling with a magnetic conversation of a star and its planet. Is this a breakthrough detection, or just stellar noise playing tricks on us? ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/02/24/radio_yz_ceti/

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Stay tuned to Radio YZ Ceti: Isn’t that a magnetic conversation between star and planet?

Astronomers have tuned their radio telescopes to YZ Ceti, and it might be crackling with a magnetic conversation of a star and its planet. Is this a breakthrough detection, or just stellar noise playi...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

"Our study provides first clear observational evidence that FRBs are not observable in a patch of the sky due to the structure of our galaxy. With this knowledge, we use FRBs as a new tool to probe the Milky Way's structure.." 🌌https://gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/02/19/mind-the-detection-gap 🌌

Artist's illustration of a Fast Radio Burst signal reaching Earth.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

🌌Mind the (Detection) Gap! ✨ What if there was a dark void in our frame of the sky that blocked the signals of Fast Radio Bursts? A new study, led by graduate student Swarali Patil, discovers new details on the dark patch of the sky better known as the detection gap. gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/02...

Planck EM map (Planck Collaboration et al. 2016) in Galactic coordinates centered at l = 80°, b = 0° (top) and l = 180°, b = 0° (bottom).

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 20/02/2026

🆕 Our NASA/CSA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope image of the month features the stellar lifecycle in a nearby spiral galaxy named NGC 5134 🌌🧪🔭 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/02/The_stellar_lifecycle_in_a_nearby_spiral @stsci.edu @science.esa.int

A spiral galaxy, seen tilted diagonally. It has a blue-white, glowing spot at its core. Its oval-shaped disc glows faintly blue throughout with light from its many stars. The disc is filled with waves and strands of bright red dust that swirl around the core. At places there are holes torn in the dust, while elsewhere it forms dense clumps that glow orange. Several tiny, distant galaxies appear across the background.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 20/02/2026

OPPORTUNITY: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, is searching for a Chief Engineer to deliver on the our goals and strategies to ensure that technical solutions are to be implemented to meet the current and future needs of all STScI missions and project: bit.ly/4c0SuRd

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In our February WVUniverse talk, Katy Goodrich, PhD, will guide the audience in and around the dance of space plasma and explore the movement from our solar system and beyond. Come and see how they move and the surprising ways it affects us all here on Earth! Free and open to all ages. 💥💫

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Congratulations to Reshma Anna Thomas, on being awarded a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue her research at the University of Amsterdam. Thomas is a former graduate student in the Center and WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy, graduating with her PhD in 2024.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

WVUniverse explores the dance of space plasma! Mark your calendars for our next talk, featuring Prof. Katy Goodrich. Space is filled with plasma moving about in mysterious ways. Come and see how they move and the surprising ways it affects us all here on Earth. gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/02...

Flyer with plasma bursts in background with talk details listed. "Twist, Criss Cross and Freeze! How Plasma Dances through Space" February 27th, 6:30 PM, at the WVU Planetarium, Floor PL in White Hall, Morgantown, WV. Free and open to all ages.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

While visiting India on a trip of many invited guest lectures, Prof. Duncan Lorimer, FRS, was featured on the podcast, The Quantum Quest, Exploring the Inner Core, hosted by Regional Science Centre, Bhopal. 💫"The Brightest Pulses in the Universe"🎆 Watch here: youtu.be/xblVNxjlnlw?...

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Podcast | The Quantum Quest | Prof. Duncan Lorimer, FRS, West Virginia University, USA | Episode 15

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out last night to explore solar storms with us in the WVU Planetarium! Special thanks to our featured speaker, Dr. Giulia Murtas. 🌞 See you at our next talk, February 27th, 6:30PM where we will explore space plasma with Dr. Katy Goodrich. 💥 📸 Emmanuel Fonseca

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Join us tonight for our first talk of the year! Free and open to all. We will be in the WVU Planetarium, so take the elevator up to PL in White Hall. @westvirginiau.bsky.social @wvuplanetarium.bsky.social @wvuphysastro.bsky.social

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, spicules, erupting filaments - have one thing in common: magnetic field lines snap like uncooked spaghetti, releasing huge amounts of energy, called magnetic reconnection. Join us this Friday in the WVU Planetarium with Dr. Giulia Murtas. bit.ly/4qOtjpz

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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : Are cosmic clumps “homegrown”, or fueled by fresh inflow? Today’s authors find that star-forming clumps are usually more metal-poor than the disks around them. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/01/27/f...

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Feed the Fire, Fade the Metals

Are cosmic clumps “homegrown”, or fueled by fresh inflow? Today’s authors find that star-forming clumps are usually more metal-poor than the disks around them.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Undergraduates, stop scrolling-Join us this summer for PAID research opportunities in space plasma physics, magnetic reconnection, pulsars, supernova remnants, and more! Here is a peek from last year: gwac.wvu.edu/2025-plastro... Apply today! We hope to see you this summer. #Research #Astronomy

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2025 PLASTRO REU at WVU Experience | Gravitational Waves and Cosmology

A visual glimpse into the 2025 PLASTRO REU experience.

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Graham Doskoch is on a collaborative team leading The Petabyte Project, searching for new details on mysterious Fast Radio Bursts. “Maybe we will find something that has previously gone undetected.” 🌟 gwac.wvu.edu/.../advancin.... #FastRadioBursts @astrohde.bsky.social @westvirginiau.bsky.social

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David Proudfoot @djpthurso.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

More aurora tonight at Loch Calder, far north of Scotland

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Yet ANOTHER substorm now with beautiful colors. Photographed using night mode max on my iPhone - 10 s exposure. Naked-eye purples!

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Only made it 10 minutes before having to PULL OVER for this MASSIVE substorm with naked eye reds. So cool.

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

To set yourself up for the best chances of aurora, I recommend following real-time data sources such as solar wind to watch for the CME arrival and download some apps to monitor substorm activity when/if the CME arrives. I have more info on my website about this: theauroraguy.com

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The Aurora Guy LLC | Guided Aurora Tours in Fairbanks, Alaska

Theauroraguy.com, your one stop shop for aurora content and products! Learn about aurora science and photography, blog posts, and how to plan a trip to Fairbanks to see the aurora. Learn the best loca...

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We've been following along with The Aurora Guy, Vincent, during this G4 geomagnetic storm. Perfect timing for our talk coming up on January 30th! gwac.wvu.edu/blog/2026/01... Thanks to @vincentledvina.bsky.social for the gorgous converage on all things auroras!

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The first WVUniverse talk of 2026 will be explosive with

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Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology @gwacwvu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

WVUniverse talks are general audience, outreach talks that explore different fields of astronomy like cosmology, instrumentation, astrobiology, planetary science & more. WVUniverse presents: How to Sail the Solar Storms: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Explosive Events at the Sun and Beyond

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The first WVUniverse talk of 2026 will be explosive with

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