Reposted by Lana TilkeKevin T. Trinh @icymoonskevin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026New paper on icy moon dynamos, led by @ltilke.bsky.social ! 042
Reposted by Lana TilkeVic Concepcion @robotpuns.bsky.social · 07/01/2026pov submitting an LPSC abstract this year 021
Reposted by Lana TilkeJoe O'Rourke @geojgo.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Their rule that no one asked them to make? The one that they made up out of nothing? That they could change with no negative consequences? How could they change it? 🙃 1111
Reposted by Lana TilkeChris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 17/04/2025An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪bbc.co.ukPromising hints of life found on distant planet K2-18bScientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. 27868340
Reposted by Lana TilkeMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I would guess that 75% of the graduate students in my department are funded entirely by federal grants. Virtually all of the postdoctoral researchers, too. If a funding pause were to come, it would be catastrophic for them (and there is no clear path to finding alternate employment quickly) 417250
Reposted by Lana TilkeDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Every professor/academic on here needs to call their elected officials tomorrow re OBM federal funding pause. Be polite and professional and express your concern. I will be doing this. 729369
Reposted by Lana TilkeKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/01/2025I’d just like to take a moment to acknowledge the best tik tok video of all time youtu.be/7ZWaWrvJ7nA?...youtu.beStar Trek: Tik TokYouTube video by MissSheenie 1012479584
Lana Tilke @ltilke.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I have a poster on Neptune’s moon Triton at #AGU24 on Thursday morning! Come say hi, or let me know if you’re around this week! 121
Lana Tilke @ltilke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024At Connecticut College, I was an “Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology” scholar. Here’s what I did for my senior thesis project! I learned to create stained glass windows and decided to depict some of the technology, people, and science of SETI. 👽 Each panel is ~2ft tall. 030
Reposted by Lana TilkeNadia Drake @nadiadrake.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Last weekend, Earth’s most famous technosignature — known as the Arecibo message — celebrated its 50th birthday. In a story for SciAm, I had the chance to explore the transmission's significance, both then and now. I couldn't have done it on my own, so here's a bit of how it came to be...🧵 920886