As a budding science communicator, I follow #science & #space info campaigns not only for entertainment, I follow to learn. One of the campaigns that have been a masterclass in comms of the #CopernicusEU#Sentinel6 project. (My thread on the launch campaign ⬇️)#scicomm#sentinerd
I also enjoyed #NASAHalloween campaign, this year they not only released some amazing posters (see below) but they also had a playlist of amazing spooky space music➡️ soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/sini…
@NASAJPL@Caltech I'm also learning a lot from the amazing media team at the @AusAntarctic. Their account is so much fun, they share the phenomenal work being done in #Antarctica! And interesting highlights from the animal life there, like this⬇️
In #scicomm, you can also learn from the people who use mediums that you are unfamiliar with, like Tiktok. I have no idea how that rabbit hole of a platform works, but I deeply respect all the amazing people who have made content on Tiktok! #poweringspace (1/4)
Don't know anyone yet who is on TikTok? There are a few on Twitter who reshare their TikTok content here. Did I miss anyone? Comment below, tell me about them! I always love to listen to new content! (2/4)
@AstroKirsten is an astrophysicist who brought her science to TikTok (& thank goodness she did)! Her Tiktoks are funny & a fantastic opportunity to learn new things about #space. 🥰😍 (3/4)
@Cathrinmachin uses her TikTok not only to share the process of painting her beautiful #spaceart but she also highlights other artists, like a photographer with a store opening soon, @ianlauerastro! (4/4)
I'm wasn't really sure at first how to start this, but I wanted to start to speak a bit about mental health. As this is a #space page, I decided to start with some research. In #spacepscyhology researchers consider #mentalhealth. (1/9) #MentalHealthAwareness
#space#pscyhologists look to studies in Antarctica (an extreme, isolated environment) to essentially have a larger population to study due to the small sample size of our astronauts currently. In addition to speaking with current & former astronauts. (2/9) #AcademicMentalHealth
I hope though, I can encourage others to have that conversation informally. I've seen the benefit of starting this conversation in practice. Especially in my classmates while I study at university, and even colleagues at a conference. (3/9) #AcademicMentalHealth
Later tonight is the launch of #Sentinel6 (3:47 AM my local time). I've been learning so much following the lead up of this amazing multi-agency project, so excited!
A wonderful thing about the world of space is that we are all connected virtually during this time. I've got to take part in some amazing initiatives over the past few months and I look forward to seeing what's coming up!
The #SASpaceForum that was going to be in COVID safe conditions and virtually is now fully online. I look forward to live-tweeting the event from home! If you want to join, you can from anywhere in the world check out the link below⬇️
The #Sentinel6 is to be launched in T-10 hours! You can follow the event through Facebook, Twitter and have the links shared with you through Eventbrite.
Greetings from South Australia! Due to a COVID-19 cluster the events this week I was planning to tweet from in-person COVID safe events will instead be covered virtually. Because my mum is a high-risk case, I'm happy to be at home to keep the community safe. #StaySafeStayHome
You can normally follow me at @melaniejward. I tweet to help boost events across STEM in #space, #archaeology & #tech, share events I organise as well as interesting news I come across all while balancing #ADHD, #volunteering, job hunting and uni work.
My mask has @ISUnet's logo. I'm a proud scholarship student from this year's @isu_shssp. The masks are also a thank you gift, as part of #ISUNET's scholarship drive to support others attend so they too can recognise their potential in space. #ASC20
About my book, “Outer Solar System Moons: Your Personal 3D Journey” (Printed and digital copies can be purchased at etsy.com/shop/ETExists)...
I got the itch to author this after the success of my colleague’s book, “Mars: Your Personal 3D Journey” by @AntonioParis! 1/n
All of the 3D images were made in @Photoshop and the final draft was made in @powerpoint. While the entire process was very arduous and frustrating at times, the result has been nothing short of rewarding, as the book is finally starting to sell bigly! The very positive...2/n
...feedback I’ve received has made the journey worth it, so far, and I hope to author another book again, someday. I’m extremely grateful to Dr. Jessica Noviello for her amazing Introduction and feedback prior to publishing, and the quote from @AstroDocScott in the...3/n
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and after wasting time post-high school trying to figure out what I wanted to major in, I enlisted in the @usairforce where I served six years as an Aircraft Mechanic. I had a childhood fascination with...1/n
...space, so I opted to major in Astrobiology @FloridaTech. I struggled academically, but conducted two years of successful exoplanet research with Dr. Darin Ragozzine, and decided to transfer to @SESEASU to be closer to home and since it was a clean transfer I was able to...2/n
...graduate the exact same time I would have had I stayed @FloridaTech (May ‘17). I had switched to geology because I wanted to study something I could see and didn’t see myself writing code the rest of my career and enrolled as a Non-Degree Grad Student studying Europa w/...3/n