Allow me to (re)introduce myself. My name is Jasmine Singh and I’m a recent graduate from Purdue University with a Bachelors in Planetary Science/Atmospheric Science 🪐☁️.
I am passionate about the search for life and hope to work on Astrobio research someday.
(1/7) I’ve done research ranging from exoplanetary atmospheres to Mars’s surface and I interned at NASA Goddard last summer!
Currently I’m reapplying to grad programs in planetary science (fingers crossed).
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Tomorrow, an incredibly rare, once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event is happening! Jupiter will be its closest to Earth since 1963! Along with opposition, it’ll be SO bright, you’ll be able to see its bands and some moons just with binoculars!
This won’t happen again until 2129! The fact that Jupiter’s opposition lined up perfectly with this event is beautiful 🥹
For those of you who don’t know, opposition means a planet is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, so you could draw a straight line from the sun to Earth to Jupiter, all in alignment.

What if We’re Not Alone (in the Universe)?
(1) To begin, I’d just like to say be sure to check out my blog post on this topic! It’s WAY more detailed and has the sources that I used to write the thread! 😊
jaz21693.wixsite.com/mysite/post/wh…

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What if Earth orbited a black hole?
(1) Let me begin by saying that the title is a bit misleading: I mostly talk about the possibility of planets orbiting black holes and if they can even be habitable, this can still be applied to Earth.
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Unexplainable objects in the universe!
A thread: 1. Mysterious radio signals:
Since 2007, researchers have been receiving very strong and bright radio signals that last only a few milliseconds.
They appear to be coming from billions of light years away.

Are We Alone? 🔭
(1) For centuries, we have asked this question and attempted to make contact with another civilization. There is actually a fundamental equation that describes this question which was created by Dr. Frank Drake in 1961. It summarizes what scientists would need to contemplate...
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What would it feel like to fall through the gas giants?
A thread
(1) Jupiter: You would begin your journey at the high, ammonia clouds, where it is very cold (around -240 degrees F). You'd be falling very quickly due to Jupiter's stronger gravity. Eventually, you'd get to the ammonium hydrosulfide cloud layer. You'd still see the sunlight...
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Welcome to Space Facts Saturday!
Today our topic is Venus... what the hell? 🔥☀️🌋
The Venus that we know of today is NOT the same Venus from over 700 million years ago. The planet was almost unrecognizable back then. It is believed that before Venus became Hell, it had...
(1) a stable climate for about BILLIONS of years! So what caused our “sister planet” to become like this? It is believed that a resurfacing event completely altered the planet’s landscape. Based on scientists who have looked into the planet’s past, it seemed the planet had...
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We’ve been highlighting current Black people in Astronomy and Astrophysics during #BlackInAstro week, now it’s time to highlight those that history suppresses. Those that have made contributions that have paved the way for modern science.
(1) We’re starting this thread off with Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806). He was celebrated as the first Black Astronomer in the US. He began his career as a surveyor and went on to use his knowledge to write almanacs about the positions of the Sun, moon, and planets.
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