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Digestible summaries of the latest astronomy research. Written by an international team of grad students for undergrads! Supported by the @AAS_Office. #scicomm
Jun 20, 2022 25 tweets 8 min read
We continue our coverage of #BlackSpaceWeek with the #SpaceLawandOrder panel, featuring Micah Walter-Range, Julia Selman-Ayetey, @Ralph_LAWren87, and @YngGeorgeJetson, moderated by @knilirabaj! Julia Selman-Ayetey is excited by the creativity featured in development of space law and the potential it holds for smaller countries (such as those in Latin America and the Caribbean) to get involved
Jun 20, 2022 25 tweets 8 min read
Get ready for Day 2 of #BlackSpaceWeek – starting with the #SpaceEntrepreneurship panel, featuring @JaneyaGriffin, @deschzunell, Kaylon Paterson, and @JasmineMLeFlore! @JaneyaGriffin @deschzunell @JasmineMLeFlore First, what is the new space economy? @JaneyaGriffin explains that this is the translation of economies – just like the tourism, medicine, etc we have on Earth – to envision a future inhabiting other planets in space
Jun 13, 2022 15 tweets 4 min read
Follow this thread to hear about the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy at #AA240! Starting in ~20 min! There are >100,000 planned satellites by 2029
Jun 13, 2022 32 tweets 7 min read
Follow this thread for live-tweets of the first plenary of #AAS240 — "Phosphine in the Atmosphere of Venus" by Jane Greaves Mariner 2 / Venera 14 showed an inhospitable surface on Venus — 900 degrees Fahrenheit! thought to be a "runaway greenhouse"