Erin M. May, PhDAttempting to become a #twitter convert. So an #introduction is due I suppose? I'm a scientist (astrophysics) who studies the atmospheres of planets around other stars. Passionate about communication science to the public, particularly when it comes to habitability of exoplanets! Follow me for science, cats, and crafts <3
Also relevant to my #introduction - I am on the team that will be getting the first #NASA #JWST data of planets around other stars! Stay tuned for exoplanet results later this summer!
fdfolson@_astronoMay - we need to get NASA to create an account for @JWST asap!
@fdfolson I know some of the NASA social media folks, maybe I'll send them a message ;)
Lutin Discret@_astronoMay 😲 do it! That would be awesome 😍
@_astronoMay just this week, the European Union institutions joined the #fediverse by creating both a mastodon and a peertube instance and now @EUSPA is among us.
NASA could make its own instance and we could have @[email protected] and that would be so cool to have public institutions using public software (while private SpaceX use private Twitter...)
ilyess@_astronoMay Habitability of exoplanets? NASA? Results this summer? I don’t think I’ve ever been quicker to hit the follow button. Thanks for being here and welcome aboard! :)
Thomas Connor@_astronoMay is that an ERS program? Or did your GO just get lucky enough to be at the start of the schedule?
@thomasconnor ERS program! I think we have the first four exoplanet observations that will be done after commissioning! Our data starts being taken July 10th and we get a transit with a different mode every four days until the 22nd 🤗
The first data from GO programs I'm on is taken on Christmas 🎄
@_astronoMay ON THE LAUNCH ANNIVERSARY?!?!?!?!
@thomasconnor 😱 I didn't even make that connection! I was just thinking about all the family time I get to "excuse" myself from in order to download our data! 😂
Dr Scott Chaussée@_astronoMay My day job is looking at the bottom of the sea, but exoplanets geek me up so much 😁 Pleased to make your acquaintance on here, and looking forward to seeing your work!
paillp@_astronoMay Super cool ! 🪐
Hope you find potentially habitable ones 😀
Hope you find potentially habitable ones 😀
Mike Flugennock@_astronoMay Great to see you here. I'm an old "Space Age Kid" myself, watched Armstrong walk on the Moon when I was 12; ended up studying fine art and design, but I still want to be an astronaut when I grow up. Sad, but true.