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Radio astronomer and science communicator at the University of Sydney. Die hard Melbourne demons fan. Opinions are my own. www.astrolaura.com
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JWST observations of our very own black hole (the one at the centre of the Milly Way) show that its brightness changes basically all the time. A very nice ABC News article (including some quotes by me 😎) 🔭🧪 www.abc.net.au/news/science...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Thanks, Rami! SciComm and radio astronomy unite! I've even written a radio pulsar paper 😎

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11 years ago today, I finished my first ever astronomy research report at the end of a fantastic summer research project at @icrar.bsky.social! I was still an undergrad and before this project, I thought I'd be a cosmologist. But radio got me hooked and look where I am today!

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

So grateful to be part of such a legendary team with such amazing women in STEM! 📡🌟

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

A new way of finding mysterious fast radio bursts using Australian technology and an Australian telescope! A very cool innovation that's already finding new things www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01... 🧪🔭

submitted 26 days ago • 13 comments

With a lot of tough things happening in the world riggr now, the misinformation that stars are dead when you wish on them feels very mean spirited 🥺 luckily, I looked into it and worked out that the stars we wish on are very much alive 🌟 🧪🔭

submitted 32 days ago • 6 comments

For the next couple of days, we have a chance to see a once in 160,000 year event! Comet C/2024 G3 survived its close encounter with the Sun, read more about how to see it here: theconversation.com/a-bright-sun... 🔭🧪

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

Hear from Joshua, the first author of the latest ASKAP discovery! Interviewed by Dr Kirsten Banks for @ozgrav.bsky.social 🌟🔭🧪

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Check out this new cosmic weirdo discovered using @csiro.bsky.social's ASKAP telescope! It spins so slowly that you could watch both the Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers and still have time leftover before it finishes a full rotation Read more: theconversation.com/blinking-rad...

submitted 38 days ago • 4 comments

Happy 11th birthday to my doggo, Astro! 🎉🎂 here he's pictured living the kind of life of comfort and relaxation only whippets can achieve 😆

submitted 39 days ago • 3 comments

Oh look, it's me 😅 Radio telescopes can observe day and night, and the atmosphere isn't a problem 🤷‍♀️ I work on radio stars and often forget that you can't just observe at other wavelengths whenever you like... and sometimes you even need a space telescope!

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

The amazing @esa.int Gaia telescope is taking its last measurements today Gaia has had a tremendous impact on astronomy. Without the easy to access (and use) data releases, a lot of the work I do would be impossible Thank you, Gaia and team! Can't wait for the future data releases! 🔭🧪

submitted 39 days ago • 3 comments

My favourite space telescope will be taking its last measurements on Wednesday 🥹 still loads of data to be released, but it's a sad moment for any telescope 🔭

submitted 41 days ago • 3 comments

Check out this interactive viewer @adavidweigel.bsky.social made of the Sydney Radio Star Catalogue! Such a fun way to view the positions of the stars 🌟 📡🧪🔭

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

Oh heck yes! Never before has the Southern Hemisphere been so well surveyed using a radio telescope 🔭 📡🧪 Amazing work by Stefan and the RACS (and ASKAP) team! That's 3 all sky ASKAP surveys (at 3 different frequencies) down and hopefully loads more to come!

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Wondering how Santa does it? I calculated how fast he'd need to go. And, in true scientist style, how we'd measure his speed using Rudolph's red nose 🎅🎄🔴 Merry nerdy Christmas!

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