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Michael Hammer

@theAstroHammer

Planet simulator. Doctor. @astrobites alum. Exactly the same as @MCHammer. Not quite @MiaHamm. Find him at @epo_asiaa!

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lavinia.as.arizona.edu/~mhammer/
Joined July 2009
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First conference in four years! 🥳 #PPVII
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I did another interview of the AAS keynote speakers for @astrobites! This one takes me back to Leiden! 🇳🇱😃 #AAS241
astrobites (@astrobites) profile pictureastrobites@astrobites12 Jan 2023
From @theAstroHammer: For the past decade, ESA's Gaia mission has helped reshape astronomy in more ways than you can probably think of. You can hear more about Gaia in Prof. Anthony Brown's plenary talk at #AAS241! astrobites.org/2023/01/12/me…
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Anthony Brown

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Anthony Brown

For the past decade, ESA's Gaia mission has helped reshape astronomy in more ways than you can probably think of. You can hear more about Gaia in Prof. Anthony Brown's plenary talk at #AAS241!

astrobites.org
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RDCworld doing #scicomm now! 😁🤣
RDCWORLD1 BURNER (@rdcburner) profile pictureRDCWORLD1 BURNER@rdcburner3 Aug 2022
How the scientists are going to be in the future
There's no escaping it: g.co/doodle/65n6bjr
"MC Hammer"-approved astronomy
MC HAMMER e/acc (@MCHammer) profile pictureMC HAMMER e/acc
@MCHammer18 Jun 2022
Fastest growing black hole discovered, consumes equivalent of one Earth each second | #Hamm400aos indianexpress.com/article/te…
Fastest growing black hole discovered, consumes equivalent of one Earth each second

Fastest growing black hole discovered, consumes equivalent of one Earth each second

A new black hole discovered by astronomers at the ANU (Australian National University) is actually the largest one ever spotted. Read all about it here.

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I'm so glad I got to interview @lkreidberg eight years after I saw her give a talk at my first undergrad AAS meeting! If you are at #AAS240, be sure to check out her prize talk today!
astrobites (@astrobites) profile pictureastrobites@astrobites14 Jun 2022
From @theAstroHammer: After the boom in exoplanet atmosphere research this past decade, what will the field look like going forward? Find out at Prof. Laura Kreidberg's #AAS240 Annie Jump Cannon Award plenary talk! astrobites.org/2022/06/14/me…
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I wrote a bite encouraging professors to have students write their own @astrobites for class! Thanks to @battersbot, @david_kipping, @CDPLagos, Zhang Zhiyu, & @briles_34 -- who figured out how to do this (incl. w/ @AstroK80 & Mitchell Cavanagh) -- for helping me put it together!
astrobites (@astrobites) profile pictureastrobites@astrobites3 Jun 2022
From @theAstroHammer: Over the last few years, we have been publishing Astrobites that students wrote for their courses. This is how those bites came to be! astrobites.org/2022/06/03/wr…
Writing Astrobites in Your Courses!

Writing Astrobites in Your Courses!

Over the last few years, we have been publishing Astrobites that students wrote for their courses. This is how those bites came to be!

astrobites.org
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I'm 95% sure I can spot one Astrobiter, and about 70% sure I see another.
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship (@AAASMassMedia) profile pictureAAAS Mass Media Fellowship@AAASMassMedia1 Jun 2022
Just a few more sessions to go for Day 1 of orientation, and I'm thrilled to see our 2022 #MassMediaFellows and Diverse Voices Interns here at @AAAS and online.
A masked selfie of the AAAS Mass Media Fellows and Diverse Voices Interns at their orientation in a classroom setting.. The fellows are in desks of two, and several fellows in the back are raising their hand.

ALT A masked selfie of the AAAS Mass Media Fellows and Diverse Voices Interns at their orientation in a classroom setting.. The fellows are in desks of two, and several fellows in the back are raising their hand.

Wait, @isskywalker is just studying the galaxy version of the planet stuff I am studying?
a gravitationally-lensed galaxy

ALT a gravitationally-lensed galaxy

a crescent-shaped asymmetry in a protoplanetary disc

ALT a crescent-shaped asymmetry in a protoplanetary disc

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Vote for this one! (the protoplanetary disc one!)
astrobites (@astrobites) profile pictureastrobites@astrobites19 May 2022
Replying to @astrobites
(4/4): Hurricane Saturn by @carophant 📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech, Lina Kimmig with help from easydrawingguides.com/how-to… astrobites.org/2022/04/27/th…
A protoplanetary disc, but it's been photoshopped to have a giant hurricane coming out of the disc as the most prominent feature. On top of the hurricane is Saturn.

ALT A protoplanetary disc, but it's been photoshopped to have a giant hurricane coming out of the disc as the most prominent feature. On top of the hurricane is Saturn.

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Me, a planet scientist, tweeting about a black hole press conference.
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astrobites (@astrobites) profile pictureastrobites@astrobites12 May 2022
We're watching the @ehtelescope press conference! youtube.com/watch?v=4Ws0iPDS…
Panel at the press conference being introduced.

ALT Panel at the press conference being introduced.

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They're going to announce that they decided to use the EHT to image an exoplanet instead
Event Horizon 'Scope (@ehtelescope) profile pictureEvent Horizon 'Scope@ehtelescope12 May 2022
In just under 12 hours, at 13:00 UT (9 AM Eastern Time), we will be revealing groundbreaking results! Choose between our main streams: 1) American stream: facebook.com/US.NSF. 2) European stream: youtu.be/rIQLA6lo6R0. 3) Japanese stream: youtu.be/ZvvxaSHrGdo. …
National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Science Foundation (NSF). 491,115 followers · 413 talking about this. NSF is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950.

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Escher tennis court!
Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) profile pictureJon Wertheim
@jon_wertheim9 May 2022
Thanks to the reader who sent ....⁦@TennisChannel⁩ - and not an optical illusion
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Like the Escher room...
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Happy National #BubbleTeaDay!
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In Taiwan, the bagels come with the cream cheese already inside. 🥯🤔😋
The inside of the bagel being discussed.

ALT The inside of the bagel being discussed.

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Hmm, I wonder why my Astrobite is getting so many views today? @jaimealyse @physicsJ 🤔🤔🤔 astrobites.org/2018/04/19/wh…
Today's top Astrobites by views. My post on why Jupiter spins fast is at the top with 251 views, followed by the home page at 143 views.

ALT Today's top Astrobites by views. My post on why Jupiter spins fast is at the top with 251 views, followed by the home page at 143 views.

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Advice: do the octordle today. octordle.com/?mode=daily
#SendACrocodileIntoSpace
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Looks like someone finally got a day off!
Lofi Girl (@lofigirl) profile pictureLofi Girl
@lofigirl1 Apr 2022
Happy April Fools' from Lofi Girl! 😸 Should we keep the radio like this? The new theme is available for today only, head on over to the “beats to relax/study to” radio to experience it live for yourself! 📻 → youtu.be/5qap5aO4i9A 🎨 Original art by marta.louzeiro on IG
I want it to be real.
arXiver (@arXiver) profile picturearXiver@arXiver1 Apr 2022
Could fresh lava be (warm) dark matter? [CEA] arxiver.moonhats.com/2022/04…
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