@astrojonny.bsky.social
Freelance space journalist. British Science Journalist of the Year 2024. Words in The New York Times, Scientific American, New Scientist, BBC, WIRED, + more.
Bangkok, Thailand
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@astrojonny.bsky.socialTwo asteroids larger than 2km have been found spinning every 5 minutes!
It suggests these ultra-fast rotators must be surprisingly monolithic, 30 times strong than clay.
Story by me in New Scientist
@astrojonny.bsky.socialHa oh yeah I didn’t pick this headline… little bit odd!
@astrojonny.bsky.socialJust booked flights to Tokyo in April. Will be ten years since we were last in Japan!
@astrojonny.bsky.socialwhoa this is cool
@astrojonny.bsky.socialHello quantum gravity experts, I am looking for anyone that can comment on this paper for a story I'm writing:
If that's you, or you know someone, do let me know.
jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com
Thanks!
@astrojonny.bsky.socialNeed to add: deformable mirrors
@astrojonny.bsky.socialWe get some pretty nice views from our balcony
@astrojonny.bsky.socialWild lightning over Bangkok last night
@astrojonny.bsky.socialI’ve driven several different EVs, and always find they don’t maintain speed the same way a petrol car does. There’s often constant slight acceleration and deceleration, which naturally makes you feel quick sick.
@astrojonny.bsky.socialOkay hear me out - what if a monster neutrino detected off the coast of Sicily came from a primordial black hole inside a fifth dimension that was formed by cosmic strings?
Class this as just a little bit speculative.
Story by me in Scientific American
@astrojonny.bsky.socialNice to see this story on searching for alien life I originally wrote in 2024 back on the BBC home page today. Still as relevant today as it was back then!
@radishharmers.bsky.socialReposted by @astrojonny.bsky.socialI'm old enough to remember smoking on airplanes as a child. I hated it but they made you do it.
@astrojonny.bsky.socialScience journalism is alive and well! Probably.
@astrojonny.bsky.socialI had a few deadlines in September
@astrojonny.bsky.socialOh wait it's a planet
@astrojonny.bsky.socialThat's no moon
@astrojonny.bsky.socialWe're running out of rockets, and it might cause problems for years – or even longer.
Story by me in New Scientist
@astrojonny.bsky.socialOoh! Good target to aim for.
@astrojonny.bsky.socialI have not been but would love to do so, hopefully one day! I also really want to go see Rubin at some point, if possible.
@astrojonny.bsky.socialI read this and thought it was great, particularly the mirror being suspended in a magnetic field, as well as the other pieces in the series. Have enjoyed following them!
