Radio astronomer and science communicator at the University of Sydney. Die hard Melbourne demons fan. Opinions are my own. www.astrolaura.com
@astrolaura.comThat's why I couldn't find Manisha to tag her, I wasn't following her 😅
Dr Laura Driessen
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@astrolaura.com@astrolaura.comRead the Conversation article written by lead authors Manisha and Themiya: theconversation.com/astronomers-...
@astrolaura.comThis work was led by Manisha Caleb and the MeerTRAP team. I helped a little bit 😊
@astrolaura.comMost distant fast radio burst ever discovered just dropped!
This FRB gives us clues about what FRBs are and tells us about the cold, dark stuff between us and other galaxies
@astrolaura.comJust a couple of the eleventy-billion photos of the eclipse I took 😅
@astrolaura.comThanks Catherine!!! 😊
@astrolaura.com"The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards were created in 1998 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) to recognise and celebrate Australian intellectual and scientific excellence and to encourage younger Australians to follow in the footsteps of our outstanding achievers."
@astrolaura.comThrilled to be one of this year's NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award recipients! 🥳
aips.org.au/2026-young-t... 🧪
@astrolaura.comTrying to watch The Dish but it keeps getting all blurry. Feeling totally heartbroken, Sam Neill you were an absolute legend
@astrolaura.comNew long period radio transient just dropped! Brand spanking new work by @funfactscience.com 👀 🔭🧪
@astrolaura.comOfficially 5 years to the day since I submitted my PhD thesis! And yes, it was pink throughout 😎
@astrolaura.comAt the ABC today to chat science with Dr Karl on Triple J at 11am AEDT! Important to say hi to Big Ted, Little Ted and Jemima
@astrolaura.comAwesome! I heard it was pretty good in Brissy!
@astrolaura.comAn hour until the partial lunar eclipse starts! Then the total lunar eclipse at 10:04pm AEDT. I'm in cloudy Canberra, but I've heard that Brisbane and Perth have lovely clear skies! 🌚🔭
@astrolaura.comAnd if you'd like to support making my star-naming website (where you can't buy stars but can find out why and symbolically name a star for free) more visible on Google, you can check it out at SpaceNameRegistry.com
spacenameregistry.comSpace Name RegistryA unique gift for your loved one
@astrolaura.comIf you'd prefer to read about it, I wrote a @aunz.theconversation.com article last week: theconversation.com/for-40-you-c...
theconversation.comFor $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean muchSo what names do astronomers use for stars and how are official star names selected?
@astrolaura.comSelling stars is big business. If you missed my written rant about it last week, you can listen to me rant about it on the ABC instead 😆
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 🔭🧪
abc.net.auLab Notes: Why buying a star name is nonsense - ABC listenA quick online search reveals multiple paid services for naming stars as commemorative gifts. You'll be provided with a certificate and a map for finding your star in the sky. But these names are not ...
@astrolaura.comThanks Rami! Someone told me a really good idea: they asked a local astrophotographer to take a photo of the night sky on their daughter's bday and gave that as a gift. Supports a local astrophotographer, is lovely and meaningful, and not a rip off!
@astrolaura.comThat must be so frustrating! At least stars aren't physical land somewhere
@astrolaura.comSo much frustration, in fact, that I made a whole website that looks like a star-selling website, but if you click "buy now" you can actually symbolically name a star for free
You can't actually buy stars on my website of course. It instead explains why you can't
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spacenameregistry.comSpace Name RegistryA unique gift for your loved one