_astronoMay - Network

Our #JWST rocky exoplanet team is back with a new result:Water Vapor in the data of warm rocky planet! 💦But is it from the planet's...

Our #JWST rocky exoplanet team is back with a new result:

Water Vapor in the data of warm rocky planet! 💦

But is it from the planet's atmosphere or cool star spots on the star?? 🌎 🤔 🔴

Read the article here and stay tuned for a thread ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-120

#Astronomy #Astrodon #Exoplanets #Astrophysics #Science

Hi everyone 👋 I've been quiet around here because I've stepped back from public facing social media partially because of burn out...

Hi everyone 👋 I've been quiet around here because I've stepped back from public facing social media partially because of burn out at work partially because of non-work things.

Not that I owe anyone explanations, but I'm just not enjoying astronomy at the moment and also in the midst of moving between states and dealing with Button's health and my own health. Reminder that mutuals and people I know IRL are welcome at my personal account where I post more regularly. @erinmm

Check out the new PBS Nova episode on the amazing science JWST is doing! (Featuring several uncomfortable close-ups of yours truly in the...

Check out the new PBS Nova episode on the amazing science JWST is doing!

(Featuring several uncomfortable close-ups of yours truly in the part about our large JWST program looking for atmospheres on rocky planets after about ~42:30) ⭐ 🪐 🔭

#astrodon #astronomy #JWST #exoplanets #science

https://www.pbs.org/video/new-eye-on-the-universe-zvzqn1/

Not sure how many of these I'm partly responsible for, waiting for the processing emails to confirm, but I think around 15 or so. Two...

Not sure how many of these I'm partly responsible for, waiting for the processing emails to confirm, but I think around 15 or so. Two brand new PI ones (a large and a medium) was maybe a bad idea for my mental health, but I'm proud of all the proposals I was involved with that I saw! My collaborators are wonderful. 🪐🔭

Here you go #astrodon! Someone shared this in slack. Significantly more than Cycle 1 and all Hubble cycles on this plot 😱 I'm curious...

Here you go #astrodon! Someone shared this in slack. Significantly more than Cycle 1 and all Hubble cycles on this plot 😱 I'm curious how Cycle 3 will shape up since it's in only 9 months 🫠

#JWSTCycle2

Anyone on #astrodon know if Molly Peeples is tracking proposal submissions this Cycle?If so, please share the link! And any of the...

Anyone on #astrodon know if Molly Peeples is tracking proposal submissions this Cycle?

If so, please share the link! And any of the plots!

#JWSTCycle2

So what have I been up to? Confirming the existence of a planet that is 99% the size of Earth and searching for its atmosphere!This planet...

So what have I been up to? Confirming the existence of a planet that is 99% the size of Earth and searching for its atmosphere!

This planet is about 300 degrees Celsius and tidally locked to it star (one side in perpetual daylight), so not exactly habitable for life as we know it 🥵

We don't clearly detect an atmosphere (expected, we don't have all our data yet!) but we also can't rule an atmosphere out at this point! 🪐🔭

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-confirms-its-first-exoplanet

#Astrodon #JWST #Science #Exoplanets

On my way to #AAS241! ✈️ There's some exciting science I can't wait to share with you next week! 🪐🔭 (Let's just say...

On my way to #AAS241! ✈️

There's some exciting science I can't wait to share with you next week! 🪐🔭 (Let's just say there's a reason I've been relatively quiet here recently 😉)

This weekend we have the ExoPAG meeting - ExoPAG exists to coordinate community input/responses to NASA on their exoplanet exploration program. This is my first ExoPAG meeting as a member of the ExoPAG executive committee, very excited!

(And for all you not interested in posts about the big American Astronomical Society meeting next week, I recommend muting the hashtag...

(And for all you not interested in posts about the big American Astronomical Society meeting next week, I recommend muting the hashtag #AAS241 now 😄)

Well for all you #astrodon-ers that are attending #AAS241, I will be showing up with MANY stickers! Find* me early in the week to grab one...

Well for all you #astrodon-ers that are attending #AAS241, I will be showing up with MANY stickers! Find* me early in the week to grab one of these or a JWST sticker (and maybe some other surprises)

(*While it is not so simple to just "find" a single person at AAS, you can safely expect me to be at exoplanet related sessions or wandering around the exhibit hall for Chambliss poster judging)

#Astrodon! Who is going to #AAS241? 🙋🏻‍♀️

#Astrodon! Who is going to #AAS241? 🙋🏻‍♀️

For #FollowFriday I want to share these beautiful drawings that @joelpedersenarts@frankly.social did of Button! Joel makes wonderful art and...

For #FollowFriday I want to share these beautiful drawings that @joelpedersenarts@frankly.social did of Button! Joel makes wonderful art and is a wonderful person. Highly recommend following and checking out what he has to offer!

A few days left to go and I'm finishing out the year with 120 books! There were some wonderful books this year and some terrible books,...

A few days left to go and I'm finishing out the year with 120 books! There were some wonderful books this year and some terrible books, but most of all I really enjoyed that I spent more time focusing on self care and reading than mindlessly scrolling social media. 📚 💕

New Years ResolutionMy New Years Resolution is to DNF more books. "But Erin," you say."Wouldn't it make more sense to...

New Years Resolution

My New Years Resolution is to DNF more books.

"But Erin," you say.
"Wouldn't it make more sense to have your resolution be to *read* more books?"

No! Not at all! I already read a healthy amount. And I often read *less* because I get stuck on a book I can't get into. I'm giving books 50-100 pages this year, and if I'm still struggling I'm putting them down.

Cat, Animal eye contact, holiday giftsSister in law got Button a catnip banana for Christmas which apparently is incredibly potent. B loves...

Cat, Animal eye contact, holiday gifts

Sister in law got Button a catnip banana for Christmas which apparently is incredibly potent. B loves it ❤️

Digital Holiday CardHappy Holidays to all my virtual friends! ❤️

Digital Holiday Card

Happy Holidays to all my virtual friends! ❤️

Please be kind to your local astronomers this season, JWST cycle 2 proposals are due in a month* and they are stressed.(*37 days, but...

Please be kind to your local astronomers this season, JWST cycle 2 proposals are due in a month* and they are stressed.

(*37 days, but who's counting??)

Our research group has a template we use for proposals and the place holder figure is Button (this was not my doing) 😂 💕

Our research group has a template we use for proposals and the place holder figure is Button (this was not my doing) 😂 💕

#CatTax #CatsOfMastodon

#CatTax #CatsOfMastodon

Button (my cat) was having rare afternoon zoomies, and when I informed my husband about this he told me that no, she was actually just in...

Button (my cat) was having rare afternoon zoomies, and when I informed my husband about this he told me that no, she was actually just in her afternoon zoom conference 😂 💻