This is probably old news to many of you, but this "Python for Astronomers" free textbook (and exercises) looks like exactly what I have been looking for: prappleizer.github.io/index.html

Check us out at the Involvement Fair today, table 18!

#astrotwitter: Penn State is hosting a STEM Open House Oct 15-18. It is a chance for underrepresented undergrads to visit the PSU campus for *free* and meet with faculty/students!! Please share to any undergraduates: gradschool.psu.edu/diversity/open…

When you're on a date and they say they don't turn off their bluetooth while driving past radio observatories

Our telescopes are so sensitive any radio-frequency emitting devices, like bluetooth and wifi, can interfere with data collection. greenbankobservatory.org/science/gbt-ob…

Congratulations to Eberly graduate alumna @SETI_Sheikh on being awarded an MPS-Ascend Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by U.S. National Science Foundation to work at The SETI Institute with its legendary cofounder Jill Tarter! buff.ly/3kte85o PSU Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics PSUAstrobiology PSETI Center Jason Wright

Sofia Sheikh, who completed her doctorate in astronomy and astrobiology at Penn State in 2021, has been awarded a Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (MPS-Ascend) by the National Science Foundation (NSF). news.psu.edu/story/670163/2…

you're in her dms, we're operating the world's third largest moving structure on land, we are not the same

📡VOTING BEGINS! #ALMAnames The 66 ALMA antennas need names! Follow the link to vote ⬇️ almaobservatory.org/en/almanames/1… 😏Pss! We will have unique gifts from ALMA to raffle among those who participate.

📡Oh my! Last day of voting. Our antennas no longer want to be called as numbers! We will have unique gifts from ALMA to raffle among those who participate. Vote here ⬇️ almaobservatory.org/en/almanames/1…

Happy #PulsarFriday! Pulsars are incredible objects and they’re almost all unique. In this thread, we’ll cover some of the coolest and most interesting ones! 🧵

Please join us in congratulating Eberly graduate alumna @SETI_Sheikh on being awarded an MPS-Ascend Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by U.S. National Science Foundation to work at The SETI Institute with Jill Tarter! buff.ly/3kte85o PSU Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics PSUAstrobiology PSETI Center Jason Wright Penn State Alumni

Earlier this week we published two papers from the Breakthrough Listen initiative to search for technosignatures. Lead author of one paper @SETI_Sheikh here describes the behind-the-scenes process of verifying their first viable signal: astronomycommunity.nature.com/posts/the-blc1…

Happy #PulsarFriday! In honor of Halloween, did you know there are spooky pulsars out there called black widow systems that, like black widow spiders, consume their companions🕷️?

We are celebrating the 60th “birthday” of the 40-foot telescope! Watch our Facebook page for daily posts between December 6th-14th fb.me/e/2EsUc1AQ5 Have a story to share? bit.ly/40ft60

Visit us at the Spring Involvement Fair today in Alumni Hall in the HUB! If you’re interested in joining, come talk to us at table #39. Hope to see you there!

.@SETI_Sheikh is one of a handful of postdoctoral researchers who have specialized in SETI. She talks to David Appell at Physics World about strange signals, #StarTrek, picking a tricky research field and the importance of mentorship. buff.ly/34odQHn

Exciting news! An analysis of NANOGrav’s 15-year data shows evidence for the existence of low-frequency gravitational waves. Teams in Australia, China, Europe, and India have also independently reported their results today. European Pulsar Timing Array InPTA OzGrav CSIRO_ATNF

they’re observing ME?!