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Folks, this is a perfectly accurate description of getting a PhD studying space.

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A series of (presumably) Twitter posts by Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore @JoyOfPhysics Me, as an undergrad, just starting upper level courses: THERE IS A PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFUL REASON FOR ALL LAWS OF PHYSICS Me, as a perpetual graduate student: Light goes that fast because it wants to. Me now: light redshifts because it gets tired and blueshifts because it goes weeeeeeeeee going down the gravitational potential Me, now: stellar evolution is when the star eats all its favorite snacks and has to move on to progressively worse snacks Eventually it runs out of snacks and blows itself up, which is something we can all relate to
#Space #science #astronomy #astrophysics #Astrodon #phd #academicchatter

Reflect Orbital and SpaceX have filed proposals with the US Federal Communications Commission that threaten ground-based astronomy. We submitted replies and collaborated with the UK Royal Astronomical Society & the International Astronomical Union for their responses. 1/

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A blurried view of a starry night sky above a desert landscape with the Milky Way visible. On the right, a globe of Earth is surrounded by thousands of colored dots representing satellites in orbit. Overlaid text reads: “ESO files response to new threats to dark skies.”
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