Athena Brensberger

@thephysicsgirl LOVE short hair on you!!!!!!

I’m still getting used to having short hair. I keep running my hands through “ghost hair” that’s not there, looking like a weirdo 🤣 But at least I got the blonde back!

If you’re interested to see the thread @astroathens/post/DGyyJToPXbb?xmt=AQGzjMIL9W8_BiT1UyqWdYHrdAstAaHlQHxuPjiig64wuA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.net/@astroathens/p…

Quick note: 6 billion tons is the upper limit based on the estimated density of a neutron star. The average limit may be closer to 2 billion tons. (Just did the math on threads lol)

Did you know that one teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about 6 billion tons? Neutron stars are incredibly dense remnants of massive stars that have exploded in supernovae.

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus! It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun. #SpaceFacts 🌞🌏⚪️(my version of Venus)

@thermotronica Spaghetti names?

@AstroAthens I like how they named the layers spaghetti names 😄

Feast your eyes on this: the moment @fireflyspace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander touched down on the Moon’s surface.

🚀🏗️ Building a Permanent Lunar Colony: Challenges & Opportunities 🌕🏗️ A future where humans live and work on the Moon is closer than ever—but getting there is no small feat. Let's break down the key challenges & innovations shaping our lunar future. 🧵⬇️

⚡ Mining the Moon for the Future of Energy? 🌕 Imagine a clean energy source with no greenhouse gases and no long-lived nuclear waste. That’s the potential of Helium-3 (³He), a rare isotope that could revolutionize fusion energy. But there’s a catch… 🧵👇

EPISODE 1 JUST AIRED OF THE SHOW I’VE BE WORKING ON WITH PBS NOVA!! 🥳🎉 WHAT THE PHYSICS?! ⚛️🤓🔭 Check it out let me know what you think !! And please like & share the video with any fellow physics lover you know!!!! 📐🧮🌌 youtu.be/1Kn5x27yU9A?si…

@withlovecole @Luminary_Wings @___vannieee @QINGORACLE Oh my goodness I feel so honored to be mentioned in this conversation!! 🥹❤️ Thank you so much for sharing Nicole!! The first episode airs this Thursday and it’s going to be a fascinating topic about our universe! 🌌 @novapbs?si=W5MqvQQnCsgiJgsI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@novapbs?si=W5…

@Luminary_Wings @___vannieee @QINGORACLE Yes, it was at the top of my mind because she just posted about it. Here’s the info.- instagram.com/reel/DCSFtiFRj… Airing 11/14 PBS NOVA channel on YouTube

This stuff has been destined to rise matriarchal power back into place. This threads I saw today. Then @QINGORACLE tweet earlier today and my constant visions of female army coming. So many of us have been seeing and feeling it.

Experts believe it’s only a matter of time until we find intelligent extraterrestrial life. With new tools and technologies, we search more of the cosmos every day. But what happens when we detect ET? Vote for our #SXSW2025 PanelPicker proposal here: buff.ly/3M10Bz1 @sxsw

I tweeted a tweet about Science! I read the article myself, and wrote the tweet myself and posted it myself. 🥹🥹🥹 I haven't been able to do anything like that for a year and a half. 😭 It only took me three days lol. But I did it.

Liftoff! 🇺🇸🚀🚀🚀 Falcon Heavy launches the GOES-U satellite, furthering NASA and NOAA’s on-orbit weather forecasting capabilities

@tracy_karin @YouTube Thank you so much for sharing this, Tracy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@qertninja Juno spacecraft?

@shawnapandya @IIAS_NLC @virgingalactic @kelliegerardi @SpaceNorah HUGE CONGRATS!!!!!!! Sooooo excited for you Shawna!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

It's true! I am @IIAS_NLC Astronaut 002 on IIAS-02, to fly aboard the @virgingalactic Delta class of spacecraft as it becomes operational in the coming years. Best part, I get to do it with two incredible teammates @kelliegerardi & @SpaceNorah. WE ARE READY. 👩🏽‍🚀🚀🏥🇨🇦🇮🇳

Thank you, astronauts! #NS25

@Cathrinmachin Love thissssss

When you don’t have your tripod 😭😂

Made it to NASA Johnson Spaceflight center in Houston, TX !! @NASA_Johnson