
Evan O'Connor
632 posts

Evan O'Connor
@evanoc
I'm an Astrophysicist. I (try to) blow up stars for a living.








I've watched hundreds of satellite transits through my telescope, so my first thought when I saw this great eclipse video was "Oh, that's a satellite!" But alas, the angle that @smartereveryday and @redshirtjeff were both able to capture it means it is *not* a satellite...🧵






Scientists can finally show that a neutron star formed from our most well-studied supernova, SN 1987A. The breakthrough was made possible thanks to James Webb telescope #JWST New study in @ScienceMagazine from @stockholm_univ @TheOKC @KTHuniversity et al su.se/english/news/j…








The 🟦sky Invite Code Thread For Astronomers! 🔭✨ Want to try joining the potential new app but don't have an invite code yet? Reply below to ask! 🔄 Please repost & like to boost the thread










