Latest posts tagged with #nova25 on Bluesky
Day off today, so here's daft #chiptune cover of the best Italo Disco song sung in Spanish about thermonuclear war & the importance of going down the beach -
Vamos a la Playa / Righeira 🤣
Released at Nova demoparty at the wknd!
#impulsetracker #demoscene #nova25 #italo
seemed apt x
Message to the young astronomers in the room: "NOVA is you! We can't wait to see what you will present in 25 years from now!" #NOVA25
Finishing the day with the current NOVA directors Michiel and @sctrager.bsky.social, together with old director Ed van den Heuvel #NOVA25
"Most beautiful fast radio burst I've ever seen" - Jason Hessels (NB Note the time scale! Measuring at microsecond level) #NOVA25
Even though the signal appears so simple (rapid radio flux variability), there are still so many possible options to explain fast radio bursts. The universe is a crazy astrophysical mystery. There's now an Astroflash group in Netherlands/Canada tackling this issue #NOVA25
So much physics involved if you want to simulate compact objects (supernovae, neutron stars, etc.) to compare with observational data. 🤯 All four fundamental forces are relevant! #NOVA25
Carbon chain molecules including PAHs have super cool shapes! JWST was clearly meant to study PAHs considering its mirror shape 🤣 @donnainfiorino.bsky.social #NOVA25
"We don't lock up students in the lab for a month to study molecule formation processes on interstellar timescales" - Koju Chuang #NOVA25 😂
Linking ALMA gas molecular observations, JWST infrared ice observations and Solar System comet observations: laboratory experiments are needed to understand the origin of the chemical complexity. #NOVA25
Water is often studied because of the connection with life, but it's also an important tracer of shocks! Molecules really are tracing chemistry AND physics. #NOVA25
Different NOVA logos over the years. The spiral in the NOVA represents the proper motion over 25 years, not "NOVA down the drain" 😂 #NOVA25
The importance of outreach for astronomy was realized from the very beginning of NOVA. An inspiring talk by @mariekebaan.bsky.social #NOVA25 (picture later: seems to be a bluesky upload problem)
Studying quiescent galaxies is hard, because well...at first glance it looks like there's nothing there to study #NOVA25
JWST MIRI has revealed that disks around very low-mass stars are hydrocarbon-rich but water-poor in the inner disk (Aditya Arabhavi). Result of dust traps? What are the implications for planets forming here? #NOVA25
One of the major breakthroughs in planet formation is the growth from pebbles to planetesimals through the streaming instability which was developed in Leiden by @astroandersj.bsky.social #NOVA25
How do you deliver enough power to the ELT construction site in the middle of the desert? With the ESO "SKA" #NOVA25
Conferencing and pumping (breastmilk) are a difficult combination: it's almost impossible to match the talk schedule to your personal schedule and find breaks at the right time. But it does help if there are good facilities! #NOVA25 #WorldForum
