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Dr Jake Taylor

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Astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. Researching the atmospheres of exoplanets.

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · Mar 23

For those unaware, I post videos on TikTok about Astrophysics (🔭) and Oxford things, if you are interested, you can watch the videos here: www.tiktok.com/@astrojaket?...

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of exoplanet detection papers put on the arxiv today, I wonder why a day before the JWST deadline 😝

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 2d

This one doesn’t even make sense omg

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Tim Lichtenberg @timlichtenberg.bsky.social · 2d

w/ Oli Shorttle, @johannateske.bsky.social & Eliza Kempton we reviewed our current understanding and prospects for peaking on the inside of small #exoplanets in "Constraining exoplanet interiors using observations of their atmospheres": www.science.org/stoken/autho... & arxiv.org/abs/2510.08844 🔭🧪⚒️☄️

Illustration of predicted interior structures of sub-Neptune exoplanets. Observed density and atmospheric constraints are interpreted in three scenarios, each with a gaseous envelope. Water worlds have a small metal core, rocky mantle, high-pressure ice layer, and possible liquid water ocean. Gas dwarfs have a larger metal core and a magma ocean. Global supercritical regimes have no clear boundaries between layers. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick.

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 2d

Someone in my office has a loud keyboard and they clink clack all the time and it drives me insane like damn is typing that serious

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Dr. Ryan French @ryanjfrench.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to learn more about the solar cycle and its impact on our technological infrastructure – check out my new book ‘Space Hazards’! (Available now in Europe, and for pre-order in North America).

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 2d

Whoever decided that “supercharge” is the verb to use in all new marketing campaigns needs to be dealt with

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 2d

I liked the NFT bubble, it was fun to watch

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 3d

What will be the next bubble when the AI bubble bursts soon?

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 4d

It’s my understanding that this is not true for Christians

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 4d

The fact that RFK jr saying that circumcision leads to autism might be the reason the US stops genital mutilation of babies is crazy

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 7d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 8d

30 years ago was the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star. This discovery kickstarted a whole new field of Astrophysics. Here is me in 2016 on an observing run at the observatory where it all happened. Little did I know I’d still be studying exoplanets nearly a decade later!

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 10d

For some reason ChatGPT got so much worse recently for coding

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for sharing!

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 10d

Lots of ESA instruments made observations

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 10d

Has there been any official releases about the observations of 3I/ATLAS from various instruments on Mars? Lots of images circulating on Twitter and I’m wondering if they are official.

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Dr Ryan MacDonald @distantworlds.space · 12d

The Norman Lockyer Fellowship is a great opportunity for postdoc research in #Exoplanets, and we'd love to host you at St Andrews!

Feel free to reach out if you're interested in joining our exoplanet group in beautiful Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🪐

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 12d

🧑‍🔬 Need funding to support your research?🧑‍🔬

We're now accepting applications for the Norman Lockyer Fellowship, offered to outstanding candidates to enable them to pursue research in the UK in the disciplines advanced by the Royal Astronomical Society. 🔭🪐

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 14d

All eyes on #3I/ATLAS ☄️

Our Mars Express & ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will observe the comet around its closest approach to Mars on 3 October 2025, when 3I/ATLAS will be around 30 million km from the red planet.

Stay tuned and follow esa.int/3IATLAS 🔭🧪

Infographic showing the path of comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to enter our Solar System. It displays the orbits of Earth, Mars and the Juice spacecraft around the Sun, along with key dates and events as comet 3I/ATLAS travels through the inner Solar System in 2025. Coloured and numbered dots mark important observation points by telescopes and spacecraft.

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 15d

I feel like all astronomers should get an extended JWST submission deadline if the US government shuts down.

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Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 21d

True!

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 21d

People who do medical sciences truly blow my mind, unsung heroes.

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 21d

There’s nothing vinegar can’t fix x

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 21d

Fighting for my life, once again, trying to get pandexo and pandeia to work. The most problematic python packages in existence.

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 22d

I never expected big capitalism to go against big pharma but here we are!

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 22d

Do people in the US know that Tylenol is the name of a brand?

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