Astronomical Society of the Pacific
@astrosociety.org
Through its materials, resources, and programs, the ASP promotes public science interest, engagement, and literacy through the awe and wonder of astronomy and related fields. Founded in 1889, the ASP is the first national astronomy organization in the US.
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This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to join a movement of generosity that lasts 365. Give monthly to the ASP; one day of giving is powerful, but sustained giving changes everything. Donate today: buff.ly/F5ILcBO
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to join a movement of generosity that lasts 365. Give monthly to the ASP; one day of giving is powerful, but sustained giving changes everything. Donate today: buff.ly/F5ILcBO
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Whether you practice #CyberMonday or not (I know most of us are not super fans of capitalism and all but...), buying any of these books will give them a second life AND support an amazing nonprofit @astrosociety.org dedicated to science education+literacy. BONUS: no $ to amazon. 😉
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
Okay space/science/book nerds, I've come up with a way to share ALL the @astrosociety.org books that are available for purchase: www.asplibraryproject.com 🧪 📚 🔭
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
ASP Library Project
www.asplibraryproject.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Whether you practice #CyberMonday or not (I know most of us are not super fans of capitalism and all but...), buying any of these books will give them a second life AND support an amazing nonprofit @astrosociety.org dedicated to science education+literacy. BONUS: no $ to amazon. 😉
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
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For #GivingTuesday, you can:
- support @astrosociety.org & USPS
- introduce a kid to the wonders of the universe
- give these books a second life
- BONUS: no $ to Amazon
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
- support @astrosociety.org & USPS
- introduce a kid to the wonders of the universe
- give these books a second life
- BONUS: no $ to Amazon
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
Children's books now added! They range from series to young adult, picture books to chapter books. Surely you have some kids in your life that you need to get hooked on the Universe...
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/childre...
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/childre...
Children’s Books — ASP Library Project
The Children’s Books category includes: picture books, cultural books, a range of beginner books on space and astronomy, and more. Photos of all the Children’s Books are below. If you are interes...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
For #GivingTuesday, you can:
- support @astrosociety.org & USPS
- introduce a kid to the wonders of the universe
- give these books a second life
- BONUS: no $ to Amazon
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
- support @astrosociety.org & USPS
- introduce a kid to the wonders of the universe
- give these books a second life
- BONUS: no $ to Amazon
#ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to join a movement of generosity that lasts 365. Give monthly to the ASP; one day of giving is powerful, but sustained giving changes everything. Donate today: buff.ly/F5ILcBO
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to join a movement of generosity that lasts 365. Give monthly to the ASP; one day of giving is powerful, but sustained giving changes everything. Donate today: buff.ly/F5ILcBO
If you wanted to make an apple pie from scratch for today, you’re ~13.8 billion years late!🧪🔭
#CarlSagan was right: every apple, every atom, every one of us was forged in ancient stars.
ASP's own @shanilv.ca tells the #cosmic story behind your #Thanksgiving pie:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSagan was right: every apple, every atom, every one of us was forged in ancient stars.
ASP's own @shanilv.ca tells the #cosmic story behind your #Thanksgiving pie:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you wanted to make an apple pie from scratch for today, you’re ~13.8 billion years late!🧪🔭
#CarlSagan was right: every apple, every atom, every one of us was forged in ancient stars.
ASP's own @shanilv.ca tells the #cosmic story behind your #Thanksgiving pie:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSagan was right: every apple, every atom, every one of us was forged in ancient stars.
ASP's own @shanilv.ca tells the #cosmic story behind your #Thanksgiving pie:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
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Bookcase H is small but mighty: uncorrected advance proofs and pop-sci books you'd find in most bookstores, but getting them from me means supporting @astrosociety.org which you know you want to do. 😉
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/bookcas...
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/bookcas...
Bookcase H — ASP Library Project
Bookcase H includes: uncorrected proofs and popular mainstream science books/authors.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Bookcase H is small but mighty: uncorrected advance proofs and pop-sci books you'd find in most bookstores, but getting them from me means supporting @astrosociety.org which you know you want to do. 😉
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/bookcas...
www.asplibraryproject.com/blog/bookcas...
Science education is facing unprecedented challenges. Your support for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific helps fund programs that inspire curiosity, empower educators, and open the universe to everyone. Donate today at bit.ly/43RjDkC
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Science education is facing unprecedented challenges. Your support for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific helps fund programs that inspire curiosity, empower educators, and open the universe to everyone. Donate today at bit.ly/43RjDkC
ASP's very own Hakeem Oluseyi, host of Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest questions:
🧠 How does consciousness work?
🕳️ What happens if you fall into a black hole?
🦖 What would happen if we brought back extinct species?
www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
🧠 How does consciousness work?
🕳️ What happens if you fall into a black hole?
🦖 What would happen if we brought back extinct species?
www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
Why do we get goosebumps? A podcast tries to answer science's surprising questions
Hakeem Oluseyi, host of NOVA and GBH's podcast Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest and strangest questions.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ASP's very own Hakeem Oluseyi, host of Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest questions:
🧠 How does consciousness work?
🕳️ What happens if you fall into a black hole?
🦖 What would happen if we brought back extinct species?
www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
🧠 How does consciousness work?
🕳️ What happens if you fall into a black hole?
🦖 What would happen if we brought back extinct species?
www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
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Okay space/science/book nerds, I've come up with a way to share ALL the @astrosociety.org books that are available for purchase: www.asplibraryproject.com 🧪 📚 🔭
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
ASP Library Project
www.asplibraryproject.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Okay space/science/book nerds, I've come up with a way to share ALL the @astrosociety.org books that are available for purchase: www.asplibraryproject.com 🧪 📚 🔭
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
Each bookcase is a blog post with photos of each and every shelf. If you see something you like, fill out the contact form!
#ASPLIbrary
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
Your immediate action and generous donation will help shape what comes next and ensure that humanity not only learns science, but truly feels at home in it.
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Your immediate action and generous donation will help shape what comes next and ensure that humanity not only learns science, but truly feels at home in it.
👉 Donate Today! buff.ly/O97hzBz
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
Your immediate action and generous donation will help shape what comes next and ensure that humanity not only learns science, but truly feels at home in it.
👉 Donate Today! buff.ly/O97hzBz
Your immediate action and generous donation will help shape what comes next and ensure that humanity not only learns science, but truly feels at home in it.
👉 Donate Today! buff.ly/O97hzBz
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In a related thread to this one...here are some of the awesome radio astronomy related books that will be available soon from @astrosociety.org! 📡
#TeamRadio
#TeamRadio
Who here is watching Pluribus?! 🙂
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In a related thread to this one...here are some of the awesome radio astronomy related books that will be available soon from @astrosociety.org! 📡
#TeamRadio
#TeamRadio
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About to head into the city to spend the day at @astrosociety.org. This is the room I live in now. 🧪 📚 🔭
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
About to head into the city to spend the day at @astrosociety.org. This is the room I live in now. 🧪 📚 🔭
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In honor of Carl Sagan's birthday this past weekend, here are some related books that will be available later this month for purchase to support @astrosociety.org... 🧪📚🔭
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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In honor of Carl Sagan's birthday this past weekend, here are some related books that will be available later this month for purchase to support @astrosociety.org... 🧪📚🔭
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“Science is a way of seeing, not just knowing.”
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Science is a way of seeing, not just knowing.”
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
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Because @astrosociety.org is a non-profit dedicated to education and outreach, the primary goal is to raise some funds for them through book sales. But there will always be some that don't have much value outside of our starry-eyed community, so there will definitely be some grab-bag options.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Because @astrosociety.org is a non-profit dedicated to education and outreach, the primary goal is to raise some funds for them through book sales. But there will always be some that don't have much value outside of our starry-eyed community, so there will definitely be some grab-bag options.
🧪📚🔭
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Hi Bluesky friends! I've been MIA for a while, but I'm coming back because I have some fun news...
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hi Bluesky friends! I've been MIA for a while, but I'm coming back because I have some fun news...
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
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Congrats @ohdearz.bsky.social on receiving the Nancy Grace Roman Award from ASP for promoting gender equity snd inclusion in astronomy and related fields! It was awesome to be there and see all the amazing things! Truly well deserved!
astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...
astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Congrats @ohdearz.bsky.social on receiving the Nancy Grace Roman Award from ASP for promoting gender equity snd inclusion in astronomy and related fields! It was awesome to be there and see all the amazing things! Truly well deserved!
astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...
astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...
“Science is a way of seeing, not just knowing.”
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Science is a way of seeing, not just knowing.”
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
On what would have been Carl Sagan’s 91st birthday we celebrate one of #science’s greatest storytellers — a reminder that curiosity & wonder unite us all.
💫 Read @shanilv.ca reflection:
open.substack.com/pub/ourislan...
#CarlSaganDay #Astronomy #ASP
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So much astronomical excellence in this picture from @astrosociety.org gala! 🔭 L to R: Kate Daniel (Arizona prof), Angela Twum, @astrolatinaa.bsky.social, Alejandra Rosselli-Calderon (UCSC grads), @katycosmiq.bsky.social (CSUSB prof), @capricephillips.bsky.social (Sagan Fellow at UCSC), and me.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So much astronomical excellence in this picture from @astrosociety.org gala! 🔭 L to R: Kate Daniel (Arizona prof), Angela Twum, @astrolatinaa.bsky.social, Alejandra Rosselli-Calderon (UCSC grads), @katycosmiq.bsky.social (CSUSB prof), @capricephillips.bsky.social (Sagan Fellow at UCSC), and me.
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Excited to attend the @astrosociety.org gala tonight & receive the Nancy Grace Roman Award! I read about her life & career on my way here. Did you know she was responsible for making NASA data archives public so that everyone could benefit, not just PIs? Such an amazing impact on our field. 🔭
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Flying to SFO for the @astrosociety.org gala! Sitting next to two chatty people who are sharing their stories. One is going to Fiji for diving, the other is traveling internationally to an unknown destination that his wife picked! I am like a fly on the wall listening to their adventures.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Flying to SFO for the @astrosociety.org gala! Sitting next to two chatty people who are sharing their stories. One is going to Fiji for diving, the other is traveling internationally to an unknown destination that his wife picked! I am like a fly on the wall listening to their adventures.
We are so happy to see @juliaastro.org leading a #JuliaLang workshop at #AAS247!
Our inaugural #Astro101 for @unistellar.bsky.social #smart #telescope users introduced 30 participants to #Julia for data analysis — showing how #smartscope users can explore #astronomy with professional-grade tools.🧪🔭
Our inaugural #Astro101 for @unistellar.bsky.social #smart #telescope users introduced 30 participants to #Julia for data analysis — showing how #smartscope users can explore #astronomy with professional-grade tools.🧪🔭
Would you or your colleague like to improve the performance of your data analysis? Then please join us at our @julialang.org workshop at the 247th @aas.org meeting on Jan 3, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ. The regular registration deadline is Nov 7.
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#aas247 #JuliaLang #astrocode
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#aas247 #JuliaLang #astrocode
AAS 247: Registration | American Astronomical Society
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October 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We are so happy to see @juliaastro.org leading a #JuliaLang workshop at #AAS247!
Our inaugural #Astro101 for @unistellar.bsky.social #smart #telescope users introduced 30 participants to #Julia for data analysis — showing how #smartscope users can explore #astronomy with professional-grade tools.🧪🔭
Our inaugural #Astro101 for @unistellar.bsky.social #smart #telescope users introduced 30 participants to #Julia for data analysis — showing how #smartscope users can explore #astronomy with professional-grade tools.🧪🔭
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#Science and #scienceeducation are in real danger. Funding is vanishing, public trust is fading, and even 136-year-old institutions like @astrosociety.org face an uncertain future.
This #NationalEstatePlanningWeek consider a legacy that keeps #curiosity alive. Fund #wonder:
🔭 bit.ly/ASP-Legacy-G...
This #NationalEstatePlanningWeek consider a legacy that keeps #curiosity alive. Fund #wonder:
🔭 bit.ly/ASP-Legacy-G...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Science and #scienceeducation are in real danger. Funding is vanishing, public trust is fading, and even 136-year-old institutions like @astrosociety.org face an uncertain future.
This #NationalEstatePlanningWeek consider a legacy that keeps #curiosity alive. Fund #wonder:
🔭 bit.ly/ASP-Legacy-G...
This #NationalEstatePlanningWeek consider a legacy that keeps #curiosity alive. Fund #wonder:
🔭 bit.ly/ASP-Legacy-G...
#Physics & #astronomy thrives when 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 has a way in.
#Science is our quest to understand why the #cosmos is the way it is & 𝘯𝘰𝘵 some other way. #Informal #education isn’t a “bonus” — it’s the bridge between #discovery & #society. It's how we share what we've learned. This #APS paper hits the 🎯.
#Science is our quest to understand why the #cosmos is the way it is & 𝘯𝘰𝘵 some other way. #Informal #education isn’t a “bonus” — it’s the bridge between #discovery & #society. It's how we share what we've learned. This #APS paper hits the 🎯.
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#Physics & #astronomy thrives when 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 has a way in.
#Science is our quest to understand why the #cosmos is the way it is & 𝘯𝘰𝘵 some other way. #Informal #education isn’t a “bonus” — it’s the bridge between #discovery & #society. It's how we share what we've learned. This #APS paper hits the 🎯.
#Science is our quest to understand why the #cosmos is the way it is & 𝘯𝘰𝘵 some other way. #Informal #education isn’t a “bonus” — it’s the bridge between #discovery & #society. It's how we share what we've learned. This #APS paper hits the 🎯.
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I love the quote from #Yale’s Dr. Schoelkopf that puts today’s #physics #NobelPrize in context.
Mirroring the evolution of the #internet, quantum 3.0 will be the era of working #quantum #computing. With it, an explosion of knowledge that transforms how we discover, compute, & perhaps even think. 🔭🧪
Mirroring the evolution of the #internet, quantum 3.0 will be the era of working #quantum #computing. With it, an explosion of knowledge that transforms how we discover, compute, & perhaps even think. 🔭🧪
Our story on today’s announcement of the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Physics has been updated. Learn more about the prizewinning research.
#IYQ2025
#IYQ2025
Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis share 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
With their experiments on an electric circuit in which all the electrons together behaved like a single particle, the laureates provided the first demonstration of quantum behavior at a macroscopic sc...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I love the quote from #Yale’s Dr. Schoelkopf that puts today’s #physics #NobelPrize in context.
Mirroring the evolution of the #internet, quantum 3.0 will be the era of working #quantum #computing. With it, an explosion of knowledge that transforms how we discover, compute, & perhaps even think. 🔭🧪
Mirroring the evolution of the #internet, quantum 3.0 will be the era of working #quantum #computing. With it, an explosion of knowledge that transforms how we discover, compute, & perhaps even think. 🔭🧪