Dr Alfredo Carpineti
@drcarpineti.bsky.social
Astrophysicist, science writer for @iflscience.com, geek, immigrant, and also The Astroholic. Chair of @prideinstem.bsky.social | He/him | opinions are my own
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For the last seven months, Chris and I have worked on creating a limited series to tackle the topic of dark skies and light pollution, and why you should care about it.
We couldn’t be prouder. The first episode is now out on all your favourite podcast apps
www.theastroholic.co.uk/blog/fading-...
We couldn’t be prouder. The first episode is now out on all your favourite podcast apps
www.theastroholic.co.uk/blog/fading-...
And now I’m home and Chris has changed his facial hair and 🥵
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
And now I’m home and Chris has changed his facial hair and 🥵
I basically collected astronauts selfies this week! 😅 👨🏼🚀👩🏻🚀👨🏽🚀
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I basically collected astronauts selfies this week! 😅 👨🏼🚀👩🏻🚀👨🏽🚀
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It’s 2025, we really should have a better system for ‘missing’ prescriptions than both pharmacy & GP receptionists going ‘bagsy not us, talk to them’
We also shouldn’t have repeat prescriptions evaporating into the ether this frequently either 🙃
We also shouldn’t have repeat prescriptions evaporating into the ether this frequently either 🙃
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s 2025, we really should have a better system for ‘missing’ prescriptions than both pharmacy & GP receptionists going ‘bagsy not us, talk to them’
We also shouldn’t have repeat prescriptions evaporating into the ether this frequently either 🙃
We also shouldn’t have repeat prescriptions evaporating into the ether this frequently either 🙃
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🚨 Exclusive Interview 🚨
@esa.int
"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
www.iflscience.com/we-will-buil...
@esa.int
"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
www.iflscience.com/we-will-buil...
"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
The Trump Administration's proposed budget put the project on the chopping block, but ESA has confirmed its commitment to the first international space station to orbit the Moon.
www.iflscience.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨 Exclusive Interview 🚨
@esa.int
"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
www.iflscience.com/we-will-buil...
@esa.int
"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
www.iflscience.com/we-will-buil...
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Folks, this is a deal!
Not doing Black Friday because I'm against the creeping Americanisation of Irish life and can't afford to as a small artist, but WILL be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every piece of art you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com/artprints I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Folks, this is a deal!
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Camp, quick, and easy gift? Not me, but plenty more in my Black Friday Sale. All profits to BreastCancerNow
Link: www.redbubble.com/people/skipratart/shop
#kylie #kylieminogue #padam #tension #jennifercoolidge #jessieware #whitelotus #parkerposey #jade #lgbtqart #queerart #breastcancernow
Link: www.redbubble.com/people/skipratart/shop
#kylie #kylieminogue #padam #tension #jennifercoolidge #jessieware #whitelotus #parkerposey #jade #lgbtqart #queerart #breastcancernow
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Camp, quick, and easy gift? Not me, but plenty more in my Black Friday Sale. All profits to BreastCancerNow
Link: www.redbubble.com/people/skipratart/shop
#kylie #kylieminogue #padam #tension #jennifercoolidge #jessieware #whitelotus #parkerposey #jade #lgbtqart #queerart #breastcancernow
Link: www.redbubble.com/people/skipratart/shop
#kylie #kylieminogue #padam #tension #jennifercoolidge #jessieware #whitelotus #parkerposey #jade #lgbtqart #queerart #breastcancernow
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
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SEEN needs to spell out how astonishingly improper this is. A Gender Critical activist ‘journalist’ openly admits he was “invited to address the judge” in a criminal trial, even though he says himself he “doesn’t technically have standing”. This should NEVER happen in court.
SEEN needs to spell out how astonishingly improper this is. A Gender Critical activist ‘journalist’ openly admits he was “invited to address the judge” in a criminal trial, even though he says himself he “doesn’t technically have standing”. This should NEVER happen in court.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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SEEN needs to spell out how astonishingly improper this is. A Gender Critical activist ‘journalist’ openly admits he was “invited to address the judge” in a criminal trial, even though he says himself he “doesn’t technically have standing”. This should NEVER happen in court.
SEEN needs to spell out how astonishingly improper this is. A Gender Critical activist ‘journalist’ openly admits he was “invited to address the judge” in a criminal trial, even though he says himself he “doesn’t technically have standing”. This should NEVER happen in court.
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The Meowth is out of the bag.
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Meowth is out of the bag.
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
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I work at a place that was right in the middle of where this happened, it was legitimately a traumatic day for everyone
There's a lot of attempts at mitigating what he did here. Normal family man, royal marine, moment of madness, road rage etc.
This geezer drove a people carrier into a crowd ffs, he should not be in polite society. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This geezer drove a people carrier into a crowd ffs, he should not be in polite society. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade
Paul Doyle, who drove into a crowd of celebrating football fans in May, changes plea unexpectedly
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I work at a place that was right in the middle of where this happened, it was legitimately a traumatic day for everyone
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Fantastic work by Ariel Graykowski and our @setiinstitute.bsky.social citizen scientists.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Fantastic work by Ariel Graykowski and our @setiinstitute.bsky.social citizen scientists.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
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As harrowing as this, it felt like a relief to read it. The commentariat's refusal to grapple with what climate change will do to us, if we don't phase out fossil fuels, has been driving me insane.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As harrowing as this, it felt like a relief to read it. The commentariat's refusal to grapple with what climate change will do to us, if we don't phase out fossil fuels, has been driving me insane.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
Quick and a tad out of focus Orion Nebula tonight, but I was rushed by some earthly clouds
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Quick and a tad out of focus Orion Nebula tonight, but I was rushed by some earthly clouds
VIVA FOREVER
I’LL BE WAITING
EVERLASTING
LIKE THE SON
I’LL BE WAITING
EVERLASTING
LIKE THE SON
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
VIVA FOREVER
I’LL BE WAITING
EVERLASTING
LIKE THE SON
I’LL BE WAITING
EVERLASTING
LIKE THE SON
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Part of me wonders why Musk would allow something like this that reveals the scale of bots and sock-puppeting on X, but then I remembered there is literally nothing that could ever actually stop people volunteering their time, effort and money to help him out and prop up X's ad revenue and influence
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Part of me wonders why Musk would allow something like this that reveals the scale of bots and sock-puppeting on X, but then I remembered there is literally nothing that could ever actually stop people volunteering their time, effort and money to help him out and prop up X's ad revenue and influence
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Whoa it's almost like this entire cultural movement is based on fake bullshit at every level and our leaders should stop letting fucking social media dictate policy
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Whoa it's almost like this entire cultural movement is based on fake bullshit at every level and our leaders should stop letting fucking social media dictate policy
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Ireland spookytime, anyone? @drcarpineti.bsky.social faces the ghosts and goblins of Black Isle in First Time Tomb Raider 5 😈
youtu.be/Q3iCR2hT9yA
youtu.be/Q3iCR2hT9yA
Husband Plays Tomb Raider 5 - Gallows Tree
YouTube video by Raidercast
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November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ireland spookytime, anyone? @drcarpineti.bsky.social faces the ghosts and goblins of Black Isle in First Time Tomb Raider 5 😈
youtu.be/Q3iCR2hT9yA
youtu.be/Q3iCR2hT9yA
Just saw Dylan Hollis, a guy that makes old recipes on TikTok, make one from 1990
a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on
Alt: Matt Damon in saving private Ryan aging into an old man
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Just saw Dylan Hollis, a guy that makes old recipes on TikTok, make one from 1990
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Our recent low-significance candidate #S251112cm has caught some interest. A false alarm or a big discovery—we will keep investigating. Catch up in these two articles
www.science.org/content/arti... by Adrian Cho
www.iflscience.com/candidate-gr... by @drcarpineti.bsky.social
🔭🧪☄️⚛️
www.science.org/content/arti... by Adrian Cho
www.iflscience.com/candidate-gr... by @drcarpineti.bsky.social
🔭🧪☄️⚛️
www.science.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our recent low-significance candidate #S251112cm has caught some interest. A false alarm or a big discovery—we will keep investigating. Catch up in these two articles
www.science.org/content/arti... by Adrian Cho
www.iflscience.com/candidate-gr... by @drcarpineti.bsky.social
🔭🧪☄️⚛️
www.science.org/content/arti... by Adrian Cho
www.iflscience.com/candidate-gr... by @drcarpineti.bsky.social
🔭🧪☄️⚛️
Having a local corgi meet up for the birthday boy - made birthday corgi shortbread for us and peanut butter banana, oats for them
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Having a local corgi meet up for the birthday boy - made birthday corgi shortbread for us and peanut butter banana, oats for them
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The most Discworld-ass email I've ever seen
They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The most Discworld-ass email I've ever seen