Dr. Moiya McTier
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Dr. Moiya McTier
@goastromo.bsky.social
“Genuinely funny astrophysicist”
“Artemis reincarnated”
“I want to be her when I grow up”

Cat mom! Expert in space, folklore, & worldbuilding. Host of things, writer of stuff, speaker of words, actor apparently

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New author photos by @constar24.bsky.social are loading for Mothers of Invention 🥰 but here are some outtakes ☀️
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If I’m ever late to meet you, know it’s because I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving my baby
September 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I finished writing my book, yall!! 🥳 out next summer, so I can take a moment to rest 😮‍💨
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🤫🤫 don’t tell my editor, but I hired a ghost writer for my book and I’m paying him in scratches and kibble
August 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cosmo is making sure I keep up my writing progress. Only 364 days until this book comes out! #MothersOfInvention
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That’s A Lot premieres in just 3 days! 🎬⏰
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My look for a lecture on the Milky Way last night
August 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New video series THAT’S A LOT drops August 18th! I’m making it with two of my favorite people, Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo, plus an amazingly talented crew. We’re filming this week in New York and Day 1 was a blast!

Look out 👀 for this hilarious, touching attempt to deal with the shitty world
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Getting ready to be on NBC news! Did you know the days are getting shorter?
July 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Have you read @erikahamden.bsky.social’s new book Weird Universe? It’s so fun! Erika came on Pale Blue Pod to talk about it

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy Solstice!! ☀️ Enjoy these scenes from my lecture earlier this week on the Sun and solar gods from around the world
June 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I had historian @ceaubin.bsky.social on Pale Blue Pod this week to review the movie Moonraker. We took full advantage of our license to gripe!

Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
June 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Life as a freelancer is so weird because the work really does come in waves!

Part of this is because I reserved the next two months to finish writing my book (I’m so close, y’all!), but as freelancers we also have to be prepared for lulls in our client work
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pale Blue Pod got artsy this week with @jwx.bsky.social 🎨🖌️🖼️

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June 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
So, um, I had the best night of my life! The Cowboy Carter tour really is worth the hype 🤠
May 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
👀 I’m looking for cool, curious comedians to guest on my astronomy podcast

Comment or email palebluepodcast[at]gmail if you’re interested or know someone!
May 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A strawb harvest a week makes the world seem less bleak
May 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Strawb harvest!
May 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What a difference a day makes 😍 (but pretend the ❤️s are 🍓s)
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Strupdate!!!
May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I know you probably followed me for astro things, but you’re gonna have to look at this strawberry I’m growing instead
May 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An update on my constitutional crisis garden. I’ve been chomping on little harvests for the last few days. The nasturtium (bottom right) is especially yummy 😋 And I got a free strawberry plant at a street fair! It’s already flowering 🌼🥲
April 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Cat loaf >>> weighted blanket
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s been 4 years since I defended my PhD thesis, barefoot and with the help of Cosmo’s cat tree, to become a doctor of the universe! Happy doctorversary to me ⭐️ 🤓
April 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It’s not that I don’t want to get work done, it’s that doing so would require me to break Cat Law
April 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM