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Dr. Moiya McTier
@goastromo.bsky.social
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“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 ☀️
Moiya facing away from the camera in a gold and white drapey dress standing in a grassy patch by a lake shore with trees and sun shingling bright in the e background Moiya smiling over her shoulder in a gold and white drapey dress standing in a grassy patch by a lake shore with trees and sun shingling bright in the e background
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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If I’m ever late to meet you, know it’s because I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving my baby
Cosmo the cat laying on top of Moiya’s feet on a green carpet with a fan and bookcase in the background. He’s looking up at the camera with his green eyes
September 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I finished writing my book, yall!! 🥳 out next summer, so I can take a moment to rest 😮‍💨
Screenshot of notes app where Moiya checked off her book chapters as she wrote them. They are: - Terpsichore, spandex - Cleo, Humanity has a problem - Calliope, internet - Erato, birth control - Thalia, media networks - Euterpe, jazz - Melpomene, flight - Polymnia, electricity - Ourania, telescope Publishing date: August 18, 2026 Cover of Moiya’s upcoming book, Mothers of Invention! Orange background with shards from a broken ceramic vase depicting different inventions like the lightbulb and spinning wheel. Subtitle: a history of creativity from the Greek muses. By Dr. Moiya McTier
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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🤫🤫 don’t tell my editor, but I hired a ghost writer for my book and I’m paying him in scratches and kibble
Aerial view of Cosmo the cat’s paws on moiya’s laptop keyboard with a word document open and a notebook to the side.
August 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Cosmo is making sure I keep up my writing progress. Only 364 days until this book comes out! #MothersOfInvention
Moiya laying on her stomach on her couch with Cosmo the cat nestled against her side
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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That’s A Lot premieres in just 3 days! 🎬⏰
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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My look for a lecture on the Milky Way last night
August 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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
Selfie of Moiya smiling in a security guard costume. Behind her there’s a small camera crew filming another person in a security guard costume, all standing on a paved road in front of a long brick building with many windows
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Getting ready to be on NBC news! Did you know the days are getting shorter?
Moiya smiling behind a microphone in her recording closet with sound dampening boards on the walls and a moth-themed cloth hanging behind her
July 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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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

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Selfie of Moiya smiling and holding up a copy of Weird Universe by Dr. Erika Hamden
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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
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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...
Moonraker movie poster with Moiya and Claire’s heads cropped in
June 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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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
Screenshot of Moiya’s June calendar, full of color-coded events every day Screenshot of Moiya’s July calendar, empty except for a few events, mostly in the last week
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Pale Blue Pod got artsy this week with @jwx.bsky.social 🎨🖌️🖼️

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Title page for this week’s episode of pale blue pod on Apple Podcasts. Episode titled: Space x Visual Art with J Wright. Episode description reads “Moiya and J talk about art pieces inspired by space and the methods astronomers use to turn their data into stunning visualizations.”
June 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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So, um, I had the best night of my life! The Cowboy Carter tour really is worth the hype 🤠
Moiya standing in MetLife stadium for cowboy carter. She’s wearing baggy denim jeans with a sparkly belt, a denim crop top, long blue braids, and a sparkly denim hat with a brown furry coat hanging books her shoulders. Looking to the side with attitude Moiya standing with her friend, who’s wearing jeans and a white top, posing in front of the entrance to MetLife stadium Moiya smiling and posing on a platform in front of MetLife Selfie of moiya and her friend with the cowboy barter stage behind them
May 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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👀 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!
Illustration of silhouettes standing around a bonfire at night looking up at a full moon and starry sky. Text reads: come be a star on pale blue pod!
May 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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A strawb harvest a week makes the world seem less bleak
Close up of two strawberries growing from a clear plastic pot with Moiya’s living room blurry in the background
May 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Strawb harvest!
May 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What a difference a day makes 😍 (but pretend the ❤️s are 🍓s)
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Strupdate!!!
Closeup of a strawberry plant, centered on a growing fruit that’s starting to get red!!
May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I know you probably followed me for astro things, but you’re gonna have to look at this strawberry I’m growing instead
Closeup of strawberry plant in transparent plastic pot, with a blurry bookshelf and chair in the background
May 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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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 🌼🥲
Aerial view of a 5-tiered vertical planter with many leafy green things sprouting from it Flowering strawberry plant in a sunbeam. The flower has white petals and a bumpy yellow center. A blurry Cosmo the cat sunbathed in the background
April 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Cat loaf >>> weighted blanket
Selfie of moiya lying on the floor on her belly. Cosmo the cat is loafing on her back using her hair as a pillow
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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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 ⭐️ 🤓
Moiya standing in her old living room in front of a rainbow-organized bookshelf. She’s wearing a white dress with black stars, a turquoise jacket, and no shoes. She’s presenting to her laptop, which is sitting on top of a notebook and cat tree to be on eye level with her
April 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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It’s not that I don’t want to get work done, it’s that doing so would require me to break Cat Law
Aerial view of Cosmo the Cat sprawled across Moiya’s lap and resting his wittle head on her forearm
April 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM