Nathan Steinle
@nsastro.bsky.social
Astrophysicist - gravitational waves and black holes
"People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within."
"When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow."
U. K. Le Guin
"People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within."
"When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow."
U. K. Le Guin
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
Compassion is what you're good at. I'm better at complex searches through organized data structures.
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Compassion is what you're good at. I'm better at complex searches through organized data structures.
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
Even gentle people recognize that sometimes the decision not to kill is a decision to die.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Even gentle people recognize that sometimes the decision not to kill is a decision to die.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
But then, I would rather be mocked for doing a good thing than to be respected, knowing I have done wrong.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
But then, I would rather be mocked for doing a good thing than to be respected, knowing I have done wrong.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
I once heard a tale of a man who split himself in two.
The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.
The changeless part was always true, The growing part was always new,
And I wondered, when the tale was through, Which part was me, and which was you.
Children of the Mind
The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.
The changeless part was always true, The growing part was always new,
And I wondered, when the tale was through, Which part was me, and which was you.
Children of the Mind
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I once heard a tale of a man who split himself in two.
The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.
The changeless part was always true, The growing part was always new,
And I wondered, when the tale was through, Which part was me, and which was you.
Children of the Mind
The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.
The changeless part was always true, The growing part was always new,
And I wondered, when the tale was through, Which part was me, and which was you.
Children of the Mind
All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 AM
All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.
Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.
Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
Only in silence the word,
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky.
—The Creation of Éa
Ursula K. Le Guin
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky.
—The Creation of Éa
Ursula K. Le Guin
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Only in silence the word,
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky.
—The Creation of Éa
Ursula K. Le Guin
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky.
—The Creation of Éa
Ursula K. Le Guin
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor 🎶
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in good company on Cerro Pachón! 🔭 From right to left:
The 8.4m Gemini South telescope
The 4.1m SOAR Telescope
Rubin's 1.2m Auxiliary Telescope
And of course, Rubin itself✨
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in good company on Cerro Pachón! 🔭 From right to left:
The 8.4m Gemini South telescope
The 4.1m SOAR Telescope
Rubin's 1.2m Auxiliary Telescope
And of course, Rubin itself✨
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor 🎶
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in good company on Cerro Pachón! 🔭 From right to left:
The 8.4m Gemini South telescope
The 4.1m SOAR Telescope
Rubin's 1.2m Auxiliary Telescope
And of course, Rubin itself✨
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in good company on Cerro Pachón! 🔭 From right to left:
The 8.4m Gemini South telescope
The 4.1m SOAR Telescope
Rubin's 1.2m Auxiliary Telescope
And of course, Rubin itself✨
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Cyclops don't understand my ASCII art memes because it has two i's
December 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Cyclops don't understand my ASCII art memes because it has two i's
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
🎄✨️🎅
#bombus #pollinators #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #Michigangardening 🌱 #homegrownnationalpark #biodiversityconservation #silphiumperfoliatum
#bombus #pollinators #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #Michigangardening 🌱 #homegrownnationalpark #biodiversityconservation #silphiumperfoliatum
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
www.scientificamerican.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Officially in our Operations era✨
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Officially in our Operations era✨
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Being this cute is tiring work! Newborn baby Nsimba settled down for an impromptu calfnap, with 360-degree supervision from his mother and a surplus of nannies. Read about our latest grandbaby — a birth announcement-turned-kidnapping for the books! Full story here: t.co/fh1zSFQVc1
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Being this cute is tiring work! Newborn baby Nsimba settled down for an impromptu calfnap, with 360-degree supervision from his mother and a surplus of nannies. Read about our latest grandbaby — a birth announcement-turned-kidnapping for the books! Full story here: t.co/fh1zSFQVc1
Reposted by Nathan Steinle
Harebell in the mist on Minchinhampton Common today
Early submission for #WildflowerHour as I’ll be busy later
Early submission for #WildflowerHour as I’ll be busy later
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Harebell in the mist on Minchinhampton Common today
Early submission for #WildflowerHour as I’ll be busy later
Early submission for #WildflowerHour as I’ll be busy later