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@astrolisa

Astronomy reporter at Science News. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom. Ideas my own. She/her/hers

Cambridge, MA
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Joined February 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    13 Feb 2019

    Today we’re saying goodbye to , the most tenacious and stubborn little robot we’ve ever sent to another world. You’ll probably see a lot of Oppy tributes today; here’s mine: 1/

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  2. Apr 2

    I almost never share pictures of my kids, but I wanted to let know that my 2.5 year old asked for her cover story in about animal feelings as a bedtime story tonight.

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  3. Retweeted
    Mar 28

    ✨ Astrostitches is now live! Featuring finished hoops and PDF patterns of astronomical observation in cross stitch (mostly radio bc I can't help myself). Link in bio. 🥰

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  4. Feb 15

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    A pro tip for people (mostly men?) emailing parents coming back after parental leave: No, my "time off" has not been "relaxing and restful".
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  5. Feb 4

    I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and trying to describe it over the past few weeks. This is a helpful framework!

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    A student asked me about JWST's L2 orbit and it prompted what I think is the most intuitive/easy way to begin to think about this...so here it comes...1/n
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  6. Feb 4

    My wfh setup on the first day of the and my last day of work before maternity leave

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  7. Retweeted
    Feb 2

    The Post is hiring a science reporter! This is one of the most wonderful beats in the newsroom, and in the covid era, it's also among the most important.

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 26

    Beautiful animation showing and and a person, who looks annoyed at Webb for almost smacking him as the telescope rotates. (Thanks for pointing out this vid!)

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  9. Jan 26

    Oh my gosh this is too cute

    A smiling rectangle made up of green, gray, and yellow squares. He has eyes and a smiley face and two arms
    I crocheted a Wordle 😂😂😂😂
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  10. Jan 24

    Fun detail: The single bright star that will look at to focus its primary mirror is HD 84406, in Ursa Major. Just near the bowl of the Big Dipper. "You can’t quite see it with your naked eye but I’m told you can see it with binoculars" - Lee Feinberg, NASA Goddard

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    Jan 24

    Final update of the JWST "Launch to L2" to-do list!

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  12. Jan 24

    NASA webcast to talk about the next steps for starting now:

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  13. Jan 24

    The is at its final research spot! 🎉 Okay now what?

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    Jan 19

    I am delighted to announce that is opening up a bureau in New York – and I will be heading up our team there as US Editor. We will soon be announcing several new editorial jobs based in New York, so watch this space!

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    Jan 13

    Organic molecules ⚛️ found in an ancient Martian meteorite🪨 may not have come from anything living, new research suggests, but they could still aid in the search for life 🧬. Check out my first clip as a staff writer for .

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  16. Jan 13

    This whole thread is amazing (equal parts 🤩and 💔) but JUST LOOK at the inside of this cardboard and duct tape spaceship built for her kid. SO COOL. Lucky kid.

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    The real fun is inside. It’s just big enough for us both to sit in & tricked out for flight. Everything you see really turns, pushes, switches, flicks or otherwise moves. I…had to learn a lot. But no do-overs! Aint nobody got time for that. Here’s a wide shot of the cockpit:
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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 11

    Fighting unconscious bias in who gets awarded space telescope time has been a real effort recently and it seems to be helping to level the playing field—decreasing a gender discrepancy and bringing in new people, astronomers say….

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    Jan 8

    The JWST deployment has felt like a two-week showstopper challenge and someone needs to bring Paul Hollywood to NASA to shake some hands

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    Jan 7

    my name is Rock and wen I see that Earth bot come to play with me on far side moon i sit by rut pretend im cube or maybe hut

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    Jan 7

    It’s what we’ve all been waiting for: The James Webb Space Telescope will soon spread its primary mirror wings! Today we begin with the mirror wing on the port (left) side of the observatory. This process should take a few hours:

    The James Webb Space Telescope during primary mirror deployment testing at Northrop Grumman in May 2021. The port primary mirror wing is almost completely opened up in this image. Technicians and engineers in cleanroom suits are on the right.
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    Jan 7

    For a story: We want to know what it's like to be a caregiver — particularly a parent of small kids — and get omicron. How do you balance child care, isolating, and just **feeling crappy**? If this is something that resonates with you, please DM me!

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