Astrophysicist, artist, 1/4-mile drag racer. I like taking pictures of flowers, too.https://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mkec4chzk22yComing out in the rain for a drink #snail26 Apr 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkec4chzk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mjb6ntlums2bWestern bluebird #birds picture saturation/colors not modified, it was really that blue12 Apr 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb6ntlums2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mikkcvlh4s2fI was shooting directly into the sun, unfortunately so my aim got worse as the #bird flew away #LargeBirdsInFlight #birdsky posted for today’s theme03 Apr 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikkcvlh4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mihyv2kpm22sSometimes you gotta just slow down #snails #snailsky02 Apr 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihyv2kpm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhywqgixek27That’s a strange fruit for this tree #moon #flowersky27 Mar 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhywqgixek27https://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhywbrzmpk2fWatermelon #flowersky27 Mar 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhywbrzmpk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhx2fuppcs2pI’m not even sure what this thing is #flowersky26 Mar 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx2fuppcs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhoi6hjv322k🧪 Andy Howell (my advisor!) was the primary science consultant for #ProjectHailMary by Andy Weir. Here's his video explaining the #science behind the #sciencefiction! Featuring interviews with real #astronauts and #AndyWeir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kyCMrIU-Yg22 Mar 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoi6hjv322khttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhmn5spqc22oLife is better when you have a #friend22 Mar 2026 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmn5spqc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhjsf7fcrc2xA #lizard is just a #friend you haven’t made yet!21 Mar 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjsf7fcrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhhjjy6jyk2iI was so focused on Venus, I almost missed the #moon #crescent20 Mar 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhjjy6jyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhhjhoaoxk2iSymmetry and chaos, with #Venus at the exact center of it all20 Mar 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhjhoaoxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mheoyd6sfc2m#flowersky18 Mar 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheoyd6sfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhebqs6g7k23#flowersky18 Mar 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhebqs6g7k23https://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mhbjfu6eek26#flowersky17 Mar 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjfu6eek26https://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mh7tavatkc24#flowersky17 Mar 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7tavatkc24https://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mgv7huxyi22p🧪Our paper is on the cover of @nature.com today! We discovered a brand new kind of signal in space--a supernova that chirped! We tied the signal back to the birth of a magnetar deep below the supernova, powering it from within. Read the paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10151-012 Mar 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv7huxyi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mgn7a7jmlc2iSpotted this little guy near the lagoon #mushrooms #mushroomsky #mushroommonday09 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn7a7jmlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drjrfarah.bsky.social/post/3mbppjs7z3k2m🧪Keep an eye on the sky in 2026! David and I are two astrophysicists and have put together a big list of astro events to watch in 2026, including eclipses, elongations, and meteor showers. Mark your calendars! (or check out our PDF space calendar in the description!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZdnpN5wJXY06 Jan 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:aqrahne4fbtnw3mwoceo7xim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbppjs7z3k2m