Astrophysics PhD ✨ studies black holes and galaxy evolution 🌌Science Communicator (find me other places at “Space According to Skylar”)https://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mvax5gdb3s2lIf you’re following this account might I gently suggest you don’t…lots of fake images and images without credit. This one is absolutely not a real image from NASA-while there is a hexagonal storm on Saturn’s pole it does not look like this! 1/2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvax5gdb3s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mv5xvhdg522bIf you’re wanting my take on this whole Navier Stokes AI solution thing you’re gonna be waiting for a long time. I’m not touching this one 😅10 Sep 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5xvhdg522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3muz7vejme22aGuys my new office has TWO windows. My grad student office was interior and very dark so I am stoked about this08 Sep 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7vejme22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3muywyp3e3k2zToday is the first day of my postdoc! A new chapter is officially beginning 👀08 Sep 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywyp3e3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3muywwfvfpc2zTime for a new introduction: Hi! I’m Dr. Skylar Grayson, an astrophysicist and science communicator ✨ I study how black holes impact the universe by comparing hydrodynamic simulations with observations of diffuse gas. On here I talk about space news, physics, astronomy, and life as a scientist! 🧪🔭08 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywwfvfpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mrykbjqekk2lDriving to visit family in San Diego this weekend and randomly caught a Starlink launch at sunset!01 Aug 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrykbjqekk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mqugbcmk322aTurns out I am not capable of simultaneously wrapping up a PhD, prepping for an international move, planning a wedding, AND posting regularly on here so the ball has been dropped a bit this summer 😅 I will be back to being active soon, just gotta get through this bonkers phase of life first17 Jul 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqugbcmk322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mprsjeapk22eThis is the best World Cup ever I’m losing my mind #worldcup04 Jul 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprsjeapk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mmzb3km4r22cSo in the month of May I had my bachelorette party, defended my PhD thesis, graduated, went to the UK for two weeks for a family wedding, and watched my team win the premier league. I’ll get back to science soon, I’m just…processing 😅29 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzb3km4r22chttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mmbpvfp3gk23PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BABYYYY!!! And I’m actually in London for it this is the best month ever 🤯❤️🤍❤️20 May 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbpvfp3gk23https://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mlmcssgahs2rToday I officially graduated with a PhD in astrophysics 🤯 Feeling very proud and very grateful11 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmcssgahs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mlbzx4mbh22lDon’t mind me just obsessing over my grad photos 🤩 getting a PhD in astrophysics has never felt so glamorous ✨07 May 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbzx4mbh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3ml7oxohgls2jLittle update to my bio…today I defended my PhD in astrophysics and I’m officially Dr. Skylar!!!!06 May 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7oxohgls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3ml4v2fmplk2bY’all I want to talk about all the new Artemis images that just dropped but I am defending my PhD tomorrow so that’s gonna have to wait 😅05 May 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4v2fmplk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mklitkjp6s275 years of work and a 240 page astrophysics PhD dissertation explained in two minutes 😳: 🧪🔭28 Apr 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklitkjp6s27https://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mkazlu6lhk2zIf you’re wondering what the big concerns are for astronomy from the White House budget request and what you can do about it, check out this article!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkazlu6lhk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mk3wjnnuwc2rAHHHHH I just sent my PhD dissertation draft to my committee!! My defense is in exactly two weeks, it’s really happening!!!!!22 Apr 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3wjnnuwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mjpufjiyrc2gCurrently planning for my PhD defense, graduation, sister’s wedding, international move, new job, and my own wedding. All amazing things but I am incredibly overwhelmed 🫠 send help17 Apr 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpufjiyrc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mjprl2dw6s2iA week since splashdown and I’m thinking a lot about the motivations and legacy of Artemis II…🧪🔭17 Apr 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjprl2dw6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mj6lgsqow22jSeeing this was the 273719th time I cried happy tears this mission 🥹11 Apr 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6lgsqow22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mj6ksttuk22jGuys I’m so emotional that they splashed down safely and successfully 😭 welcome home you amazing brave humans!!! 🔭🧪11 Apr 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6ksttuk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mj6cnu537s2zPeekaboo Obsessed with how cute our planet is in this picture, taken by the Artemis II astronauts as it sets behind the moon 📸: NASA 🔭🧪10 Apr 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6cnu537s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mj5jh3pwdk2aHappy splashdown day!!!! The Artemis II astronauts are coming home and as always you can watch it happen live on NASA’s YouTube10 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jh3pwdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3mj42mnfcos2eAlrighty so NASA (and me and a lot of other people) had a little goof. But I think it’s a great opportunity to remind people that sometimes mistakes can actually be pretty cool and lead to a lot of new perspectives and understanding! 🧪🔭10 Apr 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj42mnfcos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3miwkisaibc2eHoly sh*t. A solar eclipse, seen for the first time by human eyes during a lunar flyby. The Earthlight illuminating the crescent of the moon and part of the spacecraft, the stars and planets in the background…I’m in tears 🤯 📸: NASA 🔭🧪07 Apr 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwkisaibc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3miwk4eh3h22eDon’t mistake my excitement about Artemis as apathy towards what’s happening here on Earth. The behavior of the president is terrifying and despicable, literally threatening war crimes and crimes against humanity on social media.07 Apr 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwk4eh3h22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3miwe2v4ils2vI’m seeing this picture going around today being dropped in with the other amazing Artemis II shots, but this is not an Artemis photo!!!! This was taken by the DSCOVR satellite in 2015, from a distance of a million miles from Earth. 🧪🔭 (1/3) 📸: NASA, NOAA07 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwe2v4ils2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3miwcz5jwec2vLet’s talk about the iconic new images from Artemis II…and why they look a bit different from Apollo 8’s Earthrise!07 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwcz5jwec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/skylargrayson.bsky.social/post/3miw6onncls2wHey if you see “pictures from Artemis” and you can’t find them on NASA’s website THEY ARE NOT REAL [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ayfihfybsf4qvs2yujyaa2sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6onncls2w