Alan Duffy @astroduff Twitter profile

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Alan Duffy

5 months

The world has many challenges in this century that require more science and technology, not less, to address. To make those choices about addressing these challenges, we need a scientifically informed electorate. 1/N

Universities Australia

@uniaus

5 months

Alan Duffy @astroduff , Professor in Astrophysics and Pro Vice Chancellor Flagship Initiatives at @Swinburne and Professor Steve Chapman, Vice Chancellor @EdithCowanUni discuss all things space at the #UASolutionsSummit .

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Over the Moon to have this new lady in our lives! Mia was a very healthy 4.435kg meaning she‘s 2.88kg of oxygen from a massive star exploding, 0.82kg of carbon and 0.14kg of nitrogen from a smaller Sun-like star shedding its newly formed elements into space.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Just received news from @swinburne promotions panel - I am a full PROFESSOR 😱👨‍🎓🎉 Thanks to all my colleagues (esp for clearly overly generous references!) and particularly my students, it’s only in collaboration with you all have I achieved the work to receive this recognition

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@astroduff

4 years

Honestly this seems so blindingly brilliantly obvious... And that simplicity is the sign of an ingenious thinker. Is this already happening at recycle plants? If not why not? Help me out here tweeps...

Simon Monk ⚡️☀️💨🔋🚘

@SimonMonk

4 years

My sons HSC design project: sort plastics for recycling using the existing barcode already on the item. Battery powered laser scanner & arduino. (pretty cool!)

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

“may” is doing some epic heavy lifting in this sentence

The Sun

@TheSun

6 years

‘Super blood wolf moon’ may trigger end of the world this weekend

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

The researchers looked at nearly EVERY CHILD born in Denmark for a DECADE (that’s over 650,000 kids) and found NO link between autism and vaccinations

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

The most important research @riaus has covered - not because it’s new but because people still aren’t vaccinating. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism

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@astroduff

5 years

CSIRO are joining Sydney’s Mardi Gras this year for the very first time and illuminated their ASKAP radio telescope in glorious rainbow colours to celebrate 🎉🌈📡 (Shout out to award winning astrophotographer Alex Cherney for this timelapse!)

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

One down, one to go. I received AstraZeneca and let me blunt - I’m incredibly fortunate to have access to a safe and effective vaccine here in Australia, millions globally don’t have this good fortune. 1/n

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

My worst science explanation ever but all scicomm training went out the door in my joy

News Breakfast

@BreakfastNews

5 years

Please enjoy four minutes of @astroduff just BARELY containing his excitement has he talks about how we've captured the first ever image of a black hole. "This is the unimaginable, the impossible photograph, and it's a testament to humanity"

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Hawking was my inspiration to become not just a scientist but also a communicator of that science. His contributions to science, literature and inspirational presence to generations are without measure. My heartfelt sympathies to his friends and family

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

This is not my view from Melbourne 😢 (the curse of clouds every time I get on radio and let me know about an Astro event is going strong)

🔭AstroBackyard

@AstroBackyard

3 years

The lunar eclipse is in progress!! LOOK UP

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

This is the most Aussie thing I’ve seen yet since arriving in this beautifully bizarre land down under

SBS News

@SBSNews

5 years

Watch the moment a paraglider makes a safe landing only to then be attacked by a kangaroo. Straya!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

🚀Director of the new Space Technology and Industry Institute 🛰 This is a dream come true 🤩 Can’t wait to help companies and communities solve their problems on Earth through Space with my amazing @Swinburne colleagues 📡🌏

Swinburne University of Technology

@Swinburne

3 years

We have lift off on the new Swinburne Space Technology and Industry Institute! 🚀 Bringing together world-class capabilities in astrophysics, aerospace, aviation, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and much more! Read more ➡

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Perfect simultaneous landing of the boosters. Humanity has never witnessed this before. Amazing #falconheavy

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Continent sized cyclones and 3000km deep wind belts revealed by @NASAJuno around Jupiter

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

I've been desperate to share this incredible news 🎉I will be joining the Australian Space Agency's Space Industry Leaders Forum..! 🎉 Fair to say I’m over the Moon 😉

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

An incredible honour but I want to acknowledge my fellow finalists @whereisdaz @KateGrarock who are astounding scientists as well as communicators, and this nation is lucky to have them both! #Eureka18 #EurekaPrize

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

@eurekaprizes

6 years

Associate Professor Alan Duffy @astroduff @Swinburne and the Royal Institution of Australia wins the 2018 Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science. Learn more: #Eureka18 #EurekaPrizes

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

The crew is ready to broadcast from #Parkes for #StargazingABC things are getting exciting (but not too hectic to pass up a selfie opportunity!)

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

With billions of potentially habitable Earth-like worlds in our galaxy alone, where is everybody? There's creative thinking when answering Fermi's paradox. And then there's this... It's glorious.

Are spy probes eating each other?

Modelling suggests that von Neumann machines probably aren’t a thing. Lauren Fuge reports.

cosmosmagazine.com

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Rats the @SpaceX #Starhopper test was aborted at T-0, better safe than sorry but disappointing not to get this glimpse into our future interplanetary travel

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

A lovely way to see our true place in the universe - on a spinning planet 🌏

Daniel Probst @[email protected]

@skepteis

5 years

A time lapse of the night sky with a twist. The milky way is fixed, while the earth rotates.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

2 years

It’s taken me an outrageously long time to watch but #StarWars #Andor was PERFECT. Dark, inspiring, stunning score and acting… characters were fully realised and relatable and the Empire has never seemed more evil. Rogue One was my favourite SW film, this is my favourite SW show

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

8 years

Break out the elbow patches I just got promoted to A/Prof Duffy! Thanks @swinburne for valuing my #astronomy #research and #outreach

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

Oh flip I just got 2 teaching excellence awards for my physics 101 & scicomm lecture series! Huge thanks to my @swinburne students for this!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

The huge 70m DSS43 dish at @CanberraDSN is locked onto Cassini's signal! It's all getting real and emotional #CassiniAus #GrandFinale

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

This shot 🥰

Australian Embassy, USA 🇦🇺🇺🇸

@AusintheUS

3 years

We *had* to share one more photo of the super blood moon because... WOW 🤩. This epic shot shows last night's moon 🌙 in all her glory passing through her phases from a bright orange glow on the horizon through to the blood red orb during the full lunar eclipse 📸 ig/hirstyphotos

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

The most important research @riaus has covered - not because it’s new but because people still aren’t vaccinating. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

These free plastic toys will mostly end in landfill. So that’s where the #futurelandfill team took them to recreate iconic #lionking scenes. If that needless waste frustrates you as much as me let the supermarkets know by signing the petition

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Explaining science on national tv with my child’s toy. I am amazed @BreakfastNews trusted me to do this!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

10 months

Devastated by the scale of the rejection. A chance for Australia to try to make things better for the small but historically marginalised First Nations’ community in our country, all at no cost to the majority. And yet that vast majority have rejected it.

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

10 months

A simple generous act to recognise and give a #VoiceToParliament to those who have long suffered in our country to better advise government about ways their lives can be improved. Please #VoteYes fellow Aussies and let us make this a better nation for all our citizens #Yes23

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Everyone needs to bookmark this website about Australian Indigenous Astronomy, stunning compilation of resources that show how the oldest continuing cultures in the world are also the First Astronomers

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

I'm at @CanberraDSN filming the #CassiniAus #GrandFinale of @CassiniSaturn for @ABCcatalyst and this facility & team are out of this world!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

8 years

My best friend is now my wife..! Thanks to everyone for making this the best ever wedding (yes I might be biased)

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Oh @Library_Vic you really do the best #WhiteNight event

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Forgive the gratuitous sharing but - Half a century ago at this moment this man was on the surface of the Moon! To say it was an honour to meet (and thanks to @lisaharveysmith a quick chat with backstage!) the one and only @TheRealBuzz is an understatement. #Apollo50

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Oh yeah and 0.42kg of hydrogen from the Big Bang itself... We are born on Earth but forged in stars.

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Over the Moon to have this new lady in our lives! Mia was a very healthy 4.435kg meaning she‘s 2.88kg of oxygen from a massive star exploding, 0.82kg of carbon and 0.14kg of nitrogen from a smaller Sun-like star shedding its newly formed elements into space.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

Hanging out with @neiltyson onstage for #thinktyson Consider that life goal crushed.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

Thousands of people, decades of effort, years of nerve wracking delays… but a transformative view of our universe about to be unveiled! To the JWST team you are all extraordinary 🙌

NASA

@NASA

3 years

Here it is: humanity’s final look at @NASAWebb as it heads into deep space to answer our biggest questions. Alone in the vastness of space, Webb will soon begin an approximately two-week process to deploy its antennas, mirrors, and sunshield. #UnfoldTheUniverse

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

I will never tire of tardigrades

Cosmos

@CosmosMagazine

3 years

Watch this tardigrade go for a stroll on its eight stubby legs. New research has captured their adorable walk on video. “Tardigrades have a robust and clear way of moving – they’re not these clumsy things stumbling around” - @jasnir_ @RockefellerUniv

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

The latest #coronavirusaustralia modelling from @Sydney_Uni shows that we CAN beat it. It just takes an incredible community effort where 90% of us stay home, but within 14 weeks it's over.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

1 year

Huge personal news… 🎉 my thanks to @Swinburne and the leadership team for their belief in me that I might help my colleagues across the uni to bring their incredible research to help address some of the biggest challenges facing us all!

Swinburne University of Technology

@Swinburne

1 year

Congrats to Prof @astroduff on his appointment as Pro VC, Flagship Initiatives! Professor Duffy will facilitate ambitious transdisciplinary research across Space and Aerospace, Med Tech and Health Innovation, Innovative Planet, and Innovative Society 👉

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

2020 was a huge year in space and 2021 is shaping up to be even bigger 🚀 As my excited face below shows chatting to @SciNate on @BreakfastNews 😬

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

Hugely honoured by this joint role researching astro in @Swinburne + educating & inspiring Australia w science as Lead Scientist of @RiAus !

Cosmos - STEM Education

@CosmosSTEM

7 years

MEDIA RELEASE: We're pleased to announce the appointment of A/Prof Alan Duffy to the role of Lead Scientist!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

And there it is... our two gas giants (nearly!) at their closest approach in 4 centuries and not to be seen this close again till 2080 🔭🪐 Almost as amazingly, this was taken through a tiny gap in clouds blanketing Australia’s entire East coast ☁️🥳

Dylan O'Donnell

@erfmufn

4 years

After all my cynicism I got the “great conjunction” through a daytime sucker hole in the clouds 1hr before closest view! Far closer than expected, maybe 10 arc mins or 0.16 degrees! C11 / 2800mm / f10 / Canon 6D mk II / 20 x 1/4a iso 2500 stacked. Exposed high for Jovian moons.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Wish I’d known this to give Katie a shoutout on @abcnews @BreakfastNews today! Huge congrats Dr Bouman for developing the algorithm that made this possible.

Tamy Emma Pepin

@TamyEmmaPepin

5 years

Congratulations to Katie Bouman to whom we owe the first photograph of a black hole ever. Not seeing her name circulate nearly enough in the press. Amazing work. And here’s to more women in science (getting their credit and being remembered in history) 💥🔥☄️

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Chatting astro with @ProfBrianCox over @Leeuwin_Estate art series chardonnay, what’s the perfect wine pairing for science @cosmicpinot @TwoPaddocks ?

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

It's been an absolute joy presenting astronomy to Australia with these two stars..! #StargazingABC you've been amazing

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Tried to impress this lady in my life with a new set of wheels. She just slept through it, reckon I got this #cooldad thing sorted.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

10 years

Gamma Ray Burst #GRBm31 in our neighbouring galaxy M31 is likely a collision between 2 neutron stars, @NASA shows how http://t.co/43q4nCnSG5

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Sharing some good news with @TheTodayShow the Ozone Layer is on the mend 👏👏We *can* solve global environmental challenges if we work together!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Ok the number of responses to this blew me away. Thank you all so so much (I’m sorry I can’t follow up individually to each of you!!) but it makes this moment all the sweeter to have so many share it with me..! Tweeps you are great, thank you 🙏

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Just received news from @swinburne promotions panel - I am a full PROFESSOR 😱👨‍🎓🎉 Thanks to all my colleagues (esp for clearly overly generous references!) and particularly my students, it’s only in collaboration with you all have I achieved the work to receive this recognition

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

I'm looking for a space/AI enthusiast with a legal background keen to undertake a PhD in "Responsible AI in Space" with me at @Swinburne , @SmartSatCRC and @EY_Australia It's a rare mix of skills so please share🙏 closes May 31st

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

One for the bloopers reel. If anything I’m a Giles not a Buffy...

Nate Byrne

@SciNate

5 years

Buffy the ignorance slayer on @BreakfastNews ... That face @astroduff pulls, though! 🤣 Gold.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

So I guess it’s official?

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

A fantastic scientist and an incredible leader for her efforts beyond just research. Australia is lucky to have Prof Michelle Simmons! #AusOfTheYear

Australian Academy of Science

@Science_Academy

7 years

Congratulations to Academy Fellow Prof Michelle Simmons named #AusOfTheYear The @UNSW quantum physics scientist has pioneered research that could lead to a giant leap in computing. Fellow of @atse_au our partner in @SciGenderEquity 📷 @LOrealAustralia

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

2 years

Curse you @CadburyAU for somehow making me want to eat even more chocolate

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

An Australian space agency isn’t about sending people into space but instead creating jobs for people on Earth!

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

Exciting space news as both Gov and Opposition commit to a National Space Agency at the @IAC2017

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

As you can see I am seriously chuffed winning the Eureka for Promoting Understanding of Science... esp against my amazing fellow finalists @whereisdaz @KateGrarock ! #Eureka18 #EurekaPrizes

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

9 years

She said YES! We celebrated with carbon from Sun-like fusion crushed in Earth's mantle & gold from an exploding star http://t.co/Ij21Cov6Pn

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Raising my hood to celebrate the amazing Australian astronomer Ruby Payne-Scott, forced out of CSIRO in 1951 as she was married despite practically creating the field of radio astrophysics down under. #RaiseYourHoods #ItsAboutTime #DoctorWho

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

2 years

Great to see @Tonaaayy_ and Lisa in the @Qantas lounge where @BreakfastNews belongs 🙌

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

I’ve been desperate to share this - I am interviewing the legendary... DR JANE GOODALL 🥳 I’ll join her onstage in Melbourne on May 11th and Adelaide on the 14th, hopefully see you there

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

Look at the shock structures 😍

Astra

@Astra

3 years

Testing the Delphin rocket engine at our Orion facility here at Astra HQ. We operate on a repurposed naval base, which is the ideal facility to help achieve Astra's vision of improving life on Earth from space. #AdAstra Image courtesy of @johnkrausphotos

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

The #PMprize is the Oscars of Science but with less tears and more great scientists, science advocates and science educators!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

The promotion committee considered all of my research, teaching and engagement. @Swinburne truly is a place that has supported that full range of activities and values the research papers I write just as much as the science discoveries I explain to the community. Thanks Swin!

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

Just received news from @swinburne promotions panel - I am a full PROFESSOR 😱👨‍🎓🎉 Thanks to all my colleagues (esp for clearly overly generous references!) and particularly my students, it’s only in collaboration with you all have I achieved the work to receive this recognition

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

9 years

One of the most astounding #AstroPhotos I've seen is the @Space_Station crossing the #FullMoon by @erfmufn http://t.co/sWlfL62fHf

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Oh Parkes you are one gorgeous telescope. Let’s break a world record! #StargazingABC

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

HEY EVERYONE WE HAVE BEEN HALF AS LOUD AS USUAL DURING COVID 🤫

Cosmos

@CosmosMagazine

4 years

Scientists record the seismic noise of social distancing: human-linked vibrations in the Earth dropped by up to 50%.

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@astroduff

3 years

Good luck Tassie (and anyone along Victoria’s coast) I’ll be wishing you cloudless skies..!

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

@BOM_au

3 years

AURORA WATCH✨ The Bureau's Space Weather Services team has issued an Aurora Watch — an Aurora may be visible from Tasmania & coastline of Victoria tonight & tomorrow night (15 & 16 June). Subscribe to our aurora alert: 📷 Simon Thomas - Bruny Island

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@astroduff

4 years

It’s the end of world space week... time to pull out the superman look and fly off into orbit (suitably attired with the @AusSpaceAgency T-shirt of course) #wsw2020

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

5 months since last haircut The before

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

Chrimbo gift from my brother just arrived and I can honestly say this is the most wonderful geeky gift I’ve ever received - wooden coasters of the particle tracks from the Higgs Boson (aka God particle) collisions at @CERN ’s Large Hadron Collider. How did he know?!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

Hey @swinburne I’m baaaaaack! First time on campus in forever and I can’t believe how much I’ve missed walking between these buildings. #SwinburneIRL

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

8 years

Some serious science legends ( @AstroKatie and @TheRealBuzz !) in #Melbourne to chat all things #Mars

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@astroduff

5 years

On this day... 5 years and 1 day ago I became an Australian citizen. 5 years ago I met Australia’s greatest actor Jackie Woodburne aka Susan Kennedy. My new citizenship had received its formal stamp of approval.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

It’s hard to overstate the importance of her work against near impossible odds and her lasting impact in science, society and space. Vale Dr Katherine Johnson

NASA

@NASA

4 years

We're saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers:

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7 years

Good luck to all the wonderful bright young people today as you get your #ATAR scores- but remember your future is defined by your own drive rather than this number

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

1 year

And just like that my parental leave with Finn is over... 😢 Thank you @Swinburne for so generously supporting parents to have this time with their children 🙏 I was saving this appropriately presented treat and what better time to celebrate than a return to space science 🚀

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@astroduff

5 years

It's #Melbhenge this weekend! Enjoy the framing of the setting Sun between a mile long corridor of Melbourne's skyscrappers. Please DON'T look directly at the Sun but please DO share a picture & location so we can find the best location to enjoy it from!

“Melbhenge” Is Returning This Weekend

See the sun set right between the skyscrapers in the CBD.

www.broadsheet.com.au

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@astroduff

5 years

Who got goosebumps? ✋

The Project

@theprojecttv

5 years

"100% you should have goosebumps. For this image to be captured, astronomers harnessed the power of eight telescopes from around the world" @astroduff on the #BlackHole image #TheProjectTV

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@astroduff

5 years

Only 2 of the over 70 scientists named in the NSW STEM Courses are women. This is appalling as female contributions to science are ignored and students may see that only men can be scientists 😡 @astro_katross has a plan to change this if you sign & share

Sign the Petition

STEM courses must teach more about contributions of women in the field

www.change.org

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Standing ovation for #StargazingLive the winner of this year’s #ASA2018 David Allen Prize for promoting astronomy on a national level... Steve Bibbs accepts the prize on behalf of an incredible @ABCTV -wide effort!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

The youngest astronomer we’ve had present at @Swinburne , Blake spoke about his research on stellar optical spectroscopy, building a radio telescope and even beat some of our grad students to lunchtime pizza. Inspiring to meet someone so dedicated to their craft so young

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Hubble spots a SINGLE STAR billions of light years away. Even as an astronomer I'm astounded at the power of this telescope when combined with natural gravitational lenses

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

Take me back to the night at the (Melbourne) museum with @SciNate MC’ing a storm for the #A20AirspaceAwards and all the amazing winners That aircraft behind us first flew in Victoria in 1910 - just over a century later #Ingenuity is flying on Mars 😲

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Australia you should feel proud of your discoveries these last few days as well as supporting such a celebration of science in #StargazingABC I know I’m proud to have been part of it

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

7 years

A night I'll never forget! Superb work @CanberraDSN keeping lock on the amazing @CassiniSaturn right until the end #GrandeFinale #CassiniAus

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@astroduff

7 years

This is the attitude we need to teach the next generation (in all walks of life!), anything worth doing is usually challenging to do...

The Project

@theprojecttv

7 years

Prof Michelle Simmons: "I've found that the more I've tried to understand things and the more difficult they are, the bigger the reward at the end of the day." #Ausoftheyear #TheProjectTV

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

4 years

Whaaa?! Hawks can see the planet Venus change phase (ie illuminated shape) just like our Moon does! 🤯

Joss Bland-Hawthorn

@JossBlandHawtho

4 years

Early astronomers - amazing that a hawk has 20/2 vision (6" acuity). So they've been flying around at night for aeons watching all phases of Venus all the time! We're stuck on 20/20, we don't resolve Venus at all, otherwise Copernican principle discovered thousands of years ago.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

It was an honour (and serious fun!) to acknowledge just some of Australia’s contributions to the Moon landing with @theprojecttv #Apollo50th

The Project

@theprojecttv

5 years

It’s 50 years this weekend since mankind’s single greatest achievement - landing on the moon. Did you know Australia played a critical role in the mission? Doctor Allan Duffy explains how.

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

What a reflection 😍

Virgin Galactic

@virgingalactic

3 years

Space is too good not to share. Our proof is in the incredible views of Earth aboard #Unity21 . See more from the spaceflight: #VirginGalactic

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@astroduff

4 years

So. Excited. For. This. Mission. Imagine drilling core samples for a potential return to Earth and examination of alien life?! 👽😱

Australian Space Agency

@AusSpaceAgency

4 years

Tomorrow will be an exciting day! @NASA 's Mars 2020 mission is a go for launch at 09:50PM (🇦🇺 EST). The Perseverance Rover will look for signs of previous ancient life and help prepare for future human exploration. We'll be sharing the live footage via Twitter. #CountdownToMars

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@astroduff

4 years

I need everyone in the UK to mail me. Anything. Seriously just send me something using these glorious stamps 🙏

Royal Astronomical Society

@RoyalAstroSoc

4 years

To celebrate our bicentenary, @RoyalMailStamps has launched a stunning new set of stamps showcasing 'visions of the universe'. Available for pre-order today! #rasstamps #ras2020 #bicentrivia

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@astroduff

7 years

It's nearly time for @CassiniSaturn 'a #GrandFinale and I'm getting to film it at @CanberraDSN for @ABCcatalyst ! #CassiniAus

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@astroduff

5 years

Still can’t believe I get to chat with the legendary Dr Jane Goodall, the only challenge will be fitting all the questions I want to ask into just one evening! #ThinkGoodall

Swinburne Alumni

@SwinburneAlumni

5 years

ON TODAY: @Swinburne 's very own @astroduff interviews Dr Jane Goodall for Rewind the Future | @janegoodallau @JaneGoodallInst

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

The vaccine doesn’t make you immune or invulnerable - just like wearing a seatbelt means you’re better off if the worst happens in a car, you’ll still drive sensibly - so I’ll be wearing a mask and following other restrictions as best I can. Stay safe all 🙏

Alan Duffy

@astroduff

3 years

And that’s AstraZeneca number 2! Feeling incredibly relieved to be double vaccinated with the added protection the second shot gives 1/n

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

5 years

A timely reminder that we need a dedicated GLOBAL effort to search for these asteroids. Sooner or later one will have our name on it. And the earlier we detect it the more we can do about it!

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Alan Duffy

@astroduff

6 years

Amazing effort by 35 brave astronomers at a freezing cold #Parkes who observed the Moon with binoculars and telescopes for 10 minutes (trust me that’s a long time!) as part of the #StargazingABC world record attempt!