The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu
@TheLiuniverse
A half-hour dose of cosmic conversation with scientists, educators & students about science, science fiction, comics & more. Support us on Patreon.
🎂Happy Birthday to astrophysicist @DrBrianMay ! He's in a group called 🎶🎸@QueenWillRock too! 😉 Here's to many more amazing orbits!💫 @NASANewHorizons
BREAKING! Astronomers Witness The Dawn Of A New Solar System - Astronomers caught the early signs of gases beginning to solidify around a young star, marking the very 1st spark of planet formation! youtube.com/watch?v=z1zaZE… #space #astronomy #planetaryscience #solarsystem
For the first time, astronomers have caught the birth of a brand-new solar system! Using both the ALMA telescope and JWST, scientists captured a stunning image of HOPS-315, a baby star about 1,300 light-years away that is just beginning to form planets. It is essentially a…
☄️Great observing opportunity - no equipment needed! 👀💥
💥Will you be watching for #Perseids? Here's info on how/when and where to look - and info on more upcoming #meteor showers!! space.com/stargazing/met… #space #astronomy #meteorshower
#OTD 7/16/1994: ☄Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 first impacted #Jupiter, leaving scars that were visible from telescopes on #Earth: science.nasa.gov/solar-system/c… #space #solarsystem #astronomy #comet
For those of you in #NYC, remember to check out July #Manhattanhenge #tonight! space.com/stargazing/don…
Today is #NikolaTesla's birthday (7/10/1856) & Universal Inventor's Day. Enjoy @Oatmeal's celebration of #Tesla: theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla #InventorsDay
👩🚀👨🚀Did you know that #chocolate has a history of accompanying #astronauts to #space? Happy #WorldChocolateDay!! 🍫
Happy #WorldChocolateDay! Chocolate has been a staple of spaceflight history! During Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin brought along hot chocolate as one their drinks. Check out our astronauts enjoying everything from chocolate ice cream bars to chocolate waffles in space!
#TODAY: Happy #Tanabata! ✨This beautiful Japanese festival, celebrated July 7, is rooted in #astronomy & tells the poignant tale of 2 star-crossed lovers, Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair), who are allowed to meet only once a year across the Milky Way japan-suite.com/blog/2014/7/6/…
From our friend Leigh Rubin - we just love his clever perspectives!! 🐔😂🤣 @RubesCartoons
Cool panel discussion about groundbreaking astronomer Vera Rubin - livestreaming today at 3PM EDT: platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/event/virtual-…
#TODAY! I'm excited and honored to be part of a celebration of Vera Rubin - and of the first results of the telescope. I'm talking with a great group of astronomers and -- copies of my book #SHARINGSPACE will be available! Livestream 3PM EDT: platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/event/virtual-…
#OTD 6/26/1730: ☄️#Astronomer and #comet-hunter Charles Messier was born. He observed lots of "faint fuzzies" - galaxies and nebulae - and catalogued 110 non-comets that have fascinated us for centuries! #astronomy #Messier #MessierCatalog #galaxy #nebula
Chuck GPT Apocalypse, Part 2 of our season finale with our guest archaeology expert and author, Hannah Liu, MEd. is out! 🎧wherever you get your #podcasts ⏬ podbean.com/eas/pb-ryjw2-1… ▶️ youtu.be/VnnWVaZMnVw #podcast #science #space #astronomy #ChuckGPT
🌞The #solstice is coming! Here's what you need to know: earthsky.org/astronomy-esse… #astronomy #seasons #summersolstice
NEW! #ChuckGPT Apocalypse, Part 1: As our 4th season draws to a close, here's part 1 of our apocalyptic, 2-part ending - with the ever popular archaeology expert and author, Hannah Liu, MEd. 🎧wherever you get your #podcasts ⏬ podbean.com/eas/pb-puacq-1… ▶️ youtu.be/JStsCh0c42A
💥NEW! “Redshift Wranglers”, galactic evolution and more in "Finding Your Place in Space with @scoffin_at_you" 🎧 wherever you get your #podcasts ⏬ podbean.com/eas/pb-wzkz2-1… ▶️ youtu.be/KE5bA8Uzi9Q @CUNYGC_ASTRO @GC_CUNY @csinews @AMNH #podcast #science #space #astronomy
Kosmos 482's Final Descent Captured in One Haunting Image sciencealert.com/kosmos-482s-fi…
Using two different telescopes in two different states, I captured last night's full moon and blended it with a photo of the sun captured just a few minutes ago. These two objects are key to the existence of humans on Earth. Plus they're pretty cool to look at!
🆕 Webb has revealed new details in Jupiter’s aurora! Read more: esawebb.org/news/weic2510/ or 🧵👇