Tag Archive for twitter

Because grad students don’t procrastinate enough…

by Nicole Gugliucci • May 19, 2011 • 6 Comments

We have more University of Virginia Astronomy tweeters! A few I’ve had to pester, most came here on their own. They all have such lovely stories to tell, and I’d recommend following them to anyone! They are all listed at…

by Nicole Gugliucci • June 1, 2010 • 2 Comments

Ah, the woods. Relaxing, peaceful, quiet, and full of potentially rabid animals. So, I’ve moved in with my friend, Howard, who owns a lovely house out in Lake Monticello. I was really enjoying the woodsy scenery, and I can handle…

by Nicole Gugliucci • February 7, 2010 • 0 Comments

So…. the launch of STS-130 was scrubbed last night. The crew of six was primed and ready to deliver the Tranquility module to the International Space Station, and the shuttle itself was all ready for liftoff! The weather, however, would…

by Nicole Gugliucci • February 6, 2010 • 10 Comments

I am such a happy girl right now. After some 13 hours in the car, (more for some!) George, Aleya, James and I made it to Titusville, Florida. We are here for the SDOisGO TweepUp event, and we’re catching the…

by Nicole Gugliucci • January 31, 2010 • 0 Comments

Okay, a slew of updates since I’ve been busy! Last week, the very awesome Nancy Atkinson wrote up the Carnival of Space #138 over on her new blog. Check out news about Mars, Kepler’s findings, and more! I’ve posted a…

by Nicole Gugliucci • September 9, 2009 • 1 Comment

Holy. Frakkin. Wow. So, I attended, no, experienced my very first Dragon*Con. It was on a scale of something that I have never seen before. Tens of thousands of freaks and geeks, many in costume, descended upon downtown Atlanta to…

by Nicole Gugliucci • June 2, 2009 • 1 Comment

Mooeypoo of Smarter Than That and SmartAxe has started an astronomy answering service on Twitter! Just tweet your question with the tag #asktronomy and one of our “astronomy experts” will answer. In other news, someone actually thinks I’m an expert…

by Nicole Gugliucci • March 8, 2009 • 3 Comments

So, last weekend, last Sunday more specifically, it snowed here in Charlottesville, Virginia. We had quite a few inches by Monday morning, and I was kind of surprised to get into work at the NRAO and find it… closed, along…

by Nicole Gugliucci • March 3, 2009 • 0 Comments

Wow, aren’t you lucky. This week we have a jam-packed carnival and sideshow at The Launch Pad! Go and read all the great articles from around the space-blogosphere, from crashing satellites to space geeks and Europa to space mosquitoes. And……