A list of astronomers with over 1,000 followers. This list includes astrophysicists, cosmologists, planetary scientists, space scientists, and related professionals. Also see Physicists on Twitter.
| # | Account | Peer followers |
| 1. |  Katie Mack@AstroKatie Cosmologist, pilot, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. @TEDFellow. Author: 'The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)'. Personal account. She/her. Dr. Raleigh, NC astrokatie.com/book Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 77% replies, 9% retweets, 8% quotes On 4 user lists 410,809 followers | 470 |
| 2. |  Phil Plait@BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. My Bad Astronomy blog: syfy.com/badastronomy I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. Boulder about.me/philplait Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 75% replies, 0% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,179 user lists 618,282 followers | 404 |
| 3. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Buy my art! etsy.com/shop/elakdawal… 🪐 Planetary scientist, space boffin, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 33% replies, 39% retweets, 14% quotes On 4,708 user lists 173,274 followers | 372 |
| 4. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 68% new, 26% replies, 0% retweets, 6% quotes On 45,418 user lists 14,571,172 followers | 278 |
| 5. |  Dr Becky Smethurst@drbecky_ Astrophysicist researching how supermassive black holes affect galaxies (s/h). I get overly enthusiastic about space on YouTube: youtube.com/drbecky Oxford, England drbecky.uk.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 71% replies, 11% retweets, 13% quotes On 430 user lists 29,714 followers | 249 |
| 6. |  James Davenport, PhD@jradavenport #GetVaccinated! Dad, astronomer, professor, maker of data & science things. Studying stars, looking for aliens. All opinions are my own. #BlackLivesMatter Seattle, WA jradavenport.github.io Google Scholar page Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 53% replies, 25% retweets, 9% quotes On 190 user lists 4,637 followers | 233 |
| 7. |  Nicole G. - Doctor of the Sky - Mother of Doggos@NoisyAstronomer A physics professor who loves education, astronomy, dogs, books, weights, and good trouble. She/they Tweets mine; RT/like≠endorse New Hampshire, USA Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 35% replies, 38% retweets, 18% quotes On 975 user lists 21,322 followers | 213 |
| 8. |  P(David|Kipping) ∝ P(Kipping|David) P(David)@david_kipping Exoplanets & Exomoons, Cool Worlds Lab, Columbia University. Be kind to one another. Manhattan, NY coolworldslab.com Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 67% replies, 13% retweets, 8% quotes On 214 user lists 9,242 followers | 211 |
| 9. |  Dr. James O'Donoghue@physicsJ Planetary astronomer 🪐 and science communicator with space for jokes and jokes for space. Previously: @NASA, now: @JAXA_en, next:? Tweets mine. Between Mount Fuji and Tokyo youtube.com/jayphys85/vide… Google Scholar page Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 72% replies, 7% retweets, 12% quotes On 1,299 user lists 155,555 followers | 198 |
| 10. |  TrueSciPhi / Kelly Truelove@TrueSciPhi A window on science, philosophy, and mathematics communities on social media, by Kelly Truelove (physics PhD). Lists: TrueSciPhi.org. Images: TrueSciPhi.art. Austin, Texas TrueSciPhi.org Google Scholar page Video channel 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 46% new, 9% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 318 user lists 10,161 followers | 195 |
| 11. |  Peter Coles 🇮🇪 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🎹🎷🎼🎶@telescoper Theoretical astrophysicist specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry, crosswords). Editor-in-chief @OJ_Astro. He/him. Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland telescoper.wordpress.com Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 29% replies, 19% retweets, 18% quotes On 302 user lists 6,603 followers | 183 |
| 12. |  Ian J. O'Neill@astroengine @NASAJPL news media specialist. Topics include (not limited to): ☄️🛰️📡🪐🌕⚛️ Solar physicist at heart. Science communicator. Writer. Opinions = mine. He/him Porter Ranch, Los Angeles jpl.nasa.gov/news Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 34% replies, 41% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,293 user lists 35,883 followers | 158 |
| 13. |  Dr. Brian May@DrBrianMay Rocket Ship Builder 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 brianmay.com Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 99% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 3,345 user lists 1,098,838 followers | 152 |
| 14. |  Dr Maggie Lieu@Space_Mog Astrophysicist at @uniofnottingham. Researching the dark Universe with stats, ML & @ESA_Euclid. Youtuber. Science presenter. Past: ESA/UoB/UCLA/UKC Coventry, UK youtube.com/channel/UClO6T… Google Scholar page Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 43% replies, 26% retweets, 6% quotes On 161 user lists 5,926 followers | 138 |
| 15. |  Geraint F. Lewis@Cosmic_Horizons Cosmologist & Galactic Archaeologist at @Sydney_Uni. Proud Silurian, Australian immigrant, & author of books about the strange universe we find ourselves in! Sydney geraintflewis.com Google Scholar page Video channel 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 69% replies, 18% retweets, 5% quotes On 100 user lists 4,187 followers | 127 |
| 16. |  Franco Vazza@franco_vazza Astrophysicist at @Unibo, @IRA_INAF and @HambObs. Funded by @ERC_Research for the #MAGCOW project. Uncredited contents by me. Bologna, Local Group cosmosimfrazza.myfreesites.net Video channel 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 75% replies, 10% retweets, 8% quotes On 29 user lists 2,418 followers | 118 |
| 17. |  Dr. Sarah Pearson@spacewsarah @NASA Hubble Fellow @nyuniversity | PhD in astrophysics from @Columbia U. | Creator of Space with Sarah @YouTube | Galactic dynamics & stellar streams New York City/Copenhagen linktr.ee/spacewsarah Google Scholar page Video channel 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 21% replies, 49% retweets, 4% quotes On 39 user lists 1,687 followers | 106 |
| 18. |  Paul M. Sutter@PaulMattSutter Legit Scientist | Author | Host | U.S. Cultural Ambassador New York, NY pmsutter.com Google Scholar page Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 60% new, 30% replies, 7% retweets, 2% quotes On 327 user lists 13,091 followers | 69 |
| 19. |  Dr Emma Osborne 💫@Emmanigma Astrophysicist ✨ Multi-Award Winning Science Presenter • Creator of the https://t.co/Zg0MFnlbZw • Badass 🚀 Bath, England emmalouiseosborne.com Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 32% replies, 37% retweets, 12% quotes On 85 user lists 7,134 followers | 61 |
| 20. |  Sébastien Carassou 🌎@FlashCordon Dr. en astrophysique. Vidéaste (#leSOW). Auteur : 'le Cosmos et nous' @Equateurs. Cofondateur de @Asso_Conscience et @EnDirectDuLabo (Crédit PP: K. Zihnioglu). Le cosmos est mon campement. sebastiencarassou.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 11% replies, 82% retweets, 2% quotes On 384 user lists 22,486 followers | 34 |
| 21. |  Umut Yildiz@umutayildiz Deep Space Telecom 📡 & Dr. #Astrophysics 🚀at @NASAJPL/@Caltech • @WeArePlanS • @teamtekcareuzay • My Opinions #SciComm In Science We Trust • https://t.co/COePJ9ek0F Los Angeles, CA youtube.com/c/umutyildiz Google Scholar page Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 56% replies, 29% retweets, 9% quotes On 416 user lists 498,162 followers | 17 |
| 22. |  Selçuk Topal, PhD@astronomTurk Dr., Astrofizikçi, Akademisyen | Working on Galaxies | Past: PhD @OxfordAstro | @UniofOxford Alumni | Uzay ve Venüs'ün babası | 📚 @kaoskozmos | @gelecekuzayda Türkiye youtube.com/drselçuktopal Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 39% replies, 18% retweets, 8% quotes On 152 user lists 58,042 followers | 9 |