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: 7% new, 76% replies, 13% retweets, 4% quotes On 4,375 user lists 400,200 followers | 420 |
| 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: 10% new, 75% replies, 3% retweets, 12% quotes On 12,206 user lists 616,418 followers | 364 |
| 3. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Planetary scientist, space boffin, moon maven, lagrangian lieutenant, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 73% replies, 10% retweets, 4% quotes On 4,704 user lists 172,315 followers | 347 |
| 4. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 56% new, 37% replies, 0% retweets, 6% quotes On 45,315 user lists 14,536,151 followers | 249 |
| 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: 8% new, 63% replies, 15% retweets, 14% quotes On 364 user lists 23,964 followers | 226 |
| 6. |  Dr. Nicole Gugliucci is VISITING THE FAM!@NoisyAstronomer A physics professor who loves education, astronomy, dogs, books, weights, and good trouble. She/her ❤️💜💙 Tweets mine; RT/like≠endorse New Hampshire, USA Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 36% replies, 39% retweets, 19% quotes On 976 user lists 21,412 followers | 206 |
| 7. |  James Davenport, PhD@jradavenport 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: 17% new, 43% replies, 31% retweets, 10% quotes On 187 user lists 3,952 followers | 200 |
| 8. |  P(David|Kipping) ∝ P(Kipping|David) P(David)@david_kipping Exoplanets & Exomoons, Cool Worlds Lab, Columbia University. He/Him Manhattan, NY coolworldslab.com Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 65% replies, 13% retweets, 9% quotes On 195 user lists 8,158 followers | 190 |
| 9. |  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: 49% new, 18% replies, 29% retweets, 4% quotes On 309 user lists 9,873 followers | 174 |
| 10. |  Peter Coles 🇮🇪 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🎹🎷🎼🎶@telescoper 'Self-proclaimed astrophysicist' specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry & crosswords). Pronouns: he/him/his Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland telescoper.wordpress.com Google Scholar page Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 38% new, 27% replies, 18% retweets, 17% quotes On 298 user lists 6,503 followers | 172 |
| 11. |  Dr. James O'Donoghue@physicsJ Planetary Space Scientist @JAXA_en, previously @NASA. Observer of Jupiter and Saturn. Tweets my own Between Mount Fuji and Tokyo youtube.com/jayphys85/vide… Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 57% replies, 29% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,115 user lists 131,315 followers | 166 |
| 12. |  Ian J. O'Neill@astroengine @NASAJPL news media specialist 🌍☄️🛰️📡🌕☀️🔭🖖 Solar physicist at heart. Born at 338ppm in CO2. Opinions are mine. He/him Porter Ranch, Los Angeles jpl.nasa.gov/news Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 25% replies, 43% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,298 user lists 36,039 followers | 145 |
| 13. |  Dr. Brian May@DrBrianMay Rocket Ship Builder 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 brianmay.com Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 99% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 3,320 user lists 1,091,350 followers | 129 |
| 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 Community of Madrid, Spain youtube.com/channel/UClO6T… Google Scholar page Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 50% replies, 24% retweets, 4% quotes On 154 user lists 5,751 followers | 129 |
| 15. |  Geraint F. Lewis@Cosmic_Horizons Cosmologist, Galactic Archaeologist. Proud Silurian, Australian immigrant, & author of @AFortunateUni and @CRHandbook with @lukebarnesastro. Sydney geraintflewis.com Google Scholar page Video channel 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 69% replies, 17% retweets, 2% quotes On 93 user lists 3,593 followers | 114 |
| 16. |  Franco Vazza@franco_vazza Astrophysicist at @Unibo, @IRA_INAF and @HambObs. Funded by @ERC_Research for the #MAGCOW project to study the cosmic web. Uncredited contents by me. Bologna, Local Group cosmosimfrazza.myfreesites.net Video channel 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 73% replies, 9% retweets, 4% quotes On 25 user lists 2,006 followers | 101 |
| 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, 5% quotes On 40 user lists 1,652 followers | 96 |
| 18. |  Paul M. Sutter@PaulMattSutter Scientist, Author, Host - Host: Ask a Spaceman, Space Radio, @Discovery Space Out | Author: pmsutter.com/book | Articles: @SPACEdotcom @LiveScience New York, NY pmsutter.com Google Scholar page Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 71% new, 13% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes On 321 user lists 12,501 followers | 65 |
| 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, 29% replies, 39% retweets, 13% quotes On 81 user lists 7,050 followers | 53 |
| 20. |  Sébastien Carassou 🌎@FlashCordon Dr. en astrophysique, vidéaste (#LeSOW #GeoCargo @Billes2sciences @StringTheoryFR), 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: 16% new, 33% replies, 47% retweets, 4% quotes On 375 user lists 20,812 followers | 32 |
| 21. |  Umut Yildiz@umutayildiz Deep Space Telecom 📡 & Dr. #Astrophysics 🚀at @NASAJPL/@Caltech • @teamtekcareuzay • #SciComm • #Skeptic • My Opinions • In Science We Trust • https://t.co/COePJ9ek0F Los Angeles, CA youtube.com/c/umutyildiz Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 43% replies, 39% retweets, 9% quotes On 403 user lists 498,425 followers | 16 |
| 22. |  Selçuk Topal, PhD@astronomTurk Astrofizikçi, Dr. | PhD @UniofOxford Alumni, BSc+MSc @AnkaraUni | Uzay ve Venüs'ün babası | Felsefe @Anadolu_Univ | 📚 @kaoskozmos | @gelecekuzayda #uzay #bilim Türkiye youtube.com/drselçuktopal Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 52% replies, 12% retweets, 3% quotes On 141 user lists 55,579 followers | 9 |