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. | ![]() @AstroKatie Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. @TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. She/her. Dr. mastodon.social/@AstroKatie Waterloo, Ontario astrokatie.com/book Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 3% new, 79% replies, 11% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,516 user lists 417,894 followers | 513 |
2. | ![]() @BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. Sign up for my Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Link is below. I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. Boulder badastronomy.substack.com Video channel 15 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 71% replies, 1% retweets, 13% quotes On 11,640 user lists 611,515 followers | 441 |
3. | ![]() @elakdawalla Buy my art! elakdawalla.Etsy.com🪐 Planetary scientist, author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Mastodon: @[email protected] Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel Patron opportunity 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 47% replies, 24% retweets, 9% quotes On 4,525 user lists 169,953 followers | 401 |
4. | ![]() @neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 53% new, 15% replies, 7% retweets, 26% quotes On 44,087 user lists 14,824,564 followers | 284 |
5. | ![]() @drbecky_ Astrophysicist researching how supermassive black holes affect galaxies (s/h). I get overly enthusiastic about space on YouTube: youtube.com/drbecky Oxford, England linktr.ee/drbecky Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 54% replies, 15% retweets, 16% quotes On 543 user lists 44,190 followers | 273 |
6. | ![]() @jradavenport year round plaid wearing coffee drinking space dad jradavenport.github.io Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 33% replies, 37% retweets, 9% quotes On 185 user lists 4,922 followers | 266 |
7. | ![]() @david_kipping Exoplanets & Exomoons, Cool Worlds Lab, Columbia University. Be kind to one another. Manhattan, NY coolworldslab.com Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 56% replies, 12% retweets, 13% quotes On 233 user lists 12,086 followers | 239 |
8. | ![]() @physicsJ Planetary scientist, astronomer & science communicator 🪐. Previously @NASA, now JAXA. Forbes 8 billion under 8 billion https://t.co/Kl4jKYXFKb Tokyo-ish (Earth 🫠) youtube.com/c/Interplaneta… Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 69% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,613 user lists 199,228 followers | 230 |
9. | ![]() @TrueSciPhi Curator of science, philosophy, & mathematics lists at TrueSciPhi.org covering podcasts, Mastodon, & Twitter. Physics PhD. mastodon.truesciphi.org/@TrueSciPhi Austin, Texas TrueSciPhi.org Google Scholar page Video channel 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 51% new, 14% replies, 33% retweets, 3% quotes On 302 user lists 10,114 followers | 213 |
10. | ![]() @DrBrianKeating Teaching you science with animations & dad jokes • Chancellor’s Professor @UCSanDiego • Astronomer @SimonsObs • Host @Into_Impossible Podcast San Diego, CA youtube.com/DrBrianKeating… Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 7% replies, 34% retweets, 25% quotes On 306 user lists 26,372 followers | 198 |
11. | ![]() @telescoper Theoretical astrophysicist specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it. Editor-in-chief @OJ_Astro. He/him.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪🇪🇺 Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland telescoper.wordpress.com Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 21% replies, 30% retweets, 18% quotes On 307 user lists 6,991 followers | 198 |
12. | ![]() @DrBrianMay brianmay.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 1% replies, 3% retweets, 1% quotes On 3,505 user lists 1,109,004 followers | 159 |
13. | ![]() @astroengine @NASAJPL news media specialist. Topics include (not limited to): ☄️🛰️📡🪐🌕⚛️ Solar physics PhD. Science communicator, writer. Opinions are mine. he/him Porter Ranch, Los Angeles deepspace.social/@astroengine Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 27% replies, 43% retweets, 11% quotes On 1,257 user lists 35,096 followers | 159 |
14. | ![]() @Space_Mog Astrophysicist at @uniofnottingham. Researching the dark Universe with stats, ML & @ESA_Euclid. Youtuber. Science presenter. Past: ESA/UoB/UCLA/UKC Earth youtube.com/channel/UClO6T… Google Scholar page Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 55% replies, 16% retweets, 4% quotes On 162 user lists 6,217 followers | 151 |
15. | ![]() @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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 65% replies, 11% retweets, 8% quotes On 111 user lists 5,588 followers | 144 |
16. | ![]() @franco_vazza Astrophysicist at @Unibo, @IRA_INAF and @HambObs. Funded by @ERC_Research for the #MAGCOW project. Uncredited contents by me. @[email protected]🐘.social Bologna, Local Group cosmosimfrazza.myfreesites.net Video channel 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 57% replies, 25% retweets, 6% quotes On 37 user lists 3,018 followers | 132 |
17. | ![]() @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 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 21% replies, 55% retweets, 5% quotes On 40 user lists 1,716 followers | 127 |
18. | ![]() @PaulMattSutter Theoretical Cosmologist | Author | Host | U.S. Cultural Ambassador New York, NY pmsutter.com Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 59% new, 27% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes On 340 user lists 13,992 followers | 76 |
19. | ![]() @Emmanigma Astrophysicist ✨ Lecturer @UniOfYork • Multi-Award Winning Science Presenter • Badass • First Gen Student • She/Her/Time Lord 🚀 York, England emmalouiseosborne.com Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 28% replies, 29% retweets, 20% quotes On 82 user lists 7,062 followers | 60 |
20. | ![]() @FlashCordon Dr. en astrophysique. Vidéaste. Auteur (le Cosmos et nous @Equateurs). Cofondateur de @Asso_Conscience et @EnDirectDuLabo @[email protected] 🐘 Le cosmos est mon campement sebastiencarassou.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 11% replies, 82% retweets, 2% quotes On 391 user lists 23,363 followers | 43 |
21. | ![]() @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 m.youtube.com/@umutayildiz Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 35% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes On 446 user lists 501,322 followers | 19 |
22. | ![]() @DanielPomarede cosmographer at university paris-saclay | mapping the universe | co-discoverer of laniakea our home supercluster of galaxies | mastodon.social/@pomarede Paris+Saclay, ラニアケア超銀河団 vimeo.com/pomarede Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 41% replies, 31% retweets, 10% quotes On 28 user lists 1,405 followers | 14 |
23. | ![]() @astronomTurk Astrofizikçi-Astrophysicist/Doç./YYU | Working on Galaxies | YK @tubitak_tug | Author @kaoskozmos | Founder @gelecekuzayda | Previous: Ph.D. @UniofOxford Alumni Türkiye linktr.ee/selcuktopal Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 46% replies, 9% retweets, 5% quotes On 173 user lists 75,230 followers | 11 |