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, writer, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. @TEDFellow. Author: 'The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)'. Personal account. She/her. Dr. Amherst, MA astrokatie.com/book Google Scholar page Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 76% replies, 10% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,268 user lists 390,516 followers | 397 |
| 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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 54% replies, 3% retweets, 14% quotes On 12,267 user lists 620,373 followers | 343 |
| 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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 54% replies, 8% retweets, 20% quotes On 4,703 user lists 172,954 followers | 331 |
| 4. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 58% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 45,014 user lists 14,493,631 followers | 238 |
| 5. |  Dr Becky Smethurst@drbecky_ Astrophysicist researching how supermassive black holes affect galaxies. I get overly enthusiastic about space on YouTube: youtube.com/drbecky Oxford, England drbecky.uk.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 69% replies, 7% retweets, 12% quotes On 304 user lists 18,438 followers | 208 |
| 6. |  Dr. Nicole *WEAR A FREAKING MASK* Gugliucci@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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 44% replies, 21% retweets, 23% quotes On 985 user lists 21,612 followers | 197 |
| 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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 45% replies, 34% retweets, 6% quotes On 175 user lists 3,728 followers | 183 |
| 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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 65% replies, 19% retweets, 6% quotes On 192 user lists 7,491 followers | 179 |
| 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 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 13% replies, 41% retweets, 4% quotes On 301 user lists 9,506 followers | 162 |
| 10. |  Peter Coles 🇮🇪 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🎹🎷🎼🎶@telescoper Theoretical 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: 32% new, 39% replies, 19% retweets, 10% quotes On 302 user lists 6,423 followers | 161 |
| 11. |  Dr. James O'Donoghue@physicsJ Planetary Astronomer @JAXA_en, previously @NASA. Observer of Jupiter & Saturn. Dad, husband and amateur animator. Tweets mine. Tokyo, Japan youtube.com/jayphys85/vide… Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes On 952 user lists 112,394 followers | 149 |
| 12. |  Ian J. O'Neill@astroengine @NASAJPL news media rep for Earth sciences, asteroids, comets, robotics, space tech and the Deep Space Network. Solar physicist at heart. Opinions are mine. Porter Ranch, Los Angeles jpl.nasa.gov Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 24% replies, 39% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,298 user lists 36,390 followers | 142 |
| 13. |  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 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 63% replies, 15% retweets, 8% quotes On 152 user lists 5,647 followers | 123 |
| 14. |  Dr. Brian May@DrBrianMay Rocket Ship Builder 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 brianmay.com Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 98% new, 1% replies, 1% retweets, 0% quotes On 3,286 user lists 1,088,435 followers | 119 |
| 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: 13% new, 68% replies, 19% retweets, 1% quotes On 90 user lists 3,317 followers | 105 |
| 16. |  Franco Vazza@franco_vazza Astrophysicist at @Unibomagazine, @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 4 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 67% replies, 17% retweets, 7% quotes On 23 user lists 1,832 followers | 87 |
| 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 drsarahpearson.com Google Scholar page Video channel 4 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 21% replies, 48% retweets, 6% quotes On 39 user lists 1,543 followers | 86 |
| 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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 84% new, 3% replies, 10% retweets, 2% quotes On 312 user lists 12,271 followers | 58 |
| 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: 20% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 10% quotes On 83 user lists 7,107 followers | 47 |
| 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 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 13% replies, 69% retweets, 2% quotes On 366 user lists 20,328 followers | 27 |
| 21. |  Umut Yildiz@umutayildiz Deep Space Telecom 📡 & Dr. #Astrophysics 🚀at @NASAJPL/@Caltech • @teamtekcareuzay • #SciComm • #Skeptic • My Opinions • In Science We Trust • https://t.co/yZZZbe0yQp Los Angeles, CA youtube.com/c/umutyildiz Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 53% replies, 30% retweets, 9% quotes On 389 user lists 501,083 followers | 16 |
| 22. |  Selçuk Topal, PhD@astronomTurk Astrofizikçi - Akademisyen | PhD @UniofOxford Alumni, BSc+MSc @AnkaraUni | Uzay ve Venüs'ün babası | Felsefe @Anadolu_Univ | Kitap @kaoskozmos | @gelecekuzayda Türkiye youtube.com/drselçuktopal Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 51% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes On 140 user lists 56,098 followers | 9 |