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, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Author: #EndOfEverythingBook. Personal account. She/her. Dr. Waterloo, Ontario astrokatie.com/book Google Scholar page Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 73% replies, 11% retweets, 10% quotes On 4,566 user lists 426,648 followers | 492 |
| 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 15 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 74% replies, 4% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,079 user lists 622,195 followers | 422 |
| 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 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 45% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes On 4,683 user lists 173,734 followers | 385 |
| 4. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 84% new, 13% replies, 1% retweets, 3% quotes On 45,315 user lists 14,833,520 followers | 275 |
| 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 linktr.ee/drbecky Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 66% replies, 11% retweets, 11% quotes On 524 user lists 43,040 followers | 257 |
| 6. |  James Davenport, PhD@jradavenport Dad, astronomer, professor, maker of data & science things. Studying stars, looking for aliens. All opinions are my own. #BlackLivesMatter he/him Seattle, WA jradavenport.github.io Google Scholar page Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 41% replies, 32% retweets, 10% quotes On 188 user lists 4,965 followers | 247 |
| 7. |  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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 51% replies, 18% retweets, 16% quotes On 218 user lists 10,360 followers | 230 |
| 8. |  Prof. G is somewhere btwn #DragonCon and #PhysCon@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 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 40% replies, 32% retweets, 19% quotes On 970 user lists 21,200 followers | 219 |
| 9. |  Dr James O'Donoghue@physicsJ Planetary scientist, science communicator and amateur animator 🪐. Previously @NASA, now @JAXA_en. Next: applying for UK positions! Tokyo-ish youtube.com/c/Interplaneta… Google Scholar page Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 71% replies, 17% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,562 user lists 193,166 followers | 217 |
| 10. |  TrueSciPhi / Kelly Truelove@TrueSciPhi Science, philosophy, & mathematics podcast and Twitter lists at TrueSciPhi.org, by Kelly Truelove (he/him, physics PhD). Images: TrueSciPhi.art. Austin, Texas TrueSciPhi.org Google Scholar page Video channel 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 60% new, 4% replies, 33% retweets, 3% quotes On 313 user lists 10,237 followers | 206 |
| 11. |  Peter Coles 🇮🇪🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@telescoper Theoretical astrophysicist specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry, crosswords). Editor-in-chief @OJ_Astro. He/him/his. Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland telescoper.wordpress.com Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 21% replies, 33% retweets, 12% quotes On 306 user lists 7,002 followers | 191 |
| 12. |  Ian J. O’Neill 🇺🇦@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 jpl.nasa.gov Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 25% replies, 39% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,291 user lists 35,630 followers | 158 |
| 13. |  Dr. Brian May@DrBrianMay Rocket Ship Builder 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 brianmay.com Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 99% new, 0% replies, 1% retweets, 0% quotes On 3,361 user lists 1,110,986 followers | 154 |
| 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 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 39% replies, 25% retweets, 6% quotes On 165 user lists 6,210 followers | 146 |
| 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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 77% replies, 11% retweets, 3% quotes On no user lists 5,025 followers | 134 |
| 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 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 69% replies, 9% retweets, 10% quotes On 37 user lists 2,862 followers | 125 |
| 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 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 21% replies, 55% retweets, 5% quotes On 40 user lists 1,745 followers | 114 |
| 18. |  Paul M. Sutter@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: 71% new, 19% replies, 6% retweets, 4% quotes On 337 user lists 14,008 followers | 73 |
| 19. |  Dr Emma Osborne 💫@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: 24% new, 27% replies, 27% retweets, 21% quotes On 85 user lists 7,224 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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 19% replies, 78% retweets, 1% quotes On 395 user lists 23,504 followers | 39 |
| 21. |  Umut Yildiz@umutayildiz Deep Space Telecom 📡 & Dr. #Astrophysics 🚀at @NASAJPL/@Caltech • @WeArePlanS • @teamtekcareuzay • My Opinions #SciComm In Science We Trust https://t.co/COePJ8WJ97 Los Angeles, CA youtube.com/c/umutyildiz Google Scholar page Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 9% quotes On 440 user lists 502,053 followers | 18 |
| 22. |  Selçuk Topal, PhD@astronomTurk Astrofizik/Doçent/Assoc. Prof./YYU | Working on Galaxies | Past: PhD @OxfordAstro | @UniofOxford Alumni | Author @kaoskozmos | Founder @gelecekuzayda Türkiye youtube.com/drselçuktopal Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 54% replies, 11% retweets, 5% quotes On 165 user lists 73,237 followers | 11 |