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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, 79% replies, 10% retweets, 5% quotes On 4,155 user lists 379,294 followers | 384 |
| 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: 15% new, 64% replies, 7% retweets, 14% quotes On 12,312 user lists 617,342 followers | 331 |
| 3. |  Planetary Paladin Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Planetary scientist, space boffin, moon maven, lagrangian lieutenant, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 51% replies, 22% retweets, 16% quotes On 4,662 user lists 170,062 followers | 324 |
| 4. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 39% new, 53% replies, 0% retweets, 8% quotes On 44,942 user lists 14,398,556 followers | 235 |
| 5. |  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: 14% new, 67% replies, 9% retweets, 10% quotes On 279 user lists 15,885 followers | 194 |
| 6. |  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, 45% replies, 27% retweets, 16% quotes On 995 user lists 21,350 followers | 193 |
| 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: 12% new, 45% replies, 32% retweets, 12% quotes On 175 user lists 3,616 followers | 177 |
| 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: 20% new, 45% replies, 27% retweets, 9% quotes On 193 user lists 7,022 followers | 173 |
| 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: 57% new, 19% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes On 292 user lists 8,984 followers | 158 |
| 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: 36% new, 29% replies, 17% retweets, 18% quotes On 306 user lists 6,401 followers | 156 |
| 11. |  James O'Donoghue@physicsJ Planetary Astronomer @JAXA_en, previously @NASA. Observer of Jupiter & Saturn. Dad, husband and amateur animator. Tweets my own Tokyo, Japan youtube.com/jayphys85/vide… Google Scholar page Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 62% replies, 15% retweets, 13% quotes On 809 user lists 94,824 followers | 143 |
| 12. |  Ian J. O'Neill@astroengine @NASAJPL news media rep for Earth sciences, asteroids, comets, robotics, space tech and the Deep Space Network. Astrophysicist at heart. Opinions are mine. Woodland Hills, California astroengine.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 19% replies, 45% retweets, 12% quotes On 1,296 user lists 36,529 followers | 140 |
| 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: 27% new, 53% replies, 15% retweets, 6% quotes On 147 user lists 5,372 followers | 120 |
| 14. |  Dr. Brian May@DrBrianMay Rocket Ship Builder 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 brianmay.com Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 3% replies, 1% retweets, 0% quotes On 3,304 user lists 1,084,620 followers | 116 |
| 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 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 74% replies, 15% retweets, 0% quotes On 88 user lists 2,932 followers | 102 |
| 16. |  Sarah Pearson@spacewsarah Postdoctoral Research Fellow at @FlatironCCA, PhD in astrophysics from @Columbia U., galactic dynamics, stellar streams 🚀, creator of Space with Sarah @YouTube New York City/Copenhagen drsarahpearson.com Google Scholar page Video channel 4 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 20% replies, 47% retweets, 6% quotes On 37 user lists 1,535 followers | 84 |
| 17. |  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: 12% new, 67% replies, 12% retweets, 8% quotes On 22 user lists 1,643 followers | 80 |
| 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: 55% new, 15% replies, 27% retweets, 2% quotes On 310 user lists 12,339 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 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 38% replies, 38% retweets, 9% quotes On 74 user lists 4,951 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: 14% new, 21% replies, 61% retweets, 4% quotes On 351 user lists 19,919 followers | 28 |
| 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: 12% new, 56% replies, 28% retweets, 4% quotes On 356 user lists 494,739 followers | 17 |
| 22. |  Selçuk Topal, PhD@astronomTurk Astrofizikçi | Asst. Prof. of Astrophysics | PhD @UniofOxford Alumni, BSc+MSc @AnkaraUni | @gelecekuzayda | https://t.co/oOMeNk08JE | Book @kaoskozmos Turkey instagram.com/drselcuktopal Video channel 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 47% replies, 13% retweets, 9% quotes On 115 user lists 54,855 followers | 9 |