Danny Milisavljevic

@danmil.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University. Excitable Explorer of the Universe. Opinions are my own.

Video of Wilbur, our miniature schnauzer. Camera zooms in on his adorable face. He loves morning cuddles like this.
The question “What’s your favorite dog?” is asked to Google Assistant, which replies “Miniature Schnauzer”. This is the correct answer.
Rai Weiss standing next to Dan Milisavljevic at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in 2017, only weeks before Weiss learned that he won the Nobel prize. Milisavljevic is holding a white cake with multi-colored frosting and “#GWA” written in the center.
Copilot attempt to make map of US showing states that contain an R. It’s wrong and terrible. The coloring doesn’t make any sense and several states have made up names; e.g., Nee Mexico is written as New Caroto.
Scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It’s raining. Indiana Jones says the memorable line “That belongs in a museum.”
Advertisement for Rubin Observatory First Look watch party at Purdue University. The facility is shown with multi color star trails in the background.
Two geeky astronomers lift pant legs and are excited that they are both wearing socks that depict the James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomer Dan Milisavljevic being interviewed at 246th Meeting of AAS
Photo of research group led by Dan Milisavljevic at Purdue University. Layout resembles a Star Wars poster. Milisavljevic and students are in various action poses with lightsabers and blasters.
JWST NIRCam image of Cassiopeia A, a galactic supernova remnant. The high resolution of Webb unveils intricate details of how the expanding shell of material is slamming into the gas shed by the star before it exploded.
Picture of Purdue Memorial Union covered in snow at night with Christmas lights.
Images of field surrounding SN 2024abfl. Before and after the supernova explosion.