LISA Community @lisacommunity.bsky.social First gravitational wave observatory in space. 3 satellites flying in triangle formation connected by 2.5 million km laser beams. An ESA mission with international participation including from NASA. Launch in the 2030s.
Som Dev Bishoyi @awe-som.bsky.social Applied Math and Computational physics grad @ UMass Dartmouth | BS-MS IISER-Kolkata | black holes, gravitational waves, PDEs
Debarati Chatterjee @astroroamer.bsky.social Astrophysicist β’ Professor β’ Science communicator
Gaurav Khanna @khannag.bsky.social physicist, computational scientist, black holes, gravity, relativity, AVP, director, professor at University of Rhode Island (previously at UMass)
uri.edu/gravity
uri.edu/iacr
Joe Giaime @giaime.net Professor, Physics and Astronomy (LSU), LIGO Livingston observatory head (Caltech). Content here is my personal take, not representing my organizations.
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com 
LIGO Magazine @ligomagazine.bsky.social The LIGO Magazine is published twice a year by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (@ligo.org). Read free online for gravitational-wave news, stories behind the science and more!
www.ligo.org/magazine
LIGO Scientific Collaboration @ligo.org Official account of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. We detect gravitational waves!
Email: questions@ligo.org
Seven Machina Rasmussen @toomanyspectra.bsky.social humanoid astrobiologist π SFF author (largely oxygen by mass) π transhumanist π€ star trek autism character π she/they π³οΈβπ instructor @ Columbia βοΈ CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS out Aug 4, 2026
sevenrasmussen.com
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Radio Galaxies @ognimaeb.bsky.social Dr Beatriz Mingo. Radio/X-ray astronomer and sustainability enthusiast. Ernest Rutherford Fellow livin' la vida LOFAR at the University of Hertfordshire (UK). European πͺπΊ Cat minion π Metalhead π€ She/them π³οΈβπ.
Same handle on Mastodon!
Naomi Gendler @naomigend.bsky.social string theory postdoc at harvard, axion enthusiast
Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social Digestible summaries of the latest astronomy research. Written by an international team of grad students for undergrads! Supported by the @AAS_Office. #scicomm
Michael Puerrer @michaelpuerrer.bsky.social Gravitational wave astronomy, AI/ML, data analysis & source modeling for mergers or black holes and neutron stars
Physics & Center for Computational Research @ University of Rhode Island
Gravity Exploration Institute @gravitycardiff.bsky.social A research institute in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University, focused on detecting gravitational waves and understanding their sources.
Samaya Nissanke (she/her) @samayanissanke.bsky.social Astrophysicist, gravitational waves and multi-messenger astronomy, working mother, European + π @ β€οΈ, British + born in London UK, professor at the University of Potsdam, DESY & German Centre for Astrophysics (DZA); also @GRAPPAcentre at Univ. of Amsterdam.
SXS Collaboration @sxs-collaboration.bsky.social We develop and run supercomputer code for numerically simulating black holes, neutron stars, and beyond.
SXS = Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes
π https://www.black-holes.org/
Anushka Doke @anushkadoke.bsky.social Astrophysics PhD Student @UMassD @U2GRC β’ BS-MS @IISERPune '23
Gravitational Waves β’ High Energy Physics β’ Machine Learning
https://anushkadoke.github.io/
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
CosmicRami π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ @rami.spaceaustralia.com Astronomer, driving The Dishπ‘ to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him.
Dr Jan Eldridge @astro-jje.bsky.social NZ theoretical astrophysicist studying exploding binary stars. Sci-fi addict, feminist, non-binary femme. Pronouns: she/her/they. All views my own.
Erin Macdonald @drerinmac.bsky.social Writer | Science Advisor (Star Trek franchise) | Producer | PhD, Astrophysics | she/her
just an ancient tattooed π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ N7 Starfleet rebel pagan soul trapped in modern times
https://linktr.ee/drerinmac
Saavik βImpaired Ankleβ Ford @saavikford.bsky.social CUNY Astro prof, AMNH research assoc, runner, astronomer, crafter, camper, gardener, mom, all opinions completely my own (she/her)
Prof. Carl E. Fields π₯ @carlnotsagan.github.io Computational Astrophysicist and Assistant Professor @uarizona.bsky.social & @stewardobservatory.bsky.social. #Forbes30u30, Science 2021. He/Him. carlnotsagan.github.io.
Dr. Heloise Stevance @sydonahi.bsky.social Astrophysicist - Schmidt A.I. in Science Fellow - Oxford Uni - she/they
Sky surveys
Exploding stars
Hungry black holes
AI Literacy
Beatrice Tinsley Lecturer 2021
Caroline Herschel Prize 2024
hfstevance.com
Leo C. Stein @duetosymmetry.com Physics Prof @ U of MS. Sloan Fellow. Black holes, gravitational waves, general relativity & beyond. Formerly Caltech MIT Cornell. Need thin pizza + fruity coffee. He/him
π https://duetosymmetry.com/
@duetosymmetry everywhere
Carl Rodriguez @carlrodriguez.bsky.social Professor of astrophysics at UNC, studying colliding black holes, swarming stars, and other things that go bump in the night. Big fan of transit, biking, climbing, Durham NC, he/him
dynamics.unc.edu
Prof. Joey "Barely a Footnote" Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social Black hole astrophysicist at Villanova. Formerly: MIT, Boston University, Harvard, Kenyon College | X-rays | husband | dad of 2 | cooking. He/him. Skeets are my own.
Slavko Bogdanov @slavkobogdanov.bsky.social Astrophysicist ordinaire. Columbia University.
slavko.org
Rhiannon Silva @rhiannonsilva.bsky.social Astrophysicist. Currently working on my second PhD on gravitational waves from black holes, at the Gravity Exploration Institute, Cardiff University.
They/any π³οΈβπ
Bryan Gaensler @scibry.bsky.social Dean of Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Astronomer, sci-fi connoisseur, rugby league devotee, puzzled parent π¦πΊπ¨π¦. Opinions β UCSC.
Santa Cruz CA, USA. He/him. bryangaensler.net
Adi Foord, PhD @adifoord.bsky.social /uh Λdee/
Assistant Prof. of Physics @ UMBC | searching for supermassive black holes |
www.adifoord.com
Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social π΅οΈ Investigator of ripples in space-time | Astrophysicist
β¨ Postdoc fellow | CIERA + Adler Planetarium πΊπΈ
linktr.ee/astronerdika | π¦πΊπ±π°(she/her)
Will M. Farr @farrwill.bsky.social Astrophysicist. Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, Gravitational Wave Astronomy Group Leader at Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics.
Eugene Lim @tukohbin.bsky.social Professor of Theoretical Physics at Kingβs College London doing cosmology, gravity, astrophysics and string theory. GRTL Collaboration and UK Numerical Relativity. Views my own. Penang-lang. YNWA
David Tsang @drda5id.bsky.social Theoretical Astrophysicist at the University of Bath, UK. Spends time thinking about Mathematical Physics, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Planets and Disks, Board Games, Crafting, Leather Working, Cooking, and other stochastically determined hobbies. 
Dr. Doctor @actualdrdoctor.bsky.social Climate Scientist π | Astrophysicist π | Memes π«‘ | Coffee βοΈ | Travel βοΈ | PDX -> Chi
Vanessa Graber @drvgraber.bsky.social UKRI future leaders fellow. senior lecturer in physics at Royal Holloway. loving astrophysics. especially neutron stars. machine learning. scientific software. EDI. she/her. views are my own π©πͺβ‘οΈπ¬π§β‘οΈπ¨π¦β‘οΈπͺπΈβ‘οΈπ¬π§
Stephen Taylor @stevertaylor.bsky.social Gravitational-wave Astrophysicist | Associate Professor @ Vanderbilt University | Chair, NANOGrav Collaboration | ESA-NASA LISA Science Team Member
Dr. Sharan Banagiri (he/him) @geodesicvoyager.bsky.social Astrophysicist @monashastro.bsky.social | Previously @ Northwestern & UMN | ΰ°€ΰ±ΰ°²ΰ±ΰ°ΰ± | Gravitational waves | @LIGO | LISA
Decarbonization now βπ½
All opinions my own and do not represent past or present employers.
orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-7484
Dan Wilkins @danwilkins.bsky.social Astrophysicist, black hole scientist and science communicator. Research Assistant Professor of Astronomy at The Ohio State University. Amateur photographer, rower and avid traveller. He/him π³οΈβπ
Teagan Clarke @astroteagan.bsky.social Postdoc | gravitational-wave astronomer | Princeton University | π« π³οΈβπ π¦πΊ
Soheb Mandhai, PhD @theastrophoenix.bsky.social Astrophysicist/ Sci-Artist/Start-Up. I love 3D modelling and printing (among other hobbies + puns). Research: GW/EM + Spider Pulsars + Galaxy Dynamics. Happy to talk art, physics, or games!
Views are my own.
Links: https://linktr.ee/theastrophoenix
Paul Lasky @plasky.bsky.social Professional astrophysicist, amateur human, parental enthusiast.
Gravitational waves, black holes, neutron stars, GRBs, cosmology; Monash Astrophysics, OzGrav, AAL. 
Tiffany Nichols, JD, PhD @tiffanynichols.bsky.social LSST-DA Catalyst Faculty Fellow
History of Astrophysics, Physics, and Science + Environmental History.
Jordy Davelaar @jordydavelaar.bsky.social Astrophysics -- Researcher at the Flatiron Institute and Columbia University. Enthusiastic about black holes, running and fresh pasta. Part of EHT and LISA.
Peter Edmonds @peterdedmonds.bsky.social Australian-American husband, father, professional nerd, astronomy communicator, dog spoiler, cricket fan. Opinions mine. He/him. 
Andrew Chael @thisgreyspirit.bsky.social Somewhat functional assortment of 7 billion billion billion atoms. Astrophysicist taking pictures of black holes. he/him.ππ‘β«π³οΈβπ
Emanuele Berti @emaberti.bsky.social Professor at Johns Hopkins University. Black holes, gravitational waves, tests of general relativity. Dad.
Niels Warburton @nielsw.bsky.social Assistant Professor at University College Dublin. Researcher in gravitational wave science. Spokesperson for the LISA Consortium.
This is my personal feed so posts are a combination about gravitational waves and cycling infrastructure in Dublin.
Jocelyn Read @jocelynread.bsky.social Neutron stars, gravitational waves, and nuclear astrophysics. Professor at CSUF, working with LIGO and Cosmic Explorer. Took my name as an instruction.
Michael J. Williams @michaeljwilliams.bsky.social Gravitational-wave astrophysicist
https://michaeljwilliams.me- B Barry McKernan @bmckastro.bsky.social Astronomer, Dad, Husband, Gamer, Occasional runner, hiker, traveller, History, Crosswords, Irish in America
Stephen Green @stephenrgreen.bsky.social Black holes, gravitational waves, and AI.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow @ University of Nottingham.
https://www.stephenrgreen.com/
Sumeet Kulkarni @sumeetkul.bsky.social Science Writer, Astrophotographer
Mikhail Korobko @mkorobko.bsky.social Quantum physicist: quantum optics, gravitational-wave detectors and foundations of quantum mechanics | staff scientist @ Uni Hamburg | member of LIGO
Carl Haster @haster.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UNLV+NevadaCfA looking for gravitational waves and the best music. Previously at LIGO, MITKavli, CITA_ICAT and UoBIGWaves.
Alexander Harvey Nitz @handle.invalid Associate Professor of Physics at Syracuse Univ. | Gravitational-wave Astronomer | BlackHoles | NeutronStars | PyCBC developer.
Om Sharan Salafia @omsalafia.bsky.social Researcher at INAF - OAB, Milan, Italy. Working on GRBs & EM counterparts to GW sources. Former musician. Inherently curious.
Jeffrey Hazboun @jeffreyhazboun.bsky.social professor of physics at Oregon State, gravitational wave astrophysicist, father, husband, whitewater enthusiast, banjo player... not in that order
Aditya Vijaykumar @adivijaykumar.bsky.social CITA Postdoctoral Fellow: LIGO and gravitational waves. (Ex-?)theatre artist. @alsogoesbyV on Twitter.
Website: adivijaykumar.github.io
Shami Chatterjee @astrochatterjee.bsky.social Astronomer, book lover, photo enthusiast, dad. I'm probably on a telecon right now.
Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social Physicist and Professor at a university in Chicago. I study black holes, quantum gravity, and cosmology. Rocky Top, Tar Heel. Reposts are spooky action at a distance.
My views, not my employer's.
https://jacobi.luc.edu
https://mcnees.github.io
Rhiannon Udall @rhiannon-udall.bsky.social PhD student in the LIGO lab at Caltech, studying catalogs of gravitational wave events and how glitches affect them, (she/her) π³οΈββ§οΈ- C Chase @chasekimball.bsky.social
Professor Carole Mundell @cmundell.esa.int Director of Science, @esa.int; Head of the European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid. Astrophysicist, science diplomat, ex-Science Council President; ex-Chief Scientist Adviser & International Science Envoy, UK FCDO. She/her. My views.
Daniel Williams @daniel-williams.co.uk I'm an astronomer at @uofgravity.bsky.social working to understand ripples in the Universe (gravitational waves) made when dead stars (black holes and neutron stars) crash into each other.
(he/him | e/esan)
Tha mi nam neach-ionnsachaidh.
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ³οΈβππβ°οΈπ΄ββοΈπββοΈπ£ββοΈ
Ira Thorpe @ithorpe.bsky.social Gravitational wave astrophysicist working on Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Dad, husband, outdoor lover, and expat New Mexican living in greater Washington, DC.
Employed by NASA, but opinions are my own.
Bernard Schutz @bschutz.bsky.social Astrophysicist, author, grandfather. Have lived in USA, Wales, Germany, Italy. FRS, NAS. Views my own.
Greg Mendell πποΈβ¨πππ @mendellgreg.bsky.social Reading & writing; science & scifi; gravitational waves & astrophysics; star trek; spouse & dad; πποΈβ¨πππ
https://amazon.com/author/gregoryallenmendell
Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social Physics, philosophy, complexity. @jhuartssciences.bsky.social & @sfiscience.bsky.social. Host, #MindscapePodcast. Married to @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social.
Latest books: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.
https://preposterousuniverse.com/
Amruta @amruta.bsky.social Pulsar astronomer with deep interest in astro-data science
Dog-mom, music-nerd, thinks neutron stars are cool! 
Maria @mmylova.bsky.social Postdoc in theoretical cosmology at Kavli-IPMU, Japan. Emmy Noether Fellow at Perimeter Institute. I work with early universe cosmology, primordial gravitational waves, EFT of gravity, dark energy and dark matter. Happy to answer questions if I can!
William G. Lamb π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ @astrolamb.bsky.social π‘ NANOGrav Research Assistant
π PhD in Astrophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ Siaradwr Cymraeg o Eryri
π½ US βResident Alienβ
π Uni of York Alumnus
π± Dad of WiggleWorm
ππ²πTriathlete
π Swing Dancer
Rowina Nathan β¨ @pinkastrophysicist.bsky.social PhD in progress. Pulsar timer, gravitational wave cartographer, mad keen skier and lover of the colour pink ππ«β·οΈ | she/her/hers | Naarm π¦πΊ
Media enquires: https://rowina-n.github.io
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-2773
Valentina Di Marco @valentinadimarco.bsky.social Astrophysicist, martial artist (karate/kobudo), opera lover.
Dr Becky Smethurst @drbecky.bsky.social Astrophysicist studying how supermassive black holes affect galaxies (s/h). I get overly enthusiastic about space (and cats) on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/drbecky
Adrian Thompson @gooble-gabble.bsky.social Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost
hymnoptera.bandcamp.com
https://athompson-git.github.io/
Thomas Kupfer @thomkupfer.bsky.social Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Hamburg. Member of the BlackGEM, SDSS-V and LISA collaboration. PI ERC project CompactBINARIES (2023 - 2028)
Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social Professor of Astrophysics @ Univ. of Amsterdam. Neutron stars, pulsars, dense matter, X-ray astronomy. Mom, Migrant. "Particles in stars blah blah". Does science with NICER on the International Space Station and schemes for EVEN BIGGER SPACE TELESCOPES.
Katie Auchettl @kaamau.bsky.social Excited about all the things related to stellar death & black holes.
Jessica Lu @jluastro.bsky.social Astrophysicist, Associate Professor @UCBerkeley. Interested in black holes, stars, galactic centers, astronomy instrumentation, adaptive optics.
Laurence Datrier @asleepywanderer.bsky.social Astronomer, occasional artist, sometimes takes pictures
(she/her)
Christopher Berry @cplberry.bsky.social Gravitational-wave astrophysicist. University of Glasgow Senior Lecturer. Science, education, LEGO & cake. May contain traces of nuts
π https://mastodon.online/@cplberry
π https://cplberry.com
Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ @emsque.bsky.social Astronomy professor, author of #TheLastStargazers, weird star enthusiast, human exclamation point.
Twisteddoodles @twisteddoodles.bsky.social Cartoonist, scientist. I draw cartoons for newscientist. I wrote a book once. 
Corey Gray @corey-m-gray.bsky.social ISFJ,Blackfoot,Scottish, Washington, PNW,
Backpacker,Salsa Dancer,Traveler,LIGO, Gravitational Waves
https://linktr.ee/corey_m_gray
Sylvia Biscoveanu @sbisco.bsky.social NASA Einstein Fellow at Northwestern studying gravitational waves with LIGO | previously PhD at MIT | violinist and cat lover
Amber Stuver @stuver.bsky.social My name is Amber Stuver and I'm a physics professor at Villanova Univ. studying gravitational waves with LIGO. (she/her/hers)
James Alexander Clark @spacepig.bsky.social Motorcycling, mountain biking gravitational wave computational scientist, guinea pig fancier, rabbit-herd and robo-shepherd. LIGO Caltech (ATL FOB).
Dan @danhoak.bsky.social Radio science at MIT Haystack Observatory. Formerly: x-rays with OSIRIS-REx, gravitational waves with LIGO, Fulbrighter in Pisa at EGO/Virgo. He/him.