Dr. Anna Frebel
@annafrebel
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Astronomer & stellar archaeologist searching for the oldest stars in the universe (yes, they are 12-13 billion yrs old!); also professor at MIT & author
Cambridge, MA, USA
Joined June 2013
Proud to announce that I'm part of @HomewardBound, a global women in STEMM initiative for sustainability and a better planet! In 2 hours, 100 women will embark on the Island Sky in Porto Madryn, AR, to journey to Antarctica! Can't wait! .#HB2023 #strongertogether #IslandSky2023
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Congrats, @AnirudhChiti on this important discovery that pushes stellar archaeology to the next level. Can't wait to see more extragalactic stellar archaeology results 🤩.
Overall-- it was very neat to uncover this population of stars and extend this ultra low metallicity #StellarArchaeology work to the LMC! This was with @Astro_Mardini @guilimberg @alexanderpji @annafrebel @kaleybrauer @cosmichillarays @joshuadsimon @sazabi_li and Peter Ferguson.
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RT @AnirudhChiti: Continuing my tradition of tweeting every ~2 years-- . I'm excited to share that our result on detecting and characterizi….
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RT @shivnipshah: New news! We detected signatures of rarely probes species such as cadmium, platinum, and gold in an r-process enhanced sta….
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RT @tiffanyjvora: What an awesome chance to chat about #Space, #Mars, #inclusivity in #STEM, @ExploreMars, @humanity_space, @HomewardBound1….
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Day 11: we visited Palmer station in the Antarctic peninsula today. We were the first visiting ship since Covid happened! Thank you to all staff who showed us around and shared their research and roles on the station! I also met @seashavonnasail from @MIT! Small world 🌎🇦🇶🤩
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Day 10: Here is my first whale pic! The further south we are getting, the more icebergs are appearing but also more whales. Pairs of them would pass us at a distance, occasionally showing is their flukes. @HomewardBound #womeninleadership #womeninstem #islandsky2023
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Spoiler, I picked three days from today — who thought that they are this far north (we’re still 24h north of Elephant island, the northernmost island of the Antarctic peninsula). And some rare albatrosses keep following the ship! What a treat on this otherwise gray and rainy day!
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Day 7 on our voyage to Antarctica with @HomewardBound. Today we passed the first iceberg!🧊 It caused quite some excitement especially because we had a competition going on for when exactly we would encounter the first gone that is larger than our ship (106 meters).
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We need to collectively form paths towards a more sustainable future for us all. This is what @HomewardBound16 is all about!.
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Penguins, whales & other wildlife await us. So will unpredictable weather, seasickness + other challenges. It will be a time + practice of leading in uncertainty while still reaching our goals of reflecting on ourselves & the health of our planet.
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… and we’re off to Antarctica!!! 🇦🇶🐧🤩 We spent today in Stanley on the Falkland Islands on our way south, and we’re now headed towards the Antarctic peninsula through the infamous Drake passage! .#strongertogether #womeninleadership #IslandSky2023 #HB2023
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RT @stemonstage: Celebrating #MarieCurie on the 156th anniversary of her birth! .“Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested….
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Bring your Milky Way, Mars and starburst candy to find out what it’s all about 💫😁💫.
Have you ever eaten a Milky Way candy bar? Join us for Pop! Astronomy at @CambSciFest at 4pm with @mit’s @annafrebel as we explore the science behind astronomy terms found in popular consumer brands! RSVP: #CSF2023
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RT @HomewardBound16: 🎙️Tune in to this incredible Women in Leadership podcast episode where Dr Anna Frebel @annafrebel (#TeamHB6) shares he….
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Enjoyed my conversation with you, @natashawilsonOC! Thank you! I'm so excited to be part of this brand new Origins Convo podcast series that highlight the fascinating stories of STEM women and their careers! ✨💫.
I am honored to share my conversation with Prof. Anna Frebel (@annafrebel), MIT astronomer and astrophysicist, author, mother, performer, and mentor. She shares her story of finding her passion for astronomy and the wonder and awe of scientific discovery.
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