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Pre-order my new book, Stargazing, plus we detected new gravitational waves!
Swapna Krishna
June 29, 2023
My eye broke and it messed everything up
You may be thinking “It’s been awhile since I’ve heard from Swapna,” and well, you’d be right! Back in April, I was in Canada attending a science communicators conference I was super excited about — but there was a problem. My bad retinas caught up with me (despite the extensive preventative surgery I’ve had) and I had a retinal detachment.
I’d be lying if I said recovery was easy. It’s been hard — in some ways, I’ve had to retrain my eye to move because there’s now a giant plastic buckle squeezing it. It’s just this week that I’m starting to get back to work. My eye is still sensitive and I’m working on getting back to normal (it will take up to six months for my vision to settle). But you’ll see me in your inbox a lot more regularly going forward and, if you’re on social media or YouTube, a lot more on your screen as well!
Pre-order my book!
Stargazing: Contemplate the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace
Release date: August 8, 2023
Part of the Pocket Nature series, this petite volume features helpful tips for stargazing, plus thoughtful meditations related to stars, space, and the universe.
In a cool palette with celestial illustrations, Stargazing is a must-have companion for amateur astronomers, space enthusiasts, outdoor adventurers, and anyone looking to slow down and find time for contemplation.
In these pages, learn about features of the night sky, from the Milky Way to moon craters to the planets in our solar system; read a brief history of stargazing in cultures around the world; and discover seventeen notable constellations to observe in the northern hemisphere throughout the year. With ruminative meditations on the universe, moonlight, stardust, and more, this pocket-size guide to the cosmos has everything you need to better understand and appreciate the night sky.
Note: The stargazing guides in this book are aimed at those with a view of the Northern Hemisphere’s night sky.
Scientists detected ripples in the fabric of spacetime resulting from collisions between supermassive black holes
Here’s the announcement video. For more background on pulsars as gravitational wave detectors, check out this video: