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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
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@annafrebel
Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
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 🤩
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Ani Chiti
11 months
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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11 months
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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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
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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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
RT @tiffanyjvora: What an awesome chance to chat about #Space, #Mars, #inclusivity in #STEM, @ExploreMars, @humanity_space, @HomewardBound1
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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
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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1 year
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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1 year
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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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
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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1 year
@tiffanyjvora - we’ll have the best time! 🥂🐧💫
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1 year
RT @stemonstage: Celebrating #MarieCurie on the 156th anniversary of her birth! “Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested…
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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
Bring your Milky Way, Mars and starburst candy to find out what it’s all about 💫😁💫
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STEM on Stage
1 year
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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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
RT @HomewardBound16: 🎙️Tune in to this incredible Women in Leadership podcast episode where Dr Anna Frebel @annafrebel (#TeamHB6) shares he…
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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
Here is the spotify version:
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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
Here is the youtube version:
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Dr. Anna Frebel
1 year
RT @CambSciFest: 🔗
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