Multimedia producer for NASA & Caltech missions including @NASASpitzer @NASAKepler @LIGO. Former Hollywood animator. Creator of PC game Dum-Dum.

Joined November 2010
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12 Jul 2023
So I created a Threads account this week. Meta quickly locked it for 120 days because they thought I wasn't real. I sent a photo of me. 24 hrs later they deleted my account because my photo *proved* I wasn't real. My existence has been disproven. I have failed cogito ergo sum.
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How in the heck did researchers take a picture of the burbling black hole hidden at the center of our galaxy? This video, narrated by Caltech's Katie Bouman, explains how! youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_SB5Zf… Video by @AstroRob and @timmypyle
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12 May 2022
Today, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy! For the first time, we can actually see this massive monster that our Sun and all the other stars in our galaxy are spiraling around! nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

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Tim Pyle retweeted
You probably didn't know you needed to hear Rachel Bloom sing a sassy song about exoplanets today, but here we are. #AstroVariety youtu.be/YY7TcBt3wuo
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2 Apr 2022
For more of Rachel Bloom describing how amazing exoplanets are, this original song she performs is REQUIRED VIEWING: youtube.com/watch?v=YY7TcBt3…
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2 Apr 2022
The NY Times published a wonderful tribute by @beckyferreira today to the discovery milestone of 5000 confirmed exoplanets. Many astronomers discuss their favorites, as do exoplanet enthusiasts Rachel Bloom, Wil Wheaton...and me! 🙂 nytimes.com/2022/04/02/scien…
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Tim Pyle retweeted
We're not done talking about exoplanets! Join host @phillamarr and @aussiastronomer, Science Lead of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, at 4pm PT March 30 for #AskTheAstronomersLive. Ask Jessie anything about planets outside our solar system! UniverseUnplugged.org
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29 Mar 2022
Special shoutout to @timmypyle for the awesome lyrics and for letting me sit in on the recording session. Witnessing Ms. Bloom nail the phrase "exoplanet-slash-star transit photometry technique" was a beautiful thing.
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29 Mar 2022
If anyone's looking for some lunchtime viewing today, I highly recommend this!😉
How do astronomers find planets in star systems...without even seeing them? Host @FeliciaDay and friends explore where people and planets came from as we channel-surf through the galaxy in the Astrophysics Variety Hour! #AstroVariety youtu.be/6LVWqPMmf0g
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24 Mar 2022
I'm very excited this video is being released next week! It's a project I created, wrote, and co-directed with the amazingly talented @whitneyavalon for NASA's Universe of Learning group:
Are you ready for some star-studded FUN? 🌠🌟✨ Here's a sneak peek of the Astrophysics Variety Hour that drops next week, featuring human star @FeliciaDay! (Watch for cameos of another type of star—those orbited by exoplanets.) Sound ON! #AstroVariety
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21 Mar 2022
In 2010 I created a Roku game called Hogoword, which became one of the most successful Roku games of its time. Alas, independent apps were apparently removed from Roku devices last month. So I just released the original Roku Hogoword game for free online: timpyle.art/hogoword
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20 Feb 2022
My game Hogoworm Dungeon is now available on Steam! Gather coins, harness magical spells, and outwit mechanical Spiderbots through 100 puzzling levels of an abandoned Hogo Company factory. store.steampowered.com/app/1…
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20 Feb 2022
As a bonus, the game includes lots of amazing worm facts* from your fellow worms! Impress your friends with how much you learn! * (Disclaimer: worm facts may not be actual facts.)
1 Jan 2022
In 2009, Betty White lent her voice to a quirky little video we produced at Caltech about NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope running out of cryogen. I still think back so fondly about how sweet & supportive she was. Goodbye to a genuinely wonderful person. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpvg9…

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25 Dec 2021
The Webb Space Telescope successfully launched this morning! For astronomers everywhere (and also for us astronomy enthusiasts), this is the best Christmas present we could have gotten. @CNNAshley 's excellent article explains why it's so exciting: cnn.com/2021/12/25/world/jam…

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Well, I didn’t hate being awake until I saw this:
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27 Oct 2021
My daughter designed & painted a birthday card for me this year. 1) I love her art! 2) She knows that sometimes her dad needs a little guidance.
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27 Oct 2021
Caltech astronomers "discovered" Godzilla in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope! Also includes a link to the Artistronomy web app I developed for Caltech, for those who think they can create better Godzilla art from this nebula... jpl.nasa.gov/news/a-monster-…
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27 Oct 2021
For what it's worth, I can't.
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