THOR: Linking survey detections to recover heliocentric orbits of Solar System objects
TriPoDPy: Dust coagulation and evolution in protoplanetary disks
See them all here: ascl.net/wordpress/20...
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Catch a random code! ascl.net/code/random
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SECRET: Machine-learning density estimation for cosmic-ray electron spectra
Simframe: Framework for scientific simulations
SpiralMap: Milky Way spiral arm models and visualization tools
Stellarium: Planetarium for your computer
Synthesizer: Synthetic astronomical observables generator
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#opencode
NeuralPDR: Neural-ODE emulator of 3D-PDR photodissociation regions
PyMGal: Optical mock observations from hydrodynamical simulations
raccoon: Cleaning low-frequency sinusoidal artifacts in JWST-NIRSpec IFS data
RapidGBM: Quick-look analysis of Fermi/GBM data
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#astronomy
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growpacity: Computationally efficient dust opacity model suitable for coagulation models
Haskap_Pie: Dark matter halo finder and merger-tree generator for cosmological simulations
InflationEasy: Lattice simulations of single-field inflation
MASSKIP: Multi-Amplifier Sensing Skipper CCD Pipeline
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easyspec: Streamlining long-slit spectroscopy
exoatlas: Tools for compiling and plotting populations of transiting exoplanets
GalaxyGenius: Synthetic galaxy image generation from hydrodynamical simulations
GpuFitsCrypt: High-performance FITS encryption library
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#astronomy
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Twenty-two codes were added to the ASCL in March 2026:
AstroQ: Optimization-based scheduler for astronomical observations
BAHAMAS: Bayesian inference of stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds
BaSIL: Bayesian Spectral-cube Inference and Learning
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We include that info in our entries so SciX/ADS can link the s/w with research papers that describe or use the code. The links have the bibcode(s) for the articles(s) embedded in them, making it easy for SciX/ADS to create those links. Those associations show up on SciX/ADS as "Related Materials."
... is, or should be considered, a 1st-order research object, just as an article is, and that those who write the computational methods that enable research get credit for these contributions to the field.
We list "preferred citation" on our records when we can find that information. It would be super helpful if every code repo included information on how the software should be cited!
BTW, best practice is to cite both the article and the software. For years, we've advocated that software...
These two artifacts of research are not the same. ASCL records show as doctype:software in SciX/ADS, not as doctype:article, as is typical for an article.
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(Someday I'll remember the hashtag before hitting post.)
(Clearly, today is not that someday.)
Title slide for the presentation. The title reads, "Using the Astrophysics Source Code Library for Education and Research Credit." The authors are Alice Allen, aallen@ascl.net, University of Maryland College Park, USA and Robert Nemiroff, nemiroff@mtu.edu, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA.
The ASCL was presented recently at the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) annual meeting; read about it here:
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The slides from the presentation are also available on that page.
Five year Astro career development fellowship in Oxford open for applications, broadly in survey astronomy including transients and cosmology. College teaching and research. Do think about joining us. Happy to answer questions! 🔭
We're hiring a tenure-track computational / physical scientist. It will be joint with the home department and the Institute for Advance Computational Science. Job ad here:
apply.interfolio.com/181179
Looking for an internship opportunity and interested in the impact of open science?
Come work with us to investigate the impact of NASA’s open science activities!
stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-off...
My textbook on SETI is published!
I hope you like it!
Please see if your libraries offer a free download—mine does!
iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/97...
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Have you tried Galileo Galilei? It’s by the same designer as SETI and I think it’s an even better game
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This board game is amazing!
It's super complicated and VERY true to the science. Every astrobiologist board game geek should get a copy! I'm SO impressed at the research behind this game.
I would LOVE to review this game! Anyone know how/where I could do that?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
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I’m hiring! Looking for someone with excellent communication skills, knows Python, and wants a career enabling science by creating user-facing content for astronomers. This is a full-time, long-term position that does NOT require a PhD! recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/... 🔭 Apply by Feb 21st!
We're back, woo-hoo!
ascl.net is down; we're investigating.
xmm_simulator: XMM mock data simulator
ztfquery: Programmatic access to ZTF data products
We're making astro research software easier to find and cite. Do we have your code? Check here to find out: ascl.net/code/search, and if not, please submit it! ascl.net/submissions
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SolarZip: Error-bounded compression of solar EUV images
STARDIS: LTE radiative transfer for synthetic stellar spectra
synax: All sky Synchrotron emission simulation with JAX
tilsotua: WCS reconstruction for LRIS multislit masks
TOAExtractor: Calculate TOAs and residuals of X-ray pulsars
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PAOS: Physical optics propagation and system modeling
polarpy: POLAR gamma-ray polarimetry data processing
PST: Stellar population synthesis in galaxies
PyLongslit: Astronomical long-slit spectra processor
RVSNUpy: Spectroscopic redshift measurement by cross-correlation
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iSTARMOD: Chromospheric activity in cool stars
Karabo: Validation and benchmarking radio telescopes and algorithms
megaradrp: Data reduction pipeline for MEGARA
numina: Data reduction pipeline interface
PANCAKE: Color–magnitude diagram fitting for stellar populations
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Twenty codes were added to the ASCL in December, 2025:
ACor: Automated Correlation and processing for radio interferometry
FGOC: Focal-Geometry and Curvature classifier
H21F: Gaussian Process based 21-cm foreground separation code
(This time with #astronomy 🔭)
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ascl.net/wordpress/20...
xmm_simulator: XMM mock data simulator
ztfquery: Programmatic access to ZTF data products
We're making astro research software easier to find and cite, from ACor to ztfquery. Do we have your code? Check here to find out: ascl.net/code/search, and if not, please submit it! ascl.net/submissions
STARDIS: LTE radiative transfer for synthetic stellar spectra
synax: All sky Synchrotron emission simulation with JAX
tilsotua: WCS reconstruction for LRIS multislit masks
TOAExtractor: Calculate TOAs and residuals of X-ray pulsars
polarpy: POLAR gamma-ray polarimetry data processing
PST: Stellar population synthesis in galaxies
PyLongslit: Astronomical long-slit spectra processor
RVSNUpy: Spectroscopic redshift measurement by cross-correlation
SolarZip: Error-bounded compression of solar EUV images
