Research communication: this is how it's done, 2025 edition. ✨
As noted by @mho on heise online, US-based astronomer @qicheng reports his 3I/ATLAS sightings directly from his own fediverse instance (running @gotosocial, since 2022), followed by larger analysis published as a preprint on @arXiv.
cc @wissenschaftimdialog, @WisskommPortal @julian @hnnng @fuzzyleapfrog
https://cometary.org/@qicheng/statuses/01K65GN6N18CWYRYDC2RVMNT5X