Today, we are excited to report the publication of our paper in Science on the discovery of HIP 99770 b w/ Gaia/Hipparcos astrometry & direct imaging w/ the Subaru & Keck Telescopes on Maunakea science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @esa @SubaruTelescope @SubaruTel_Eng 🧵

4 principal investigators at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics won NASA funding to study data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the agency’s newest flagship observatory, which launched in August. Francesco Palma reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/…

Excellent article.

Octofitter is a Julia package for performing Bayesian inference against exoplanet / binary star data. github.com/sefffal/Octofitte… sefffal.github.io/Octofitter… sefffal.github.io/Octofitter… iopscience.iop.org/article/1… #astronomy #astronomer #astronomers #Astrophysics #astrophysicist #Julia

[this is from the Nikole Hannah-Jones piece] -- My relative-from-marriage in China learned *calculus* before turning 16. My son is going to learn it by 15 even if I have to teach it to him myself. The neglect of US public school education is unconscionable: a five-alarm fire.

すばる望遠鏡建設の経緯を記した『宇宙の果てまで』の英訳版『Makaliʻi in Hawaiʻi』が出版されました。すばる望遠鏡の科学的・技術的成果のみならず、その背景にいる「人」に焦点を当てた本書が、英訳され、広く世界に届けられることに深い意義を感じます。

This is an amazing essay. Education in the US -- especially among the socioeconomically disadvantaged schools -- is a five-alarm fire.

ICYMI: Ahead of the House vote, I said this was our chance to stand on the right side of history, support Ukraine & oppose Russia’s invasion & its dictator. We used our Article I authority to put tough tariffs on Russia & those buying Russian fuel that helps fund its war.

All I see are future doctors, scientists, engineers, and writers who are going to be tomorrow's innovators. Not pictured: Students who couldn't hack it academically.

It is disturbing seeing conservatives who have spent so much time slamming affirmative action now scornful towards the results of it because the recipients have the wrong color skin.

If I understand correctly, MAGA wants to fix elite colleges by deporting kids with brown skin, and the Left wants to admit students who can't do basic math because 'equity' I take the squishy centrist view that elite schools should just admit the kids with the best test scores

Among the great things about the founding of America was the abolition of titles of nobility, divine right of kings nonsense, primogeniture, and the like. This heritage American stuff is weak, warmed-over lusting for what we rightfully shook off: the idea that your ancestors determine your worth instead of who you are and what you do. By all means, have pride in where you came from. But that's not what this is about, and everyone knows it.

"I'm an American because my great great granddaddy went to war against the Union" is not the flex you imagine it to be

People who use the modifier "heritage" before American or Texan (or any other state) should be universally laughed at. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I'll let Ronald Reagan explain why the premise of this question is fundamentally flawed piped.video/watch?v=2R8QxCD6…

"The problem is now obviously far worse than we thought...." Wait till they start serving in the military: Tej Singh Gill (SEAL team 5). Famous (infamous) for getting into a bar fight w Chuck Liddell and Gan McGee. Walked away from both. Rob O'Neill's bodyguard. Akhil Iyer (Marine Special Ops/MARSOC) - Harvard MBA and Pat Tillman scholar Paresh Amin (3rd Special Forces Group) - from Navy Corpsman to Delta Force Medic. Simratpal Singh (Lt Col US Army) - West Point Grad, Ranger qualified, 180 combat missions, Bronze Star recipient. P.S. the author of the post was sued by the widow of Chris Kyle (American Sniper) for contractual and fiduciary breach. I have a few SEAL buddies that would love to have a piece of Bo French for that.

Counterpoint: this image is a great illustration of the US's major strength as a country and how it can win the 21st century. It makes me proud to be a resident of Texas. We should want to see more of this, not less. And I bet Bo was secretly rooting for Ohio State.

growing up, the most patriotic woman i knew was a mexican woman who moved to america after her father was killed by the drug cartel. she wrote letters to the bush admin thanking them for supporting expanded legal immigration, her son went on to join the military — and she’s now a huge Atlanta Braves fan. i feel bad for people who can’t see others’ eagerness to study, work, and raise families here for the point of pride it is.

This is racist. It is wrong. And I condemn it without reservation. There is absolutely nothing Christian or conservative about looking at a crowd of young Texans at a college football game, seeing the color of their skin, and declaring that they are a “problem.” These are 20-year-old kids cheering for their university—not political props and not targets for racial attacks. We can have serious debates about our nation’s immigration laws. I have strong views about immigration policy, and Americans have every right to demand changes to federal law. But opposing an immigration policy does not give anyone license to demean people because of their race or ethnicity. And let’s be clear: the Texas Railroad Commission regulates our oil and gas industry. It does not set federal immigration policy. Texans deserve Railroad Commissioners focused on the responsibilities of that office—not using a statewide campaign as a platform for racial division. This does not represent my Christian faith. It does not represent my conservative principles. And it does not represent the Republican Party I believe in. As a Texas Aggie, I’m always happy to take a friendly shot at the Longhorns when the opportunity presents itself. That rivalry is part of what makes these two great universities so special. But this goes far beyond college rivalry. We should be willing to call racism wrong no matter who says it, what party they belong to, or how politically inconvenient it may be. This is wrong, and I want no part of it.

TOOK BACK TEXAS. 😤 #210TriangleOfToughness | #Ubuntu

Ukraine sent more than 6,000 troops to support the United States after 9/11 in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 18 paid the ultimate price. 🕯️💔