Preeminent in what? That is the question.

A snowy morning in Maryland.

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈 ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals. The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do. #SpaceForAll

Mayor Mamdani.

NYT buries the lead yet again. The biggest challenge the refer to is governing NYC. This challenge would be present regardless of which candidate is elected. NYT: Don't make it a left vs right issue. NYT is really going downhill.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...

U.S. taxpayers are now covering the cost of outright political denigration on federal websites. www.hud.gov

In the event of a U.S. government shutdown, STScI will extend the James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 5 proposal submission deadline for affected scientists. Details: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news/jwst/2025/jwst-cycle-5-deadline-extension-in-case-of-government-shutdown #NASAWebb 🔭 🧪 ☄️

Jackson to Andrews for the touchdown.. beautifully done.

Nice overhead pass of the ISS tonight. A reminder of the remarkable things NASA does. Hoping we can continue to explore the universe…

Another timely ballad by Elle and, for me, so appreciated. Chin up indeed.

STScI is now accepting applications for the Giacconi Fellowship in astrophysics. Start date is Fall 2026 and funding is available for 3 years. More info here: www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...

A great example of great observatories combining their unique capabilities to reveal new information about the cosmos. Enjoy!

One of the many reasons I love Boston!

Good morning.

Good response!

A despicable new low. For the full text of the U.S. Constitution see constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...

For the morning crowd, here are all the observations stored in the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes. A visual created by Julie Imig, one of our amazing astronomical data scientists. Follow the link below for more colors and even a movie.

A legendary rocker is gone. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

Beautiful simulation of all the supernovae that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect in a single pointing, monitored for 3.5 years. Thousands of things do go bang in the night! See www.nasa.gov/missions/rom...

MeerKAT proposals are due today, the only telescope on Earth capable of doing some of our science. This weekend our toddler gave us all a cold, AND decided sleep was overrated last night from 230-530am. Send help, or at least caffeine 😵‍💫 🔭🧪

A peaceful walk to work

Inspiring video about NASA's Flagship Mission for the next decade, the Habitable Worlds Observatory ... a true successor to the Hubble Space Telescope with the goal of measuring the likelihood of life on worlds beyond the Solar System and enabling revolutionary astrophysics! youtu.be/XJwDlLiQpS4

The first direct demo of interstellar navigation using stellar observations from a remote spacecraft. A real achievement for NASA and the New Horizons team. Current circumstances are limiting NASA led press coverage though. So please share!

🧵 Continuing to celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary, I share this captivating image of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io. It was released on 20 April 1999, together with others two, to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the launch. Credit: J. Spencer (Lowell Observatory) & NASA/ESA 🔭 🧪 #Hubble35

Good summary of major issues with the recent claims of “detection” of biosignature gases on K2-18b.

Overheard at the aquarium by a young kid looking at a large tank of tropical fish: “is this a screen or is it real?”

Exciting first measurements by Sapna Mishra and collaborators of the distance to the Magellanic Stream using the VLT. Check it out. arxiv.org/abs/2503.14368

If you ever read the poem "First they came for..." by Martin Niemöller and were not sure if it applied to you in the current day in the USA, the case of Mahmoud Khalil should be clear - first they came for the Palestinian protestors ... you could be next. Our first amendment rights are under threat.

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Where you are and where you came from. 🌕 🌎 A genuinely stunning photo showing Blue Ghost’s shadow on the lunar surface with Earth in the distance. #space #moon #blueghost #science

Exciting to see the Roman Space Telescope taking shape at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center today.

Exactly.

Astronomy (and Hubble Space Telescope in particular) makes yet another appearance on Jeopardy this week! "What is the Magellanic Cloud?"

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬 Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space. ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...

Ridiculous. And seriously flawed decision. But perhaps the MSU admins are just celebrating the year of the snake by exhibiting no spine.

The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, today announced the recipients of some of its 2025 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education. aas.org/press/aas-na...

Looking forward to the new science and chatting with my friends and colleagues at #AAS245

Congratulations to my colleagues at STScI who built and won the "best float" prize in the 2024 Mayor's Christmas Parade in Baltimore city. The float included models of the Hubble, James Webb, and Roman Space Telescopes!

Wishing that 2025 is better than we imagine. For me personally 2024 was not great so hoping next year will be an improvement (at least on a family/friends horizon). Hoping you all stay healthy and happier.

For those planning your science parties - www.youtube.com/shorts/9lcBk...

“The internet, which promised to give everyone information and a voice, has consolidated in just a few hands the power to destroy the very notion of objective truth.” - George Parker

As always, #AskEthan (Ethan Siegel) sets the record straight. Google’s Neven’s claim is wrong and Neven knows it. As Ethan correctly states “This latest result has nothing to say about parallel universes…”

What a view!

My blue sky post for today.

This is so exciting! Sloan Digital Sky Survey in the same archive as HST, JWST, Kepler, TESS. Here is your new reason to start doing archival astronomy in 2025.

the other thing is that the future is unknowable. there is nothing on the ground that is forcing us to doom and gloom. this is a tight race. it was always going to be a tight race. have faith that you’ll succeed!

Another record breaking proposal response from astronomers worldwide to get time on JWST in its 4th cycle. Good luck to all who applied.