“analyzing all articles indexed in the PubMed database (>36.5 million articles published in >36,000 biomedical and life sciences journals), we show that the median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles “ 🧪 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

first day of classes canceled! I think that's the second time that's happened in my 20 years teaching.

Lmao the bubble is fit to burst, boys This is a hysterical and insane choice, I hope they follow through!

Brought the pup into the office today, before the storm arrives on Monday (both snow and start of semester)

A big days of news for MAUL - SHADOW LORD, including…. • Plot & time period • Cast & Characters • George Lucas influences • Release date & schedule • New animation style + more Learn all about the big Maul reveals (+ watch the debut trailer) here: theholofiles.com/2026/01/22/m...

Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)

I miss the days when you could just double your data storage with a hole puncher.

prepping my 13th new-to-me class for the upcoming semester. I am averaging a new class every 3rd semester (after 20 years)

zoom meetings would be a lot more fun if everyone had a 10-s "intro music" played when they join.

4 privately-funded telescope projects, including a space telescope! arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

pynucastro 2.9.0 has been released: pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/c... This includes lots of optimizations to AMReX C++ networks and a new TemperatureTabularRate class that opens the door to supporting the StarLib reaction rate library. #astrocode

2025 was another eventful year for PyPI! Critical security enhancements, powerful new org features, a better overall user experience, and transparent security incident response 🎉👏 Thank you, PyPI team & community! Learn more on our blog: blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-1...

replacing "std::pow(x, 0.25)" with "std::sqrt(std::sqrt(x))" in a critical part of code sped up my simulation by 10%. That's a new trick I learned.

A new billboard pushing for the release of THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO appeared in Times Square on Friday and will be present again today. Photo credit: @RebeccaSeal Billboard credit: @vividlittlevox

The Stranger Things finale nicely set up a prequel (Strang Things) and sequel (Strangest Things)

what's the AAS meeting attendance like for this Winter meeting? #astro

github year from #githubunwrapped

Happy holidays

We are hiring!! Faculty position in Gravitational Wave and Multi-messenger Astrophysics at @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam! 🔭✨🧪 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

F-YEAH! arstechnica.com/science/2025...

when a reviewer asks you to cite their work in your revised submission and so you grudgingly insert a footnote but in no way discuss their ideas in your work, so that it’s there and you can’t be dinged for ignoring it, but also you did nothing to address it… this is called a “sightation”

If you cite someone hoping that they'll work with you in the future that's a 'hi-tation'

This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)

initial support for reaction rates given in terms of T, N_A<σv> tables (instead of ReacLib format) has landed into pynucastro: pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/p... This will allow us to support the StarLib library as an alternative to ReacLib. You can also mix and match rate type in a net. #astro

⭐️✨🔭Please help us get the message out about the 7th annual international ASPIRE program at @api.uva.nl. This summer 2026 school provides astronomy research experience for talented MSc students from countries where opportunities to move into a PhD program are limited. Applications are due 17 Dec! ⭐️✨🔭

always amusing to me that in Astro, we use X_k as mass fraction of species k, and Y_k as the molar fraction, while in chemical combustion it is the opposite. Lost half a day once before we realized that...

VAST seminar -- first up: JuliaAstro -- the Julia counterpart to AstroPy #astro

happening in just over an hour from now -- come hear about Julia in Astro #astro

I’ve been using the ads python package to search SciX for the last month to search for astro and non-astro papers and it has worked very well for me.

Virtual Astronomy Software Talks comes early this month! Come (virtually) hear about Julia in Astro tomorrow, with 2 talks focusing on Julia: Paul Barrett: JuliaAstro Paul Tieda: Comrade.jl show starts at 11am US East Coast time vast-seminars.github.io #astro #astrocode

This sounds very doom-ish but SciX works great for astro, I have made the switch entirely from ADS and haven't lost any function or speed. 🔭 (would be interested in hearing about usage in other fields)

Well this is worrying. NASA has maintained funding for ADS but not SciX (a broader database). In response, management is planning to *close* ADS in Feb 2026, forcing all users to switch to SciX. ☄️🔭 Funding info: ads.harvard.edu/adsug/2025/0... Transition plan: ads.harvard.edu/adsug/2025/0...

with the latest release of Numba, pynucastro now supports python 3.14! pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/ #astro #astrocode

No, that was the pre-nap treat. Now I need the post-nap treat. Then I can take a nap.

🚨 Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

The one time I feature core-collapse supernova in a proposal it gets rejected because the review says Ia's are more interesting...

The effects of the ACIP poisoned recommendations may not be seen clearly at scale for years. But every child that unnecessarily develops HepB-associated chronic liver disease and cancer is the fault of those on that committee, the HHS Secretary, and those that capitulated to put him in power.

anyone know more about NASA FINESST than on the solicitation page? nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol... it just says that it _may_ solicit proposals this year. I know the funding rate is low, but this is still an important source for grad support. #astro

These grad school recommendation portal questions are getting out of hand! If the student were a tree, what kind of tree would they be? [ ] Sturdy Oak [ ] Majestic Maple [ ] Weeping Willow [ ] Petrified Wood [ ] K-D Tree

Astrophysical Reaction Rates for Charged-Particle Induced Reactions on Proton-Rich Nuclides. Thomas Rauscher https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03206

New set of astrophysical reaction rates for #nucleosynthesis studies

ha yeah

last day of classes! here's the collection of Jupyter notebooks illustrating stellar physics concepts I made for my grad Stars class this semester: zingale.github.io/stars/notebo... #astro

ugh! 550,000 satellites!!! arstechnica.com/science/2025...

good morning to everyone waking up to inboxes filled with recommendation letter requests!

This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)

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I asked the machine if you had joy 💀

I'm starting to think that the next generation is going to go back to film cameras because they want something authentic in a world of AI...