What a blast connecting with 6th graders yesterday for solar observing at the Robert Ferguson observatory. Bright kids: one wanted to know if 1 million Earths would fit into the Sun as a total volume or just by packing in spheres!

A nice article on Little Red Dots: A Black Hole Egg That Forgot to Hatch - aasnova.org/2026/01/13/a...

Fascinating talk from Daniella DellaGiustina at #AAS247. If you missed it, you should read about asteroid Bennu science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

I attended a great Astro data science tutorial at #AAS247 and learned a lot about querying and working with Astro data sources. Kudos to Azalee Bostroem and her team for creating a great experience.

I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of UCSC cosmologist and astrophysicist Joel Primack. I enjoyed working with him in my role at NERSC, and he was also very kind to me, allowing me to listen in on discussions associated with the AGORA galaxy simulations comparison project.

Must reading for my racquetball friends: pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

So very sad :-( U.S. abandons hunt for signal of cosmic inflation | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/t...

physics.aps.org/articles/v18... Great accomplishments by experimental teams and Lattice QCD calculations.

Science @nersc.bsky.social : scitechdaily.com/cosmic-ct-sc...

So Cool : www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : news.umich.edu/advanced-mic...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : Imaging Nuclear Shapes by Smashing them to Smithereens url:https://www.newswise.com/doescience/imaging-nuclear-shapes-by-smashing-them-to-smithereens2/?article_id=826415

Science @nersc.bsky.social newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/03/19/n...

Science @nersc.bsky.social A New Way to Engineer Composite Materials: The innovative polymer design combines strength with reversibility newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/03/06/a...

Brilliant! Science Magazine - Assessing soil health with underpants www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...

The winner will be: whatever makes the college football athletic programs the most money: sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

Ugh: Science Magazine - U.S. cuts support for IPCC report www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...

Science @NERSC: DESI uncovers 300 intermediate-mass black holes plus 2,500 active black holes in dwarf galaxies phys.org/news/2025-02...

Very cool new Einstein Ring observed: cosmosmagazine.com/space/astrop...

The Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program is now accepting applications. science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/

NIH proposes cutting overhead rate. On the other hand, once a few small states realize they will lose $100s of millions, this might not happen. www.science.org/content/arti...

DOE’s Office of Science is now Accepting Applications for Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USD...

NERSC Collaborates with PPPL to Optimize Fusion Energy via Simulation www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire...

A non-tradition Fusion reactor design is getting some press: spectrum.ieee.org/dipole-fusio...

Not surprising, I suppose: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-safety

Science @nersc.bsky.social : AI Uncovers Potentially Hazardous, Forgotten Oil and Gas Wells | NVIDIA Technical Blog developer.nvidia.com/blog/ai-unco...

Science @NERSC: www.frontiersin.org/journals/phy...

Video recordings from NERSC's 50th Anniversary User Meeting are now online vimeo.com/showcase/115...

Science @nersc.bsky.social International team analyzes the universe’s first light at South Pole Telescope www.anl.gov/article/inte...

Science @nersc.bsky.social Sequencing the Mysterious Microbes of the San Francisco Estuary newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/17/s...

I think this is a real problem that's only going to drive political divides even further: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : Simulations reveal details of mixing of a cloud with dry air asr.science.energy.gov/science/high...

Science @NERSC: www.pppl.gov/news/2024/pl...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Science @nersc.bsky.social Unraveling Charge Transfer at Oxide Heterointerfaces www.pnnl.gov/publications...

Congratulations Tina: www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire...

Science @nersc.bsky.social - www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/new-...

Science @nersc.bsky.social - Trace Anomalies in Spacetime Unlock the Secrets of Subatomic Mass scitechdaily.com/trace-anomal...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Via a Dense Liquid Phase www.pnnl.gov/publications...

Science @nersc.bsky.social - www.energy.gov/science/np/a...

It is interesting to read about mysterious structures in Earth's mantle. The first image is this story is from Barbara Romanowicz and Scott French. NERSC is collaborating with Romanowicz on next-generation codes. Scott was the first person I ever hired at NERSC. pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

Science @nersc.bsky.social : Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics. newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/04/a...

Vanderbilt researchers use @nersc.bsky.social to help find better ways to convert greenhouse gases into fuels www.ornl.gov/news/improve...

Another interesting read from Nature this week: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is interesting that even Nature is recognizes the difficulty many researchers are having getting their hands on the latest technology: AI’s computing gap: academics lack access to powerful chips needed for research www.nature.com/articles/d41...