Karl Stapelfeldt (JPL/Caltech) and I summarize the historical context that has led us to the Habitable Worlds Observatory. We always build upon the work of many. HWO is no exception. We hope you find this short paper enlightening.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.14823
This has been the trend for a long time. Physics really lags.
OK. Not sure why this is newsworthy.
Not to mention uprooting one's family is not an easy task and many may just shift careers.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Sounds like a model that does not have realistic max limits. We have never had 50" of snow in this area in one storm.
Don't know which weather app to believe yet. Accuweather is predicting at 4 inches of snow on Sunday. But the Apple weather app is predicting 15-18 inches!! Not sure I believe that but if true, snowpocalypse 2026 here we come.
Reminds me of the 9/11 video of jet crashing into the Twin Towers taken by a bystander. The bystander’s voice is heard to say “Oh Sh*t!” But when they showed it on the news the blanked out the audio. Clearly ok to show the instant of mass death but not to broadcast a “curse”.
Please stop yelling at clouds.
If you know you know. 🙂
Yes please. Take I95 South at your earliest convenience.
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Preeminent in what? That is the question.
Happy holidays!
Thank you. It’s essential as many see this as possible.
It’s what basic human decency looks like, president or not.
Scene showing snow covering backyard. Sunlight reflecting off snow on tree branches.
A snowy morning in Maryland.
Hopefully they have turkey onboard the station. Safe travels Chris!
We had to make a dessert with whip cream and the blender broke. No problem I said. I’ll just grab the power drill, bend a hanger wire into the right shape, and we’ll be in business. Four days later we were still cleaning up residual cream splatter.
Congratulations!
Yes
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Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy.
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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
Thanks. Good to know. Have a happy and healthy holiday.
If I had that much disposable cash I would definitely make a bid.
Yes.
That new show is amazingly good.
Purple planets!
This work uses only a very small, non-representative subset of supernovae—some of which are not even spectroscopically confirmed as being Type Ia —and crucially relies on an obsolete version of supernova measurements from circa ≈ 2010. The SN community doesn’t give it serious weight.
Sounds like a good time for jury nullification
Mayor Mamdani.
