Here’s Webb’s look at the Digel Clouds, an outpost of star-formation located in the Milky Way’s “outer rim.” ✨ Webb’s sharp infrared eye captured activity within star clusters in these molecular clouds in unprecedented detail: go.nasa.gov/4e2z5NS

Pandora, our newest mission to study the atmospheres of at least 20 known planets outside our solar system, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus! Congratulations to the team on reaching this major milestone! More:go.nasa.gov/3Wry37d

UCSC grad student superstar Sagnick Mukherjee is moving on to Arizona State University with a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship from the Heising-Simons Foundation! news.ucsc.edu/2025/03/pegasi…

I am so jazzed that I will be able to do this! This will be my first organized bike ride after I move to Pasadena later this month. Very apropos, and thank you Caltech Astro Outreach

BREAKING: The Trump administration’s budget request just hit Congress and slashes NASA funding to its lowest level since 1961, which could usher in a dark age for NASA space science. What happens next? Congress will make the final decision and set the budget. The good news: YOU

Kudos to the AAS and the science societies for supporting science. We all need to write to our representatives and Senators, telling them how important NASA and NSF science is to us and our nation.

NASA has had a profound effect on all of our lives as it advances science and technology. It is also a beacon of unity and hope for the entire world, inspiring us to grow as a species as we look to the stars. It is imperative that the US continues this leadership.

17% transit depth! A Saturn-size transiting exoplanet around a small 0.2 M_Sun star: arxiv.org/abs/2506.07931

Need data to explain the disastrous proposed cuts to NASA? Here are seven charts that lay out why The White House’s FY2026 budget proposal poses a historic threat to NASA. planetary.org/articles/nasa-…

Happy Wednesday #AAS246! Today we have one #NASARoman session: 9-10am ETC, STScI booth in Exhibit Hall Don't forget to visit the STScI and IPAC booths at the Exhibit Hall to learn more (and get some stickers): today 9 AM - 6:30 PM and Thurs 8:30 AM - 2 PM! 👾 #ExpandOurView

I hope to see colleagues and make new connections at this great upcoming conference on IR Spectroscopy to be held in #Pasadena - conference.ipac.caltech.edu/IRSpaceSpectro…

Current IPAC staff members (less than 200 people!) have published over 5,000 research papers! That's a lot of science in one place! 🤯 Dive into the science happening at IPAC here: ipac.caltech.edu/science

Shout out to NExScI: Exoplanet Science Institute Caltech IPAC for these awesome achievements and for hosting the 25th Sagan Summer Workshop at Caltech next week

Science is why we have the biggest economy in the world. Science is how we, the United States of America, solve the hardest problems. Science has allowed us to create new industries that create good jobs.

Check out this great new paper led by Aniket Sanghi and Chas Beichman on a possible planet around Alpha Cen A:

We may have a next door neighbor! Check out this two-paper study led by Aniket Sanghi and Chas Beichman

This will be a great conference! Put it on your calendars and submit your abstracts soon:

It's amazing how our understanding of the universe near and far has accelerated in the past 30 years. Go NASA and NExScI: Exoplanet Science Institute Caltech IPAC !

Today is the FINAL day to register for our Day of Action in Washington, D.C. — October 5–6. Together with over a dozen partner groups, we'll meet with Congress to defend NASA’s science budget and ensure missions don’t get cut short. When you sign up, you’ll get: ➡️ Advocacy

Roughly 4,000 NASA employees — over 20% of the agency — have left in the past six months. Here's a look inside NASA's brain drain. ⬇️ planetary.org/articles/4000-…