The Hitcher

Going to see this tonight on the big screen and I'm excited!

I leave for sabbatical at NASA Goddard in a little over a month! I'll also be spending some time at STScI. I'm excited to be working with scientists and engineers at both institutions on Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Habitable Worlds Observatory.

I adore this. I don't know why. Apparently written by Sam Pink?

Made gyudon for dinner. Not much to look at, but it was tasty.

We know you’ve been waiting for this one… “Maps” is here and it’s beautiful. #B1GWelcome

The S&P 500 since August 9, 2019. Maybe calm down.

.Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument has arrived NASA Goddard and a small army of bunnies is working on taking off the lid to the shipping container. So exciting!

.Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one step closer to launch! The spacecraft’s Deployable Aperture Cover just completed its crucial environmental tests to prove it can withstand the harsh conditions of space. This milestone brings the cover one step closer to integrating with Roman’s other

Aye BAE BAE 🗣️ Our eyes to the sky have arrived! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument, built in collaboration with BAE Systems, Inc., is now at NASA Goddard. Learn more about the WFI! go.nasa.gov/4dkHgEZ

the trick to academia is to give yourself just enough narcissistic personality disorder to avoid imposter syndrome but not so much that you become clinically insane

While editing a paper, I just realized I use $\ll$ much more often that $\gg$ and may I just like to order things from small to large when going from left to right. Anyone else do this?

In six billion years the sun will expand into a red giant, consuming Mercury, maybe Venus and potentially Earth, too. But astronomers spotted a rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. nyti.ms/47M6iuO

Milestone alert 🚨 The Roman mission is moving towards the next stage of construction, bringing all the components together! Take a look at how we got there ⬇️

Just spent the last three hours going back and forth with our administrative assistant trying to book flights in January for a conference. I could have done this in 30 minutes without wasting her time if I were allowed to book flights myself. Thanks OSU.

California is ready to fight.   I just called an emergency special session to help bolster our legal resources and protect our state against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump Administration. Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate

To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important. We have to learn from what happened. And then, make a plan. As we confront a second Trump presidency, here’s a path forward: 🧵