What would our solar system be like if we had 2 suns? This situation is more common than you might think. Prof. Paul Duffell, of Purdue Physics&Astro & host of the Astrophysics Podcast, speaks with Prof. Katelyn Breivik of Carnegie Mellon University about these systems. purduesci.com/3NAVA0Z

We have a telescope!🤩 Last week, summit staff successfully installed Rubin Observatory's combined primary/tertiary mirror. With all three mirrors & the commissioning camera in place, we officially—for the first time in 15 years of construction—have a complete telescope!🥳 🧵

if the electoral map brings anxiety (understandable), these are pretty chill

Looking for a distraction today? I encourage you to listen to The Astrophysics Podcast! #supernova #astronomy U.S. National Science Foundation

Amazing how many anti-education folks exist. Socrates said “Democracy is only as good as the education that surrounds it.” Republicans took that personally and went “bet.”

We had a great turnout last night! Thanks to all who attended, and to our two speakers who both have great talks! Lookout for more information to come for our next event in February!

Getting #aas245 started with an intro to the mission at the Roman Research Nexus workshop. Great turnout! #roman245

First day of AAS! #AAS245 #Purdue

So this might be the best #AAS245 ever.

Join us at The Spot on February 18th for our first AoT event of 2025! Our speakers this month include Allen Murray from Purdue Physics&Astro and Alexander Baena from PurdueABE! More info about our speakers and their talks coming soon. See you there!

Congratulations to CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Lindsey Kwok and graduate student Jillian Rastinejad, for receiving highly competitive NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships! ciera.northwestern.edu/2025/04/10/cie…

NEW VIDEO! Manisha Shrestha (University of Arizona) chats about supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy M101: youtu.be/xYYp0eH9amY The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy 🔭

🚨 SAVE THE DATE: The world's First Look at imagery from U.S. National Science Foundation–@DOE Rubin Observatory is coming June 23, 2025! Get ready for the first frames of Rubin's ten-year time-lapse view of the cosmos🌌 #CaptureTheCosmos More details soon—stay up to date at rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-fir…

In these turbulent times for science, I can't resist putting out my "Case For Space". It's sometimes a little scary to speak up, but here I go. I hope this doesn't go viral. 😉

This July 4 holiday, reflect on Ori Fox❓’s *Case For Space* “NASA’s scientific endeavors are weaved into the fabric of American culture.” 🚀 🌭 🇺🇸 ✨ NASA is as American as apple pie! 🥧

This has never happened before. Every living former NASA Science Chief united to sign a joint letter to Congress, urging them to reject a devastating 47% cut to NASA’s science budget. Led by our board member and former NASA Associate Administrator of Science John Grunsfeld, we

What’s really at stake if NASA’s science budget gets slashed and entire science missions are canceled? We asked the scientists leading those missions, and their stories reveal what we all stand to lose. Here’s what they told us: planetary.org/articles/scien…

Chinese food / pizza indicator for Senate CJS subcmte this evening just went vertical 👀