Great speaking with University of Arizona planetary scientist Daniel Apai who gave a fascinating talk this morning at #BEACON25. More to come on Forbes.

It was great to catch up with colleagues at the exciting BEACON25 astrobiology conference in Reykjavik! I shared our new NExSS QHF framework that allows quantifying probability of habitability within and beyond the Solar System: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22808 NExSS: The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science

The short trip to Iceland was amazing - incredible waterfalls!

Iceland: Beautiful landscape, flora and fauna!

Abstracts close this Friday for the Fall 2025 STScI Science Workshop on Atmospheric Escape and Replenishment. We'd love to see you in Baltimore in November! Check it out and let me know if you've any questions. stsci.edu/contents/event…

Congrats to AABC member Solange Duhamel, as a 2025 Fulbright Scholar! Her work will study the movement of phosphorus through the ocean at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaría to better understand the element's role in supporting marine ecosystems. news.arizona.edu/news/expertise…

How could we scan extraterrestrial planets for habitable conditions - without a tricorder? We have an answer in our new paper on quantifying habitability in the solar system and exoplanets! Assessing how likely is that an exoplanet/moon/subsurface/ocean is suitable for life has

Grateful to turn 85 today. This is the side of me, I don't post about often. The real Dan Goldin 👇 I spent most of my life behind the secrecy of classified works during the Cold War and then catapulted all of a sudden into the public eye as NASA Administrator. On both sides,

NSF awarded ~$1M to U of A astronomer Jacob Isbell to develop LIVE, a new instrument for the LBT! By combining twin mirrors into a 28.8m scope, it will capture planet formation, moon volcanism & black holes, while training future experts & advancing U of A’s next-gen astronomy

AI is more than a technology. It’s a catalyst for solving big challenges. In this piece with David Ebert, we explore how data infrastructure supports research, workforce growth and real-world impact across Arizona.tucson.com/opinion/column…

For the second year in a row, University of Arizona broke records with 324 invention disclosures in FY2025! Proud to be a part of University of Arizona Research, 94 patents, 86 licenses, $12.1M in royalties, and 13 startups made it TLA's most inventive year yet. 🔗Full story: bit.ly/3TY8NE8

Much enjoyed last week's Sagan School at NExScI: Exoplanet Science Institute Caltech IPAC at Caltech Great to see friends and meet early-career scientists! My lecture and blog post on the future of #exoplanet/#subneptune research are now online: youtube.com/watch?v=JSzYN2… apai.space/sub-neptunes-i… Steward Observatory, University of Arizona

Kudos to our LPL alums! 🎉

It is with the deepest gratitude that we thank all of the speakers, attendees, and organizers for another wildly successful Sagan Summer Workshop! #Sagan2025 celebrated the program's 25th anniversary, and also had the largest number of registrants in its history.⬇️🧵

While not yet confirmation, the fact that JWST sees a planet candidate in Alpha Centauri consistent with the one we identified in 2019 with VLT is extremely encouraging! Well done Aniket Sanghi, Chas, and team - this was a very fun project to be a part of! science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/…

UA Press release on Alpha Centauri here: news.arizona.edu/news/alpha-cen…

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Arizona will host its first ever tech conference powered by the @azcommercey and Arizona Venture Alliance approved by Governor Katie Hobbs. Tech Parks Arizona and the University of Arizona Center for Innovation are proud to be part of this monumental event. More details coming soon! ow.ly/CMi650WE2MO

Researchers at University of Arizona modified the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to more effectively target breast and pancreatic cancer tumors in preclinical models while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. The paper was published in Nature Cancer. More: tinyurl.com/mry24k4r UArizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy

It was great talking w bruce_dorminey in Iceland about how we developed a universal framework to assess which exoplanets moons etc may be habitable. This will guide @nasa searches for life beyond Earth! Read his story in Forbes forbes.com/sites/brucedor… University of Arizona Research Steward Observatory, University of Arizona