Everything we can see - or even measure with instruments - makes up only 5% of the universe. The rest is a mystery. Using a camera built SLAC to take massive images of the night sky, the U.S. National Science Foundation-DOE Rubin Observatory will vastly expand our knowledge: new.nsf.gov/science-matter…

My mission began 47 years ago today when I joined my twin on our journey to the stars! 🚀 This past year has certainly been an eventful one. Makes you appreciate every day. Thanks to my team (and all of you) for not giving up on me! -V1

Congrats to Leinani!

Progress on the crocheting DESPITE my “helper” Metatron

Coronal rain as seen by the U.S. National Science Foundation GONG site in Learmonth, Australia, on 2 September 2024 UT. Hot material above active region cools down, condenses, and falls towards the photosphere (visible solar surface) traveling along the lines of the solar magnetic field. #NSFfunded

¡Gran colaboración! Reunión con directivos de CATA 📷: Ezequiel Treister, director y Laura Pérez, subdirectora, premio 2024 New Horizons Prize in Physics, Junto a Stuartt Corder, subdirector NOIRLab en Español y nuestra vicepresidenta Alejandra Voigt

Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series: Are Uranus' Large Moons Ocean Worlds? The Developing Spectroscopic Picture astrobiology.com/2024/09/ice-gi… #astrobiology #iceworld #oceanworld @Hbhammel

Just a few of the voices and people working on the Europa Clipper mission, set to launch for the Jupiter system next month youtube.com/watch?v=YSgSQM…

#AAS245 We are thrilled to welcome Giada Arney, planetary scientist & astrobiologist, as a speaker for 245th AAS meeting (12-16 Jan 2025, National Harbor, MD). Giada serves as interim Project Scientist for Habitable Worlds Observatory & as Deputy PI for DAVINCI mission to Venus.

🚨BREAKTHROUGH! The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produced its first magnetic field maps of the solar corona using the Zeeman Effect. This milestone, led by Dr. Tom Schad, will deepen our understanding of the Sun and its impact on Earth. Story: nso.edu/press-release/…

✨Meet the messengers of the Universe! Photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays & gravitational waves all carry information about the cosmos. With its powerful camera, Rubin Observatory will point other telescopes in the right direction for follow-up observations News: noirlab.edu/public/news/no…

✨¡Conoce a los mensajeros del Universo! Los fotones, neutrinos, rayos cósmicos y ondas gravitacionales transportan información sobre el cosmos. Rubin Observatory con su cámara apuntará a otros 🔭🔭 en la dirección correcta para sus observaciones de seguimiento noirlab.edu/public/es/news…

Only 10 days to apply! NOIRLab 's new REU Program will take students all the way to La Serena, Chile 🇨🇱! The program is open to undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or U.S. permanent residents. Apply by 23 Sept! Read more: noirlab.edu/public/announc…

🔭 Astronomy Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Chile at NOIRLab - applications open noirlab.edu/public/announc…

I got two vaccinations yesterday (covid & flu) and feel whacked today, plus my arm sez ouch. But I know it means my immune system is hard at work. So thank you, science!

My daughter and I created Moss Art today at the Smithsonian American Art Museum ⁦americanart⁩

NSF and Simons Foundation are launching two new National AI Research Institutes. Led by UT Austin and Northwestern, each institute will receive $20 million to accelerate humanity’s understanding of the universe through the development of new AI-powered tools. bit.ly/3MO5jjR

Hammel gathering in Colorado - b-i-l Jake, mom Phyllis, nephew Ben, me Heidi , sister Lisa

Exciting program on JWST to study terrestrial exoplanets 🌏

1000 days of JWST! 🎉