Nice discovery of a Saturn-mass microlens using the different perspectives of Earth and the GAIA telescope @gaiamission.bsky.social, and a nice animation to boot! arxiv.org/src/2601.000... www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Eric Agol
Профиль VivelyAstrophysicist, exoplanet enthusiast.
RIP George Smoot. My first project in astrophysics was with George's group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. That summer I showed that the COBE temperature fluctuations were consistent with a Normal distribution, which I did not realize at the time was a confirmation of a prediction of inflation.
Berkeley LabWith sadness and gratitude, we honor George F. Smoot III—Berkeley Lab scientist since 1974 and 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics—who has passed away at 80. His “baby picture” of the universe changed cosmology. https://elements.lbl.gov/news/honoring-the-legacy-of-george-smoot/ @nobelprize.bsky.social
The statue of Pasteur in Paris faces the Invalides where Napoleon is buried. This is apt as one fought germs, while the other fought Germans.
Mario LivioToday Sept 28. On this date in 1895 chemist Louis Pasteur passed away. Renowned for discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. His research led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases.
Excellent review paper on prospects for high-precision photometry of exoplanet systems with JWST by Sarah Millholland & Joshua Winn: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Not only did this paper get published, but the author, Thomas Count Dracula, received the “Best Author of the Month” award. www.easpublisher.com/article/arti... h/t @bluewhalenews.bsky.social
Can an expert tell me if these error bars are accurate? arxiv.org/abs/2509.17454
