Doug Caldwell

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🚀 Reminder: The Roman Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is OPEN!

Now’s the time to propose new science with the WFI - data analysis, theory and lab work, and new observations. Check the Late Breaking News section for important updates to the call.

📅 Deadline: Mar 17, 2026 (5 PM PDT)

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It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

Almost full moom filling the image, looking gray and kinda beaten up

Nearly full Moon (31 Jan) in a bright sky in San Jose, California. Taken with a borrowed Unistellar eVscope 🔭

🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:

CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!

“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”

This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social

Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look

New planet just dropped and it

1) is almost exactly Earth-sized

2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.

3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡

Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪

New job opportunity at @stsci.edu: Senior Astronomical Data Scientist for data analysis tools, working closely with my team and me.

This role is very similar to mine. If you have questions, I'm happy to answer them. 🧪🔭

Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔

Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)

Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:

-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS

Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.

Baby is thinking “why are my feet so big and wings so small?”

Head shot of a very hairy brown miniature horse. Mane and forelock cover most of his naught little head

Chocolate Chip in full winter coat mode

The Past 3 Years Have Been the Three Hottest on Record - Eos Extreme heat in 2023, 2024, and 2025 indicates a warming spike, a new analysis finds.

2025 was Earth’s 3rd hottest year since record-keeping began. The past 3 years represent a “warming spike” that scientists don’t yet fully understand. 🧪

Analyses by @berkeleyearth.org, @noaa.gov, @rhg.com & @climatecentral.org. Comments from @rarohde.bsky.social

eos.org/articles/the...

2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate
⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content
⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps
⬆️ Second warmest troposphere
⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs
⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice

New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

YouTube video by Federal Reserve Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Here is the video message of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the Justice Department’s criminal investigation related to the Fed’s building renovations.

Watch it.

youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4

Yay! Congratulations to you all and godspeed to Pandora

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

A USPS mailbox in New York City

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later

Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University For more than a century, people have considered Alzheimer's disease (AD) an irreversible illness. Consequently, research has focused on preventing or ...

Another health breakthrough.

(h/t Gav)

This edge-on illustration of our galaxy is presented as a Christmas tree shape surrounded by actual Christmas tree branches. The illustration itself reveals the galaxy's thin disc and central bulge from the side. Overlaid is a data visualisation, with colours ranging from blue to red.

On the fifth day of Christmas, Gaia sent to us
This unexpected finding 
The Milky Way's great wave 〰️

Discover the full image here 👉 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_discovers_our_galaxy_s_great_wave
🔭

In not-very-good news, extreme winds (114 mph gusts) on the early morning of the 25th caused significant damage to the 36" Great Refractor at Lick Observatory. Half of the main shutter broke off and landed on the main building.

Oh no! I’m hoping for speedy recovery and that everyone stays safe.

A Day in the Life of Mary Hatch in the Alternate Bedford Falls 7:00-8:30 A.M. Wake up whenever I want—no kids! 9 A.M. Open library, feeling refreshed and ready for the day. 10:30 A.M. Send another overdue notic...

[SATIRE] "9:00 P.M. Crawl into bed exhausted from the cultural weight of being the town spinster librarian, but grateful I can read all day and enjoy peace and quiet and generally do whatever the hell I want. It actually is a wonderful life." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-d...

Save NCAR from being dismantled today! The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

Are you an atmospheric scientist? Do you like knowing where smoke and other plumes go & what harmful chemicals might be in those plumes? Then you value NCAR even if you didn't know. Take a moment to tell your Rep and Senators, please: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...

Surprisingly, or maybe not, I wonder that a lot. Thanks for the great post and the code

YouTube video by JPLraw SPHEREx First All-Sky Map — Spectrum

The first data from NASA's SPHEREx mission are out!

Check out this video, showing the entire sky in infrared light. The Milky Way runs as a band across the center. Each frame shows a different infrared wavelength, with light from stars, hot gas, and cosmic dust. 🔭🧪

www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-s...

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The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...