Thayne Currie 🇺🇦
@astrothayne.bsky.social
Astrophysicist at Subaru Telescope/U. Texas. Exoplanets, Direct Imaging. Empiricist. Likes scientific rigor. Fan of his golden retriever and peer review.
https://subarutelescope.org/staff/currie/
https://subarutelescope.org/staff/currie/
a good reminder...
Einstein the “lone genius” is a complete myth
Was Einstein a lone genius who succeeded because he bucked the establishment?
Without the help he got from his contemporaries, he never would have discovered all he did.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #einstein #genius #collaboration
Was Einstein a lone genius who succeeded because he bucked the establishment?
Without the help he got from his contemporaries, he never would have discovered all he did.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #einstein #genius #collaboration
Einstein the "lone genius" is a complete myth
Even the most brilliant mind in history couldn't have achieved all he did without significant help from the minds of others.
bigthink.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
a good reminder...
John just made my life better ...
how did i not know that adding "-ai" to a google search removes the ai result box (as well as other annoying results)!
a kitten looking at a laptop with the words " we do a little hacking " on the bottom
ALT: a kitten looking at a laptop with the words " we do a little hacking " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
John just made my life better ...
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conference.ipac.caltech.edu/SpiritofLyot6/
This is probably the most excited I've been to go to a conference in quite a while ...
This is probably the most excited I've been to go to a conference in quite a while ...
SpiritofLyot6
conference.ipac.caltech.edu
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
conference.ipac.caltech.edu/SpiritofLyot6/
This is probably the most excited I've been to go to a conference in quite a while ...
This is probably the most excited I've been to go to a conference in quite a while ...
Just a note: TODAY is the application deadline for the PhD program in Physics/Astro at UTSA.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Just a note: TODAY is the application deadline for the PhD program in Physics/Astro at UTSA.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
After a hard day of work, I am going to chill on the sofa with a drink ...
and do 4 hours of mandatory compliance training before I am allowed to submit proposals.
and do 4 hours of mandatory compliance training before I am allowed to submit proposals.
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 AM
After a hard day of work, I am going to chill on the sofa with a drink ...
and do 4 hours of mandatory compliance training before I am allowed to submit proposals.
and do 4 hours of mandatory compliance training before I am allowed to submit proposals.
The bipartisan bill funding NASA & NSF -- rejecting proposed catastrophic cuts -- has been signed into law.
This summer, I saw that the most left-leaning Democrats to hard-right Republicans in Congress agree on little yet both see the value of astro & planetary science. I hope support continues.
This summer, I saw that the most left-leaning Democrats to hard-right Republicans in Congress agree on little yet both see the value of astro & planetary science. I hope support continues.
January 24, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The bipartisan bill funding NASA & NSF -- rejecting proposed catastrophic cuts -- has been signed into law.
This summer, I saw that the most left-leaning Democrats to hard-right Republicans in Congress agree on little yet both see the value of astro & planetary science. I hope support continues.
This summer, I saw that the most left-leaning Democrats to hard-right Republicans in Congress agree on little yet both see the value of astro & planetary science. I hope support continues.
Reposted by Thayne Currie 🇺🇦
The whole story is worth reading, but I want to highlight this plot of science agency staffing that we pulled together from historic and current data.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The whole story is worth reading, but I want to highlight this plot of science agency staffing that we pulled together from historic and current data.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
Reposted by Thayne Currie 🇺🇦
Happy Martin Luther King Day my friends: "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Day my friends: "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lucy's Taqueria in Hilo, Hawaii.
Simple, cheap but excellent. Great quesadillas and margaritas. For a while, I probably ate there at least once a week. Closed because hardworking owner decided to retire.
Simple, cheap but excellent. Great quesadillas and margaritas. For a while, I probably ate there at least once a week. Closed because hardworking owner decided to retire.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Lucy's Taqueria in Hilo, Hawaii.
Simple, cheap but excellent. Great quesadillas and margaritas. For a while, I probably ate there at least once a week. Closed because hardworking owner decided to retire.
Simple, cheap but excellent. Great quesadillas and margaritas. For a while, I probably ate there at least once a week. Closed because hardworking owner decided to retire.
Just a reminder =)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Just a reminder =)
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
Reposted by Thayne Currie 🇺🇦
Packed splinter session at #AAS247 for the announcement of The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System—a modular, rapid-response network of four novel observatories designed to democratize access to the cosmos.
Read more about the initiatives here: www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-a...
Read more about the initiatives here: www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-a...
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Packed splinter session at #AAS247 for the announcement of The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System—a modular, rapid-response network of four novel observatories designed to democratize access to the cosmos.
Read more about the initiatives here: www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-a...
Read more about the initiatives here: www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-a...
Reposted by Thayne Currie 🇺🇦
Thank you US Senator Mark Kelly for welcoming #AAS247 attendees to Arizona and for your continued support of the astronomical sciences. We’re grateful for your ongoing advocacy for science and discovery. #ExploreAstronomy
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Thank you US Senator Mark Kelly for welcoming #AAS247 attendees to Arizona and for your continued support of the astronomical sciences. We’re grateful for your ongoing advocacy for science and discovery. #ExploreAstronomy
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
The Conference version of the bills that fund NASA and NSF:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
(Report) www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
- 24.4 billion for NASA; 8.75 billion for NSF.
-NSF shall advance both GMT and TMT to final design phase.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
(Report) www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
- 24.4 billion for NASA; 8.75 billion for NSF.
-NSF shall advance both GMT and TMT to final design phase.
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Conference version of the bills that fund NASA and NSF:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
(Report) www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
- 24.4 billion for NASA; 8.75 billion for NSF.
-NSF shall advance both GMT and TMT to final design phase.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
(Report) www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
- 24.4 billion for NASA; 8.75 billion for NSF.
-NSF shall advance both GMT and TMT to final design phase.
It looks like our luck this winter ran out.
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
It looks like our luck this winter ran out.
The world seems like a dumpster fire but it is not *all* a dumpster fire. The drop in homicides in Baltimore looks quite encouraging.
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The world seems like a dumpster fire but it is not *all* a dumpster fire. The drop in homicides in Baltimore looks quite encouraging.
Webpage updated!
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Thayne Currie - Home
subarutelescope.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Webpage updated!
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A nice article on our OASIS survey discoveries (HIP 54515 b, HIP 71618 B) from the Maunakea Observatories webpage:
www.maunakeaobservatories.org/stories/suba...
And local coverage in Hawaii:
www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/18/h...
kauainownews.com/2025/12/17/d...
bigislandnow.com/2025/12/18/m...
www.maunakeaobservatories.org/stories/suba...
And local coverage in Hawaii:
www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/18/h...
kauainownews.com/2025/12/17/d...
bigislandnow.com/2025/12/18/m...
Subaru and Keck Help Discover Two Rare Companions in Distant Solar Systems — Maunakea Observatories
As part of the new OASIS program, Subaru Telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory helped discover two rare companions orbiting distant stars — a giant planet, and a brown dwarf that could play a starring r...
www.maunakeaobservatories.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A nice article on our OASIS survey discoveries (HIP 54515 b, HIP 71618 B) from the Maunakea Observatories webpage:
www.maunakeaobservatories.org/stories/suba...
And local coverage in Hawaii:
www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/18/h...
kauainownews.com/2025/12/17/d...
bigislandnow.com/2025/12/18/m...
www.maunakeaobservatories.org/stories/suba...
And local coverage in Hawaii:
www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/18/h...
kauainownews.com/2025/12/17/d...
bigislandnow.com/2025/12/18/m...
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In a historical milestone, Hubble has witnessed the catastrophic collision of asteroids in the nearby Fomalhaut planetary system 🪨💥
Observations also revealed that an object previously suspected to be a candidate planet was, in fact, a dust cloud.
🔭 🧪
Observations also revealed that an object previously suspected to be a candidate planet was, in fact, a dust cloud.
🔭 🧪
December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In a historical milestone, Hubble has witnessed the catastrophic collision of asteroids in the nearby Fomalhaut planetary system 🪨💥
Observations also revealed that an object previously suspected to be a candidate planet was, in fact, a dust cloud.
🔭 🧪
Observations also revealed that an object previously suspected to be a candidate planet was, in fact, a dust cloud.
🔭 🧪
The Southwest Research Institute announces results on Europa/Clipper observations of the 3I/ATLAS (not-alien-ship) interstellar comet.
Congratulations to everyone at SWRI + team!
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
Congratulations to everyone at SWRI + team!
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
Europa Clipper instrument uniquely observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Southwest Research Institute
SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph viewed 3I/ATLAS both when and where most other assets could not
www.swri.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Southwest Research Institute announces results on Europa/Clipper observations of the 3I/ATLAS (not-alien-ship) interstellar comet.
Congratulations to everyone at SWRI + team!
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
Congratulations to everyone at SWRI + team!
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
"comments very welcome!" - I don't think they would like my comments.
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"comments very welcome!" - I don't think they would like my comments.
12 nights on SCExAO next semester from five programs (!!):
- the OASIS survey allocation + follow up characterization
- my own independent vetting of Roman Coronagraph ref/target star targets (b/c current plans=inadequate)
- two WISPIT-2 programs
Will be drowning in data.
- the OASIS survey allocation + follow up characterization
- my own independent vetting of Roman Coronagraph ref/target star targets (b/c current plans=inadequate)
- two WISPIT-2 programs
Will be drowning in data.
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
12 nights on SCExAO next semester from five programs (!!):
- the OASIS survey allocation + follow up characterization
- my own independent vetting of Roman Coronagraph ref/target star targets (b/c current plans=inadequate)
- two WISPIT-2 programs
Will be drowning in data.
- the OASIS survey allocation + follow up characterization
- my own independent vetting of Roman Coronagraph ref/target star targets (b/c current plans=inadequate)
- two WISPIT-2 programs
Will be drowning in data.
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New orbit movie just dropped. This one is for the newly discovered circumbinary planet HD 143811 AB b. This 9-year timelapse was made through an international collaboration with me, Nathalie Jones (Northwestern graduate student), and Vito Squicciarini (Exeter postdoc)
A discovery fit for Star Wars: CIERA astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like planet orbiting two suns — and it’s closer to its stars than any other directly imaged planet in a binary system. 🌟🌟🪐https://bit.ly/4q8Dfto
@thejason.wang #Exoplanets #Astronomy #Northwestern #CIERA
@thejason.wang #Exoplanets #Astronomy #Northwestern #CIERA
December 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New orbit movie just dropped. This one is for the newly discovered circumbinary planet HD 143811 AB b. This 9-year timelapse was made through an international collaboration with me, Nathalie Jones (Northwestern graduate student), and Vito Squicciarini (Exeter postdoc)