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Brian P. Schmidt: Astronomer at Mt Stromlo Observatory, Vigneron and Winemaker Maipenrai, Vice Chancellor Australian National University, Nobel Laureate Physics
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Are you ready to read about nuclear arsenals & operations? Of course you are! I explore the modern risks of nuclear war, from AI to misinformation, for @nature.com.
Thx to many experts including @mattkorda.bsky.social @cosmicpinot.bsky.social for this one.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Thx to many experts including @mattkorda.bsky.social @cosmicpinot.bsky.social for this one.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How to avoid nuclear war in an era of AI and misinformation
Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a risky new nuclear age.
www.nature.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Are you ready to read about nuclear arsenals & operations? Of course you are! I explore the modern risks of nuclear war, from AI to misinformation, for @nature.com.
Thx to many experts including @mattkorda.bsky.social @cosmicpinot.bsky.social for this one.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Thx to many experts including @mattkorda.bsky.social @cosmicpinot.bsky.social for this one.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A wee thread on a paper I think has big holes and some suggestions for grad students out there looking for a fun calculation... (Technical) 🔭 🧪 #cosmology It's this one; it claims at least 1% of the photons in the CMB are actually generated in early-forming galaxies. 1/N arxiv.org/abs/2505.04687
The Impact of Early Massive Galaxy Formation on the Cosmic Microwave Background
The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies, corrected for foreground effects, form the foundation of cosmology and support the Big Bang model. A previously overlooked foreground component is t...
arxiv.org
June 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A wee thread on a paper I think has big holes and some suggestions for grad students out there looking for a fun calculation... (Technical) 🔭 🧪 #cosmology It's this one; it claims at least 1% of the photons in the CMB are actually generated in early-forming galaxies. 1/N arxiv.org/abs/2505.04687
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Here is MoM-z14, the most distant galaxy spectroscopically confirmed to date.
It is an extraordinarily luminous galaxy, discovered by a research team using #JWST, which has broken its previous record.
Research paper➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2505.11263
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology #Webb
Here is MoM-z14, the most distant galaxy spectroscopically confirmed to date.
It is an extraordinarily luminous galaxy, discovered by a research team using #JWST, which has broken its previous record.
Research paper➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2505.11263
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology #Webb
June 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Here is MoM-z14, the most distant galaxy spectroscopically confirmed to date.
It is an extraordinarily luminous galaxy, discovered by a research team using #JWST, which has broken its previous record.
Research paper➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2505.11263
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology #Webb
Here is MoM-z14, the most distant galaxy spectroscopically confirmed to date.
It is an extraordinarily luminous galaxy, discovered by a research team using #JWST, which has broken its previous record.
Research paper➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2505.11263
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology #Webb
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People we need to encourage PBS to post on bsky. Wise dude be he.
@cosmicpinot.bsky.social
“I look around& I am scared,” Schmidt said. “The Australian government investment in its sovereign research capability was 50% higher 15 years ago as a fraction of GDP.”
theconversation.com/nobel-laurea...
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“I look around& I am scared,” Schmidt said. “The Australian government investment in its sovereign research capability was 50% higher 15 years ago as a fraction of GDP.”
theconversation.com/nobel-laurea...
Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why
In an uncertain world, Australia is spending about 1.7% of its Gross Domestic Product on research and development. The OECD average is 2.7%.
theconversation.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
People we need to encourage PBS to post on bsky. Wise dude be he.
@cosmicpinot.bsky.social
“I look around& I am scared,” Schmidt said. “The Australian government investment in its sovereign research capability was 50% higher 15 years ago as a fraction of GDP.”
theconversation.com/nobel-laurea...
@cosmicpinot.bsky.social
“I look around& I am scared,” Schmidt said. “The Australian government investment in its sovereign research capability was 50% higher 15 years ago as a fraction of GDP.”
theconversation.com/nobel-laurea...
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Large increases in public R&D investment are needed to avoid declines of US agricultural productivity | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
May 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Large increases in public R&D investment are needed to avoid declines of US agricultural productivity | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The first of millions!
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
March 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The first of millions!
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
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The Astronomy feeds now include 11 (!!!) brand new specific subfeeds! 🔭
The subfeeds try to cover every part of astronomy research with at least one feed.
All subfeeds automatically crosspost to the main Astronomy feed, too!
Here's a thread with links to all of them ⬇️
The subfeeds try to cover every part of astronomy research with at least one feed.
All subfeeds automatically crosspost to the main Astronomy feed, too!
Here's a thread with links to all of them ⬇️
September 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The Astronomy feeds now include 11 (!!!) brand new specific subfeeds! 🔭
The subfeeds try to cover every part of astronomy research with at least one feed.
All subfeeds automatically crosspost to the main Astronomy feed, too!
Here's a thread with links to all of them ⬇️
The subfeeds try to cover every part of astronomy research with at least one feed.
All subfeeds automatically crosspost to the main Astronomy feed, too!
Here's a thread with links to all of them ⬇️
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@cosmicpinot.bsky.social any chance you can boost the signal on this? The one thing I do know is that you are not ARC Tracker!
Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.
February 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
@cosmicpinot.bsky.social any chance you can boost the signal on this? The one thing I do know is that you are not ARC Tracker!
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Looks like Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS’s days may be numbered… the comet has faded & may have broken up post-perihelion as the nucleus fades from view, leaving a ‘tail-less wonder’ crossing the sky. Here's a great parting view w/ESO’s Paranal Observatory by Yuri Beletsky: www.instagram.com/p/DFF3LKtpIz4/
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Looks like Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS’s days may be numbered… the comet has faded & may have broken up post-perihelion as the nucleus fades from view, leaving a ‘tail-less wonder’ crossing the sky. Here's a great parting view w/ESO’s Paranal Observatory by Yuri Beletsky: www.instagram.com/p/DFF3LKtpIz4/
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Professor Ute Roessner AM FAA has been appointed as ARC CEO by the ARC Board.
They are Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, at ANU at the moment. Their appointment starts 31st March and lasts for 5 years.
They are Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, at ANU at the moment. Their appointment starts 31st March and lasts for 5 years.
ministers.education.gov.au
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Professor Ute Roessner AM FAA has been appointed as ARC CEO by the ARC Board.
They are Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, at ANU at the moment. Their appointment starts 31st March and lasts for 5 years.
They are Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, at ANU at the moment. Their appointment starts 31st March and lasts for 5 years.
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Comet G3 is getting exciting! Here it is from my back porch overlooking Toowoomba just an hour after sunset.
110mm 26x4s
110mm 26x4s
January 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Comet G3 is getting exciting! Here it is from my back porch overlooking Toowoomba just an hour after sunset.
110mm 26x4s
110mm 26x4s
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Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING.
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
January 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING.
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
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Congratulations Prof Natarajan!
Priyamvada Natarajan is the winner of the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for #Astrophysics. Natarajan was selected for her groundbreaking contributions to advancing our understanding of dark matter substructure in galaxy clusters, the formation and fueling of black holes.
ww2.aip.org/aip/awards/p...
ww2.aip.org/aip/awards/p...
Priyamvada Natarajan Wins 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics - AIP.ORG
Yale University professor honored for groundbreaking research on dark matter and black hole physics.
ww2.aip.org
January 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations Prof Natarajan!
Here is a historical research piece that combines a story about astronomy, art, history, and racism - it's both interesting and a highly enjoyable read. Thanks to Frank Bonjourno to pointing it out. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... 🔭🧪
Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due
The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Here is a historical research piece that combines a story about astronomy, art, history, and racism - it's both interesting and a highly enjoyable read. Thanks to Frank Bonjourno to pointing it out. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... 🔭🧪
I live a 100km inland from the ocean, and we live at this time of year for the seabreeze- called locally the easterly. Today the wind turned from W to E, the dewpoint rose from 9 16C within 2 minutes, and the temp fell from 30C to 21C. The air smells of the sea, and becomes hazy.
December 21, 2024 at 7:58 AM
I live a 100km inland from the ocean, and we live at this time of year for the seabreeze- called locally the easterly. Today the wind turned from W to E, the dewpoint rose from 9 16C within 2 minutes, and the temp fell from 30C to 21C. The air smells of the sea, and becomes hazy.
a perfectly clear day from sunrise to sunset today - broke my all time record for solar production (92kwH) today as I was able to use all of the production and not ground it (had to fully charge the car!)
December 8, 2024 at 9:45 AM
a perfectly clear day from sunrise to sunset today - broke my all time record for solar production (92kwH) today as I was able to use all of the production and not ground it (had to fully charge the car!)
I have a battery partially paid for by the NSW govt which, for the first time, was discharged remotely during a 'grid event' between 6.15 and 7.15pm today. Interesting to see the technology in action.
December 7, 2024 at 11:47 AM
I have a battery partially paid for by the NSW govt which, for the first time, was discharged remotely during a 'grid event' between 6.15 and 7.15pm today. Interesting to see the technology in action.
We have started inducting the 2023 Australian Academy Fellows - congratulations to the new Fellows 🧪
September 9, 2024 at 12:20 AM
We have started inducting the 2023 Australian Academy Fellows - congratulations to the new Fellows 🧪
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⬆️ soil H2O content & ⬆️ CO2 lead to ⬆️ isotopic discrimination:
Soil moisture effect not influenced by CO2 level & vice versa.
Changes in carbon isotope record of terrestrial organic matter preserved in geologic record are best interpreted as deriving from changes in atmospheric CO2
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Soil moisture effect not influenced by CO2 level & vice versa.
Changes in carbon isotope record of terrestrial organic matter preserved in geologic record are best interpreted as deriving from changes in atmospheric CO2
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Jahren & Schubert (2024) Plant response to decreasing soil moisture under rising atmospheric CO2 levels doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Plant response to decreasing soil moisture under rising atmospheric CO2 levels - Communications Earth & Environment
Soil moisture and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels both affect plant isotope discrimination, and the two effects are independent, which must be accounted for when interpreting photosynthetic carbon a...
doi.org
August 3, 2024 at 9:10 PM
⬆️ soil H2O content & ⬆️ CO2 lead to ⬆️ isotopic discrimination:
Soil moisture effect not influenced by CO2 level & vice versa.
Changes in carbon isotope record of terrestrial organic matter preserved in geologic record are best interpreted as deriving from changes in atmospheric CO2
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Soil moisture effect not influenced by CO2 level & vice versa.
Changes in carbon isotope record of terrestrial organic matter preserved in geologic record are best interpreted as deriving from changes in atmospheric CO2
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Most of the time, the stars look the same from night to night.
Sometime over the next six months, though, there's a good chance you'll see a new bright star in the constellation Corona Borealis! (I've simulated the before & after view here.)
blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Sk... 🔭🧪
Sometime over the next six months, though, there's a good chance you'll see a new bright star in the constellation Corona Borealis! (I've simulated the before & after view here.)
blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Sk... 🔭🧪
March 2, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Most of the time, the stars look the same from night to night.
Sometime over the next six months, though, there's a good chance you'll see a new bright star in the constellation Corona Borealis! (I've simulated the before & after view here.)
blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Sk... 🔭🧪
Sometime over the next six months, though, there's a good chance you'll see a new bright star in the constellation Corona Borealis! (I've simulated the before & after view here.)
blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Sk... 🔭🧪
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Woot! LISA is gonna fly!! 🔭🧪
Gravitational waves from million solar mass black hole binaries!!
And white dwarf binaries… which are ok I guess… 😉
Gravitational waves from million solar mass black hole binaries!!
And white dwarf binaries… which are ok I guess… 😉
Exciting news in space science & exploration! The European Space Agency has formally adopted the missions EnVision (to Venus) and LISA (bonkers challenging & exciting gravitational wave mission). Read more here: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... and here: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
January 25, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Woot! LISA is gonna fly!! 🔭🧪
Gravitational waves from million solar mass black hole binaries!!
And white dwarf binaries… which are ok I guess… 😉
Gravitational waves from million solar mass black hole binaries!!
And white dwarf binaries… which are ok I guess… 😉
I never met Arno Penzias, but the discovery of the CMB definitely catalysed a revolution in cosmology www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1... 🔭🧪
January 25, 2024 at 10:57 PM
I never met Arno Penzias, but the discovery of the CMB definitely catalysed a revolution in cosmology www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1... 🔭🧪
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Fellow Astros, the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is in Cape Town this year 😍
👇Worth a follow as they announce the Symposia. 🔭
👇Worth a follow as they announce the Symposia. 🔭
For the first time, the IAU General Assembly 2024 will be held in Africa and open to the public!
Join us in the Mother City, Cape Town, or virtually during August 6-15. Registration is officially OPEN! astronomy2024.org
It’s time for Africa! #IAUGA2024
youtu.be/MzR_dthayRE
Join us in the Mother City, Cape Town, or virtually during August 6-15. Registration is officially OPEN! astronomy2024.org
It’s time for Africa! #IAUGA2024
youtu.be/MzR_dthayRE
Welcome to the IAU GA 2024, Cape Town, South Africa!
The World's Largest International Astronomy Meeting will be held in Africa and Open to the Public for the first time.Registrations Now Open for the Historic ...
youtu.be
January 24, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Fellow Astros, the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is in Cape Town this year 😍
👇Worth a follow as they announce the Symposia. 🔭
👇Worth a follow as they announce the Symposia. 🔭
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Do all the reviews you want, but the bottom line has been obvious for 10+ years.
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Australia being ‘left behind’ as federal research and development funding sinks to 30-year low
Technology experts sound the alarm as authorities try to encourage private investment
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Do all the reviews you want, but the bottom line has been obvious for 10+ years.
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...