Dr. Deep Anand
@styrofoamplates.bsky.social
some guy working on some telescope. views are my own and not those of my employer or the government or anyone else.
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excited to share ongoing results from the TRGB-SBF Project, where we aim to resolve the Hubble tension with a distance ladder which is independent of the usual Cepheid+Type Ia supernova route!
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arxiv.org/abs/2408.16810
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arxiv.org/abs/2408.16810
thanks for covering this!!
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
thanks for covering this!!
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Hubble took a long look at a nearby cloud of gas suspected to be hiding billions — BILLIONS — of times the Sun's mass worth of dark matter, and found out… yup. It's a dark-matter dominated cloud that failed to make a galaxy when the Universe was young.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/hubble-pee...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/hubble-pee...
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Hubble peers at Cloud-9, a nearby dark matter cloud from the ancient universe
No stars were seen in it, showing it really is a relic of the dawn of the cosmos
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hubble took a long look at a nearby cloud of gas suspected to be hiding billions — BILLIONS — of times the Sun's mass worth of dark matter, and found out… yup. It's a dark-matter dominated cloud that failed to make a galaxy when the Universe was young.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/hubble-pee...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/hubble-pee...
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it’s incredibly important to note that on the new footage that came out from the ICE agent himself, halfway through the video he switches his phone between his hands, opening up to grab his gun way before renee good even starts driving
January 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
it’s incredibly important to note that on the new footage that came out from the ICE agent himself, halfway through the video he switches his phone between his hands, opening up to grab his gun way before renee good even starts driving
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The new Congressional NASA budget does look way better, but we need to acknowledge that even if NASA "gets its budget back," it will not undo the massive amount of damage done across the country. It won't bring back the many scientists and engineers who've lost their jobs and had to move on!
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The new Congressional NASA budget does look way better, but we need to acknowledge that even if NASA "gets its budget back," it will not undo the massive amount of damage done across the country. It won't bring back the many scientists and engineers who've lost their jobs and had to move on!
if for the original Switch, I recommend something like the hori split pad pro in handheld mode
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
if for the original Switch, I recommend something like the hori split pad pro in handheld mode
We actually didn’t name it! It was the ninth gas cloud discovered by Chinese astronomers around the galaxy Messier 94, so pretty much just a coincidence.
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We actually didn’t name it! It was the ninth gas cloud discovered by Chinese astronomers around the galaxy Messier 94, so pretty much just a coincidence.
I mean, fair point! But I don’t really think the name matters at the end of the day.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I mean, fair point! But I don’t really think the name matters at the end of the day.
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
there is a dark matter halo with neutral hydrogen gas, but not massive enough to collapse and form stars. And no dust, because you need stars to make dust.
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 AM
there is a dark matter halo with neutral hydrogen gas, but not massive enough to collapse and form stars. And no dust, because you need stars to make dust.
man this sucks
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 AM
man this sucks
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Astronomers are on “Cloud 9” with a new, starless gas cloud
Just 16 million light-years away is a massive cloud of gas, weighing in at around 1.4 million solar masses.
And yet, there are no stars inside at all. Here's what that means.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #stars #astronomy #astro
Just 16 million light-years away is a massive cloud of gas, weighing in at around 1.4 million solar masses.
And yet, there are no stars inside at all. Here's what that means.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #stars #astronomy #astro
Astronomers are on "Cloud 9" with a new, starless gas cloud
Astronomers have found starless gas clouds before, but Cloud 9 might be the most pristine one of all, with big lessons for cosmic history.
bigthink.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Astronomers are on “Cloud 9” with a new, starless gas cloud
Just 16 million light-years away is a massive cloud of gas, weighing in at around 1.4 million solar masses.
And yet, there are no stars inside at all. Here's what that means.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #stars #astronomy #astro
Just 16 million light-years away is a massive cloud of gas, weighing in at around 1.4 million solar masses.
And yet, there are no stars inside at all. Here's what that means.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #stars #astronomy #astro
This is an awesome write up, thank you!
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This is an awesome write up, thank you!
Really proud of this work from our small team on the discovery of the first starless galaxy
#astrosci 🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
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science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
NASA's Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object - NASA Science
A team using Hubble uncovered a new type of astronomical object — a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud, a remnant of early galaxy formation.
science.nasa.gov
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Really proud of this work from our small team on the discovery of the first starless galaxy
#astrosci 🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
#astrosci 🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
I see 6x10^5 in McQuinn+15 (which is where we pulled from), though McQuinn+24 has it at about half that now!
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I see 6x10^5 in McQuinn+15 (which is where we pulled from), though McQuinn+24 has it at about half that now!
we get into that possibility in the discussion section of the paper, but such a configuration would be really short lived (~10 million years) compared to the age of the universe, so we think it’s pretty unlikely.
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
we get into that possibility in the discussion section of the paper, but such a configuration would be really short lived (~10 million years) compared to the age of the universe, so we think it’s pretty unlikely.
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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
yep
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
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The mistake that the Senate Dems are making is that they think they are playing a game that will be repeated in the future-in which case, the optimal course of action is compromise. But the Trump regime is doing all it can to ensure this is the last cycle under the Constitutional order.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The mistake that the Senate Dems are making is that they think they are playing a game that will be repeated in the future-in which case, the optimal course of action is compromise. But the Trump regime is doing all it can to ensure this is the last cycle under the Constitutional order.
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They're tearing Goddard apart for scraps and I'm supposed to write as many proposals as I can to scramble for a fraction of the money NASA has left? Depressing, degrading, and dehumanizing in a time when the future of planetary science can be measured in the number of people it leaves behind.
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
They're tearing Goddard apart for scraps and I'm supposed to write as many proposals as I can to scramble for a fraction of the money NASA has left? Depressing, degrading, and dehumanizing in a time when the future of planetary science can be measured in the number of people it leaves behind.
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Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
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A personal reflection on the destructive erosion of ethics, norms and respect for law at NASA:
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A personal reflection on the destructive erosion of ethics, norms and respect for law at NASA:
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if you are at all interested in the status of the local value of the Hubble constant/tension, I would very much recommend reading this new paper!
the local results are very robust, and point to a sizable and significant tension with measurements inferred from data from the early Universe
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the local results are very robust, and point to a sizable and significant tension with measurements inferred from data from the early Universe
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#Cosmology
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
if you are at all interested in the status of the local value of the Hubble constant/tension, I would very much recommend reading this new paper!
the local results are very robust, and point to a sizable and significant tension with measurements inferred from data from the early Universe
🔭🧪
the local results are very robust, and point to a sizable and significant tension with measurements inferred from data from the early Universe
🔭🧪
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#Cosmology
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#Cosmology
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
The baseline result is H0=73.50+/-0.81 km/s/Mpc.
by the H0DN Collaboration: Stefano Casertano, et al (incl. @styrofoamplates.bsky.social)
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23823 🧪
can’t even make this shit up anymore
Thunder called timeout and refs granted it right as Toppin grabbed a steal. Pacers obviously frustrated with that one, especially after Carlisle didn't get to timeout/challenge earlier.
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
can’t even make this shit up anymore