András Gáspár
@andrasgaspar.bsky.social
Associate Astronomer at the University of Arizona. JWST/MIRI Instrument Team. Debris disk aficionado. Classic car enthusiast. Opinions my own. He/him
Search for "Krauss" and get a vomit bag. Everything from how to deal with accusations, to how he was denied presentations, to T's attitude towards climate change and NASA science.
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Search for "Krauss" and get a vomit bag. Everything from how to deal with accusations, to how he was denied presentations, to T's attitude towards climate change and NASA science.
My daughter has been googling me also, but is yet to find my teacher ratings. I have one negative rating on ratemyprofessor and I am actually quite proud of it. It says "Great class to take if you are interested in astronomy". Don't take an astro class if you are not interested in astro.
my younger child has evidently been googling me and wants me to relive one of my lowest moments in my academic career
![Screenshot of a student review online with comment “Some student really does not like you.
Most Agreed Review
[COCI C1102] Contemporary Civilization
Nov 16, 2005
Although he's a nice guy, Tony is a boring and useless teacher. You won't learn much of anything from him and he will kill any interest in philosophy because he is so boring. He also has no idea how t...
Workload
3 papers each semester, lots of reading and 2 presentations per semester, a midterm and final each semester](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2sfy6irvmfmnwxe4ouhrrn7a/bafkreihk3rdc3gyy2hdajan3qrsm65wjve3wibbb6fhhu46z75zjdt6ohe@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My daughter has been googling me also, but is yet to find my teacher ratings. I have one negative rating on ratemyprofessor and I am actually quite proud of it. It says "Great class to take if you are interested in astronomy". Don't take an astro class if you are not interested in astro.
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. Al-Sharaa is the former leader of U.S.-designated terror group al-Qaeda who was once wanted by the U.S. as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. He has even served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison.
Trump hosts Syrian president once wanted as 'terrorist' in historic White House visit
No reporters or cameras were allowed into President Ahmed al-Sharaa's meeting.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. Al-Sharaa is the former leader of U.S.-designated terror group al-Qaeda who was once wanted by the U.S. as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. He has even served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison.
They are burning down the library of Alexandria. Knowledge lost, forever.
Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
They are burning down the library of Alexandria. Knowledge lost, forever.
I think he just likes to break flip phones in half.
Aaron Paul has largely given up on smartphones—and he believes he is healthier and happier because of it.
Why Aaron Paul Has Given Up His Smartphone
The actor believes the obsession with phones is doing a lot of harm. Not having one around most of the time makes him happier and healthier.
on.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I think he just likes to break flip phones in half.
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A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." (This PBS story on the scientific brain drain is heartbreaking & ominous for medicine, imo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." (This PBS story on the scientific brain drain is heartbreaking & ominous for medicine, imo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
I just realized that my birth year is closer to the end of WW2 than it is to today and I don't know how to process this fact.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I just realized that my birth year is closer to the end of WW2 than it is to today and I don't know how to process this fact.
Gotta appreciate the astro term. And he didn't even say lightyear ... he said parsec!
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Gotta appreciate the astro term. And he didn't even say lightyear ... he said parsec!
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Fantastic analysis by Robert Reich.
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts...
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fantastic analysis by Robert Reich.
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
Well, NOW I know that Reagan had a speech on free trade.
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Well, NOW I know that Reagan had a speech on free trade.
Is the new ballroom going to share a wall with the residence building or is there going to be a new corridor built? Please tell me he is not adding on to the existing residence.
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Is the new ballroom going to share a wall with the residence building or is there going to be a new corridor built? Please tell me he is not adding on to the existing residence.
It looks like the colonnade is also gone.
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It looks like the colonnade is also gone.
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Today, Hungarians protest again. And a traveler captured an image of the crowd, snaking up Andrassy Boulevard to Heroes Square, from their RyanAir flight. Who needs drones?
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today, Hungarians protest again. And a traveler captured an image of the crowd, snaking up Andrassy Boulevard to Heroes Square, from their RyanAir flight. Who needs drones?
A great article ... do read if you have 5 minutes.
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A great article ... do read if you have 5 minutes.
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Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
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NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
"A bulldozer removing debris from the inside of the White House, during the renovation of the building. The bulldozer had to be taken apart and moved into the WH in pieces, as President Truman would not allow a hole large enough to fit the bulldozer to be cut into the walls of the WH."
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"A bulldozer removing debris from the inside of the White House, during the renovation of the building. The bulldozer had to be taken apart and moved into the WH in pieces, as President Truman would not allow a hole large enough to fit the bulldozer to be cut into the walls of the WH."
75 years ago, under President Truman, the entire internal structure of the WH was gutted and rebuilt, as it was falling apart. Even they didn't touch the facade and it was vital that they preserved that as much as possible. I recommend reading about it: the bidding process and the conservation.
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
75 years ago, under President Truman, the entire internal structure of the WH was gutted and rebuilt, as it was falling apart. Even they didn't touch the facade and it was vital that they preserved that as much as possible. I recommend reading about it: the bidding process and the conservation.
I am hearing final proposal number counts of 2940, which include removal of duplicate submissions. 🔭
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am hearing final proposal number counts of 2940, which include removal of duplicate submissions. 🔭
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Updated plot — now with <<Peeples>> Time 😅
October 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Updated plot — now with <<Peeples>> Time 😅
So, we are tracking well above Cycle 4. Figure by @mpudoka.bsky.social and Yongda Zhu. 🔭
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So, we are tracking well above Cycle 4. Figure by @mpudoka.bsky.social and Yongda Zhu. 🔭
Fun fact for today: in the first few years of HST, proposers had to submit their proposals via postal mail (and send a template electronically). No late last minute submissions then! Postage stamp and large envelopes. 🔭
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Fun fact for today: in the first few years of HST, proposers had to submit their proposals via postal mail (and send a template electronically). No late last minute submissions then! Postage stamp and large envelopes. 🔭