Joel Achenbach
@joelachenbach.bsky.social
Still hacking away! Mostly cover science but find the whole world interesting. Will Turn Phrase For Food. Washington Post 1990-present, Miami Herald 1982-1990.
Thank you! I enjoy writing for PAW, it has excellent editors and an appreciative readership. I'm hoping to keep writing despite being a pensioner. I'm two months shy of 65 and not quite ready to stick to gardening and wandering the woods.
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thank you! I enjoy writing for PAW, it has excellent editors and an appreciative readership. I'm hoping to keep writing despite being a pensioner. I'm two months shy of 65 and not quite ready to stick to gardening and wandering the woods.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words. You know I retired, right? I am done. Pensioner. I am almost 65 and it seemed a propitious time to take the latest buyout. But I'm still typing a bit...You haven't heard the last from me. Thanks much...Cheers
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hi! Thanks for the kind words. You know I retired, right? I am done. Pensioner. I am almost 65 and it seemed a propitious time to take the latest buyout. But I'm still typing a bit...You haven't heard the last from me. Thanks much...Cheers
Thank you Sarah! Love JWST and Hubble stories. Thank you, scientists, for explaining stuff to me! And being patient when I said "I don't understand, can you explain that again." I am taking some down time but then will freelance fyi. Thanks again for the kind note. Best, Joel
August 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thank you Sarah! Love JWST and Hubble stories. Thank you, scientists, for explaining stuff to me! And being patient when I said "I don't understand, can you explain that again." I am taking some down time but then will freelance fyi. Thanks again for the kind note. Best, Joel
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For another take on this problem beyond my @theatlantic.com piece, here is a great article in the @washingtonpost.com by @joelachenbach.bsky.social nbach.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Trump’s NASA budget could cede solar system to China, scientists warn
As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
For another take on this problem beyond my @theatlantic.com piece, here is a great article in the @washingtonpost.com by @joelachenbach.bsky.social nbach.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
True! I miss Tropic! Fortunately Weingarten and Barry are substacking up a storm.
June 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
True! I miss Tropic! Fortunately Weingarten and Barry are substacking up a storm.
Eager to read it! We can compare notes... www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A chemical detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Eager to read it! We can compare notes... www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...