Yun Wang
@yunwangcaltech.bsky.social
Poet & cosmologist. Writes poetry when inspired. Explores the Universe. Translates Chinese classics. Believes in all working together to make the world better.
Roman Space Telescope today at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Sunshield & outer barrel on the left. Telescope (hidden in silver wrapping mimicking the outer barrel) mounted on the spacecraft on the right. Engineering model of the telescope for testing in the center. Roman will fly next year!
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Roman Space Telescope today at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Sunshield & outer barrel on the left. Telescope (hidden in silver wrapping mimicking the outer barrel) mounted on the spacecraft on the right. Engineering model of the telescope for testing in the center. Roman will fly next year!
June 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.
--- Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
--- Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
June 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.
--- Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
--- Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
Beware of microplastics --- protect yourselves (and help save the environment at the same time):
www.yahoo.com/news/scienti... #environment #health
www.yahoo.com/news/scienti... #environment #health
Scientists issue urgent warning over potential health threat lurking in our food: 'It's the dose that makes poison'
"It's getting us closer to the point ..."
www.yahoo.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Beware of microplastics --- protect yourselves (and help save the environment at the same time):
www.yahoo.com/news/scienti... #environment #health
www.yahoo.com/news/scienti... #environment #health
Important progress in autism research --- genetic roots revealed: www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/cell... #autism #science #medicine
Cell Bank Reveals Autism's Genetic Roots
Researchers have created 63 genetically engineered mouse stem cell lines to study autism-related mutations, especially copy number variations (CNVs). The library reveals shared protein production issu...
www.technologynetworks.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Important progress in autism research --- genetic roots revealed: www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/cell... #autism #science #medicine
Of possible interest: Hardcover of my Dao De Jing translation now sold for only $0.71 more than the pending paperback on Amazon. The paperback version will have a different cover, since the gold embossing on the hardcover can't be used on the paperback.
#daoism #poetry
www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169
#daoism #poetry
www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169
Dao De Jing
Dao De Jing [Laozi, Lee, Li-Young, Wang, Yun] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dao De Jing
www.amazon.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Of possible interest: Hardcover of my Dao De Jing translation now sold for only $0.71 more than the pending paperback on Amazon. The paperback version will have a different cover, since the gold embossing on the hardcover can't be used on the paperback.
#daoism #poetry
www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169
#daoism #poetry
www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169
Beauty of this moment @nature
May 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Beauty of this moment @nature
Thrilled by this rave review of my Dao De Jing translation with Li-Young Lee (www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169/):
#daoism #poetry @wwnorton.com
#daoism #poetry @wwnorton.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thrilled by this rave review of my Dao De Jing translation with Li-Young Lee (www.amazon.com/dp/1324079169/):
#daoism #poetry @wwnorton.com
#daoism #poetry @wwnorton.com
Awesome: track the DNA of a multitude of species by monitoring the air (and study air pollution too):
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... #science #nature
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... #science #nature
Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air
Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Awesome: track the DNA of a multitude of species by monitoring the air (and study air pollution too):
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... #science #nature
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... #science #nature
Amazing: "Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language"
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...
#nature #language
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...
#nature #language
Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language
Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Amazing: "Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language"
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...
#nature #language
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...
#nature #language
So looking forward to Roman launching next fall, and taking great data to shed light on the dark Universe! #science #astronomy #NASA #IPAC
Exciting news! Roman is moving right along, with one half fresh out of a successful thermal vacuum test. We’ll have a complete observatory before the end of the year! www.nasa.gov/missions/rom...
May 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
So looking forward to Roman launching next fall, and taking great data to shed light on the dark Universe! #science #astronomy #NASA #IPAC
Funding more space exploration by cutting science funding is cutting the blood flow to your brain, thinking it would make you stronger --- it does the opposite! NASA science is in danger of being decimated. Tell congress to keep science funding intact. #science #NASA
www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
Proposed 2026 NASA budget slashes $6 billion, mostly from science programs
The cuts would reduce NASA's budget by roughly 25% and phase out spacecraft that were planned for a return to the moon.
www.nbcnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Funding more space exploration by cutting science funding is cutting the blood flow to your brain, thinking it would make you stronger --- it does the opposite! NASA science is in danger of being decimated. Tell congress to keep science funding intact. #science #NASA
www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
