AD - Head to https://squarespace.com/drbecky to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRBECKY. | The first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey has been released this month along with a few dozen scientific research papers delving into the data. The result that caught my eye was their...

In the lyrics "half moonshine, full eclipse" from Clara Bow, is Taylor Swift referring to Earthshine on the Moon? Is this a really clever metaphor for celebrity and parasocial relationships? I've lost count on how many times I've listened to The Tortured Poets Department now, but I am absolutely loving it. And crying. And somehow still being very productive...

If you’re struggling, consider therapy with BetterHelp #ad. Click https://betterhelp.com/drbecky for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a credentialed professional specific to your needs. | In this month we're having fun with astrophysics April Fool's papers, talking about the new supermassive black hole image from the Event Horizon...

This is the coolest JWST plot I’ve seen so far! It shows redshift in action plotting all the spectrum in the GOODS field taken with NIRSpec. It’s from this research paper by D’Eugenio et al, (2024): https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.06531 #astronomy #spectra #nasawebb

AD - Go to https://ground.news/drbecky to stay fully informed on Space and Science News. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan for unlimited access this month only | Last weekend the lead researcher of a group using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to calculate the current rate of expansion of the Universe (aka the...