New on the NEID science blog: are the orbits of 'warm Jupiters' aligned with the spin axes of their stars? We investigate for the case of TOI-1670c. Post and accompanying ApJL paper by Jack Lubin. Science conducted at NOIRLab WIYN Observatory

sites.psu.edu/neid/2023/11/2…

It is a fantastic paper with really interesting results! As I read it, I knew it would make for a great astrobite feature. These Mdwarf systems are so cool! Congrats again on your wonderful paper!

The NASA ExoExplorers program is accepting applications for its 4th cohort of ExoExplorers! This is an awesome, funded opportunity for exoplanet grad students and postdocs to gain visibility and build community & networks. Learn more+apply here by Oct 12: exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/ex…

Had a blast giving the colloquium at Pomona College yesterday and getting to know some of the students and faculty! Thanks for hosting Jorge Moreno 💜

A pleasure to host former student / new postdoc, Dr. Francisco Mercado, for our first colloquium of our series (a milestone for me!). If you’re looking for brilliant/engaging colloquium speakers, look no further! 🔥 🔥 Francisco J. Mercado Pomona College

Happy #StarTrekDay everyone! To celebrate, check out my paper about a joint direct imaging + radial velocity survey of a very important star system, Wolf 359.
arxiv.org/abs/2309.03402

📸 Keck II Telescope images from 2002-2023 of Neptune's clouds disappearing over time. Credit: Imke de Pater, Erandi Chavez, Erin Redwing (UC Berkeley)/W. M. Keck Observatory

New beta pic b orbit movie!

Check out my latest astrobites article! Had a wonderful time reading and learning about new results for TRAPPIST-1c led by Sebastian Zieba! ☺️🙌🏼

Also check out the other posters I've made! This is a fake living room but I've been told people actually do hang them in their homes which is wild to me.

Well before everyone leaves gonna do some self-promotion ... I make art sometimes! Specifically posters based on space missions or ground based instruments and, inspired by my time at IPAC , I've made a new one for @ESPRESSO!

Amid all the #Oppenheimer hype, I just remembered that I'd written an astrobites on one of Oppenheimer's most influential papers! Fun fact: Oppie didn't just build bombs -- he also theorized about black hole formation: astrobites.org/2021/04/09/fro…

If you want to learn more, please check out our paper! arxiv.org/abs/2307.09507

New paper by new Dr.(!) Francisco J. Mercado => galaxies with hook features in Radial Acceleration Relation may be challenging for MOND-like theories but arise naturally in LCDM FIRE simulations: hooks come from feedback/cores in DM halos arxiv.org/abs/2307.09507

I successfully defended yesterday! 🥳
Now that I'm caught up on some much needed sleep, it's time to share a paper that we have out on today's ArXiv: 'Hooks & Bends in the Radial Acceleration Relation: Tests for Dark Matter and Challenges for MOND' arxiv.org/abs/2307.09507

An amazing result from gully and team using our HPF. A huge leading tail detected in the near-infrared Helium 10830 Angstrom line. The more we study exoplanets the more amazing they seem to get! McDonald Observatory PSU Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics Penn State Eberly College of Science

PhD defended! Congrats 🎊 DOCTOR Francisco Mercado Francisco J. Mercado - an absolute honor to advise. His leadership & personality have made UCI Physics & Astro UCI Physical Sciences UC Irvine better. We’ll miss him like crazy - he’s off to fly w Jorge Moreno Pomona College Caltech UC IrvineGD

Congratulations to Dr. Francisco Mercado for an outstanding PhD defense! Here’s one with his undergrad, PhD and postdoc supervisors. What a team! 🔥 🌌 👨🏽‍🎓

from this point forward i am only attending baseball games with astrophysicists, Jack Lubin literally tracked the sun when booking tickets to make sure we would be in the shade

Not a fan of clouds but rather of clear skies. Connect with me in the other place.

New handle jackstrophysics (fun name or no…?)