Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 18hen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsda...en.wikipedia.orgDoomsday cult - Wikipedia 131
Reposted by Brett MorrisPaul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🧪 “The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year, according to internal data reviewed by The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 39166
Reposted by Brett MorrisChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026i wish the astronomy community would go back to using "machine learning" to talk about machine learning instead of saying "AI" all the time to try and suck up to the feds 924429
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 29/09/2026Language around genAI is anthropomorphic. It’s not just for marketing, it could be capitalism’s final annihilation of culpability. “I didn’t hack a competitor, an agent did.” “I didn’t teach that child to hurt himself, the model did.” “I didn’t recommending bombing a school, the math did.” 151
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026To all observing the holiday this week, good luck. 🔭static.klipy.comMe Using James Webb Telescope To Find Who AskedAlt: James Webb Space Telescope animation 060
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026I’m mostly concerned with proliferating citations for already citable code. It’s possible that authors could open an ASCL entry for preferred citations, but it’s much easier to copy the ASCL bibtex entry from ADS and call it a day. 120
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026The latest genAI models will write a software repo for you and the corresponding manuscript to submit to a journal. These submissions are happening now, with seemingly little human intervention until the editor sees it. I think there’s absolutely value in human curation like @asclnet.bsky.social. 100
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026As always @augustfly.bsky.social, I’m grateful for your 2¢. 140
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026I’m not speaking for or specifically about photutils’ recommended citation. My main point is that there was a published record for photutils in the same month that ASCL made a ‘redundant’ one. 110
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026Would I be accurate in saying that it’s not being indexed though? That would refer to making an existing publication visible in a library. This producing an independent unique identifier. 110
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026Astronomers and software devs: does anyone else think it's time for @asclnet.bsky.social to stop automatically ingesting software without approval by the authors? ASCL was awesome before you could make your own DOI or publish astro software alone. That's not our world anymore! 🔭 #astrocode 250
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/09/2026LLMs have corrupted language as a medium for human communication. We need a new one. 010
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 24/09/2026Happy to chat about it if you’d like one biased person’s commentary. 010
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 24/09/2026K2-18 b: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ApJ.... vs ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025A%26... or ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026NatA...ui.adsabs.harvard.edu 110
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 17/09/2026unless you need to weigh the scale?static.klipy.comBig Brain Meme GestureALT: Big Brain Meme Gesture 010
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 17/09/2026It's a good time to apply for fellowships at @stsci.edu. 🔭 1. Brinson Prize Fellowship (observational cosmology) due Nov 5: stsci.slideroom.com#/login/progr... 2. Laskar Fellowship (astro data science) due Oct 29: stsci.slideroom.com#/login/progr... 042
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 17/09/2026Some functions get the best names. 🧪en.wikipedia.orgWitch of Agnesi - Wikipedia 0130
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 16/09/2026Not necessarily a direct answer to your question, but closely related thoughts here: arxiv.org/abs/2607.20836arxiv.orgHow to Craft the Right Language AI Policy For Your Research Group (Some Assembly Required)Language AI is rapidly becoming part of the astronomy research ecosystem, prompting research teams to develop policies governing its use. But resources and advice for AI adoption assume that all resea... 120
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 14/09/2026NASA’s proven track record of exceeding its requirements continues apace. 🔭🧪 Invest in American space sciences, and vote. science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govFuel Savings Double Potential Lifetime for NASA’s Roman Mission - NASA ScienceThe results are in: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s very accurate first mid-course correction, along with other fuel savings, are expected to more 0267
Reposted by Brett MorrisBenjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It's been really exciting to work with @jayke.io, @gradientrider.bsky.social and the rest of this amazing team using JWST's AMI mode to find a fifth candidate planet in the classic HR 8799 system! 14710
Reposted by Brett MorrisJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...arstechnica.comEurope will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrumentEurope is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships. 211639
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 10/09/2026We’re on our way towards a post-NASA space science ecosystem. Vote. 030
Reposted by Brett MorrisChris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New guidelines on the use of LLMs from @publishing.aas.org for referees here : journals.aas.org/referee-llm-... Headlines: Referees are responsible for peer review, and must do their own job, but LLMs can be used where declared where their use is declared and explained. 🔭🧪journals.aas.orgGuidelines for Use of AI and LLMs in Manuscript Refereeing - AAS JournalsWe provide guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models, in refereeing manuscripts submitted to the AAS journals. 4228
Reposted by Brett Morrisdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026happy birthday to everyone born today!!!!!! sorry it’s statistically not that special 15793124
Reposted by Brett MorrisAmerican Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 31/08/2026🔭 Our new policy blog post shows that the number of astronomical sciences research awards made by NSF has decreased by 57% since last year, corresponding to a 51% reduction in funding. (1/2) 37547
Reposted by Brett MorrisSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 30/08/2026This morning's launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center was amazing! Roman is now on a million-mile journey to Lagrange point 2, where it will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets: go.nasa.gov/4qIa69I #NASARoman 🔭 Credit: J. Barrientes/STScI. 7325107
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 30/08/2026I’ve been working at @stsci.edu to give everyone access to data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Our treasure chest is open for anyone, anywhere, anytime. And today, the telescope is IN SPACE. 🧪🔭🚀 #astrocode 110118
Reposted by Brett MorrisCasey Dreier @caseydreier.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The Roman Space Telescope was underfunded and faced termination 3 years in a row. Amazing it's now ready to launch ahead of schedule and under budget. 18620
Reposted by Brett MorrisSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 27/08/2026NASA and SpaceX are targeting #NASARoman’s liftoff for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, August 30, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 🎥 Launch coverage begins at 6:20 a.m. 🔭 nasa.govNASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida - NASACoverage plans are ready for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA's next-generation observatory designed to 113745
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 28/08/2026SUNDAY, bright and early 🔭science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Space Telescope ‘Go’ for LaunchNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch following completion of the agency and SpaceX’s Launch Readiness Review Friday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 092
Reposted by Brett MorrisNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 27/08/2026We’re #hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Education & Public Outreach team! 👩💻👨💻 You'll build interactive, data-driven web experiences that bring Rubin data and science to the world 🌌 👉 Learn more and apply soon: ow.ly/Jajv50ZFUQf 🧪🔭☄️ 13627
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 25/08/2026Go Pandora! 🧪🔭🪐science.nasa.govNASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars - NASA SciencePandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency's Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique 0256
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 24/08/2026Go Roman! 🧪🔭 science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Telescope Enclosed in SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket FairingTeams have finished preparing NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launch. On Aug. 21, the team encapsulated the observatory inside the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s fairing at NASA’s Kennedy S... 0141
Reposted by Brett MorrisKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 21/08/2026I should note that this (3000-word) piece is slightly less “general public” than most of my writing, since I wrote it for a newsletter intended for researchers. But if you’re interested in dark energy, there’s way more about it in my first book, “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)”! 1233942
Reposted by Brett MorrisSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 20/08/2026We're just 10 days away from the scheduled launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida! As you can see from the banner above our door at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, we're very excited about the science #NASARoman will deliver. 🔭 57612
Reposted by Brett MorrisSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This and a few further updates are also described in this SPIE paper by me & the whole MIRI team, on the Arxiv today arxiv.org/abs/2608.13873arxiv.orgEnhancing the performance and capabilities of the MIRI instrument on JWSTMIRI, the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, is the only instrument sensitive to wavelengths longward of 5 um on the observatory. In this regime, MIRI brings order-of-magnitude... 2244
Reposted by Brett MorrisJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 16/08/2026And they expect us to believe this is a coincidence. Wake up, sheeple. 24512
Reposted by Brett MorrisJason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 13/08/2026One of the enormous advances in astronomy since my grad school days has been in our understanding of gyrochronolgy. Look at this amazing figure and reflect on the rich physics it contains about stellar spin down! 2299
Reposted by Brett MorrisJames Tuttle Keane @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Shuang Yang—Chang’e 7 will land near the Moon’s south pole Shackleton crater later this year and deploy (via tether) a seismometer that is planned to survive for 8 years. This might be the first node of a long-lived *international* geophysical network! #AOGS2026 17023
Reposted by Brett MorrisSarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I heard a story about a detained health researcher the other day and assumed this was it - but no, there‘s a second local scientist, from UMD, who is being held by ICE. On his way home from receiving a “teacher of the year” award. www.wbaltv.com/article/umb-...wbaltv.comUniversity of Maryland pharmacy instructor detained in DallasFederal officials detained an instructor from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy last week. 2166155
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 01/08/2026All out of Dare Mighty Things, only got Kiss Bloody Rings. 020
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 31/07/2026So long and thanks for all the wine.static.klipy.comPlayful Dolphins in Blue WaterALT: Playful Dolphins in Blue Water 030
Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 31/07/2026Things you might say to juice the stocks as the bubble reaches its limits: fortune.com/2026/07/27/s...fortune.comSam Altman thinks the singularity is already here, but an expert says OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach doesn’t prove it | Fortune“It’s the first time in like more than a decade I've thought about what is the next thing,” the OpenAI CEO said. 070
Reposted by Brett MorrisEvert Nasedkin @evertnasedkin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026🔭 New paper day! 🪐 This time from Merle Schrader, a PhD student in the brown dwarf group at Trinity College Dublin. Today, they're publishing a fresh look at SIMP-0136, using principal component analysis, identifying the mechanisms driving its atmospheric variability. arxiv.org/abs/2607.26182arxiv.orgThe JWST weather report: Unravelling the atmospheric variability of isolated worlds using principal component analysisBrown dwarf variability directly probes atmospheric dynamics beyond the Solar System, and recent JWST time-resolved spectroscopy has opened a new window into these processes. Principal component analy... 1228