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Jayke Samson Nguyen @jayke.io · 10/09/2026

Hot off the press! Via the magic of differentiable forward modeling and of non-redundant masking on JWST we may have found a new exoplanet! One of the most challenging papers I've written, but I'm glad its finally out! Submitted to AJ, pending peer review. arxiv.org/abs/2609.10507

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A Candidate Innermost Fifth Planet In the HR 8799 System Revealed By JWST NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry

We detect a candidate fifth planet in the HR 8799 system, directly imaged with the JWST/NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometer (AMI). The detected source lies just above a $3σ$ contrast curve at a con...

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Yes! This also comes up in my recent contribution to CHE: www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

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Learning is done best in community. The most important function of educational institutions is providing spaces for building that community. Every time we suggest a student would be well served by “asking a chatbot,” we are cutting off an opportunity for that student to engage with their classmates, instructors, or librarians. Those interactions, however small, are what constitute communities of learners.

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Jayke Samson Nguyen @jayke.io · 04/09/2025

simulation data of an uncorrected point source through atmospheric turbulence or in other words: simulating a star's twinkle ✨

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Yvette Cendes @whereisyvette.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Sign of the times- Michigan State, one of the biggest astronomy programs in the USA, is not accepting ANY applications for its graduate program this year 😖 🔭🧪🎢

Text detailing how MSU isn’t accepting grad applications for astronomy on their website

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AAS Public Policy @policy.aas.org · 02/07/2025

The Senate reconciliation bill passed yesterday is separate from the annual appropriations process, which determines funding for our federal science agencies. Learn more about the differences here: aas.org/posts/news/2...

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Reconciliation vs Appropriations | American Astronomical Society

Here we outline the key difference between the reconciliation process, which deals with mandatory spending and taxes, and the appropriations process, which determines the funding levels for discretion...

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Jayke Samson Nguyen @jayke.io · 02/07/2025

Found some beautiful Neptune data digging through the Keck Observatory Archives! The pole isn't nearly as visible now as it was back in 2002.

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