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Ben Floyd
@benfloyd.bsky.social
Astrophysicist

Studies supermassive black holes in galaxy clusters at high redshift.
It was art!
April 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Having worked for the same previous institution (and many similar complaints), I'm so glad and proud of you!
April 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Writing ADQL query using astroquery to access any of the astro repositories.
a man in a car is screaming and says hack the planet
Alt: a man in a car is screaming and says hack the planet
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I just came here to see if anyone else is having problems. Direct links are timing out and searches are hanging.
February 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Reposted by Ben Floyd
And as usual with #ESAEuclid, both the full scene of NGC 6505 and its environment and background are visible in the same image, as well as the Einstein Ring in the center. But you have to zoom in!

Images in our blogpost www.euclid-ec.org/einstein-rin...

and at ESA www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

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February 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The NSF leadership have failed us.

All NSF grant proposals are required *by law* to include a broader impacts section that demonstrates "Expanding participation of women and individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM." uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

These Executive Orders are illegal.
uscode.house.gov
February 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM