Kevin McGrath
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www.sci.news/astronomy/sc... - that's one cool Hubble telescope image
May 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
www.sci.news/astronomy/sc... - that's one cool Hubble telescope image
Reposted by Kevin McGrath
These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Just in case you think we are alone ... the numbers argue otherwise.
April 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Just in case you think we are alone ... the numbers argue otherwise.
Reposted by Kevin McGrath
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
So sad, so true.
April 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
So sad, so true.
Data ... the yield curve inverts before every major recession.
Buckle up.
Buckle up.
March 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Data ... the yield curve inverts before every major recession.
Buckle up.
Buckle up.
Saw this and I had to laugh ...
March 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Saw this and I had to laugh ...
Worth watching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-eH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-eH...
Why Economists Hate Trump's Tariff Plan | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
www.youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Worth watching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-eH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-eH...
Not to keep harping on this, but now the chance of impact rose to 1-in-32 (3.1%)
February 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Not to keep harping on this, but now the chance of impact rose to 1-in-32 (3.1%)
Another astronomy post - That tiny dot may look harmless, but it is in fact an asteroid that could ruin your Christmas in 2032
February 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Another astronomy post - That tiny dot may look harmless, but it is in fact an asteroid that could ruin your Christmas in 2032
An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.
The new planet, named HD 20794 d, has a mass six times that of Earth and orbits a star similar to our sun, located just 20 light years away.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
The new planet, named HD 20794 d, has a mass six times that of Earth and orbits a star similar to our sun, located just 20 light years away.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
Researchers confirm an exoplanet potentially capable of sustaining life
An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star. The planet was originally detected two years ago by Oxford University scien...
phys.org
February 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.
The new planet, named HD 20794 d, has a mass six times that of Earth and orbits a star similar to our sun, located just 20 light years away.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
The new planet, named HD 20794 d, has a mass six times that of Earth and orbits a star similar to our sun, located just 20 light years away.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
Presented without commentary.
January 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Presented without commentary.
Looking forward to seeing this next month ...
January 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Looking forward to seeing this next month ...
While our world seems to be going crazy, take a second to think about how big the "world" really is.
January 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
While our world seems to be going crazy, take a second to think about how big the "world" really is.
"You can trust in science because science doesn't trust itself."
One of the hallmarks of the scientific method is to challenge subjective belief with objective data, even belief in the data itself. This process of constant critique and review is designed to enforce objectivity and reduce error.
One of the hallmarks of the scientific method is to challenge subjective belief with objective data, even belief in the data itself. This process of constant critique and review is designed to enforce objectivity and reduce error.
January 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"You can trust in science because science doesn't trust itself."
One of the hallmarks of the scientific method is to challenge subjective belief with objective data, even belief in the data itself. This process of constant critique and review is designed to enforce objectivity and reduce error.
One of the hallmarks of the scientific method is to challenge subjective belief with objective data, even belief in the data itself. This process of constant critique and review is designed to enforce objectivity and reduce error.
Cool astronomical image of exocomet belts around 74 different star systems (article here - phys.org/news/2025-01...)
January 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Cool astronomical image of exocomet belts around 74 different star systems (article here - phys.org/news/2025-01...)
Yup - that about sums it up for me.
January 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Yup - that about sums it up for me.
The difference between the amount the federal government spends in a state and the amount the state pays in federal taxes. Here’s what per capita balances looked like in 2022, the most recent year available (blue means a state receives more than it gives, orange the reverse):
January 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The difference between the amount the federal government spends in a state and the amount the state pays in federal taxes. Here’s what per capita balances looked like in 2022, the most recent year available (blue means a state receives more than it gives, orange the reverse):
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein
January 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein
As a scientist, I look to data to form my opinions on things (like climate change). Here is a clear visual summary of what we have done over the last 80 years or so. Hard to argue that we have had no part of this trend.
January 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
As a scientist, I look to data to form my opinions on things (like climate change). Here is a clear visual summary of what we have done over the last 80 years or so. Hard to argue that we have had no part of this trend.
Grabbing some of my favorite photos from FB before deleting that account. I would hate to lose a lot of them.
This one I took at one of my favorite spots - Narragansett Beach.
This one I took at one of my favorite spots - Narragansett Beach.
January 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Grabbing some of my favorite photos from FB before deleting that account. I would hate to lose a lot of them.
This one I took at one of my favorite spots - Narragansett Beach.
This one I took at one of my favorite spots - Narragansett Beach.
A great shot of the Newport Bridge.
January 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A great shot of the Newport Bridge.