Open post J.S. Pailly @JSPailly@universeodon.com · 36mo ago Replying to @AstroKatie@mastodon.social <p>Have you heard about JWST seeing galaxies that shouldn’t exist? There’s more to that story! </p><p>My latest for BBC Science Focus: <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/james-webb-space-telescope-ancient-galaxies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencefocus.com/comment/james</span><span class="invisible">-webb-space-telescope-ancient-galaxies</span></a></p> @AstroKatie I love that final line. If I were the universe, I'd want to start making galaxies as soon as possible, too.
Open post J.S. Pailly @JSPailly@universeodon.com · 35mo ago Replying to @coachgowron@tenforward.social <p>To those who have experienced a bad week, know this: You have comrades and allies here, and I am proud to call myself one of them. One day we will raise our glasses together and sing of the troubles we have overcome, and the glory we have found together.</p> @coachgowron Qapla'!
Open post J.S. Pailly @JSPailly@universeodon.com · 13mo ago Replying to @badastro@mastodon.social <p>Listen, I'm not saying Scientific American has great cosmic powers, but a little over a year after its first issue *astronomers found a whole new solar system planet*.</p><p>COINCIDENCE?</p><p>Article by me, for the 180th anniversary of SciAm!</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-american-is-older-than-the-discovery-of-neptune/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/scientific-american-is-older-than-the-discovery-of-neptune/</span></a></p> @badastro@mastodon.social Sounds legit. I heard somewhere once that correlation implies causation.