Wake up, babe! There’s a new planet around Beta Pictoris!
Webb spotted a new giant planet hiding in one of the most studied planetary systems in our galaxy.
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ALT Artist's concept of the Beta Pictoris planetary system. One edge of a smooth, dusty disk that looks like cloud wisps extends across the upper third of the image. Just below that, in the left third of the image, the star glows white and is small. Just to the left of the star there is a tiny white dot, planet Beta Pictoris c. To the right of the star, about twice the distance between Beta Pictoris c and the star is another bright dot, representing planet Beta Pictoris b. A third planet, Beta Pictoris d is larger than the other two, and appears in the right third of the illustration. The planet has subtle orange cloud bands, and the side facing the star is illuminated. Below this planet, the other wispy edge of the dusty disk that circles the star crosses the bottom right corner of the illustration below Beta Pictoris d from 4 o’clock to 7 o’clock. The black background of space is speckled with distant stars. The words "Artist's Concept" appears at the lower left corner.
To think explicitly about what it means to be an excellent team member is the first step to becoming an excellent team member. Check out this short and practical article by @ltelkins to start the conversation with your colleagues.
A little weekend reading on the five key superpowers of a team member, and it comes with a little rubric -- you can check yourself and your team. medium.com/p/the-five-superp…
This result from @CenterForAstro and others is fabulous and highly relevant to our search for CMEs on other stars. It also demonstrates the power of multi-messenger and multi-wavelength observations. nature.com/articles/s41550-0…
@KISS_Caltech is leading a panel on interdisciplinary collaboration for advancing space science, exploration, and technology at ASCEND 2026 (@aiaa).
Join us from 1:30 -2:15pm on Wed May 20 at the International Ballroom to hear from our invited panelists and Executive Director!
Launch Day for my new book on teams! It's my heartfelt, lived experience of incredible teams (👀, @NASAJPL, @ASU, @UCBerkeley, @beaglelearning) and the science of what makes each of us and our teams more resilient, successful, and joyful. Please, let me know what you think!
🚀 Ready, set, launch! Happy publication day to MISSION READY.
@ltelkins, leader of a major NASA mission, provides a practical guide to developing teams that excel in high-stakes situations.
Order your copy today at basic-venture.com
Hiya Friends! My book *Mission Ready: How to Build Teams that Perform Under Pressure* will be out in one week! Like all authors I'm looking for pre-sales and talk opportunities....if any of you have interest or ideas, I'd so appreciate the support! tinyurl.com/373xnn6y
SPARCS' First Light images demonstrate that it is working on orbit. Exciting science times ahead! Congratulations to the whole team including those at @ASU, @NASAJPL, and @NASA. nasa.gov/science-research/as…
SPARCS industry partners included @BlueCanyonTech for the bus, Hexagon for the telescope, and Arizona Space Technologies for some engineering support. A great partnership between academia, industry, and government.
SPARCS' First Light images demonstrate that it is working on orbit. Exciting science times ahead! Congratulations to the whole team including those at @ASU, @NASAJPL, and @NASA. nasa.gov/science-research/as…
Dear #AAS247 Attendees and Exoplanet/Star/SpaceWeather Fans, there will be a fabulous Exospace Weather Splinter Session on Wednesday afternoon. Check it out! lauraamaral.github.io/Exospa…
Dear #AAS247 Attendees and Exoplanet/Star/SpaceWeather Fans, there will be a fabulous Exospace Weather Splinter Session on Wednesday afternoon. Check it out! lauraamaral.github.io/Exospa…
Indeed! Space Weather had and continues to have serious impacts on our planets. Here is our recently published @KISS_Caltech report on the state of the field of Exospace Weather and how to detect it in other planetary systems: arxiv.org/abs/2511.02871#:~:….
Hey, my latest book, Mission Ready: How to Build Teams that Perform Under Pressure, is publishing with @BasicVenture on April 21! Stay tuned, and here's the cover!
Interested in temperate terrestrial planet/exoplanet atmospheres? Come work with us at UA LPL! 3 year fully-funded position at UA LPL in the Ranjan group: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…. Questions? Please email me!
The final report for the 2023 KISS study program "Blazing Paths Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments" was recently published.
To read the report and for more information, visit:
Final Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_repor…
Study Program: kiss.caltech.edu/programs.ht…
NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory will do more than hunt for life.
This summer scientists put forward 100 ideas for the ‘scope including planetary defense, studying Venus, and even observing individual stars in distant galaxies.
Me in Nature Astronomy
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