A new solar system in the making?
For the second time ever, two planets have been directly observed forming around a host star. Our VLT and VLTI have helped astronomers confirm the presence of a second gas giant orbiting the star WISPIT 2.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2604/
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One week to go to apply for our postdoc on radial velocities at Macquarie University in Sydney!
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This articulates incredibly clearly some of the reasons I'm scared of widespread LLM usage in my corner of academia.
This should be spread far and wide !
The number of errors is just astonishing… 🤦🏻♂️
I’m happy to share my latest paper that is now available on arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2603.26876
Conférence grand public « Les mondes lointains : 30 ans d’exoplanètes » animée par Lucile Mignon et Michel Mayor, dans le cadre de la Semaine Française de l'Astrophysique.
Le 24 juin 2026 à 19h au musée de Grenoble @villedegrenoble.bsky.social Tous les détails : buff.ly/eBk1vKB
Les portes ouvertes de l'observatoire de Lyon c'est le 19 et 20 juin ! Plein d'activités prévues, des observations, des jeux... mais mon petit chouchou c'est cette maquette du JWST en Légo très réaliste ! (modèle starkspace.com)
Par ici le programme : observatoire.univ-lyon1.fr/actualites/p...
Happy with my quote here:
“While NASA administrators are free to wax nostalgic for the days when Pluto was a planet ...scientists working in the field will continue to try to explain and classify objects in the solar system in the way that actually helps us understand the world in which we live.”
ESO
Benjamin Pope
Astropierre
Jean-François Gonzalez
Joanna Drążkowska
Maxime Trebitsch
SF2A
Mike Brown
arxiv.org
Water ice is expected to be the dominant volatile component of bodies formed in the outer Solar System. However, recent observations of comets and trans-Neptunian objects suggest that the relative abu...
About the Role We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Exoplanet Science at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. You will be working with A/Prof Benjamin Pope and A/Prof Christian ...
Hey, I wrote a thing about AI in astrophysics
ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...
Johan Richard
🔭 A cautionary tale for undergrads (and above!) using AI for #astro plots: our BSc student wanted to make a "quick" HR diagram showcasing M-dwarfs & thought some chatbot could make one and... well...
...extra credits are now offered to students who can correctly find all errors on cursedHR.png 🫠 🧪
Minas Karamanis
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
