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relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/nautilus/ relcategory tag>Nautilus/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>After months of preparation and sorting out the logistics, it is finally here! With the arrival of a special instrument to Tucson, I am very excited to start a new lab for our Nautilus Space Observatory project at The University of Arizona. The crate weighs about as much as an elephant and holds a cutting-edge,… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/whats-in-the-crate/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1563 classpost-1563 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pandora-bus-integration-complete/>img width2560 height1440 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altPandora Bus Integration Complete! decodingasync srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?w2560&ssl1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize300%2C169&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize1024%2C576&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize768%2C432&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize1536%2C864&ssl1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize2048%2C1152&ssl1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize500%2C281&ssl1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize800%2C450&ssl1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize1280%2C720&ssl1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize1920%2C1080&ssl1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?resize1560%2C878&ssl1 1560w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?w2340&ssl1 2340w sizes(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px data-attachment-id1566 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/pandora-bus-integration-complete/pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?fit2560%2C1440&ssl1 data-orig-size2560,1440 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlePandora peers at a transit data-image-description data-image-caption<p>An artist’s concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.<br />NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab</p> data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?fit300%2C169&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160-scaled.jpg?fit780%2C439&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pandora-bus-integration-complete/ relbookmark>Pandora Bus Integration Complete!/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pandora-bus-integration-complete/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2025-01-18T11:30:06-07:00>January 18, 2025/time>time classupdated datetime2025-01-18T11:30:42-07:00>January 18, 2025/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>I am very excited that our NASA Pandora mission passed a major milestone as it moves closer to launch this Fall! Congratulations to PI Elisa Quintana, our amazing Pandora team, and our partners at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Blue Canyon Technologies, and NASA Ames Research Center on completing the integration… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pandora-bus-integration-complete/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1540 classpost-1540 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-earth category-photos category-travels> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/white-sands-national-park/>img srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Apai-2024-1132.jpg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altWhite Sands National Park decodingasync data-attachment-id1546 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/white-sands-national-park/apai-2024-1132/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Apai-2024-1132.jpg?fit%2C&ssl1 data-orig-size data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta data-image-titleWhite Sands National Park data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Apai-2024-1132.jpg?fit300%2C300&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Apai-2024-1132.jpg?fit1024%2C1024&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/white-sands-national-park/ relbookmark>White Sands National Park/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/white-sands-national-park/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2025-01-12T14:45:56-07:00>January 12, 2025/time>time classupdated datetime2025-01-13T10:11:44-07:00>January 13, 2025/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/earth/ relcategory tag>Earth/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/photos/ relcategory tag>Photos/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/travels/ relcategory tag>Travels & Photos/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>Over the winter break, my family visited New Mexico’s White Sands National Park. The Park offers fantastic scenery and we hiked deep into the dune field. Trekking through the pristine white dunes was a beautiful and unique experience! Although it looks like pristine snow, the glistening dunes are made of gypsum. Spectacular scenery and it… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/white-sands-national-park/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1533 classpost-1533 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/>img width2560 height1613 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altResearch group photo! decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?w2560&ssl1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?resize300%2C189&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?resize1024%2C645&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?resize768%2C484&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?resize1536%2C968&ssl1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?w2340&ssl1 2340w sizesauto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px data-attachment-id1535 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/group-2024-2220/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?fit2560%2C1613&ssl1 data-orig-size2560,1613 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleGroup-2024-2220 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?fit300%2C189&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-2024-2220-scaled.jpg?fit780%2C491&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/ relbookmark>Research group photo!/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-12-11T10:47:37-07:00>December 11, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-12-11T10:47:39-07:00>December 11, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/#respond>Leave a Reply/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>As we approach the end of 2024, it was a great time to gather our research group for a photo just outside Steward Observatory. I feel fortunate to work with such a great group! From left to right: Fuda Nguyen, Veronica Klawender, Connor Young, Brittany Miles, Kevim Hardegree-Ullman, Chaucer Langbert, Matthew Murphy, Rachael Amaro, Martin… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/research-group-photo/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1517 classpost-1517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astrobiology category-earth category-exoplanet-exploration category-news category-travels> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/joining-the-explorers-club/>img width1200 height630 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altJoining The Explorers Club! decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?w1200&ssl1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?resize300%2C158&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?resize1024%2C538&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?resize768%2C403&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?resize500%2C263&ssl1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?resize800%2C420&ssl1 800w sizesauto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px data-attachment-id1519 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/joining-the-explorers-club/the-explorers-club/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?fit1200%2C630&ssl1 data-orig-size1200,630 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titlethe-explorers-club data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?fit300%2C158&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/the-explorers-club.jpg?fit780%2C410&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/joining-the-explorers-club/ relbookmark>Joining The Explorers Club!/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/joining-the-explorers-club/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-12-01T21:24:30-07:00>December 1, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-12-01T21:43:59-07:00>December 1, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/astrobiology/ relcategory tag>Astrobiology/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/earth/ relcategory tag>Earth/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/news/ relcategory tag>News/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/travels/ relcategory tag>Travels & Photos/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>The Explorers Club is a famed group of explorers who have led scientific expeditions all over our planet – and beyond – for over a century. I recall reading – as a teenager – inspiring stories in the National Geographic about expeditions conducted by The Explorers Club. Given the long-standing excellence of TEC in scientific expeditions and advancing human… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/joining-the-explorers-club/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1514 classpost-1514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atmospheres category-exoplanet-exploration category-news> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/>img width2560 height1440 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altPointing to the Poles of Brown Dwarfs: Polar Vortex Possibilities decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?w2560&ssl1 2560w, 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https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?resize1920%2C1080&ssl1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?resize1560%2C878&ssl1 1560w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?w2340&ssl1 2340w sizesauto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px data-attachment-id1515 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/browndwarf-scaled/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?fit2560%2C1440&ssl1 data-orig-size2560,1440 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlebrowndwarf-scaled data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?fit300%2C169&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/browndwarf-scaled-1.jpg?fit780%2C439&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/ relbookmark>Pointing to the Poles of Brown Dwarfs: Polar Vortex Possibilities/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-11-18T21:57:58-07:00>November 18, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-11-18T21:58:00-07:00>November 18, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/atmospheres/ relcategory tag>Atmospheres/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/news/ relcategory tag>News/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/#respond>Leave a Reply/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>The AAS Nova featured a nice article by Lexi Gault on our new paper in which Fuda Nguyen and I propose that the polar regions of brown dwarfs (and most gas giant exoplanets) are different from the equatorial and mid-latitude regions: The poles are in a different circulation regime (vortex-dominated) – this means that they have different… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/pointing-to-the-poles-of-brown-dwarfs-polar-vortex-possibilities/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1507 classpost-1507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bioverse-and-identifying-sciences-for-exoplanet-surveys-in-the-next-decades/>img width1224 height656 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-02-at-3.46.11 PM.png classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altBioverse and Identifying Sciences for Exoplanet Surveys in the Next Decades decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-02-at-3.46.11 PM.png?w1224&ssl1 1224w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-02-at-3.46.11 PM.png?resize300%2C161&ssl1 300w, 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data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleBioverse and Mapping Exoplanet Science Questions for the next Three Decades data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-02-at-3.46.11 PM.png?fit300%2C161&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-02-at-3.46.11 PM.png?fit780%2C418&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bioverse-and-identifying-sciences-for-exoplanet-surveys-in-the-next-decades/ relbookmark>Bioverse and Identifying Sciences for Exoplanet Surveys in the Next Decades/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bioverse-and-identifying-sciences-for-exoplanet-surveys-in-the-next-decades/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-10-02T15:48:15-07:00>October 2, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-10-02T15:48:16-07:00>October 2, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bioverse-and-identifying-sciences-for-exoplanet-surveys-in-the-next-decades/#comments>1 Reply/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>Exoplanet science is one of the most rapidly expanding fields of modern physical sciences: Countless new measurements are made, thousands of papers published annually, and the number of exoplanets and planet candidates discovered is rapidly approaching 6,000 – and set to accelerate! What really drives this discovery? What will the future of exoplanet science bring? Which… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bioverse-and-identifying-sciences-for-exoplanet-surveys-in-the-next-decades/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1502 classpost-1502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration category-news category-photos category-travels> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/aaas-fellowship-ceremony-in-d-c/>img width1024 height768 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altAAAS Fellowship Ceremony in D.C. decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?w1024&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?resize300%2C225&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?resize768%2C576&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?resize500%2C375&ssl1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?resize800%2C600&ssl1 800w sizesauto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px data-attachment-id1503 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/aaas-fellowship-ceremony-in-d-c/342d31c2-842f-42f4-a519-37e5de50ace6_1_105_c/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.5","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1726949318","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.7","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.025","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titleAAAS Gala in D.C. data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?fit300%2C225&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/342D31C2-842F-42F4-A519-37E5DE50ACE6_1_105_c.jpeg?fit780%2C585&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/aaas-fellowship-ceremony-in-d-c/ relbookmark>AAAS Fellowship Ceremony in D.C./a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/aaas-fellowship-ceremony-in-d-c/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-10-01T07:17:03-07:00>October 1, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-12-07T14:52:52-07:00>December 7, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/news/ relcategory tag>News/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/photos/ relcategory tag>Photos/a>, a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/travels/ relcategory tag>Travels & Photos/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>Just completed a wonderful trip to D.C. to the AAAS Fellows Forum and a visit to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I was honored to be elected a AAAS Fellow and enjoyed participating in the Fellows Forum, celebrating the new Fellows at the 150th Anniversary of the program. It was thrilling to share this honor… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/aaas-fellowship-ceremony-in-d-c/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1442 classpost-1442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/>img width1140 height597 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altHonored to be elected a AAAS Fellow! decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?w1140&ssl1 1140w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?resize300%2C157&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?resize1024%2C536&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?resize768%2C402&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?resize500%2C262&ssl1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?resize800%2C419&ssl1 800w sizesauto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px data-attachment-id1443 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/aaas-fellows-edited/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?fit1140%2C597&ssl1 data-orig-size1140,597 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleAAAS Fellows data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?fit300%2C157&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AAAS-Fellows-edited.png?fit780%2C408&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/ relbookmark>Honored to be elected a AAAS Fellow!/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-06-20T06:23:53-07:00>June 20, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-06-20T06:25:05-07:00>June 20, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/#respond>Leave a Reply/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>I am honored to be elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, in recognition of my “distinguished contributions to the field of astrobiology and astrophysics, particularly for advancements in understanding of habitable exoplanets and planetary systems.” The prestigious AAAS Fellows program is over 150… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/honored-to-be-elected-a-aaas-fellow/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post -->article idpost-1435 classpost-1435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exoplanet-exploration> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/>img width1200 height675 srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg classattachment-stsblogfeedly size-stsblogfeedly wp-post-image altBolder than Webb? decodingasync loadinglazy srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?w1200&ssl1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?resize300%2C169&ssl1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?resize1024%2C576&ssl1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?resize768%2C432&ssl1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?resize500%2C281&ssl1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?resize800%2C450&ssl1 800w sizesauto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px data-attachment-id1436 data-permalinkhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?fit1200%2C675&ssl1 data-orig-size1200,675 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titleGoldin-op-ed-opener-1200×675 data-image-description data-image-caption<p>A handful of the primary mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope sit outside a testing chamber at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 2011. Credit: NASA/David Higginbotham</p> data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?fit300%2C169&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/distantearths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Goldin-op-ed-opener-1200x675-1.jpeg?fit780%2C439&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton />/a> header classentry-header> h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/ relbookmark>Bolder than Webb?/a>/h2> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted on /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published updated datetime2024-01-27T09:48:47-07:00>January 27, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classentry-author>span classauthor vcard>span classscreen-reader-text>Author /span>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://distantearths.com/author/apai/>Daniel Apai/a>/span>/span>span classcat-links>span classscreen-reader-text>Posted in /span>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/category/exoplanet-exploration/ relcategory tag>Exoplanet Exploration/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/#respond>Leave a Reply/a>/span> /div> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-content> p>January 2024: “Bolder than Webb?” Former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin’s OpEd in Aerospace America makes a strong statement on the importance of inspiring, bold visions for next-generation NASA missions. Goldin argues that the current path will lead to a decade(s)-long gap in major improvements of space telescope capabilities, which poses a substantial risk for American leadership in space… /p>div classreadmore-wrapper>a hrefhttps://distantearths.com/bolder-than-webb/ classmore-link>Read /a>/div> /div>!-- .entry-content --> /article>!-- #post --> nav classnavigation pagination aria-labelPosts pagination> h2 classscreen-reader-text>Posts pagination/h2> div classnav-links>span aria-currentpage classpage-numbers current>span classscreen-reader-text>Page /span>1/span>a classpage-numbers hrefhttps://distantearths.com/page/2/>span classscreen-reader-text>Page /span>2/a>span classpage-numbers dots>…/span>a classpage-numbers hrefhttps://distantearths.com/page/6/>span classscreen-reader-text>Page /span>6/a>a classnext page-numbers hrefhttps://distantearths.com/page/2/>Next →/a>/div> /nav> !-- If has sidebar start --> /div>!-- If has sidebar end -->/main>!-- .site-main -->/div>!-- .site-content --> footer classsite-footer> div classinner> div classsite-info> p classcopyright> ©2025 Distant Earths !-- Delete below lines to remove copyright from footer --> span classfooter-info-right> | Theme by a hrefhttps://superbthemes.com/ relnofollow noopener>SuperbThemes.Com/a> /span> !-- Delete above lines to remove copyright from footer --> /p> a href# idback-to-top titleBack To Top>i aria-hiddentrue classicon-chevron-up>/i>/a> /div>!-- .site-info --> /div>!-- .inner --> /footer>!-- .site-footer -->/div>!-- .site -->script typetext/javascript srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/plugins/advanced-backgrounds/assets/vendor/jarallax/dist/jarallax.min.js?ver2.2.0 idjarallax-js>/script>script typetext/javascript srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/plugins/advanced-backgrounds/assets/vendor/jarallax/dist/jarallax-video.min.js?ver2.2.0 idjarallax-video-js>/script>script typetext/javascript idawb-js-extra>/* !CDATA */var AWB {version:1.12.4,settings:{disable_parallax:,disable_video:,full_width_fallback:false}};/* > *//script>script typetext/javascript srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/plugins/advanced-backgrounds/assets/awb/awb.min.js?ver1.12.4 idawb-js>/script>script typetext/javascript srchttps://distantearths.com/wp-content/themes/blogfeedly/js/custom.js?ver1.6.0 idstsblogfeedly-script-js>/script>script typetext/javascript srchttps://stats.wp.com/e-202506.js idjetpack-stats-js data-wp-strategydefer>/script>script typetext/javascript idjetpack-stats-js-after>/* !CDATA */_stq window._stq || ;_stq.push( view, JSON.parse({\v\:\ext\,\blog\:\56264547\,\post\:\0\,\tz\:\-7\,\srv\:\distantearths.com\,\j\:\1:13.8.2\}) );_stq.push( clickTrackerInit, 56264547, 0 );/* > *//script> script data-categoryfunctional> /script> /body>/html>
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