A new method maps a hot Jupiter's atmosphere all the way around its rim, from equator to pole. WASP-17 b's evening side is about 650 K hotter than its morning side, and water and CO2 stay constant around the limb. #AstroSky #exoplanets @lili-alderson.bsky.social @stellarplanet.bsky.social

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Colloquium and public talk at Indiana University, achieved! Gosh, I love big Midwestern state schools! (Hilariously, I can't spend the night here as Indiana/Ohio State football is here tomorrow, and the hotels and town are PACKED.)

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While walking up to the Royal Observatory #Greenwich, I did wonder if I should have inquired about the royal protocol for trespassing on the other Astronomer Royal's turf 🤔 Good news: I was welcomed with open arms by their amazing curator Dr Claire Warrior! #SpotTheScot 🔭

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FIVE DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH 🚀 My friends, it’s time we went to Phobos. #MMXLIFTOFF 10.20 at 04:41:03 JST 🚀🛰️ (That is the Tanegashima launch pad behind me. It is indeed one of the most beautiful in the world. No notes.)

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Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation arstechnica.com/space/2026/1...

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