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Benne W. Holwerda
@benneholwerda.bsky.social
3.1K followers 2K following 2.9K posts
Dad, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Louisville. He/Him/hey you. Opinions are my own. As are the typos. Astronomy, datascience, ethics & occasional US/EU politics.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 8h
#jwstcycle5
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 1d
Alright. JWST proposals and teaching every day. We got this right?
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 8h
#jwstcycle5
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 13h
Late-night excited writing about possible science.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 12h
I mostly have to fight with my Dutch nature that labels everything as “fine”, “adequate” and “average”.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 12h
“And we go live to an astronomer trying to recall more English superlatives”
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 13h
Late-night excited writing about possible science.
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 13h
An adorable little #Roman figurine of a mouse playing a trumpet - because, why not?

#Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 1d
A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 1d
Page limit? Oh it’ll fit the page limit.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 1d
Alright. JWST proposals and teaching every day. We got this right?
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 2d
"A liberal arts education encompasses the arts, the humanities, the social sciences and STEM. It rejects the notion that some branches of knowledge are more important than others. Instead, it emphasizes that tackling the big questions of our current moment requires cross-disciplinary approaches." 🙌
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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 2d
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 2d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word story that only someone in your profession will understand:

Flipr, Flipr, Flipr, Flipr
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Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 2d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word story that only someone in your profession will understand:

Boxes not reviewed beforehand.
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Jennifer Hell Hoffman 😈🔥 @astroprofhoff.bsky.social · 2d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Observing run clouded out.
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lieke marsman @liekemarsman.bsky.social · 2d
Lees.
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Carolina Trujillo @carolinatrujillo.bsky.social · 4d
Over fascisme, democratieën en verzet of wat ik daarvan weet. #antifa #fascisme #regenlaarzen www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Vijandig vuur doof je met regenlaarzen aan
Fascisme: Hoe je een land uit handen van fascisten houdt, dat weet Carolina Trujillo niet – haar familie probeerde het in Uruguay. Maar het vuur móét toch te doven zijn.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 2d
Let’s check in with boring ol’ Netherlands and hoooboy.

The elections in a few weeks and two full-on fash “demonstrations”.

Ondanks 29 aanhoudingen werd protest Amsterdam geen veldslag als in Den Haag www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
Ondanks 29 aanhoudingen werd protest Amsterdam geen veldslag als in Den Haag
Met de rellen in Den Haag in het achterhoofd zette Amsterdam zich zondag schrap voor een herhaling, maar echt uit de hand liep het anti-immigratieprotest niet. Een reportage over een demonstratie met ...
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Bruce Macintosh @bmacastro.bsky.social · 2d
Loeb says: “Not aliens.”
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.bsky.social · 4d
Are you someone who is interested in astronomy graduate school? This is a list of many/most departments and their expectations for admissions this year. Please feel free to spread it far and wide. If you are doing admissions and you'd like to update your entry, reach out as per the form!
US Astronomy Graduate Admissions, AY 2025-2026
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 4d
Well that was A Lot. Time to talk to my emotional support cheese.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 5d
If it’s not three dudes in a trench coat, it doesn’t qualify.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 5d
Any “Farmaggeddon” that doesn’t feature Shaun the Sheep is going to be a letdown.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d
Any bailout for the "Farmageddon" caused by tariffs might just pay farmers back with their own money (via Bloomberg Opinion)
‘Farmageddon’ Can’t Be Solved With a Bailout Alone
It’s harvest time in the Midwest and farmers are bringing in bumper crops of soybeans, corn and wheat. They should be elated.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 6d
After a few minutes of news…
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 6d
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 6d
Started the collaboration on Rubin’s Galaxy on the Twitterz.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 6d
Oh @mattkenworthy.bsky.social !
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AAS Nova @aasnova.org · 6d
Growing planets need to eat, and astronomers just found one snacking on gas in between the rings of a protoplanetary disk. aasnova.org/2025/10/08/g... 🔭🧪
Researchers Spot a Rare Glowing, Growing Planet
Growing planets need to eat, and astronomers just found one snacking on gas in between the rings of a protoplanetary disk.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 6d
Chileense president en Musk…
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Cathrin Machin Space Art @cathrinmachin.bsky.social · 6d
Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people

I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you

Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?

If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art
Woman standing next to large artwork on an easel. The painting is of a wormhole with gravitational lensing that shows stars and galaxies are warped around a central point.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 7d
Banning “dangerous gain-of-function” pathogen research is actually just banning pathogen research. TB causes chronic disease, the supposed cornerstone of the MAHA movement. Hard to see ending TB research on treatments as anything but another targeted attack on science in service of destroying it.
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Rock Lab @rocklabtb.bsky.social · 7d
Ditto. Thanks for this Sarah. www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g...
The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all
Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 7d
We saw @jimgaffigan.bsky.social tonight with a half hour special on bourbon. He was funny. We laughed.

And back home at 9pm because it’s a school night.
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