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1983

Welcome x 11

We have a lot of new additions to the team to announce. Tim Brady is joining YC as a Partner. Previously, he was a Partner at ImagineK12. Tim was Yahoo’s first employee and spent 8 years as the company’s Chief Product Officer. Tim was also the CEO of QuestBridge, an educational startup that helps bright low-income…

1989

Jupiter Awaits Arrival of Juno

In preparation for the imminent arrival of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, astronomers have used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to obtain spectacular new infrared images of Jupiter. They are part of a campaign to create high-resolution maps of the giant planet. These observations will inform the work to be undertaken by Juno over…