The Royal Astronomical Society is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Perks of the job: sneak previews of awesome books! @dreochapman.bsky.social has outdone herself with Radio Universe - a truly joyful & eloquent tour of the Universe through the 'eyes' of the oft-neglected but nevertheless remarkable radio telescopes of the world. Warmly recommended - out in March!🔭

"Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning" - Louise Bourgeois #WomensArt

This is an excellent tip!

Can art help scientists better understand the quantum universe? @newscientist.com interviews Dr Ulrike Kuchner and Prof Silke Weinfurtner at the spectaculr "Cosmic Titans" exhibition @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBN4...

We're excited to chair the "A multi-scale and multi-tracer view of the cosmic web" session - with @emeegray.bsky.social @apontzen.bsky.social, @abdrake.bsky.social, Tianyi Yang, and me!

For those who don’t know, Jonathan is *the* person who keeps track of stuff in space, a key part of the information ecosystem for anyone who studies or writes about satellites. He now needs some help to keep doing this. (1/2)

On 5 March this year, the second Postgraduate Women in Physics conference will take place in Nottingham, with great speakers and chances to network and showcase your research. UK friends please help us advertise this event by sharing with PhD students you know! www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...

The skies above Paranal are at risk from a proposed industrial megaproject.  This would be located in the vicinity of ESO's Observatory. If constructed, it would irreparably impact astronomical observations. Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2501/ 🔭  📷 ESO/P. Horálek

Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.

Students, parents, teachers! Are you or someone you support anxiously awaiting UK A-level/Highers results? If the outcomes are not as expected, all is not lost. There are always options (believe it or not) My colleague Philip Moriarty: from failure to Professor www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZJT...