We have officially launched the applications for the 2026 BMSIS Young Scientist Program! Learn more and view our available projects for this year here: bmsis.org/ysp/projects/

Twistillery is a new business setup by the sister of a friend of mine - they are based by the beautiful Moray Firth in NE Scotland. I hope they have great success in their endeavours! #Twistillery 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle... twistillery.co.uk

This starts tomorrow!

Lunar Farside Technosignature and Transients Telescope (LFT3) aims to exploit the uniquely radio-quiet environment of the lunar farside to perform pioneering low-frequency radio surveys. #technosignatures #astrobiology @oxfordphysics.bsky.social lft3.space

Today marks the first day of meteorological spring 🌷 March has arrived, and with it comes longer, lighter days. Over the next few weeks most of us will enjoy around two extra hours of daylight ☀️

I have tea & chocolate: ready to start a day of prep for my Wed appearance at the UKGov Science, Information and Technology select committee. I'll be making the case for the economic and scientific benefits of funding (not cutting) UK astronomy. Keen to hear your Sunday thoughts on the matter!🔭⚛️🎢👩‍🔬

"Board of Peace"? Netanyahu & Trump seem more "Bored of Peace".

SpaceX's 1 million AI satellites could cause "massive ozone depletion" and change the night sky forever - but the FCC has no requirement to check before approving them. Astronomers are now scrambling to submit their concerns. Story by me in New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

We often hear news about habitable #exoplanets, but what does "habitable" actually mean? Is an "Earth-like" planet truly like the Earth? In our latest ESO blog we clarify some of the confusion around these terms. Check it out! www.eso.org/public/blog/... 🔭 🧪

“Three passions have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.” — Bertrand Russell

🧵1/8 A recent Science paper claims a massive star in Andromeda basically vanished without first exploding in a supernova. According to the authors, the star’s core collapsed directly into a stellar-mass black hole. ➡️ news.columbia.edu/news/scienti... 🔭🧪⚛️ #astronomy #science #cosmology #universe

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darksky.org/news/two-sat... #planetsci

He usado el telescopio PIRATE como parte de mi carrera de astrofísica, y también me encanta pasear por el parque nacional de Las Cañadas del Teide. ¡Tengo que ir a una jornada de puertas abiertas en el observatorio del Teide, en la Cordillera de Izaña @osobservatories.bsky.social

Are you cut out for living and working in Antarctica? @bas.ac.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is devastating for Carl’s family, and for his IPAC friends and colleagues. We are all shocked and saddened. His contributions to exoplanets and infrared science and the astronomy community will not be forgotten. 💔

🌋 Bajo el #Teide están pasando cosas. Estas son las opciones de erupción según el IGN.

Can life be detected after its molecules are gone? Using pyrolysis-GC-MS + machine learning, Robert Hazen’s team shows fragmented organics can still reveal biosignatures - extending evidence of life back >3 billion years and beyond Earth. https://ow.ly/C4F650Y1ca2 #MassSpectrometry #Astrobiology

Course Correction Needed Quickly To Avoid Pathway To 'Hothouse Earth' Scenario astrobiology.com/2026/02/cour... #Astrobiology #climatechange

Electronics made from certain atomically thin materials can survive harsh radiation environments up to 100 times longer than traditional silicon-based devices. This could bring significant benefits for spacecraft, which are prone to damage from cosmic radiation. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/2d-materia...

A new article in the journal Astrobiology argues that high concentrations of organics in a rock on Mars cannot presently be explained non-biologically. It's an interesting and valuable paper, but I think a bit one-sided because... science.nasa.gov/blogs/scienc...

CRREL Researchers Discover New Microbe Species Frozen In Alaskan Permafrost astrobiology.com/2026/02/crre... #astrobiology #extremophile #microbiology #caves

We’re bringing the Big Ear telescope archive back to life. Hundreds of original technical documents—lost to time for decades—are being digitized and will be released in 2027 for the 50th anniversary of the Wow! Signal. #AreciboWow

There is no higher honor in my little world than having my work recognized by the providers of the Martian surface data used in my carvings. The big cedar piece depicting a singular dune was chosen as their 2026 art show's theme winner! See you in Tucson! lpl.arizona.edu/art/ #spaceart #planetsci

🌋 Nuevo enjambre sísmico en el Teide: más de 300 terremotos desde este lunes www.eldiario.es/canariasahor...

Rest In Power, Jesse Jackson www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

‘Save the best for last 😋’, a little rocky planet discovered by our #ESACheops might think – born later than its gaseous sibling-planets, it might flip our understanding of how planets form upside down. Our full story 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭🧪 #exoplanets #milkyway #planetsci

Hemos tardado muy poco en olvidar que nos han dejado tirados con muchos proyectos... Un socio con el que acuerdas proyectos y luego los suspende unilateralmente no es fiable. Y si en pocos meses los abrazamos de nuevo... Volverá a dejarnos tirados. Colaboración si, humillación no. 🫤

The "Man" Who Sold the World. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Soon, we may be able to deflect asteroids on collision courses with Earth. In this podcast, aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia explains how deflected asteroids could return to Earth. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/YbqO50YenRc

🚨 New Publication Alert🚨 The Philosophical Transactions A issue “Planetary protection for sustainable space exploration” available online now! 👉 buff.ly/lQvjfyo

OMG, Trump - ironically through the EPA - has now reversed protections on things like greenhouse gas emissions, thus helping to further assist global warming and kill us all, faster.

Astronomers: highly recommend this thoughtful opinion piece by @hogg.bsky.social on how to think about our field in light of the development of large language models. whether you agree with him or not it’s vital to discuss the principles behind our science. 🔭 arxiv.org/abs/2602.10181

I have many concerns, especially in regards to LLMs and gen-AI tendency to hallucinate perfectly valid-looking but non-existing data. But a small voice in the back of my head is also going "data-science is NOT why I became an astronomer" and which would welcome a greater focus on observing.

This is a real shame: Scottish rocket firm Orbex set to appoint administrators. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

At this point I'm wondering why I even built an Observatory? 😭🔭🧪

XTREMOLIFE Project astrobiology.com/2026/02/xtre... #astrobiology #extremophile #biotechnology

How do you track space debris as it makes its fiery descent through the Earth’s atmosphere? Geophysicists have come up with an intriguing new answer: use a network of earthquake sensors to follow the shock waves the debris creates. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/earthquake...

"Anniversary" is a great - if unsubtle - allegory of the Western Populist, Trumpian neo-fascist Project 2025. It's all the more scary because its dystopia is already happening in the US and Europe. www.netflix.com/gb/title/826...

Carbon Dating xkcd.com/3205/

As part of #NationalApprenticeWeek we want to celebrate Weronika, who started with AstrobiologyOU as a Microbiology Laboratory Apprentice in 2022. Since then she has gained the confidence and skills needed to become a Research Technician.

As a FRAS, I will contact my MP to seek their support in persuading HMG to change course on a 30% cut to astronomy & space science resource grants, & up to 60% cuts for project teams. Did I pick the wrong choice of career-change? 🙁 @royalastrosoc.bsky.social 🔭⚛️🧪 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Aerobic metabolism might have evolved before the Great Oxidation Event. #AncientEarth #scienceSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I had no idea about this. I will be ditching my protein powder immediately, and focussing on natural protein sources instead. Like most things in life, there are no short-cuts, especially when it comes to weight loss & nutrition. www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

For fuck's sake... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If only there was a way to avoid this, like perhaps... rejoining the EU 🇪🇺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shouldn't *all* research be "curiosity driven"? I mean, the pursuit of truth and knowledge is kinda the point.