I’ve been a BBC contributor for years, and I’ve just been told that now for the radio, “Dr” titles are only being used to introduce medical doctors. Why? Why is my, or any of my colleagues’ PhDs, not worth the recognition? As a woman in science, this concerns me. Thoughts? @rosatkins.bsky.social

So excited to see Fifth Star Labs' Sky Guide app featured in this showcase for Liquid Glass 😍 it's controversial, I know, but honestly - liquid glass has really enhanced our UI. Chris, one co-founder, appears about 55 mins in - and I get a mention around 1hr 16mins 😇 www.youtube.com/live/hyFIakd...

Looks like it might be aurora time! I wrote an article all about how to capture on your smartphone content-staging.fifthstarlabs.io/featuredItem...

Hi all! I'm after images of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon to showcase in Fifth Star Labs Sky Guide app! I'm hoping to make a gallery - if you have pics or videos to share, hit me up! All credited of course, and all equipment desired, from phones to professional set ups www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...

An excellent showing from the Perseids! Out for 70 minutes, counted 17 meteors, and about 7 of them were amazing fireballs - one streaked across a quarter of the sky! I predicted one every 5-10 mins, so pretty good showing 😊

It’s the peak of the Perseids tonight! I’m heading out in about half an hour with my Dad. Loungers ready, I’ve got my oodie and joggers. Hoping for some good ones, despite the moonlight!

This news is AMAZING 😍 ... but I don't like the headline of the first female Astronomer Royal for the UK. @astroroyalscot.bsky.social Catherine Heymans has been the Astronomer Royal for Scotland for years, and the last time I checked, Scotland was part of the UK...

A week ago, I headed down to the BBC London Studios for the first time to comment on an AI generated movie illustrating the imagined life of comet 3I/ATLAS. Some elements I think were fair, and others were definitely artistic flair! What do you think about AI in storytelling? (1/2)

✨Tonight at 7pm✨ Catch me on BBC One as our documentary, ‘Guardian of the Night’ goes out live to the nation! What is darkness? What is light pollution? Why does it matter and why should you care? Find out at 7. If nothing else, the landscape shots are out of this world 🌌💙

Good target for northern hemisphere folks - bright galaxy and even brighter transient point of light .... A star has died! Supernova! NGC 7331 doesn't get too much elevation from down here in the south, but folks North of us should turn their telescopes to it!

Has anyone managed to capture the supernova 2025rbs in NGC 7331 in Pegasus? Would love to share your images in an article if you have (with credit, of course) (image credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona)

If you want to know more, I'll be back on the BBC News Channel at 18:50BST (ish) discussing the latest results!

There's an update about 3I/ATLAS! Although the paper is yet to go through the peer-review process (arxiv.org/pdf/2507.05318), it seems that 3I/ATLAS could originate from our Galaxy's thick disk, making it the first interstellar object from there! Might also be 3 billion years older than our (1/2)

Today's work is all about editing for Fifth Star Labs Sky Guide app. While I develop a lot of our content, we also have fantastic writers who feature regularly. It's my job to catch those typos, hunt complementary images, and integrate to release into the wild! Look out for something new soon!

So glad that Rosalind Franklin got a new lease of life and will be heading off to the Red Planet! We know the surface of Mars is sterilised by UV radiation from the Sun, so digging deep is the only way we'll find signs of current life, if they are there to be found

The latest episode of my podcast Awesome Astronomy is out! It's a bumper episode with clips from Helios (currently touring), Space Forge launch party, and news such as Milkomeda is No More, the Light Pollution Paradox, Disaster for LIGO, the Sky Guide, and more! open.spotify.com/episode/18lw...

Cheeky little appearance on BBC News chatting about 3I/ATLAS, the new interstellar object! Obligatory unflattering freeze-frame below 😂

Looks like the third interstellar object #A11pl3Z was the kicker I needed to leap over to BlueSky! Hoping to find everyone from X on here, and discover more amazing space aficionados 😍 and cats, of course. And lego. Nice to meet you all!