Good morning from Sydney excellent public transport! After a short 33hr hop from Dublin, I’m excited to share the best space stories this week from IAC, the largest annual gathering of all the major space players, incl our very own @esa.int. Looking forward to the week ahead. #australia #iac2025

I don't know where my road is going, but I know that I walk better when I hold your hand. -Alfred de Musset Friendships whatever form they take are everything, no? Happy weekend friends💕 #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #Bluesky #Photography #Nature #Quotes

🚀 Dundalk & Louth families! Join us this Sat Oct 11 for FREE Family Day of Space — part of Space Week! 🌌 🪐 Planetarium shows 👩‍🚀 Space Talks 🎨 Crafts, telescopes & more 📍Dundalk Library & Credit Union 🕚 11–5pm | 🎟️ Free (registration essential) Hosted by #TownScientist supported by Research Ireland

In 6 hours, a Partial Solar Eclipse will begin in the South Pacific, New Zealand and Antarctica. Greatest eclipse will occur at 19:42 UT on 21 Sept. 🔭 More details including eye safety information and a Live Stream at: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/sola...

It's a Sunday #Sun Day! Eleven groups of active sunspots. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

UPDATE: Save NASA” Protest Expected speakers include: - Rep Suhas Subramanyam - Monica Gorman Area Vice President GESTA - Colette Delwalla Exec Director, Stand Up For Science - Dr Mollie Manier National Institutes of Health - Matthew Biggs President, IFPTE nasawatch.com/activism/ano...

Just back from a week in Helsinki where I hosted the morning briefings at #EPSCDPS2025 Congress. The city surprised me - quiet beauty, gentle light, and time to walk, think, and reconnect with science, art and family.✨ #SpaceMedicine #WomenInSTEM #DreamBig #Helsinki #IrishScience #AnEngineerLikeMe

I wrote my latest Irish Times piece on space medicine while sailing in the Arctic — a place that felt like another planet. What we learn about keeping astronauts alive in space helps us care for each other better here on Earth. 🌍✨ 🔗 www.irishtimes.com/science/spac... #SpaceMedicine #Exploration

A free careers magazine in today’s Independent from Engineers Ireland, all about what it means to be an engineer. Engineering was my foundation and it’s the mindset that fuels my North Star mission: to travel to space and share that perspective with the world. #Engineering #STEM #NorthStarMission

😶‍🌫️ The MIRI instrument on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has detected hints of a hidden supermassive black hole in the heart of M83! Read more 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪

Rare ‘smiley face’ planet alignment to light up night sky this week

After Pope Francis’ death on Monday, Vatican officials sealed the doors to the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace using a red ribbon and wax. Though this was his formal residence, Francis chose to live in a Vatican guesthouse. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/w...

Another night of celebrating incredible women in STEM. @theexplorersclub.bsky.social #GB&Ireland #FrontlineClub With @irishspacegal.bsky.social , Eloise Moulton #PolarAcademy & Kate Inman @plymuni.bsky.social Hosted by Sophie Redlin & featuring Fanya Rose - 1st female president of Explorers Club.

SPACENEWS: In today’s @irishtimes.com I went to the @esa.int ’s Astronaut Centre last February to check out their new lunar analogue facility, called LUNA.Irish scientist Aidan Cowley spent 10 years making this happen. www.irishtimes.com/science/spac... #space #spaceinsociety

Happy St Patrick’s Day to Blue Sky peeps across the world!!! Sending shamrock love from Ireland! ☘️❤️ #stpatricksday2025

Space news! Tune in to @rte One Prime Time from 9.30pm tonight March 13th. We’ll be discussing why a mission for 2 astronauts went from 8 days to 9 months. #spacenews #crew9 #starliner #crew10 #nasa #spacexlaunch #rtept

International Women’s Day Here’s an excerpt of a speech from Antonio Guterres, Sec Gen of UN. This is our time to strive for a society which is equitable and just for all. #internationalwomensday #IWD #womeninSTEM #womeninspace #stemcommunicator #scienceinsociety

Feb 12th 2025 Two years today we made it official. And my life exploded with joy, adventure and more space and science. Thank you for bringing so much happiness, love & your gorgeous family into my life. Happy Anniversary, hubby 💕🌎🚀

Feb 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Sharing with you a project about a quilt honouring Irish women in science making its way to the Antarctic continent in Nov 2023. #womeninstem #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience

Good morning from @rte.ie 2FM where the always happy Laura Fox & I chatted all thing Mythbusting! Do we really only use 10% of our brains? Does Cheese give your nightmares? Find out if these are true and lots more this lovely sunny Wednesday morning in Dublin! #scienceinsociety

Yup- new launch date for Blue Origin New Glenn rocket to be announced soon. First launch attempt was scrubbed on 8.09am Irish time to allow engineers more time to work in a subsystem issue on the rocket. #spaceishard @rtenews

NEW GLENN LAUNCH: Blue Origin have a 3 hr launch window. It’s common for maiden launches of new rockets to take up the full window so that they have every assurance that launch will be successful. Clock reset again to T-35 mins. Will keep you posted. #spaceishard

T minus 20 mins to launch of Blue Origins NEW New Glenn reusable rocket ! Watch live www.youtube.com/live/7YBAsi5... #spaceinsociety

Just 30 mins to launch of Blue Origins brand new New Glenn big rocket!! Watch live on Blue Origins YouTube channel !! Good luck!! #spaceinsociety.

Happy Nollaig na mBán, the official end of Christmas & a day to champion those who blazed a trail for us all. I wanna highlight Annie Maunder as my inspiration. Who is your inspiration? #NollaignamBan

Happy New Year everyone! As I sit down & reflect on my 2024, I’m grateful for the opportunities this year gave me. A lot done but a whole lot more still to do. Thank u for your interest & pls join me on the adventures ahead in 2025! dreambig #space #sciencecommunication #townscientist #newyear

Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef

Santa spotted from planet Mars earlier today- photo taken by the NASA Perseverance Rover

Earth citizens! Wishing you all a superb holiday w loved ones. Thank u for your interest and support in my science/space engagement work this year. Lots of progress made, lots still to do. May you all stay safe & keep an eye on those in need of more care at this time. Explore and stay curious!!

Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the day when the number of hours of day in the northern hemisphere is the shortest of the year. From today onwards, our days will have light for longer until we get to Summer solstice in June.The hardest part of dark Winter ends today!Waving from Utah! #wintersolstice

UN Chief Calls Antarctica 'Sleeping Giant... Being Awoken by Climate Chaos' "It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing." www.commondreams.org/news/antarct...

Looks like the next week will be very warm across nearly the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet with widespread 5-15 C temperature anomalies. Multiple atmospheric rivers in West and East Antarctica will contribute to the heat. Definitely concerning as well are within the melt season

SPACENEWS: European Space Agency’s test satellites Proba-3 due to launch tmrw, Dec 5, on Indian space Agency’s rocket. This will be 1st mission to create artificial total solar eclipse by flying a pair of satellites 150m apart to help us learn more about the #sun. #spaceishard #scienceinspace

SCIENCE: In @irishtimes.bsky.social read about parents who participated in ‘Town Scientist’ community education project I’ve been piloting this year. Immensely proud & so thankful. www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... @researchireland.bsky.social #stemcommunicator #dreambig #spaceinsociety

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! It’s my 4th Thanksgiving with David and as I embrace my US-ness, I appreciate this special day all the more. Thanks everyone for your support & interest. Thank you family & friends esp those in the US today Today I bake my first Pumpkin pie- tougher than rocket science!

And Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Australia. The daylight was a real treat and the first time we watched it return to Earth. It survived a big burn on return too, & without heat tiles too! Congrats teams. #spaceinsociety Images @nasaspaceflight.com.web.brid.gy stream

RECOMMENDATIONS: Watch this wonderful short documentary from Ema Ryan Yamazaki which follows first graders in Japan abd their rehearsals for the end of year concert. It’s also a story of community, care & a commentary of how we build societies. Heartwarming. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/o...

SPACENEWS: Lessons to learn from #Starship 6th flight. The grab of the booster rocket was aborted and splashed down instead a few miles off the coast of Gulf of Mexico. We now wait for #Starship orbit & splashdown in Indian Ocean in 40mins. As I always say #SpaceIsHard

Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.

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SPACENEWS: T minus 3hrs 10mins to launch of @spacex.extwitter.link 6th test flight of #Starship where they will attempt again to grab the Superheavy rocket as it returns to the pad & complete an orbit of the Starship upper stage before a controlled entry & splashdown in Indian Ocean #spaceinsociety

SPACENEWS: So on X, I would share any interesting space stories. & if it’s all ok with you guys, I’d still like to continue to do this. As much as Mr Musk has disappointed me of late, I do still believe in what @SpaceX are trying to achieve as a company. So let me share what’s happening tmrw night

Science week 2024- Dundalk, Galway, Longford, Belfast, Waterford, Gorey, Wexford, Dublin & Drogheda. This was my Science week! How was yours? Thanks to everyone for all the great chats & inspiring conversations! #scienceweek

Happy Science Week Ireland! It’s the last day & I’m in Drogheda for Louth Science Festival talking about my community science project ‘Town Scientist’. #scienceweek #stemcommunicator #ireland #dreambig @researchireland.bsky.social