I can’t get excited by our next journey to the Moon when this is what is happening on Earth.
A helpful reminder for anyone who needs one:
Reform UK was called the Brexit Party before 2021.
In 2019, Farage said there was “no difference between the Brexit Party and UKIP in terms of policy.”
Same politics. New branding. Don’t be fooled.
For @SciTechgovuk Lord Vallance says: “"It is not right to portray this as a massive cut. It's not, it’s about managing a budget responsibly". He added that the UK was and would continue to be the second biggest funder experiments @CERN.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#OTD 93 years ago 📡
An engineer named Karl Jansky gave a 12-min presentation at the US National Committee for the International Union for Radio Science to a small group of people.
It marked a significant turning point in our understanding of the Universe.
#RadioAstronomy
📸 NRAO/AUI/NSF
UK folks: tomorrow evening offers an amazing observational challenge. The Moon will be less than 9 degrees elongation at sunset, but other conditions are favourable. The youngest crescent I’ve ever seen was 18 hours old; this will be 17h! 🔭🌙
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/moon-ve...
Here is my run-down of today's Science, Information & Technology Committee hearing (House of Commons) where @jonbutterworth.bsky.social @si-wills.bsky.social & I argued for no funding cuts, & Prof. Michele Doughtery explained why they were needed. The public gallery again packed with physicists 🔭👩🔬⚛️
More context on this #Artemis II image:
* This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right
* The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon:
☀️🌍🚀🌕
Robin Ince
FYI: the abstract deadline for NAM has been extended until the 16th! Includes a session on radio astronomy and the SKAO (with a particular focus on work by early career researchers).
Great summary of today's Science, Information & Technology Committee hearing (House of Commons) from @astroroyalscot.bsky.social.
It seems pretty clear that there have been serious structural and governance failures at STFC that have led to the current crisis.
The Cat 2009 — 2026 💔🌈
We said goodbye to a much loved member of the family last week. It’s been a tough few weeks as her health declined (chronic kidney disease), but she’s at peace now. We’re gonna miss her so much. ❤️
Pallab Ghosh
Luke Charters MP
Katie Mack
Emma Alexander
Emma Alexander
CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Emma Alexander
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
Prof Jim Wild
Strikes damage or destroy Iran’s tallest bridge and a century-old medical research centre fighting diseases.
