Dr Jake Taylor
@astrojake.bsky.social
Astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. Researching the atmospheres of exoplanets.
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Dr Jake Taylor
@astrojake.bsky.social
· Mar 23
Dr Jake Taylor's Creator Profile
www.tiktok.com
For those unaware, I post videos on TikTok about Astrophysics (🔭) and Oxford things, if you are interested, you can watch the videos here: www.tiktok.com/@astrojaket?...
Harvard needs to take a long hard look at the professors they employ…
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Harvard needs to take a long hard look at the professors they employ…
Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor
Me, on astronomy funding crisis, on the @ox.ac.uk website: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02... 🔭🧪
Expert Comment: Cuts to fundamental research will hurt the UK’s
Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford’s Department of Physics, responds to the news that University funding for astronomy and physics research will be cut by almost a third.
www.ox.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Me, on astronomy funding crisis, on the @ox.ac.uk website: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02... 🔭🧪
Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor
A significant #SolarFlare is currently underway on the Sun! The flare was so bright, it has caused saturation and diffraction patterns in images captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Early data also seems to suggest the flare was eruptive.
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A significant #SolarFlare is currently underway on the Sun! The flare was so bright, it has caused saturation and diffraction patterns in images captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Early data also seems to suggest the flare was eruptive.
Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor
Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Funding piece
Modern astronomy is full of marvels. In recent years we have rejoiced in the success of the James Webb Space Telescope, and been puzzled by the surprisingly vibrant early Universe it is showing us. We...
docs.google.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Oxford uni must be so thankful they dodged a bullet with Mandelson
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Oxford uni must be so thankful they dodged a bullet with Mandelson
This Epstein situation is like what happened in Marvel: Agents of SHIELD when they found out Hydra were actually ingrained everywhere and running everything
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This Epstein situation is like what happened in Marvel: Agents of SHIELD when they found out Hydra were actually ingrained everywhere and running everything
Five classes I took at university:
1. Physics of the Solar System
2. Physics of Exoplanets (mistakenly written as exoplants, we had a good laugh about this)
3. Planetary Atmospheres
4. Physics of Stars
5. Physics of the Earth
I loved undergrad, it was so much fun!
1. Physics of the Solar System
2. Physics of Exoplanets (mistakenly written as exoplants, we had a good laugh about this)
3. Planetary Atmospheres
4. Physics of Stars
5. Physics of the Earth
I loved undergrad, it was so much fun!
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Intro to Human Evolution
Coffee and Civilization
Foundations of Analytical Chemistry
French: Advanced Conversation I
Art and the Environment (possibly my favorite class ever)
Intro to Human Evolution
Coffee and Civilization
Foundations of Analytical Chemistry
French: Advanced Conversation I
Art and the Environment (possibly my favorite class ever)
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds
History of Western Science & Technology
Archaeology & Prehistory
Quantitative Analysis
Race, Gender, Class & Ethnicity
Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds
History of Western Science & Technology
Archaeology & Prehistory
Quantitative Analysis
Race, Gender, Class & Ethnicity
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Five classes I took at university:
1. Physics of the Solar System
2. Physics of Exoplanets (mistakenly written as exoplants, we had a good laugh about this)
3. Planetary Atmospheres
4. Physics of Stars
5. Physics of the Earth
I loved undergrad, it was so much fun!
1. Physics of the Solar System
2. Physics of Exoplanets (mistakenly written as exoplants, we had a good laugh about this)
3. Planetary Atmospheres
4. Physics of Stars
5. Physics of the Earth
I loved undergrad, it was so much fun!
Damn, even less time for Europeans, who don’t tend to work during the summer, to write proposals. Mid October worked so well!
The JWST Cycle 6 deadline will be September 30th. I don't think past JWST proposal deadlines have coincided with ground-based telescope deadlines.
I have expressed my concerns to the JWST User's Committee Chair and I encourage you to do the same. #astronomy 🔭
www.stsci.edu/jwst/science...
I have expressed my concerns to the JWST User's Committee Chair and I encourage you to do the same. #astronomy 🔭
www.stsci.edu/jwst/science...
JWST Users Committee
The JWST Users Committee provides user advice to the observatory as a whole and ensures operations proceed as expected to maximize the observatory's scientific performance.
www.stsci.edu
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Damn, even less time for Europeans, who don’t tend to work during the summer, to write proposals. Mid October worked so well!
The arxiv is increasingly papers that are “submitted” or “in review”, the majority of papers today are like this. I feel like I am in the minority who waits for acceptance.
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The arxiv is increasingly papers that are “submitted” or “in review”, the majority of papers today are like this. I feel like I am in the minority who waits for acceptance.
Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor
A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
telescoper.blog
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
I’m guessing even less ERFs are gonna be given out. Thank god the UK government are putting £2 billion into their “AI for Science Strategy” instead of directly funding scientists…
BREAKING: UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts
Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I’m guessing even less ERFs are gonna be given out. Thank god the UK government are putting £2 billion into their “AI for Science Strategy” instead of directly funding scientists…
Netflix be like: here is Law & Order SVU but we only have seasons 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11.
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Netflix be like: here is Law & Order SVU but we only have seasons 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11.
Netflix doesn’t have a thumbs down button, I wanted to thumbs down a trailer it forced on me to indicate never to show me it again. The only buttons are play, +, or thumbs up… companies need to stop using their platforms to push things we don’t want to see
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Netflix doesn’t have a thumbs down button, I wanted to thumbs down a trailer it forced on me to indicate never to show me it again. The only buttons are play, +, or thumbs up… companies need to stop using their platforms to push things we don’t want to see
Good news! After nearly 2 years on the waiting list, and 5 years of recurring infections, I’m getting my wisdom tooth removed on Tuesday! So excited.
January 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Good news! After nearly 2 years on the waiting list, and 5 years of recurring infections, I’m getting my wisdom tooth removed on Tuesday! So excited.
Has there been an official announcement of when JWST Cycle 5 results will be released? I know it’s usually mid March. I want to beginning plan the celebration/commiseration party.
January 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Has there been an official announcement of when JWST Cycle 5 results will be released? I know it’s usually mid March. I want to beginning plan the celebration/commiseration party.
Trump needs to apologise to us on live TV
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump needs to apologise to us on live TV
People in Reykjavik right now
a close up of a man making a surprised face
ALT: a close up of a man making a surprised face
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
People in Reykjavik right now
girl i’m bored let’s make sure we are writing our papers with the values for all the parameters in the simulation
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
girl i’m bored let’s make sure we are writing our papers with the values for all the parameters in the simulation
Maybe the approval of the mega Chinese embassy in London is a clever strategic move, coz it would take decades to finish given how slow it takes to build anything in the UK.
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Maybe the approval of the mega Chinese embassy in London is a clever strategic move, coz it would take decades to finish given how slow it takes to build anything in the UK.
Loving the Beckham drama, finally real celebrity drama, none of this reality tv/influencer rubbish. Nature is healing.
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Loving the Beckham drama, finally real celebrity drama, none of this reality tv/influencer rubbish. Nature is healing.
If you woke up tomorrow in the pokemon universe, what would your dream starter pokemon be (can be any pre-evolved pokemon). I love learning what people’s first companion would be.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 PM
If you woke up tomorrow in the pokemon universe, what would your dream starter pokemon be (can be any pre-evolved pokemon). I love learning what people’s first companion would be.
I believe the post a picture from 2016 trend was started by a Gen Z who mistakenly thinks the 2006 aesthetic was the 2016 aesthetic. Like, we are seeing noughties fashion trends and people attributing them to the 10s. Culturally different periods, we are losing ancient texts!
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I believe the post a picture from 2016 trend was started by a Gen Z who mistakenly thinks the 2006 aesthetic was the 2016 aesthetic. Like, we are seeing noughties fashion trends and people attributing them to the 10s. Culturally different periods, we are losing ancient texts!
I am really confused with this whole Donald Trump Greenland thing. How is it a security issue? Who is gonna trek through the arctic circle to get to the US? It makes no sense.
January 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I am really confused with this whole Donald Trump Greenland thing. How is it a security issue? Who is gonna trek through the arctic circle to get to the US? It makes no sense.
The US government is pushing whole milk (for some reason) but I prefer skimmed milk.
January 19, 2026 at 8:13 AM
The US government is pushing whole milk (for some reason) but I prefer skimmed milk.