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karenannedevoil.bsky.social @karenannedevoil.bsky.social · 9d

What a wonderful evening Stargazing at the Wonders of the Dark Sky event at @[email protected]. Clear skies and amazing volunteer astronomers. Thanks to WOLAS, SWHAS, Chiltern Society, Woodoaks and Colne Valley Park.

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · 23d

🗓️ Save the date! Calling all UK-based early-career planetary scientists 🪐 🌒 ☄️ 🚀 The UK Planetary Forum Early Careers Meeting will be held on 9 January 2026, hosted by the Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck, in London. Registration opening in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

Advert for the 19th UK Planetary Forum Early Careers Meeting on an ombre blue background with black-fine line ink graphics of solar system planets and satellites across the top, text below that with the meeting title and then saying: Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck, London; and below that: Friday 9th January 2026. The logos of the CPS show on the left and the UKPF on the right.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to congratulate Professor Michele Dougherty on her appointment as the first female Astronomer Royal. 🔭💫🪐

Read more at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are delighted to announce that the UK Planetary Forum is now officially affiliated with the Royal Astronomical Society.

The UKPF was first founded in 1996 as a representative body for the UK planetary science community with the primary aim to promote planetary research in the UK.

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · Jun 25

A successful CPS Summer Meeting 2025! Really enjoyable annual get-together of all these wonderful planetary scientists at UCL and Birkbeck 🤩 🌔🪐☄️🚀🛰️

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · May 13

Congratulations to CPS colleagues Steve Miller and Karen Anne Devoil @karenannedevoil.bsky.social on their recent RAS elections to Vice President (G) and Councillor (G) respectively! 🌟👏👏

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · May 9

Professor Steve Miller, of UCL, was also elected as a vice president (G) and the University of Sheffield's Professor Paul Crowther as a vice president (A).

Karen Anne Devoil (G), Dr Cyrielle Opitom (A), Dr Mike Peel (A) and Professor Andrew Curtis (G) were elected as councillors.

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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · Mar 18

We’re thrilled to announce our exhibition, Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?, opening 16 May 2025. 🚀

Rooted in the latest cutting-edge scientific research from the Museum, the exhibition will uncover evidence that life could exist beyond our planet.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · May 9

Professor Steve Miller, of UCL, was also elected as a vice president (G) and the University of Sheffield's Professor Paul Crowther as a vice president (A).

Karen Anne Devoil (G), Dr Cyrielle Opitom (A), Dr Mike Peel (A) and Professor Andrew Curtis (G) were elected as councillors.

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · Mar 18

APEX this week: We are delighted to welcome Dr Sebastiaan Krijt @exeter.ac.uk to talk about his research on 'Planet formation with ALMA & JWST: Signatures of past and ongoing pebble migration in protoplanetary discs' 📡 🛰️ Fri 21st March, 1pm

Light-grey half globe of icy moon Enceladus, criss-crossed with aqua blue lines and cracks, with a few scattered small craters, sat centrally on a dark starry backdrop with wisps of blue nebulae. The logos for the Centre for Planetary Sciences and the APEX seminar series are shown in the left and right corners respectively, and toward the top-centre, above the moon, the title APEX and subtitle underneath Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration Seminar Series.

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · Feb 28

Including another fabulous Mars Week event!

'Astrobiology - The hunt for alien life on Mars and beyond' A public lecture by research scientist, presenter & author, Prof Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social

Fri 7th March, 6:15pm at UCL

🎟️ your-universe2025-ucl-fri-astrobiology.eventbrite.co.uk

YOUR UNIVERSE: Astrobiology - The hunt for alien life on Mars and beyond…

Public Talk with Q&A, by Lewis Dartnell

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · Feb 28

Join us next Sat 8th March from 6pm at UCL to hear from our experts about Missions to Mars: current and future exploration of the Red Planet! A FREE public outreach event with talks + panel Q&A 🚀 🔴 🛰️ 🪐 ✨ #MarsWeek

Book your tickets at: mars-missions-ucl-cps.eventbrite.co.uk

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UCL-Birkbeck Planetary Science @ucl-bbk-cps.bsky.social · Jan 13

Excited to be at the UK Planetary Forum Early Careers Meeting today (UKPF ECM) @ox.ac.uk! 🪐 ☄️ 🛰️

In preparation for us hosting in 2026! 😊

Photo of History of Science Museum in Oxford, UK with a bike to the right and pretty white clouds and early morning light above the building.

UKPF Early Career meeting sign in grounds of Oxford Physics

Inside of lecture theatre showing UKPF ECM title slide on screens

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