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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · Apr 17

At some point we need to have a discussion about the ethics of participation in press releases as scientists. From today’s K2-18b saga, Nikku Madhusudhan in the press release says ‘The signal came through loud and clear’ (1/n)

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Mar 20

Today, we’re launching ‘Strategy 2040’, laying out ESA’s future activities and priorities, with a clear and ambitious vision to cement Europe’s leadership in space. #Strategy2040 will evolve and grow over the years ahead.

Read more 👉 esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corpora...

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Mar 20

Great day at DIAS Dunsink Observatory talking future space missions … and checking out sunspots with the historic Grubb Refractor. Not a bad way to spend my birthday.

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Tara Murphy @taramurphy.bsky.social · Mar 18

First images from the Square Kilometre Array Low Frequency (SKA-Low)!

Taken with only 1,024 of the planned 131,072 antennas, and it's already looking good :)

#RadioAstronomy

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Mar 12

Congratulations on this huge achievement, Craig. Can’t wait to see the data!

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Feb 27

Spotted this rolled up on a shelf in Birr Castle today: “Observations of the radiation of heat from the Moon Dec 1868 - Apr 1869”.

The 4th Earl made a 3 foot telescope and thermopile to measure lunar heat. Pretty amazing.

Published in Proc of Royal Society 1869! www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1...

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Laura A. Hayes @hayesla.bsky.social · Feb 25

I had a great time chatting on #Futureproof with @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this weekend, talking about @esascience.esa.int #SolarOrbiter and how we're uncovering new insights about our Sun! ☀️🛰️

🔗 www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...

Understanding More About the Sun & The Science of Risk | Newstalk

Guests:Dr Laura Hayes, Solar Physicist.Don Ross, Professor of Philosophy and Behavioural Econom...

www.newstalk.com

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · Feb 18

Solar Orbiter is getting ready for a close encounter with #Venus.

Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the #Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.

Get the details 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

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Solar Orbiter ready for close encounter with Venus

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spac...

www.esa.int

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Feb 18

Astro job opportunity: Professorship in Astrophysics or Cosmology at Maynooth University: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

Professor A - Astrophysics or Cosmology - Maynooth, Ireland job with MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY | 387317

In line with the objectives of the Higher Education Authority SALI Call 2020, applications from highly qualified female candidates ...

www.timeshighereducation.com

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European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · Feb 10

#OTD 10 February 2020, @esascience.esa.int’s Sun-exploring #SolarOrbiter spacecraft was launched on a US Atlas V 411 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

www.esa.int/Science_Expl... (pics: @esa.int and @ulalaunch.bsky.social)

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Laura A. Hayes @hayesla.bsky.social · Feb 5

Spotted some apt graffiti by Broombridge this morning while cycling along the Royal Canal to Dunsink - right at the spot where Hamilton first wrote it down:

i² = j² = k² = ijk = -1

😂

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Feb 6

The partnership will see Van Morrison provide two students with fully-funded scholarships to assist in their ambitions to become professional musicians.
http://jrnl.ie/6614940

Van Morrison becomes first musician ‘artist in residence’ at Queen’s University Belfast

The year-long collaboration will also see Morrison performing live across Belfast and the university’s venues in a series of special live performances.

jrnl.ie

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Feb 4

Big news! We’ve just launched some new accounts 🎉

Give them a follow:
🔭 @esascience.esa.int
🧑‍🚀 @esaexploration.esa.int
🚀 @esatransport.esa.int
🌍 @esaearth.esa.int
📡 @esaoperations.esa.int
⚙️ @esatechnology.esa.int
🛰️ @esaconnectivity.esa.int

Stay tuned for exciting things ahead! 💙✨

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Tara Murphy @taramurphy.bsky.social · Jan 23

Three Square Kilometre Array Commissioning Scientist jobs available to work at the SKA-Low Science Operations Centre in Perth, Western Australia.

recruitment.skao.int/vacancy/skal...

Deadline February 23rd. Contact George Heald (@georgeheald.bsky.social) for more information.

#RadioAstronomy

SKA-Low Commissioning Scientists - SKA Observatory

recruitment.skao.int

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 17

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.

Change in Paris air quality between 2007 and 2023 using visuals

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Austrian Space Weather Office @aswogeosphere.bsky.social · Jan 15

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is putting on quite a show over the last few days in the @esa.int SOHO/LASCO coronagraph images, as it passed through the closest point of its orbit at 0.093 au. This comet's orbit is strongly inclined to the plane of the planets. 👇 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2024_...

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Tara Murphy @taramurphy.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hot off the press!

One of my students, Yu Wing (Joshua) Lee, has discovered a new radio transient (along with @manishacaleb.bsky.social).

Read more about "The Stellar Object That’s Too Slow to Shine" in their Conversation article:
theconversation.com/blinking-rad...

#RadioAstronomy

Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that ‘shouldn’t exist’

The slowest ‘cosmic lighthouse’ ever found challenges our understanding of how neutron stars work.

theconversation.com

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Jan 15

Good night … from Dunsink Observatory

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Jan 15

Our #Proba3 twin satellites separated last night, 23:00 GMT/00:00 CET. When their Sun-observing mission starts, the two will adopt a stable configuration at 150 m away from each other, ready to create artificial eclipses on demand☀️🔭

Proba-3 becomes two: satellites separated

Last night a crucial step in the European Space Agency’s eclipse-making Proba-3 mission was completed: the two spacecraft, flying jointly since launch, have successfully separated. This leaves them re...

www.esa.int

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Jan 15

Gooood morning!

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Karl Battams @sungrazercomets.bsky.social · Jan 14

As many have pointed out, the LASCO images on the SOHO website are saturated. So this is the result of my own algo for processing them.

And I will echo my sentiments from yesterday: This. Comet. Is. RIDICULOUS! 🤩😍 ☄️🔭☀️

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Jan 14

Good luck with launch preps, Craig. Can’t wait to see the data!

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Professor Carole Mundell @cmundell.esa.int · Jan 11

Many congratulations for Professor Jackman and grateful for her expert advice and work with @esa!

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jan 10

And lastly, congratulations to Professor Caitriona Jackman, of the DIAS Dunsink Observatory, for being awarded an Honorary Fellowship for her "outstanding service and leadership of planetary magnetospheric physics in Ireland, the UK, and internationally".

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Professor Caitriona Jackman on a starry background alongside text that reads: 'Honorary Fellowship (Geophysics)'.

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Jan 11

Rockin’ the RAS 🤘

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Peter T Gallagher @petertgallagher.bsky.social · Jan 10

Congrats Joe!

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