Greetings from Hangzhou where we are having the dynamic cosmic structures conference! We started today with dwarf galaxies, and will be making our way to large scale structure at the end of the week 🔭

Just had a special time stargazing with my toddler in the driveway. She kept exclaiming about the waxing moon and I showed her the constellations and she picked stars for everyone in the family. 🥹

Sometimes I can't believe the lives I get to reach. I gave a talk at a space camp this summer, and the kids made sure to let me know how much my presentation had meant. Came home to artwork & a 3D printed astronaut-mermaid - thanks @alphaschool.bsky.social ! 🧜🏽‍♀️🚀👩🏽‍🚀✨️

Join me in Adelaide, Thurs 22 Oct, for a no-holds-barred conversation about gender, power and the new Space Race with author Elise Stephenson. Our future in space is too important to leave to chance. 🧪 🔭 #WomenInSTEM

events.humanitix.comBook Launch - Space XX: Gender, Power and the New Space RaceCompelling and urgent, Space XX exposes the state of the New Space Race and argues that a more inclusive future can – and must – be fought for.

Depending on your time zone, it's International Archaeology Day! Space archaeology is an increasingly important strand of archaeological theory and practice. To find out more, consult my handy bibliography. 🧪 🔭 🏺

zoharesque.blogspot.comBibliography: Space Archaeology and HeritageI update this bibliography as new material is published, but it is not exhaustive. Please let me know what I'm missing. This is about space...

Excited to finally see my paper out on how ice-sediment processes shape deposits in perennially ice-covered lakes (PICLs), with implications for interpreting past climates on Earth and Mars! This one has been brining for a while 🥒 🧊❄️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comPerennially ice‐covered lake facies as proxies for ice cover properties and climate: Insights from Lake Joyce, AntarcticaProcess-based depositional models for perennially ice-covered lakes (PICLs) are important for interpreting palaeolake deposits and their connection to past climate. PICLs are only stable under specif....

Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. In 1992, she launched into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour making her the first Black woman to travel into space. 🚀 An incredible life: + Physician (M.D., Cornell 1981) + Peace Corps Area Medical Officer in Sierra Leone & Liberia #WomenInSTEM

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was named one of the "Best Inventions of 2026" by TIME! #NASARoman 🔭 🧪

time.comNASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: The Best Inventions of 2026Find out why NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on TIME's list of 2026's best inventions.

I don't disagree with any criticism here particularly but I think that taking aim at Wikipedia, one of the great achievements of humanity, in this internet context, is reckless and dumb www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.comIs Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rivalJust 19% of the online encyclopedia’s biographies are of women. Is this because it’s edited by ‘mostly white, middle-aged, European men’, as the comedian claims?

While walking up to the Royal Observatory #Greenwich, I did wonder if I should have inquired about the royal protocol for trespassing on the other Astronomer Royal's turf 🤔 Good news: I was welcomed with open arms by their amazing curator Dr Claire Warrior! #SpotTheScot 🔭

Axe-throwing astrophysicist Laura Burn eavesdrops on the universe. Astrophiz 244: gravitational waves, LISA & primordial black holes as dark matter. Free, no ads. 🎧 astrophiz.com/2026/10/14/a...

astrophiz.comAstrophiz #244: Gravitational Waves, LISA, and Primordial Black Holes with Laura Burn - Astrophiz: The Astronomy and Astrophysics PodcastLISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/gravitational-waves-lisa-primordial-black-holes-laura-burn-astrophiz-244 In Astrophiz Episode 244, host Brendan O’Brien sits down with award-winning astrophysi...