This shows a MASSIVE effort from the community to make the most of science time on a world leading and uniquely capable telescope 🔭And yes, I do believe it will only get harder to get time from here on out. 5.5% chance this year. how many will be 1st quintile not selected this year?

Clouds are indeed the best! ⛈️⛅️🌨️🌧️🌥️☁️

Had so much fun doing this panel @latitudefestival.bsky.social. And yes! this is the best screenshot they could find of my face. Must learn to lead with my teeth more 😁

Oh wow 🤯 I gave a talk there once for their open science nights and it was fantastic. One that I will always remember. Truly the end of a massively important public institution.

Still server issues. Now Laura Watkins (head of science policy at STScI) is saying new deadline tomorrow, Oct. 1st at 5pm EDT for all proposers.

Jdocs will make you feel like that.

This is so friggin cool! i am jealous and excited all at the same time. clouds are the best ☁️🌥️🌧️🌨️⛅️⛈️

Visiting London this weekend? Why not come and tour the RAS! 🔭🪐 We'll be open tomorrow for self-guided tours as part of Open House festival, giving visitors the chance to learn about the history of astronomy. Morning: 10am-1pm (last entry 12.30pm) Afternoon: 2pm-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

That last point about triggering exam anxiety is not being solved by using AI to summarize things it is placating it and making a generation of people who cannot cope with their own anxiety and mental health.

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

Super excited to be part of the @cosmicshambles.com Nine Lessons line up this year. I will be there on the Sunday so book your tickets and come along for a great show of science, music, comedy, and poetry.

This is the next step towards linking our solar system to exoplanets and a way towards the future hopeful success of the Habitable Worlds Observatory. NGRST will potentially find evidence for thousands of worlds microlensing, transits, and direct imaging 🤩🔭🧪