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Interested in doing a PhD in space heritage? If so, this opportunity might be for you!
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I finally get to see the Sun (in Winchester Cathedral)
Great detective work combined with a stroke of luck!
It’s raining here, sadly!
#Aurora over Alveston near Bristol. Could see no colour unless looking through the iphone. Now cloudy ☹️
Amazing data in real time from the @esa.int #SolarOrbiter magnetometer @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social show that this storm will keep its main Bz > 0 field and its total field will decline, resulting in a West-North-East (WNE) flux rope. At the end there should be an interval Bz < 0 (=more aurora!)
Beautiful!
Amazing view towards north-east at Hoher Sonnblick in #Austria!
Monday Jan 19 2026 22:40 CEST
#polarlights #northernlights #spaceweather
www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/klein...
A fast coronal mass ejection from the Sun has arrived at Earth! If you have clear skies tonight, you might be lucky enough to see some aurora. It’s cloudy where I am so send photos!
Wow! You have got to see the spectacular prominence eruptions in this latest movie from the European PROBA-3 mission! Congratulations to Andrei Zhukov and his team! 🧪🛰️🔭☀️
The Sun is joined by three planets in the sky this week. Can you guess what they are before opening the thread?
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has reached its destination, from where it will study the inner regions and the edge of the vast magnetic bubble created by the Sun: www.jhuapl.edu/news/news-re...
Congratulations!
Are you (or do you know of) an undergrad with an interest in solar physics? Check out the Leiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students (LEAPS 2026). Myself, Andy To and Henrik Eklund invite you to come work with us at ESTEC on "Catching the Solar Wind in Action". leaps.strw.leidenuniv.nl#none
Venus now begins its long trek into the dusk sky. SOHO’s LASCO C2 coronagraph can also follow Venus right through superior conjunction:
Happy 2026 everyone! This year will see the launch of Smile (Sun-Earth interaction mission), new data/findings from
Euclid (revealing more about the dark Universe), the 20th anniversary of Hinode (solar physics mission) & the re-entry of the remaining two Cluster satellites (magnetosphere mission).
The 2025 winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere — the shortest day (and longest night) of the year and the beginning of the winter season. The event, which also marks the start of summer in the Southern Hemisphere, is caused by Earth's axial tilt and the planet's motion as it orbits around the sun at the center of our Solar System. Earth doesn't sit upright as it circles the Sun. Instead, it orbits on its axis at a tilt of 23.5 degrees. Our planet's Northern and Southern hemispheres take turns with sunlight, trading places when it comes to seasons. So, on the winter solstice, the planet's Northern Hemisphere is turned as far away from the sun as it ever is.
Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat.int MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
Stepped outside and immediately saw two very bright shooting stars before some light cloud rolled in. Fantastic! www.popastro.com/meteor/gemin...
Beautiful morning at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Space weather isn’t just about lovely displays of the aurora. There is a very real impact on our technology too.
The Goddard Space Flight Center has played a central role in America’s success in space exploration. It’s shocking to see what is now happening to it edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell shaking hands
#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis....
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
Photos of Liz and Helen and this text: The performers Liz Bonnin biologist & broadcaster Helen Czerski physicist & oceanographer Wildlife biologist and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin joins physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski to explore the wonder and fragility of our oceans.
On Oct 31st, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will be celebrating the ocean, and the ace @lizbonnin.bsky.social and I will be speaking on stage beforehand about all things ocean. Tickets are available here, if you'd like to join us and immerse yourself in our water world: lpo.org.uk/event/harmon...
“In an anonymous survey of (UK Physics) department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
🌞🎶 Experience the aurora like never before!
Aurora — an immersive exhibition turning May 2024 aurora into sound 🔊
📅 Opens 10 Sept, 5–6.30pm
📍 Gallery North, Northumbria Uni, NE1 8QE
#Aurora #SpaceWeather #Sonification #NorthumbriaUni #NewcastleUni #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
What an incredible journey Solar Orbiter is on!
For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology.
But they're seriously under threat… 1/3
There were some nice features on the Sun yesterday.
I have posted more on my Flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...
Yesterday the Sun produced this moderate-class #SolarFlare. Despite its smaller size, it was a long duration event, continuing for several hours and providing this hypnotic view of beautiful coronal rain (seen in yellow) and Supra-arcade Downflows (seen in cyan). Mesmerising!
