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AstroSpace Advisor, Former Chief Scientist UK Space Agency, Visiting Prof (Uni of Leicester), #BristolAstroSoc, #Astro, #Space #Astrophotographer, #Park-run #ProgRock, #Sci-Fi, (he/him)
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Woo hoo! It seems that one of the new #Gromit for the next “trail” #gromitunleashed3 around Bristol this summer will be a version called “Beagle 3” to be located at #aerospacebristol museum. That’s my Christmas present sorted if they add it to the range www.grandappeal.org.uk

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The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision… Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter. If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

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“Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say” 🧪🔭 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Superb interview by @kateemccann.bsky.social with #richardtice this morning on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social - firm,sharp questions and not allowing bluster 👏👏👏

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

While I love astronomy and would love to discover life on other planets, it´s kinda hard to argue with this...

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Hopefully this will eventually be online. A thoughtful assessment of space debris, the foolhardiness (and falsehoods) of any “Final Frontier-ism” and what may lie ahead for space unless international science and regulations come together. The clock is ticking …

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Has anyone yet run the headline "Math Major Elected Pope" ?!

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Interested in how NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory fits into ESA’s space science vision? @science.esa.int is hosting a (virtual) HWO Town Hall on May 16th, led by Director of Science @cmundell.bsky.social, with Q&A. details & registration: www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hwo_town... 🔭🧪

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

The photographs edited 150 years before Photoshop. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

Absolutely thrilled about this appointment! Looking forward to working with RAS Council and staff in the coming years ✨

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