Schools are #NotATarget. Hospitals are #NotATarget. Children are #NotATarget. Civilians are #NotATarget. Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

The killing of hundreds at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital must mark a turning point. The full weight of international diplomatic pressure must unite behind calls for an immediate ceasefire. So many innocent lives have been taken. How many more before this happens?

There is no justification for bombing hospitals, ever. Article 18 of the Geneva Convention requires the protection of civilian hospitals and their staff. If this is true, the Israeli Government and Military must be held to account.

BBC reporter: "The Israeli military.. have said they are investigating, but its hard to see what else this could be, really, given the size of the explosion, other than an Israeli air strike, or several air strikes"

Thank you for your good wishes, I'm afraid we have not heard from my in-laws. My concern is for all the innocent people suffering for a crime they did not commit. If you did not vote for peace, while children are dying, then I do not know how you sleep at night. #CeasefireNow

How Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered. I think we can honour his wishes today.

Welcome to the dazzling edge of darkness!🤩 The first images from #ESAEuclid are here: razor-sharp, wide & looking far into the distant Universe. A trifecta never before achieved. Explore these 5⃣ cosmic portraits that show Euclid's full potential esa.int/Science_Explor… and👇

2 new papers on molecular gas and feedback in quasars from students Aishwarya Girdhar and Dr Stephen Molyneux! In one, using 4 quasars, we find AGN impact on both ~kpc scales and ~10 kpc scales, with the former shown through high-velocity winds, and the latter by radio lobes lifting the gas.

#ESOjobs We are looking for an Events Coordinator in Garching. The deadline to apply is 9 January 2024. Details at: orlo.uk/LPeQD 📷 ESO/P. Horálek

🚨"The Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out more than 50 strikes in middle Gaza on 24-25 Dec, including on 3 refugee camps, Al Bureij, Al-Nuseirat, & Al-Maghazi. 2 strikes hit 7 residential buildings in Al-Maghazi camp, killing an estimated 86 & injuring many more."👇

For the upcoming International #WomenAndGirlsInScience Day, we sat down with three of our colleagues, asking them to give a piece of advice to their younger selves, but also to any girl or young woman contemplating a career in science. 1/ 👇 #WomenInScience #February11

Back on here to post a quick aurora picture

Palestinian children should wake up feeling excited to go to school and play with their friends. Instead, for those murdered in Rafah, their last moments on this earth were filled with unimaginable fear as bombs rained down on their tents. What a monstrous failure of humanity.

I am SO delighted to share this! Interested in how AGN-driven winds interact with galaxies? An observer that measures outflow rates, investigates how they are driven or what impact they have? Check this paper of simulations created with observers in mind! arxiv.org/pdf/2407.17593

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“Limited ground operation into Lebanon” is propaganda, not journalism. It’s an invasion. This was Israel’s “limited operation” in Rafah.

"There is no intention of allowing the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return to their homes" - IDF Clearing out one ethnic group of people to replace them with another. The very textbook definition of ethnic cleansing. What more will it take for you to speak out?

If you are in the Newcastle area, I'll be presenting a public talk on 21st at 5.30pm (Herschel Building). A multi-sensory journey to a black hole: Using sound to enhance data exploration, accessibility, and immersive education Free, but booked tickets: tinyurl.com/34vnxvtn

The Global Climate Highlights 2024 report is now online. Delve in the analysis and access all the charts, information, and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the data that defined 2024: bit.ly/424M12O #C3S #GCH2024