1/ On this day 20 years ago ESO's HARPS instrument achieved first light! Installed on the 3.6-m telescope at the La Silla observatory, HARPS has led the way in the search for exoplanets. In this thread we'll revisit some of the highlights:

I hate running and I'm not very good at it. Consequently, tomorrow I'm running the half marathon in Berlin for Bowel Cancer (then doing their Active April challenge). It will be a struggle... justgiving.com/page/william-d…

I move to Germany on Friday and have I packed yet? Absolutely not. But have I given away all the things I’m not taking with me? Also no. It’s going to be a long couple of days.

Crying walking home because I had to say goodbye to the wonderful students at UCL Astro who have made me feel so welcome in their office for the past 5 months 🥲

EIROforum 2/ Only a few days left to apply for the ESO Studentship Programme! If you're enrolled in a PhD and want to do part of your research at ESO in Germany or Chile, then check this out. Deadline: 30 April. More details: orlo.uk/k2FUv

The test of being an #LGBTQI ally isn’t whether you’ll add rainbow colours to your logo for #Pride. The test is: will you stand up for us when we are attacked? Will you distance yourself from those who demean us? Will you still be our ally when it’s not convenient? #IDAHOBIT2023

I didn't know about the ORBYTS educational project to foster science -and space science- in UK schools, presented by Will Dunn. They have great results! Check their website: orbyts.org

Our team of exoplanet researchers has set up "The Extrasolar Times", the first newspaper dedicated to bringing you news from outside this solar system! Keep up-to-date here: extrasolartimes.substack.com Vincent Van Eylen Hannah Osborne

Check out this great article written by Hannah Osborne , one of our PhD students in Garching, about the VLT 25th anniversary and its discoveries in the field of exoplanets!

okay so I’m WAY late on this but my Scientific American article on the burden of being marginalized in science came out recently! scientificamerican.com/article/an-inc…

Hi, friends! Meet The Friend, up for any adventure and will always have your back. Check out the other Exoplaneteers and take our quiz to see which one you're most like: exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplaneteers

I’m proud to announce that after over four years of work, GENDER INCLUSIVE METHODS IN STUDIES OF STEM PRACTITIONERS is finally out in the world. arxiv.org/pdf/2307.15802…

Our press release on GJ 367 new follow-up paper! (With the artistic illustration of the planetary system created by me 🤩) Check it here: unitonews.it/index.php/it/n… Image Credit: Elisa Goffo

TOI-544 b: A Potential Water-world Inside The Radius Valley In A Two-planet System astrobiology.com/2023/10/toi-54… #Astrobiology #exoplanet

Orbyts aims to improve inclusivity in science by partnering early-career scientists with schools to give students the chance to lead research of their own. Over the coming months, we will be highlighting the amazing work done by our students in 2023🤩

What is ESO? It’s not easy to find a single answer that can capture all aspects of our organisation. This newly released video is the closest we could get to give you a glimpse into our mission. We hope you will enjoy it! 🙂 orlo.uk/NaO0P

1/ A rare star system with 6 #exoplanets has been unlocked with the help of our @ESA_Cheops mission A special discovery because the planets’ orbital configuration shows that the system is largely unchanged since formation more than a billion years ago 👉esa.int/Science_Explor…

Just published in @nature: 'A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067' by Luque et al.: nature.com/articles/s4158…

Six planets have been discovered orbiting their star in a fixed, rhythmic pattern that has lasted more than a billion years. The study team, led by The University of Chicago, involved MullardSpaceScience UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences researchers Hannah Osborne Vincent Van Eylen @edwardmbryant @astroahlam ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/nov/…