#JWST will use Director’s Discretionary Time to conduct a concerted search for atmospheres in more than a dozen nearby M-dwarf systems. Read more: bit.ly/4ftrJEr

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I am incredibly lucky and privileged to announce that I have been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) starting grant! I will be using it to discover the space weather of other worlds using telescopes such as Low Frequency Array and SKA Observatory at Mike Bumbeck #ERCStG

Today, Sept 9th, is the 25th anniversary of the transit detection of exoplanet HD 209458b: 9-9-99! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_209458…

Applications are open for Max Planck Research Group Leaders! this is an amazing opportunity to build an independent research group that comes with 2.7 MEuro support over 6 years. If you're interested in being hosted Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, please contact me! mpg.de/career/max-pla…

Happy Inter-Exoplanetary Transit Celebration Day! 🔭🪐🎉🍾 for those who celebrate! (with should be all of us :). Dave Charbonneau reminded me recently that he and his team detected the first exoplanet transit (that of HD 209458) on 9/9/99, 25 years ago today. Wow.

That's a go: Today our mission passed a standard planning milestone known as Key Decision Point E. We're now approved to proceed toward a launch period that opens Thursday, Oct. 10.  go.nasa.gov/47h65iR

Winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year are out...and they are spectacular. Here's the overall winner, a time-sequence of a solar eclipse that shows deepening shadows from mountains on the Moon. (Credit: Ryan Imperio) rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astro…..

Come join us at ASTRON as a Bell Burnell Fellow! We are searching for the next leaders in radio astronomy, whether that is scientific or technical (or both!). Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. aas.org/jobregister/ad…

With vague apologies for the self-promotion: some filming I did earlier in the year is coming out. It's in different formats in the UK and US. I'm more in the US one, and mainly in the Ice Worlds episode. They're all awesome though! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j… pbs.org/wgbh/nova/seri…

OXFORD PEOPLE! Do you like both laughing AND science? If so, come to our new comedy night in the basement of the wonderful Lynrace cocktail bar. First night 17/10 - tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/13600#tickets

Saddened beyond belief by the sudden passing of our boss Ian Shipsey. Ian was remarkable, in his science & as a passionate unselfish force for good, who made a huge contribution to ⁦Department of Physics at University of Oxford⁩ ⁦NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory⁩ & much else. mpls.ox.ac.uk/latest/news/ia…

Deeply saddened at the passing of Prof Ian Shipsey, our Head of Physics at Oxford. Ian was our fearless leader and endlessly enthusiastic champion and supportor of all our ambitions, from science to our daily working lives at Oxford. He was unique, and will be truly missed.

It is with great shock and profound sadness that we share the sudden passing of Prof Ian Shipsey on Mon 7 Oct, a much-loved colleague, friend and Head of Department. A remarkable man who leaves a remarkable legacy. A public book of condolence is available: bit.ly/3ByV2Wm

Stunning Northern Lights on display last night at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. University of Oxford Oxford Mail Live Oxford SU - photo taken by recent graduate Rebecca (SoGE, University of Oxford) #aurora #northernlights

Liftoff of Europa Clipper! The #EuropaClipper spacecraft lifted off at 12:06pm ET Oct. 14 from Launch Pad 39A aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission will help scientists better understand how life developed on Earth and the potential for finding life beyond our

Do you know an early-career scientist who wants to be the next Blavatnik National Awards Laureate? Nominations for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists are open now until December 4, 2024. Learn more ➡️ blavatnikawards.org/awards/nationa…

🚨Exoclimes is coming to Institut Trottier de recherche sur les exoplanètes Université de Montréal on 7-11 July 2025 Join us in discussing all things climate from solar system to #exoplanets & brown dwarfs! Please fill out this interest form to stay informed forms.gle/qa89cf6scFLjf7…

A nearly 100-billion-mile-diameter debris disk encircles the star Vega. Astronomers have long assumed this was a disk of planet-forming material, but new observations with Hubble and NASA Webb Telescope offer a different verdict. "The Vega disk is smooth, ridiculously smooth."