Professor Chuanfei Dong from @bostonu.bsky.social is using Mauve’s time-resolved UV and visible observations to detect stellar coronal mass ejections and investigate how extreme stellar activity affects planetary atmospheres and habitability. Learn more in the spotlight: bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Professor Chuanfei Dong, Boston University - Blue Skies Space

Professor Chuanfei Dong is an assistant professor of astronomy studying how stars interact with planets.

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Thanks to @thetimes.com for featuring Mauve and our mission to increase access to space science data in this article!

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 2mo ago

The blockbuster flotation of SpaceX has galvanised broader interest in funds backing satellite, rocket and data centre ventures

In our latest Mauve Member Spotlight, Professor Kosuke Namekata discusses how Mauve’s ultraviolet observations will help us better understand stellar flares and their impact on planetary environments. Read the full spotlight: bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Professor Kosuke Namekata, Kyoto University - Blue Skies Space

Professor Kosuke Namekata is an observational astronomer studying magnetic activity on the Sun and low-mass stars.

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The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming what we know about exoplanet atmospheres. In this paper, we explore how Twinkle can build on those advances, using targeted, repeated observations to characterise a diverse population of exoplanets. ✨ Learn about Twinkle: bssl.space/twinkle/

RAS Journals@rasjournals.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Published in #RASTI RAS Techniques & Instruments: "Atmospheric characterization with the Twinkle Space Telescope following advances from JWST observations", Zhang et al. This is Fig. 1: please visit academic.oup.com/rasti/articl... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

Dr Sharmila Rani is a post-doctoral fellow at INAF’s Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri. In this spotlight, she talks about the potential for Mauve to fill an important observational gap and help answer questions that have been difficult to explore with existing data. bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Dr Sharmila Rani, INAF's Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri - Blue Skies Space

Dr Sharmila Rani is an observational astronomy studying hot and exotic stars in diverse environments.

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We're excited to announce the delivery of the first datasets to the Mauve Science Programme, marking the start of scientific operations and a major milestone in our mission to increase the availability of space science data. 🛰️ bssl.space/blue-skies-s...

Blue Skies Space Delivers First Data to the Mauve Science Programme - Blue Skies Space

This marks the start of scientific operations and a major milestone in our mission to increase the availability of space science data.

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In June's member spotlight, Dr Emma Whelan from @maynoothuniversity.ie reflects on how Mauve's model and the opportunities to explore the dynamic nature of young stars excite her. 💫 Read the spotlight: bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Dr Emma Whelan, Maynooth University - Blue Skies Space

Dr Emma Whelan specialises in high-angular-resolution optical and near-infrared observations, with particular expertise in spectroastrometry.

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Chalmers University of Technology has joined the Mauve science programme! 🇸🇪 The team led by Professor Vlemmings will use Mauve data to investigate the origin of ultraviolet emission in evolved stars and its connection to mass loss, magnetic fields and stellar companions. bssl.space/chalmers-uni...

Chalmers University of Technology joins Mauve - Blue Skies Space

The team from Chalmers will be led by Professor Wouter Vlemmings.

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Mauve has been featured in a Results in Brief article from @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, demonstrating that meaningful astronomy can be conducted using small, rapidly built, low-cost satellites. 📰 Read the article: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

First commercial satellite starts a new era in astronomy

Mauve, the world’s first commercial space satellite, has achieved ‘first light’ of a distant star after becoming operational...

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Dr Krisztián Vida of Konkoly Observatory, a member of the Mauve Science Programme, studies the magnetic activity and variability of cool stars. In this member spotlight, he discusses his research and how Mauve supports it: bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Dr Krisztián Vida, Konkoly Observatory - Blue Skies Space

Dr Krisztián Vida is an astronomer at Konkoly Observatory studying a wide range of phenomena connected to magnetic fields in stars.

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Anusha Ravikumar is a PhD student at Western University studying massive emission-line stars and will use Mauve’s data to understand their behaviour. In this video, she discusses Mauve's benefits and her science case. Watch more: youtu.be/d7csGCxL5lk

Published in #RASTI RAS Techniques & Instruments: "The Preliminary Mauve Science Programme: science themes identified for the first year of operations", Mauve Science Collaboration – Year 1 et al. This is Fig. 2: visit academic.oup.com/rasti/articl... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social

Dr Alejandro Núñez of Columbia University studies how magnetic activity evolves in low-mass stars as they age, combining optical spectroscopy, X-ray observations and open cluster data to trace stellar activity. Mauve's UV data helps further this research. bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Dr Alejandro Núñez, Columbia University - Blue Skies Space

Dr Alejandro Núñez is an astronomer at Columbia University studying how magnetic activity evolves in low-mass stars as they age and lose angular momentum.

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We are thrilled to announce that Mauve has achieved ‘first light’, beginning a new era in astronomical data delivery from small, rapidly built space telescopes. 🛰️ Mauve was pointed at its first calibration target, eta UMa, a bright star in the constellation Ursa Major. 🌟

In our first member spotlight, Prof. Christopher M. Johns-Krull of Rice University shares how time-series spectroscopy and magnetic field measurements are reshaping our understanding of star formation and why Mauve’s data will open an exciting new chapter. bssl.space/mauve-member...

Mauve Member Spotlight: Prof Christopher M. Johns-Krull, Rice University - Blue Skies Space

In the first Mauve Member Spotlight, Professor Christopher M. Johns-Krull shares how time-series spectroscopy and magnetic field measurements are reshaping our understanding of star formation and why ...

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Our Chair and Co-founder, Prof. Jonathan Tennyson, talks to The Jodcast about the origins of Blue Skies Space, the ideas behind our innovative model, and what Mauve is set to achieve. Thank you to the Jodcast team for having us! 🎧 Listen to the episode: www.jodcast.net/archive/2026...

ICYMI: Our first satellite, Mauve, successfully launched on 28 November 2025. Mauve is designed to study stars in our galaxy and help understand how their activity influences the habitability of distant exoplanets. 🔗 bssl.space/blue-skies-s...

Blue Skies Space launches satellite to study the hidden lives of stars - Blue Skies Space

Mauve was launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-15 rideshare programme on 28 November 2025.

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New Year, new account! 👋 Hey Bluesky! It's good to be here. Let's see where this goes.