I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 3w ago

“What will the Lovell Telescope discover/enable 20 yrs from now? I can’t tell you, and that’s the point. It will either be something extraordinary that none of us can yet predict, or we will defund it and leave Cheshire with a rusting monument to unfulfilled potential and discoveries never made.” 🔭🧪

Karma is quite something isn’t it folks? GJ Spain 🇪🇸 👊

Inject that Enzo Fernandez red card directly into my veins

When will the football. Just. Start. Genuine question.

Obama: Why? Just Why? Confused Reaction

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#ENGARG

It Crowd Moss: Ludicrous Display

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#ENGARG We support Spain now yeah?

Woman Frantically Speaking Spanish

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R2D2's Play Dead Freeze

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Football

Crying Kid Says "Please No"

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Andrew Jones@andrewjonesspace.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is big: China just launched the Long March 10B and caught the first stage out at sea with a net recovery system. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8VpyAMwNaV...

Would love to see the demographics of individuals involved in SpaceX IPO.

Okay Serbia 🇷🇸 🤘 #Eurovision

Let’s see if the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 does anything here. Anyone want to take a bet with me?

Dr Chris Bridges@chrisbridges.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Intuitive Machines to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station

Intuitive Machines to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station

a man in a suit is flying through the air on a ropes course sponsored by london tonight

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YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 3mo ago

Most Britons, including most Reform voters, have not heard the term Boriswave All Britons Heard & know what meaning: 14% Heard but don't know/wrong about what it means: 7% Have not heard: 79% Reform voters Heard & know: 34% Heard but DK/wrong: 7% Not heard: 59% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Wind and solar have now beaten fossil fuels in Great Britain for a record 15 months in a row Just a decade ago, fossil fuels were generating four times more than wind + solar Now that's flipped: Since the Iran war, wind and solar generated twice as much as fossil fuels

Want to support lunar and deep space operations? Goonhilly is hiring a Shift Mission Operations Engineer at its historic Cornwall site. Find more and apply here: spacecareers.uk/jobs/f25f545...

Oh - @luciegreen.bsky.social is here 👋

Not my data / analysis / method but I can generate super interesting plots from Bill Gray / Project Pluto on #SpaceX 2025-100D.

Space.com@space.com · 3mo ago

A stray SpaceX rocket stage could slam into the moon this August, amateur astronomer says www.space.com/space-explor...

Open-access Paper Alert from our #space researcher Lizzie Sergeev: openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outp...

🚀Astronauts for America has officially launched! Check out this great interview with former NASA Admin Charlie Bolden and my astronaut classmate Wendy Lawrence. I'm proud to stand with them as a member of #AstronautsForAmerica www.today.com/video/astron... @astronauts4america.bsky.social

Astronauts for America Founders Share Mission Behind Nonprofit

Former NASA administrator and retired United States Marine Corps Major General Charles Bolden and Wendy Lawrence, who served as a U.S. Navy captain and helicopter pilot, join TODAY to talk about their...

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What did Artemis II look like from an RF Doppler perspective? 📡〰️🚀🌖 (thread) In January, we were selected by NASA to support tracking of the Artemis II mission using our ground station infrastructure.

As noted a couple weeks ago, stood to reason that Apple, despite their large ownership stake and satellite deal, would actually *like* Amazon taking over Globalstar... thoughts.spyglass.org/i/192991624/...

Techmeme@techmeme.com · 4mo ago

Amazon agrees to buy satellite operator Globalstar, set to close in 2027, to expand Leo; Amazon and Apple agree for Leo to power some iPhone and Watch services (About Amazon) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

😬😬 “Reject idea of safe return” 😬😬

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 4mo ago

Among the half of Britons who say they would turn down an opportunity to visit the Moon, a simple lack of interest is the most common reason to not want to go Not interested: 23% No point: 8% Reject idea of safe return: 8% Would be scared or anxious: 7% Nothing to do: 6% Too old: 6%

I'm struck by the number of modes of transit these astronauts will experience today. 1. Slicing through the Earth's atmosphere in a spaceship 2. An inflatable raft 3. A rope swing 4. Helicopter 5 Aircraft carrier 6. Airplane. 7. Van.

If you’ve been moved & inspired by Artemis, NASA needs your help. Literally during A2, the president proposed cutting NASA science 47%, canceling 54 missions, including many already in-flight. To help stop these cuts, check out @planetarysociety.bsky.social www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...

Welcome home folks, welcome home.

Last one on #artemis via some basic python scripts! Next, is the #ISS setup for @soph-astro.esa.int / @arissintl.bsky.social

Dr Chris Bridges@chrisbridges.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Enough playing for me on #artemis orbits & schedules. (Ultrarough) vars here shows the orders of magnitude for a lunar link: tx-power-dbw=20, tx-gain-dbi=16, rx-gain-dbi=52, bitrate-bps=1024e3.

Here's a reminder for Sophie Adenot fans - there are 2 contacts upcoming with France tomorrow. First, Friville-Escarbotin is up with a direct contact. YT: www.youtube.com/@lyceeduvime... 90 minutes later it's La Norville's turn. www.youtube.com/@Universit%C... 145.800 MHz for ISS audio

During #Artemis II's Moon flyby there were around 40 minutes without contact back to Earth📶 🌍️ @esa.int 's Moonlight aims to fill this gap by deploying a constellation of communication and navigation satellites around the Moon to never lose connection when most needed 🌑 @navigation.esa.int

Enough playing for me on #artemis orbits & schedules. (Ultrarough) vars here shows the orders of magnitude for a lunar link: tx-power-dbw=20, tx-gain-dbi=16, rx-gain-dbi=52, bitrate-bps=1024e3.

Dr Chris Bridges@chrisbridges.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're getting somewhere #artemis orbit. Needs more checks. Next: Comms!