Louise Harra
@louise-solar.bsky.social
Solar Physicist, from N. Ireland, working and living in Switzerland.
I am furiously, flamingly, incandescently, *supernova-levels* of angry right now. Trump is trying to kill NASA science. And hoo boy, do I have something to say about it. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/trump-thre... 🔭 🧪
Trump threatens to eviscerate NASA
The Presidential budget proposal is a death sentence for the space agency
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We are looking for a mechanical engineer work work on our space projects - based in the alps in Davos, PMOD/WRC are involved in projects to study the Sun and climate change. www.pmodwrc.ch/wp-content/u...
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We have released our MSc projects for ETH-Zürich physics and engineering students for next semester to take place at PMOD/WRC in Davos - have a look here for more details and contact the supervisor for more information. www.pmodwrc.ch/wp-content/u...
Celebrating the women involved in the Solar Orbiter space mission. During the build phase, operations and science. Space missions needs broad skills, they need teamwork, they need diversity. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Celebrating Solar Orbiter and the women behind the mission
Celebrating Solar Orbiter and the women behind the mission
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It's fascinating to see what primary school kids want to be when they grew up and how their environment influences them. This is a study about kids in N. Ireland. Exposing them to different careers can have an impact.: www.educationandemployers.org/what-do-chil...
What do children in Northern Ireland aspire to? - Education and Employers
Today, 29th January at Ballysally Primary School, Coleraine, Education Minister Paul Givan launched a new report: “A ‘Drawing the Future’ study of children’s career aspirations and how they compare wi...
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Last week we had our first ISSI team meeting in Bern - organised with @ryanomilligan.bsky.social. A great bunch of people looking at the impact of flares on the ionosphere.
2024 was the hottest year on record. Ever. In a few years you may remember it nostalgically as the coolest you've experienced since. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/2024-the-h... 🧪
2024: the hottest year on record
It’s the hottest year we’ve ever lived through. It’s possibly the coolest we see from now on.
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Our #Proba3 twin satellites separated last night, 23:00 GMT/00:00 CET. When their Sun-observing mission starts, the two will adopt a stable configuration at 150 m away from each other, ready to create artificial eclipses on demand☀️🔭
Proba-3 becomes two: satellites separated
Last night a crucial step in the European Space Agency’s eclipse-making Proba-3 mission was completed: the two spacecraft, flying jointly since launch, have successfully separated. This leaves them re...
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Today the ESA Proba-3 mission was launched successfully from India by ISRO. PMOD/WRC built an instrument for the mission. Because the launch was delayed by a day, we had a clash of a visit of school kids. They joined us to watch the launch. Great timing for them! Photo courtesy of ESA-P. Carril.
☀️ If you are a system engineer or project manager in the space world, here are new opportunities for you to join the team at ETH-Zürich. A fantastic university with great students and a huge range of interests in space projects. jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Space Systems Engineer
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The PMOD/WRC instrument on the European Space Agency - ESA Proba-3 mission will launch on 4 December. The launch will be by ISRO and the coverage will start at 11:08 Zürich time. Exciting and nervous time! www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch
ESA’s eclipse-making precise formation-flying mission is nearly ready for liftoff! Proba-3 is scheduled for launch on a PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on Wednesd...
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Following in the footsteps of @drzowie.bsky.social , I've joined here in the hope of some good (but respectful) banter, interesting stories, some fun science.
