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Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
10 months
Scientists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars https://t.co/wXvtjsTlTF
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
10 months
Link to YouTube stream:
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
10 months
We have another public open evening tonight! This week, we have Richard Dyer, talking about Black Holes. Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow). We hope to stream the talk on YouTube if our audio issues can be fixed. A link will follow soon.
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@ESAGaia
ESA Gaia
10 months
So long and thanks for all the fish! I just observed my last star this morning... #GaiaDPAC and @esa Gaia teams will do their best to make some great data releases from all the data I gathered! #GaiaDR4 in 2026, #GaiaDR5 around the end of the decade. Keep posted for our news
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
10 months
We have another public open evening tonight! This week, we have Richard Dyer, talking about Black Holes. Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow). We hope to stream the talk on YouTube if our audio issues can be fixed. A link will follow soon.
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
11 months
It's the first Wednesday public open evening of 2025 tonight! Dr James Rogers will take us on a "Journey to the centre of an exoplanet". Doors @ 6:30pm, talk starts at 7:15. Stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow). You can also watch on YouTube: https://t.co/We12GuholA
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@Cambridge_Uni
Cambridge University
11 months
It’s a key feature of any school nativity play, but what's the science behind the Star of Bethlehem? 🌟 Public Astronomer Dr Matt Bothwell @Astronomy_Matt from @Cambridge_Astro shares three key theories – and his favourite 👇 https://t.co/KEw5p7bCfe
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
11 months
The universe’s light-starved early epochs, as well as the first stars and galaxies, lie beyond the reach of conventional observatories but could be revealed by a new generation of radio telescope arrays! By IoA Professor Anastasia Fialkov. https://t.co/1YIj6tTHus
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The universe’s light-starved early epochs, as well as the first stars and galaxies, lie beyond the reach of conventional observatories but could be revealed by a new generation of radio telescope...
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
11 months
The talk will also stream on YouTube:
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
11 months
It's the final Wednesday public open evening of 2024 tomorrow! Calvin Preston will talk about "What we know (and don’t know) about galaxies". Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm. Stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm. Stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow). The talk will also stream on YouTube:
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
We are pleased to announce that our upcoming public open evening on Wednesday 11th December will go ahead as planned! Dr Charlotte Simmonds will talk about "Unveiling the mysteries of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)".
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
Important news -- due to the occupation/protest at Greenwich house, our Wednesday public open evenings will be suspended until the situation is resolved. There will be no public observing evening this week (04/12). Please check our website for updates.
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
Important news -- due to the occupation/protest at Greenwich house, our Wednesday public open evenings will be suspended until the situation is resolved. There will be no public observing evening this week (27/11). Please check our website for updates. https://t.co/sYgPCe3ALE
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
Important news -- due to the occupation/protest at Greenwich house, our Wednesday public open evenings will be suspended until the situation is resolved. There will be no public observing evening this week (27/11). Please check our website for updates. https://t.co/sYgPCe3ALE
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@Cambridge_Uni
Cambridge University
1 year
We're delighted to welcome Professor Hannah Fry to Cambridge! Mathematician and award-winning science presenter @fryrsquared will join us as Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics @FacultyMaths, following an announcement @NewtonInstitute 👉 https://t.co/eBorq2oh2k
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
Come and follow us at the other place🦋
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@cambridge_astro
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
1 year
We have another public open evening tonight! This week, we have Dr Anastasia Fialkov, giving a talk titled "Mysteries of the Early Universe". Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow). The talk will also stream on YouTube:
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@Pixelh8
Pixelh8
1 year
#pixelh8 #chiptune #music Made with sounds recorded at @cambridge_astro in 2010 funded by @PRSforMusic for the project Observations
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