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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 05/10/2026

'There is an amazing diversity of worlds out there, and each one requires different questions and different techniques to explore them.' Exoplanet scientist, @stellarplanet.bsky.social, on uncovering the universal mechanisms that govern planetary formation. @expeditions.bsky.social #WorldSpaceWeek

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Making planets

In this EXPeditions video, Hannah Wakeford discusses how exoplanet research is fundamentally about understanding the diverse ways that worlds are constructed and how they evolve within their stellar…

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh wow 🤯 I gave a talk there once for their open science nights and it was fantastic. One that I will always remember. Truly the end of a massively important public institution.

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Sarah E Moran @offallingstars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Still server issues. Now Laura Watkins (head of science policy at STScI) is saying new deadline tomorrow, Oct. 1st at 5pm EDT for all proposers.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jdocs will make you feel like that.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is so friggin cool! i am jealous and excited all at the same time. clouds are the best ☁️🌥️🌧️🌨️⛅️⛈️

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Visiting London this weekend? Why not come and tour the RAS! 🔭🪐 We'll be open tomorrow for self-guided tours as part of Open House festival, giving visitors the chance to learn about the history of astronomy. Morning: 10am-1pm (last entry 12.30pm) Afternoon: 2pm-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

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Jonathan Fortney @jjfplanet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

*8* postdoctoral positions in atmospheric physics, from the Earth to Exoplanets: aas.org/jobregister/... This is part of the Multiscale Physics of Clouds Across Planetary Atmospheres collaboration, funded by the Simons Foundation, led by Prof. @astrocaroline.bsky.social!

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Postdoctoral Researchers — Multiscale Physics of Clouds Across Planetary Atmospheres | American Astronomical Society

The Multiscale Physics of Clouds Across Planetary Atmospheres collaboration, funded by the Simons Foundation, is seeking 8 postdoctoral researchers to develop new approaches to understanding clouds ac...

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That last point about triggering exam anxiety is not being solved by using AI to summarize things it is placating it and making a generation of people who cannot cope with their own anxiety and mental health.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Quartz is not only terrestrial making up a huge amount of our planet crust but also forming clouds in the atmospheres of #exoplanets, in the exploding shell of dying stars, and in the heart of the galaxy around super massive black holes. #Quartz #MinCup 🧪🔭🪨

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Laura Kreidberg @lkreidberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy to share two postdoc ads for positions in the APEx department at MPIA - please spread the word! - direct imaging and spectroscopy of wide-separation planets with Wolfgang Brandner aas.org/jobregister/... - forward modeling of exoplanet atmospheres with Elsie Lee aas.org/jobregister/...

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Excited to be at the @ioppublishing.bsky.social house in Bristol for a science writing workshop led by @andyextance.bsky.social for the Association of British Science Writers student group. #SciComm

Screen in an open plan room with the title. Science writing and interviews.

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BOWIE+ Seminar Series @bowieseminar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The BOWIE+ seminar autumn schedule is out! Next week, we will begin with a talk by Matthäus Schulik of Imperial on his work on atmospheric escape. The rest of the autumn will be highlight talks by early career researchers. To get the zoom links, see the details in our bio. #exoplanets #astronomy

Upper left: A picture of Matthäus Schulik in front of ruins. To the right, the title of his upcoming talk -- From bulk to space -- on September 10th. Below, a table of other upcoming talks from October until December.
Bottom: text describing the BOWIE+ Collaboration: "We are a UK based collaboration with a focus on studying the atmospheres of exoplanets using the James Webb Space Telescope. We work together to create proposals for JWST GO time, holding both in-person and virtual collaborative meetings. If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out via our email: bowie.collaboration@gmail.com"

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Super excited to be part of the @cosmicshambles.com Nine Lessons line up this year. I will be there on the Sunday so book your tickets and come along for a great show of science, music, comedy, and poetry.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is the next step towards linking our solar system to exoplanets and a way towards the future hopeful success of the Habitable Worlds Observatory. NGRST will potentially find evidence for thousands of worlds microlensing, transits, and direct imaging 🤩🔭🧪

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Linn Boldt-Christmas @nplinnspace.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today is Day 1 of my all-time favourite sports tournament: the Mineral Cup #MinCup26 💎🪨 and my annual excuse to talk about pretty crystals for a whole MONTH I’ve been a fan since 2018 (!) and it may even have nudged me into planetary science 🙈 If you’re not familiar, now’s the time to check it out!

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BOWIE+ Seminar Series @bowieseminar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Cathal Maguire's talk on limb asymmetries in exoplanet atmospheres is now available, just in time to inspire your JWST proposal writing. #exoplanets #astronomy www.youtube.com/watch?v=f47c...

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Limb from Limb: Observing Atmospheric Asymmetries from the Ground and Space - Cathal Maguire

YouTube video by BOWIE+ Seminars

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 30/08/2026

This morning's launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center was amazing! Roman is now on a million-mile journey to Lagrange point 2, where it will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets: go.nasa.gov/4qIa69I #NASARoman 🔭 Credit: J. Barrientes/STScI.

A rocket is launching into the sky from a launch pad, emitting bright flames and smoke. Trees are visible in the foreground.

Crowd capturing a SpaceX rocket launch with smartphones, against a sunrise sky.

A rocket launches into a cloudy sky, emitting a bright trail of light and smoke.

A rocket with a fiery trail ascending into a clear blue sky, leaving a thick plume of white smoke underneath.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 29/08/2026

NASA and SpaceX are set for the launch of the next great space observatory — the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Falcon Heavy is set to liftoff from LC-39A at 7:26 AM EDT (11;26 UTC). Weather is currently 50% “go.” More on this incredible mission ⬇️ www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/roma...

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Perfectly times solar eclipse coming up today just before sunset. Great coverage from the UK with the path of Totality going through Iceland and Spain #solareclipse 🌍🌓☀️ let’s see if the reset helps, nice chance to at least enjoy and marvel at nature.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There is cool stuff being done at Bristol with UAVs and volcanoes in Guatemala I have been talking with the team and will let you know when they have done teir flights.

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The Cosmic Shambles Network @cosmicshambles.com · 30/07/2026

Here's a little highlight reel of our @latitudefestival.bsky.social 2026. Full panels and podcast and more to come! From killer crabs to astronauts and puppet cows to battery tech, there really was something for every type of curious mind in the Cosmic Shambles Forest this year. See you in 2027!

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Latitude Festival 2026 | Highlights from the Cosmic Shambles Forest of Science & Culture

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

So excited to bring the ExoClimes conference series to Asia where we have a load of amazing Exoplaneteers. See you in Tokyo next summer!

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We recorded our podcast live at Latitude, with (R-L) me, Hannah Wakeford, @catherineloveday.bsky.social, Steve Pretty and @pennysarchet.bsky.social (here talking about the "ageogenic" environment we live in). Thanks to @cosmicshambles.com for an epic weekend!

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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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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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Had a fantastic weekend @latitudefestival.bsky.social with the @cosmicshambles.com crew doing our exoplanet panel, the @newscientist.com podcast, and @realmsunknown.bsky.social podcast. The #ShamblesForest is the best balance of science, comedy, & music there is for both adults and kids alike 💜🔭🧪😆🎶

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Loving #latitudeFestival and spending most of our time between @cosmicshambles.com Forest just seen astronaut Helen Sherman 👩‍🚀 and the comedy stage where @marcusbrig.bsky.social, Madeline Brettingham have been brilliant so far today so far. Loving it!

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Matthew Kenworthy @mattkenworthy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You always discover something when you have a new instrument with higher sensitivity - Mahapatra+ on Planet-wide, Concentric Density Waves in Venus’s Upper Atmosphere Revealed through Polarimetry? in which you can see a bullseye on the day-lit side of our sister planet! #exoplanets #astrodon

Two images of Venus, illuminated by the Sun from the lower right. The first image shows a smooth illuminated planet, similar to early ray tracing computer graphics simulations, the right hand image is an image of the degree of polarization and it shows the upper right and lower left are bright, and super imposed on this are a series of faint rings, alternating bright and dark, starting from the point on the planet pointing towards the Sun, and moving out in about eight concentric rings out to the terminator.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It is going to be a fun science/music/comedy packed festival in the @cosmicshambles.com Forest this Latitude. So excited to be part of it this year. I hope to see a lot of people there!

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Are you a kick-ass designer who can help make scientific information about climate change and climate solutions come to life? If so, we’re hiring! drawdown.org/careers/seni...

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Senior Digital Designer, Climate Science

Our mission is to help the world stop climate change as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Had a great time @bristoluni.bsky.social graduation today seeing the 2026 class of physicists graduate. My first time as staff at one of my students graduations (sorry Lili & Charlotte) & seeing Dr Matt Lodge = #ProudAdvisor. Also, lovely to wear my @exeter.ac.uk gown for the first time in a decade!

Me in my external gown. It has blue lines down down the front and silver and red hood

Me and Dr Matt Lodge he is in Bristol red and purple gown and me in my Exeter robe

A hot air balloon for Bristol Uni in the top of the great hall entrance.

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Jayne Birkby @jaynebirkby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hide-and-seek champion award goes to the newly discovered beta Pic d! 🏆 Please welcome the newest member of the exoplanet zoo, and be kind, it’s a little shy, it’s been hiding in direct imaging data for over a decade!

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Benjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

cutting pure science to prioritize applications is fundamentally like asking farmers not to waste time producing grain, cheese, and tomatoes and focus on making pizzas

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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

All these UK cuts to basic science, while the Labour government not only continues £800 million for ARIA's broken funding model (including actively harmful engineering development for geoengineering deployment) but also gave them another £200 million. Disgraceful, and performative.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I said no to two things this morning!

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Benjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Advertising international Masters and PhD scholarships in astronomy at Macquarie, one of Australia's leading institutes! Submit an Expression of Interest by 12 July to start your studies in January 2027. We have projects on offer on stars, planets, and galaxies; and instrumentation and data.

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PhD and Masters of Research Positions in Astronomy and Astrophysics | American Astronomical Society

Macquarie University is seeking outstanding candidates for PhD and Masters of Research scholarships commencing January 2027.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Stay tuned for a paper coming soon!

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Oh please get one to Cathal Charlotte or Larissa so they can bring it home to me. 🙏

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Erin M. May, PhD @astronomay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I'll be at #Exoplanets6 next week with a poster on MiTHOS, our Astrophysics SMEX mission concept out of @jhuapl.bsky.social MiTHOS studies the climates of hot Jupiters with a large population study of spectroscopic phase curves 🌈 Come find me to grab a sticker and learn about MiTHOS! 💫 🪐🔭🧪

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 25/06/2026

You've seen Euclid's dazzling image of the Milky Way’s crowded heart. Now explore it yourself. Zoom in, zoom out, go wherever your curiosity takes you 🤩 – in #ESAsky 👇 sky.esa.int/esasky/?targ... 🔭 🧪 ☄️

A very dense field of tiny, closely packed points of light fills the image. The colour is almost uniform, dominated by bright yellow and gold tones across the entire frame. Small white points appear slightly brighter here and there, with a few faint bluish points scattered among them. No large dark patches or strong colour variations are visible, giving the image a smooth, grain‑like appearance.

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Heading to London for the next few days to attend the UK HWO meeting held at UCL. Pretty damn worried about the heat! This is not normal and is not okay. What we are seeing in the UK is just the start of extreme weather due to climate change. It will be worse in El Niño years like 2026.

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Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 22/06/2026

Job ad: postdoc on exoplanet atmospheres at @stsci.edu, working with the lovely Leo dos Santos and @jlothringer.bsky.social. Applications due Aug 31. 🔭 stsci.slideroom.com#/permalink/p...

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Apply to Space Telescope Science Institute. Powered by SlideRoom.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

**** This is not a drill **** The Met Office has issued a red warning for parts of the UK this week. That means that you *should not* expect to carry on your normal activities. There is a real danger of power supplies & transport failing. Plan now. weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...

Screenshot of Met Office webpage on the Red Warning

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