Tim O'Brien

Cricket, bloody hell.

A photo of a textile square depicting the Lovell Telescope, captioned 'per fluctus ad stellas.' Text bubble reads: 'One month left to get involved!

🪡 One month left to get involved in Cosmic Threads - our community quilt project celebrating 80 years of Jodrell Bank!

For more details and ideas visit: bit.ly/4olVJq8

Image: submission by Philippa Holmes - youngest daughter of Sir Bernard Lovell, first Director and founder of Jodrell Bank.

Excellent news. Many congratulations to Prof. Dougherty. And many thanks to Martin Rees for his 30 years of service in the role.

Ben Jennings on starvation in Gaza – cartoon Hamas sends a ceasefire proposal to the Israeli government as famine threatens Palestinians’ lives

Our inaction on Gaza is shameful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Well done Chris! Now for the next 25! A way to go to beat Sir P though.

Use 'AI' where it's useful, I suppose.

Our approach of most assessment being in person invigilated exams with a simple calculator remains sensible.

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces - live updates A statement from his family says Osbourne was with them and

A one off, rip ozzy www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

Unique ice, 1.5m years old, to be melted to unlock mystery BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could

I think I might have seen this film 😱 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well you wouldn't want to leave your ferret at home would you?! #ferretswelcome

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, How can we keep our homes cool in a changing climate? Science that makes living in our homes safer and cooler in a changing climate.

In just a mo on Radio 4: The science of keeping cool indoors, daffodils’ surprising DNA secrets, robo-taxis on the loose and telling the difference between an ancient comet and an alien spacecraft. (And other space news)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Reform-led Durham county council scraps climate emergency declaration Durham is thought to be first UK local authority to rescind its statement, in a move condemned as a ‘very dark day’

Numpties strike again www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Astronaut reserve John McFall visits Jodrell Bank - Jodrell Bank Jodrell Bank welcomes astronaut reserve, John McFall, for an inspiring day of school sessions, talks, and a tour of the Lovell Telescope!

🧑‍🚀 On Tuesday 15 July, Jodrell Bank was thrilled to welcome European Space Agency astronaut reserve, John McFall, for an inspiring day of school sessions, thought-provoking talks, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Lovell Telescope…

Find out more about his visit: www.jodrellbank.net/explore/stor...

A photo of a child playing with a green tech exhibit, captioned: 'Introducing the exhibitors... Fuelling the Future, Loughborough University.'

A photo of a telescope captioned: 'SKA Observatory, JBCE, University of Manchester.'

📣 The @royalsociety.org Summer Science Exhibition is coming to Jodrell Bank!

🧪 From interactive LED cubes to ground-breaking nanotech, we’re excited to reveal the amazing exhibitors joining us for this hands-on science showcase: www.jodrellbank.net/events/royal...
#SummerScience #JodrellBank [🧵1/2]

The details are gory but interesting!

Yes, on long timescales due to tides (bottom panel of figure) but on shorter timescales it speeds up and slows down all the time. Since the 1970s, it's gradually been speeding up a bit. It's a mix of weather, climate, tides, earthquakes, movements in the liquid outer core etc etc. All great stuff.

Anybody wondering about the reports that the day length has become a bit less than 24 hours could do worse than look at this figure I made last week for the Astronomy textbook I'm writing. Time is a lovely, but complicated, thing.

We have images of a new interstellar visitor! ☄️ 👀

Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third object ever spotted coming from beyond our Solar System.

In this timelapse, our VLT observes the comet move across the sky — just two days after its discovery!

https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2527a/ 🔭 🧪

How and when to see July's full Moon and the Delta Aquariid meteor shower You might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Mercury as well as the Moon and Mars in the night sky this month.

BBC night sky pages so poor 🙄: "could also be possible to see parts of the Milky Way"; confusing discussion of perigee ("point in its orbit") and opposition; "probably need a telescope" = definitely; Moon/Mars evening not dawn; + usual meteors hype. Is "AI" to blame? www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

It wasn't Friends, it was Cheers. He ordered a half of mild and they looked at him funny. I really hope you haven't missed that out of your book 😱

The telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever The Rubin Observatory in Chile is set to reveal unfathomable numbers of galaxies, asteroids, comets and more

Nice write up about Rubin Observatory - it really is the telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever observer.co.uk/news/science...

Suspect some people would rather work with machines than other people.

First sentence is wrong.

Another day to remember that BBC Radio 4 weather summaries often say things like, "Today will be very hot and sunny. Farther north, it will be cooler, cloudy, and with some rain."

Glastonbury 2025 live: CMAT plays Glastonbury's main stage after Lorde's secret set - watch live Also coming up as the UK's biggest weekend of music gets in full swing are The 1975 and Biffy Clyro.

Seems I've been hiding under a rock. What is this ticktock they speak of? 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Seven Physics students stand behind a LEGO model of the Lovell Telescope smiling

What a way to celebrate Manchester’s cosmic legacy 🤩

Students from our Physics Society have constructed a remarkable 30,500-piece LEGO model of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank.

@jodrellbank.bsky.social

Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions

What could possibly go wrong www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Goodbye to a founder of radio astronomy We are sad to report that one of the founders of the science of radio astronomy, Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS, FRAS, FInstP, has passed away at the age of 102.Sir Francis, or Graham as he was known to...

Very sorry to report that Sir Francis Graham-Smith, second Director of the observatory and one of the founders of radio astronomy, has passed away aged 102. He was active in research until very recently. We will miss him greatly. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/g...

Science Cafe - Sir Francis Graham-Smith at 100 - BBC Sounds Sir Francis Graham-Smith discusses his life and legacy.

Lovely interview with Graham just after his 100th birthday, two years ago www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Old cotton mill building completely on fire.

The historic Hotspur Press building on fire this afternoon, after the owners let it rot for years. (Son took the picture from the top floor of a nearby multi-storey car park)