Our new Plumian Professor Sera Markoff joined the Quirks and Quarks podcast to talk about her work capturing the first video of a black hole. Listen here: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Plus, an accompanying article on this fascinating research: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Amazing moon photo, taken by PhD student Lily Duan Yi Ong through the IoA's 16" telescope! π§ͺπ
13.02.2026 15:01 β π 19 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Everyone should see the moon with their own eyes through a telescope or binoculars at least once, and the IoA is a great place to do it! (Or at least, was when I went to their open evenings around 2008/09, and I assume still is!)
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Amazing moon photo, taken by PhD student Lily Duan Yi Ong through the IoA's 16" telescope! π§ͺπ
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a framed architectural drawing, in a nicke above a defib and first aid kit
We now have an orginal architects drawing of the Cambridge Observatory - hanging in the entrance to the Cambridge Observatory!
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An unusual signal initially picked up by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors and subsequently by optical telescopes around the world may have been a βsuperkilonovaβ β that is, a kilonova that took place inside a supernova. π§ͺβοΈπ physicsworld.com/a/unusual-as...
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Three individuals observing a telescope at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. A text overlay reads: 'Are you looking for an astronomy internship at Cambridge?'
Undergraduates: Curious about a career in astronomy? π
Take your first step with @cambridgeastro.bsky.socialβs Summer Internship Programme and gain 8 weeks of research experience.
Applications from underrepresented groups in astronomy are encouraged.
Apply by 27 February π
https://bit.ly/4qYR0LD
The Eddington Medal has been won by Prof Debora Ε ijaΔki, of @cambridgeastro.bsky.social, who said she was "profoundly honoured".
She's made outstanding contributions to our understanding of the role Active Galactic Nuclei play in the evolution of galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the universe.
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If you're a VLBI radio person ππ§ͺ and keen on imaging #blackholes and their jets, please consider applying for a postdoc position in my new research group at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk!
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
But wait, there's more! Here's a somewhat longer article about my new position at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social π§ͺπ and @kavlifoundation.org Institute of Cosmology, at the University of Cambridge, from their communications team: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/sera...
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I'm very excited and honoured to announce my new position π§ͺπ in the UK, starting in January! See here for more info:
www.ast.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
π‘ Last week ICCS Senior Research Software Engineer Jack Atkinson delivered his RSE skills course to researchers at @cambridgeastro.bsky.social. The course teaches key tools and techniques that researchers can start implementing now to improve the quality of their work.
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For over a decade, #ESAGaia mapped our galaxy with stunning precision, rewriting the story of the Milky Way π www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
While Gaia no longer collects new data, its scientific mission is far from over! Upcoming are the Gaia Data Release 4 and the final legacy catalogue. π
Institute of Astronomy researcher awarded Schmidt Sciences fellowship to ensure AI benefits society : www.ast.cam.ac.uk/news/institu...
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Our latest MandelZoom paper, led by Eun-jin Shin (Postdoc
@cambridgeastro.bsky.social) is out on arXiv today!
This work explores the impact of different stellar feedback mechanisms on black hole growth in dwarf galaxies!
#astro #astrocoding
