This is my dream way to get a PhD, so I am following this. Haha.

Programme The NAM26 block schedule is available here

Looking forward to NAM2026 this summer? 🔭🪐 🚀

Reminder that the extended deadline for abstract submissions closes tomorrow at 23:45 BST 🚨📅

To submit one for a session, see the programme here: uobevents-national-astronomy-meeting-2026.eventsair.site/programme

It really sucks that you got out of the travel content game, Andy

Travel with me to experience dark skies I'm co-leading the world's first dark sky conservation trip to an incredible dark sky destination!

Travel with me next year to experience dark skies in Namibia 🇳🇦🌌 nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com/p/travel-wit...

Travel with me to experience dark skies I'm co-leading the world's first dark sky conservation trip to an incredible dark sky destination!

Travel with me next year to experience dark skies in Namibia 🇳🇦🌌 nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com/p/travel-wit...

I can never really say what I miss more about New Mexico: the food or the sky.

Eating my feelings today. 🌶️🌮

The sky over the Turquoise Trail tonight.

Graphic promoting the 'Our Fragile Space' exhibition at the Royal Astronomical Society.

Our Fragile Space, which highlights the deepening issue of space debris, will be in Burlington House courtyard until May 10. Come and visit for free! 🚀 🛰️🔭

Namibia Safari Reimagined | Desert, Wildlife & Dark Sky Journey | 15-Day Journey Through Etosha, Damaraland & NamibRand — terrafaunajourneys.com Experience a Namibia safari reimagined through desert landscapes, exceptional wildlife encounters, and some of the world’s darkest skies. Small-group, conservation-minded travel.

Travel with me to see the stars in Namibia! I've partnered with TerraFauna Journeys to lead the first "Dark Sky Conservation" tour to see the night sky in Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Apr 2027. The trip includes stargazing, big cats & the continent's only free-roaming black rhino

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People who watched Pluribus will get it

Namibia Safari Reimagined | Desert, Wildlife & Dark Sky Journey | 15-Day Journey Through Etosha, Damaraland & NamibRand — terrafaunajourneys.com Experience a Namibia safari reimagined through desert landscapes, exceptional wildlife encounters, and some of the world’s darkest skies. Small-group, conservation-minded travel.

Travel with me to see the stars in Namibia! I've partnered with TerraFauna Journeys to lead the first "Dark Sky Conservation" tour to see the night sky in Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Apr 2027. The trip includes stargazing, big cats & the continent's only free-roaming black rhino

The Earth setting behind the Moon!

Earth Set! What a photo!!!

"In this extractivist epoch, our society is overstimulated and overactive: doing, producing, buying, and selling. Darkness provides the counterbalancing quiet, nurturing, and, indeed, even mystery, which humanity desperately needs."

Great read in tune with my feelings on the ALAN/capitalism nexus.

The Case for the Disappearing Night An essay originally written for the New York Times Opinion section

With the news that Reflect Orbital wants to put space mirrors into orbit to light up Earth at night, I ask…What happens when we stop recognizing the night as a basic condition for life on this planet? nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

Finally picked up a print copy of the Apr issue of Outside Mag including my feature on the best place for astrotourism this year, plus @smvermillion.bsky.social's piece on dark sky travel and photos by @jayclue.bsky.social 🤩🌌🙏

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firm’s plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit

“The alternation of light and dark is not a trivial background condition. It is one of the oldest organising principles of life on Earth.”

It feels like we're on the cusp of crossing, if we haven't already, into uncharted territory for the planet's life systems.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Shaping up to be a beautiful morning for flying, ORD > ABQ. No TSA problems at O'Hare (10min thru security in T1) and only saw two 🧊🧊 so far, standing around yapping and being useless and untrained.

What incredible places to have spent time!

Nonfiction Views: Books to humanize Iran against US war crimes, plus the week's new nonfiction Let me open with the obvious. The Iranian people are people . Just like us. Loving, learning, raising families, helping their neighbors. Like many countries, they may have a problematic government (.....

Really pleased that NIGHTFARING was reviewed on the Daily Kos this week by @theliteratelizard.bsky.social alongside a fantastic selection of uplifting books about Iran and its people, plus a great selection of new non-fiction. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

If anyone's interested in a deep dive into #TravelWriting, I'll be leading a 3-day workshop on Whiddy Island as part of West Cork Literary Festival in July. (I'll also be doing an event at the festival, an early preview of my forthcoming book, #ThePathlessLand.)
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2026/...

Our Nonfiction Views post on Daily Kos on March 31st featured these new nonfiction books: - The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, by Megan Kate Nelson - The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors, and the Diagnosis Crisis, by Alexandra Sifferlin - Hollywood vs. Nazis: How the Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles, by Michael Benson - The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence, by Sebastian Mallaby - A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow, by Simon Morrison - Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What to Do About It, by Tyler Beck Goodspeed - The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It, by Arindrajit Dube - Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss, by Serena Kutchinsky - The Life You Want, by Adam Phillips - The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, by Arthur C. Brooks - True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--from Azure to Zinc Pink, by Kory Stamper - Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness, by Megan Eaves-Egenes - When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World, by Suzanne Simard - No New York: A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene, by Adele Bertei - Arsenio: A Memoir, by Arsenio Hall - Impossible: The Love Affair between Marcel Duchamp and Maria Martins, and the Artwork It Inspired, by Francis M. Naumann

Our weekly post also featured notable new nonfiction of the week, including books by @mkn.bsky.social @serenakutchinsky.bsky.social @korystamper.bsky.social @simonmorrison.bsky.social @meganeaves.com @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social
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I'm constantly on the verge of starting a Butlerian Jihad... but hearing the MS teams ringtone if I were on the way to Moon would definitely send me over the edge!

Hey Chicago! Come out to the Adler Planetarium this afternoon to watch the Artemis II launch and say hello to me in the Space Visualization Lab!

A little wander around Chicago to clear my head before this evening's book event. What a fine town.

Chicago is such a handsome city to land in.

🚨Exciting announcement 🚨

Want to join us for an exclusive event showcasing the brilliant Our Fragile Space exhibition currently outside the RAS? 📸

Experience a private guided tour by photographer Max Alexander, followed by a talk on the urgent space debris issue facing our night skies. 🛰️🚀🌌

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I am so excited and amazed that today is publication day for NIGHTFARING in the US & Canada! 📚🙏 It is available anywhere you buy books! I hope you enjoy journeying through the dark with me, and feel inspired to spend more time under the stars. 🌌✨

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