Two people stand smiling in front of a vibrant space-themed backdrop inside a pop-up planetarium. A text overlay reads: "News: Cambridge's pop-up planetarium will take school pupils to the stars for free".

A fully immersive pop-up planetarium experience is coming to schools across the East of England – completely free for pupils 🚀

Astronomers at @cambridgeastro.bsky.social say it will revolutionise how they inspire the next generation of scientists.

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4sBgEpW

Our 1909 Professor Hiranya Peiris has a new Nature article titled "Large language models are not the problem".

If a Large Language Model (LLM) can replicate your scientific contribution, the problem is not the LLM. Perhaps it says we should be doing something better.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.

Our 1909 Professor Hiranya Peiris appeared on The Life Scientific, talking to Jim Al-Khalili about pioneering the modern era of precision cosmology and revolutionising our understanding of the universe.

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

BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.

Our 1909 Professor Hiranya Peiris appeared on The Life Scientific, talking to Jim Al-Khalili about pioneering the modern era of precision cosmology and revolutionising our understanding of the universe.

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

Our 1909 Professor Hiranya Peiris has a new Nature article titled "Large language models are not the problem".

If a Large Language Model (LLM) can replicate your scientific contribution, the problem is not the LLM. Perhaps it says we should be doing something better.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our doors are open for the 2026 Cambridge Festival Open Day! Come along between 2-6pm to launch rockets, see yourself in invisible light, have your face painted like a galaxy, and more!

Mar 7: Filming a black hole in action, and more… | CBC Radio Astronomers are gathering footage for the first video of a black hole, sunlight can convert plastics into vinegar, giant ancient kangaroos could hop, monogamy is a key in termite societies and the "p...

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...

Plato is getting ready for launch! 🧪🔭

Plato is getting ready for launch! 🧪🔭

Mar 7: Filming a black hole in action, and more… | CBC Radio Astronomers are gathering footage for the first video of a black hole, sunlight can convert plastics into vinegar, giant ancient kangaroos could hop, monogamy is a key in termite societies and the "p...

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...

www.ast.cam.ac.uk/news/cheops-...

Amazing moon photo, taken by PhD student Lily Duan Yi Ong through the IoA's 16" telescope! 🧪🔭

Everyone 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!)

Amazing moon photo, taken by PhD student Lily Duan Yi Ong through the IoA's 16" telescope! 🧪🔭

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!

Unusual astronomical event might be a 'superkilonova' – Physics World Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions remain

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 “superkilonova” – that is, a kilonova that took place inside a supernova. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/unusual-as...

Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on universe Scientists using data from the James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed high-resolution maps of dark matter ever produced. It shows how

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on universe Scientists using data from the James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed high-resolution maps of dark matter ever produced. It shows how

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Scientists release the most detailed analysis yet on the expansion of the universe Scientists at the Dark Energy Survey have published their most detailed explanation yet of how the universe has expanded over the last six billion years,

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Scientists release the most detailed analysis yet on the expansion of the universe Scientists at the Dark Energy Survey have published their most detailed explanation yet of how the universe has expanded over the last six billion years,

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

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Undergraduates: Curious about a career in astronomy? 🔭

Take your first step with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social’s Summer Internship Programme and gain 8 weeks of research experience.

Applications from underrepresented groups in astronomy are encouraged.

Apply by 27 February 👇
https://bit.ly/4qYR0LD

The Eddington Medal has been won by Prof Debora Šijački, 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 🔭🧪 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...

Sera Markoff appointed 17th Plumian Professor of Astronomy at University of Cambridge Black hole expert follows in footsteps of Sir Arthur Eddington, Sir Fred Hoyle, and Lord Martin Rees in one of world's oldest named professorships.

www.cam.ac.uk/stories/sera...

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Sera Markoff appointed 17th Plumian Professor of Astronomy at University of Cambridge Black hole expert follows in footsteps of Sir Arthur Eddington, Sir Fred Hoyle, and Lord Martin Rees in one of world's oldest named professorships.

But wait, there's more! Here's a somewhat longer article about my new position at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social 🧪🔭 and @kavlifoundation.org Institute of Cosmology, at the University of Cambridge, from their communications team: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/sera...