I never imagined that when I sat down with @JimSpim to discuss the possibility of writing a book, that book would end up in The @washingtonpost. What a journey!

I am in love with the VR teaching lab at @UniofNottingham - I spent the morning walking across Mars! The applications for #astronomy teaching (especially in a cloudy country) are so exciting. Anyone got a VR model of a telescope control room?!

My family will always come first, and I think I earned the right to put my research and science writing career second. But activism provides that garnish of Purpose for me, an opportunity to turn bad into good.

@Keifski Good thinking, someone can bring a lifetime's supply of Yorkshire Tea

@Keifski Sure! You bring some games consoles since it'll be a long journey. I'll bring the telescopes.

Another huge piece of space junk landed on Earth, right next to a Kenyan village. Companies currently have no legal responsibility for damage, and so no motivation to stop littering the sky.

@Astronomy_Matt Thank you!

And you wonder why I spend my time looking up at the stars.

RT @TheTweetOfGod: In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people.

RT @PippaCrerar: Headline writers not messing about

RT @susie_dent: Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

RT @hughlaurie: My advice, for what it’s worth: try not to be distracted by the faintly discourteous, the mildly incompetent, the harmlessl…

RT @SKAO: Exciting #SKAnews: Germany has joined the SKAO! 🇩🇪 Willkommen Deutschland 🎉 "The SKAO super telescopes in South Africa and Aust…

It's Halloween, and what's scarier than workplace harassment? 🎃👻 Take a coffee break Trick or Treat: Google if your uni committed to ditch NDAs, then check if their policies now reflect it. If not, kindly ask a policy advisor about their progress! #EndNDAs #MeToo @cbmsilence

RT @Nsousanis: The birth of a first star - and another finished spread! To a bright Sunday for all... w/appreciation for the work of @j_dun…