Astronimouse
@astronimouse.bsky.social
A mouse from the old Cambridge Observatory. I love old books and everything astro-historical.
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When W. B. Gerish arrived in Hertfordshire, he discovered a county rich in curious folk tales and enduring local beliefs. Our next talk brings Gerish’s findings vividly to life, uncovering the strange, the supernatural, and the unexpected.
📅 Wednesday 21 October
🎟 £6
💻 Book via our website
📅 Wednesday 21 October
🎟 £6
💻 Book via our website
October 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
When W. B. Gerish arrived in Hertfordshire, he discovered a county rich in curious folk tales and enduring local beliefs. Our next talk brings Gerish’s findings vividly to life, uncovering the strange, the supernatural, and the unexpected.
📅 Wednesday 21 October
🎟 £6
💻 Book via our website
📅 Wednesday 21 October
🎟 £6
💻 Book via our website
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🔎 Who's booked in for the first weekend of The Thief & The Highwayman? 🔎
Starting this weekend, assemble your team, prepare for the challenge and step into a heist forged in history! Enjoy a new escape room experience from Great Escapists Escape Room at the Museum.
Full details: buff.ly/mFM4FWp
Starting this weekend, assemble your team, prepare for the challenge and step into a heist forged in history! Enjoy a new escape room experience from Great Escapists Escape Room at the Museum.
Full details: buff.ly/mFM4FWp
October 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
🔎 Who's booked in for the first weekend of The Thief & The Highwayman? 🔎
Starting this weekend, assemble your team, prepare for the challenge and step into a heist forged in history! Enjoy a new escape room experience from Great Escapists Escape Room at the Museum.
Full details: buff.ly/mFM4FWp
Starting this weekend, assemble your team, prepare for the challenge and step into a heist forged in history! Enjoy a new escape room experience from Great Escapists Escape Room at the Museum.
Full details: buff.ly/mFM4FWp
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Our next meeting: is one of our regular 'Astrodomes'
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky. In the beautiful and ancient surroundings of Rectory Cottages, Bletchley!
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky. In the beautiful and ancient surroundings of Rectory Cottages, Bletchley!
October 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Our next meeting: is one of our regular 'Astrodomes'
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky. In the beautiful and ancient surroundings of Rectory Cottages, Bletchley!
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky. In the beautiful and ancient surroundings of Rectory Cottages, Bletchley!
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Giulio Regeni was a Cambridge PhD student abducted, tortured & murdered in Egypt
Egyptian security agents have now been convicted of his kidnapping
Cambridge forgot about him
Lofty ethics rhetoric looks rather different when the scrutiny turns inward
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Egyptian security agents have now been convicted of his kidnapping
Cambridge forgot about him
Lofty ethics rhetoric looks rather different when the scrutiny turns inward
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
The Egyptian spies, the Cambridge student and the vicious Italian kidnapping
More than 10 years after the violent death of Cambridge PhD student Giulio Regeni, his family receive the verdict in the trial of four Egyptian security agents accused of kidnap. Alex Croft reports
www.independent.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Giulio Regeni was a Cambridge PhD student abducted, tortured & murdered in Egypt
Egyptian security agents have now been convicted of his kidnapping
Cambridge forgot about him
Lofty ethics rhetoric looks rather different when the scrutiny turns inward
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Egyptian security agents have now been convicted of his kidnapping
Cambridge forgot about him
Lofty ethics rhetoric looks rather different when the scrutiny turns inward
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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A 300 TeV photon from a powerful gamma-ray burst should never have reached the Earth. Scientists have examined two hypothetical effects - axion-like particles and a violation of Lorentz invariance - that could allow such a photon to survive. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
Scientists explain how a 300 TeV photon could reach Earth – Physics World
A mysterious signal from a powerful gamma-ray burst may reveal how exotic particles and altered physics could let extreme radiation cross the universe
physicsworld.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A 300 TeV photon from a powerful gamma-ray burst should never have reached the Earth. Scientists have examined two hypothetical effects - axion-like particles and a violation of Lorentz invariance - that could allow such a photon to survive. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
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Join us on Friday 2 October for a wonderful evening of Music at the Museum, hosted by the Friends of Royston Museum in collaboration with Creative Royston.
It'll be a rare opportunity to enjoy the brilliant 3Folk. Plus, there'll be a performance of 'Fen Song'.
💻 buff.ly/Y55p89q
It'll be a rare opportunity to enjoy the brilliant 3Folk. Plus, there'll be a performance of 'Fen Song'.
💻 buff.ly/Y55p89q
September 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join us on Friday 2 October for a wonderful evening of Music at the Museum, hosted by the Friends of Royston Museum in collaboration with Creative Royston.
It'll be a rare opportunity to enjoy the brilliant 3Folk. Plus, there'll be a performance of 'Fen Song'.
💻 buff.ly/Y55p89q
It'll be a rare opportunity to enjoy the brilliant 3Folk. Plus, there'll be a performance of 'Fen Song'.
💻 buff.ly/Y55p89q
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Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information.
There are many reasons why we preserve archives and rare books, but the most important reason is to give *everyone* the opportunity to access the information within them, now and in the future.
#AccessToInfoDay #Archives
There are many reasons why we preserve archives and rare books, but the most important reason is to give *everyone* the opportunity to access the information within them, now and in the future.
#AccessToInfoDay #Archives
September 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information.
There are many reasons why we preserve archives and rare books, but the most important reason is to give *everyone* the opportunity to access the information within them, now and in the future.
#AccessToInfoDay #Archives
There are many reasons why we preserve archives and rare books, but the most important reason is to give *everyone* the opportunity to access the information within them, now and in the future.
#AccessToInfoDay #Archives
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This marble anemoscope was used to indicate the direction of the wind. The names of the winds and their personifications in the act of blowing (hot?) air are engraved on the disc. It's thought to date from the C5th CE and can be found today in the Parco Archeologica del Celio, Rome.
#AncientRome
#AncientRome
September 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
This marble anemoscope was used to indicate the direction of the wind. The names of the winds and their personifications in the act of blowing (hot?) air are engraved on the disc. It's thought to date from the C5th CE and can be found today in the Parco Archeologica del Celio, Rome.
#AncientRome
#AncientRome
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Upon graduating medical school in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle did a doodle of himself waving his diploma over his head. The caption reads: "Licensed to Kill."
My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is about Conan Doyle's professor, Joseph Bell - the real-life Sherlock Holmes. Out Oct 20! linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is about Conan Doyle's professor, Joseph Bell - the real-life Sherlock Holmes. Out Oct 20! linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
September 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Our next meeting: is one of our regular 'Astrodomes'
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky.
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky.
September 26, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Our next meeting: is one of our regular 'Astrodomes'
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky.
Date: 09/10/2026 at 8:00 PM
An October session concentrating on the beautiful and ancient constellations of the autumn sky.
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The Open Journal of Astrophysics is a Q1 Journal
If the only reason you were not submitting papers to OJAp was that it wasn't a Q1 journal then you can start submitting them now!
If the only reason you were not submitting papers to OJAp was that it wasn't a Q1 journal then you can start submitting them now!
The Open Journal of Astrophysics is a Q1 Journal
If the only reason you were not submitting papers to OJAp was that it wasn't a Q1 journal then you can start submitting them now!
telescoper.blog
September 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The Open Journal of Astrophysics is a Q1 Journal
If the only reason you were not submitting papers to OJAp was that it wasn't a Q1 journal then you can start submitting them now!
If the only reason you were not submitting papers to OJAp was that it wasn't a Q1 journal then you can start submitting them now!
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Tonight in Bletchley, Milton Keynes: 25/09/2026 at 8:00 PM
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how it is revolutionizing our view of the universe.
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how it is revolutionizing our view of the universe.
September 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Tonight in Bletchley, Milton Keynes: 25/09/2026 at 8:00 PM
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how it is revolutionizing our view of the universe.
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how it is revolutionizing our view of the universe.
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will give astronomers a facility combining a Hubble-like sharpness with a panoramic view of the infrared sky. But as Richard de Grijs explains, the telescope will also transform the practice of astronomy itself. 🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/how-the-na...
physicsworld.com/a/how-the-na...
How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn the sky into a dataset – Physics World
Richard de Grijs looks at how the Roman Space Telescope will change astronomy forever
physicsworld.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will give astronomers a facility combining a Hubble-like sharpness with a panoramic view of the infrared sky. But as Richard de Grijs explains, the telescope will also transform the practice of astronomy itself. 🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/how-the-na...
physicsworld.com/a/how-the-na...
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From 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social)
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
From 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social)
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🧑🚀Cambridge - NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is coming to you! Come and hear his journey into space! Children welcome.
📅Fri 13 Nov, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
📍Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CB3 0HA
🎟️https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/steve-swanson-cambridge-26/
with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social
📅Fri 13 Nov, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
📍Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CB3 0HA
🎟️https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/steve-swanson-cambridge-26/
with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social
An evening with astronaut Steve Swanson - Cambridge
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to be an astronaut and what it's like to go into space? Well now's your chance with former NASA astronaut Steve…
pintofscience.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🧑🚀Cambridge - NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is coming to you! Come and hear his journey into space! Children welcome.
📅Fri 13 Nov, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
📍Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CB3 0HA
🎟️https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/steve-swanson-cambridge-26/
with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social
📅Fri 13 Nov, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
📍Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CB3 0HA
🎟️https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/steve-swanson-cambridge-26/
with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social
Interesting changes coming up with NASA ADS, not sure I like the new name though! arxiv.org/abs/2609.18091
Transitioning from ADS to SciX to Serve 21st Century Astronomy
For decades, the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) has been the foundational digital library for astronomy. As ADS becomes the Science Explorer (SciX), the team prioritizes preserving this trusted e...
arxiv.org
September 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Interesting changes coming up with NASA ADS, not sure I like the new name though! arxiv.org/abs/2609.18091
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⏳ Two days left to apply
The deadline for the BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants is in two days. Grants of up to £500 are available to support creative public engagement with the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Don't forget to submit your proposals!
bshs.org.uk/oec/#project...
The deadline for the BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants is in two days. Grants of up to £500 are available to support creative public engagement with the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Don't forget to submit your proposals!
bshs.org.uk/oec/#project...
September 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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The gravity from entropy theory could explain how low-entropy structures like galaxies emerge in a universe in which entropy increases with time 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/1fmG50ZNbNk
Could quantum information theory explain universe evolution? – Physics World
Gravity from entropy theory offer hints of why low-entropy regions persist in the universe
ow.ly
September 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The gravity from entropy theory could explain how low-entropy structures like galaxies emerge in a universe in which entropy increases with time 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/1fmG50ZNbNk
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I'm at @greshamcollege.bsky.social tonight (in London and online) at 7pm talking about @vrubinobs.bsky.social and @lsstuk.bsky.social - tickets still available here: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/sky.... 🔭
The Sky at Night, Tonight: A New View of the Changing Sky
Nb. This lecture was moved from its previous date in April due to delays receiving data from the Vera Rubin Observatory, which is a key element of the talk. Those who reserved tickets for the original...
www.gresham.ac.uk
September 14, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I'm at @greshamcollege.bsky.social tonight (in London and online) at 7pm talking about @vrubinobs.bsky.social and @lsstuk.bsky.social - tickets still available here: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/sky.... 🔭
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Our next meeting is: 25/09/2026 at 8:00 PM
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
September 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Our next meeting is: 25/09/2026 at 8:00 PM
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
We are excited to host Matt Bothwell who will provide a fascinating **Update on the James Webb Telescope (JWST)**. Learn about the latest scientific discoveries, stunning images, and how JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
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Build 13.0 of the #JWST Science Calibration Pipeline is now available. It fixes several outstanding known issues and continues development of multiple new observing modes. Read more: ow.ly/K3WB50ZM5LZ
September 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Build 13.0 of the #JWST Science Calibration Pipeline is now available. It fixes several outstanding known issues and continues development of multiple new observing modes. Read more: ow.ly/K3WB50ZM5LZ
Today I received my 25 years service certificate from the University of Cambridge. I also received a pen and propelling pencil.
September 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Today I received my 25 years service certificate from the University of Cambridge. I also received a pen and propelling pencil.
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Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) created this great brass globe to record the precise position of over 1000 stars he observed from his observatory at Uraniborg. Kepler used Brahe's observational data in formulating his laws of planetary motion. From Astronomiae instauratae mechanica, 1602.
September 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) created this great brass globe to record the precise position of over 1000 stars he observed from his observatory at Uraniborg. Kepler used Brahe's observational data in formulating his laws of planetary motion. From Astronomiae instauratae mechanica, 1602.
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OPPORTUNITY: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Division Head for Platform Engineering to enable modern, scalable, secure, and mission-aligned engineering and operations across the Institute: https://bit.ly/4xe7cLG
September 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
OPPORTUNITY: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Division Head for Platform Engineering to enable modern, scalable, secure, and mission-aligned engineering and operations across the Institute: https://bit.ly/4xe7cLG
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📣 "We want to be fighting cancer. That's what we love to do. But we've been forced onto the picket line"
Ahead of critical talks & after 60 days of strikes it's time for @icr.ac.uk to pay their researchers fairly
Please help these vital workers get their voices heard.
📺 Watch & ♻️ share their story
Ahead of critical talks & after 60 days of strikes it's time for @icr.ac.uk to pay their researchers fairly
Please help these vital workers get their voices heard.
📺 Watch & ♻️ share their story
September 8, 2026 at 10:58 AM
📣 "We want to be fighting cancer. That's what we love to do. But we've been forced onto the picket line"
Ahead of critical talks & after 60 days of strikes it's time for @icr.ac.uk to pay their researchers fairly
Please help these vital workers get their voices heard.
📺 Watch & ♻️ share their story
Ahead of critical talks & after 60 days of strikes it's time for @icr.ac.uk to pay their researchers fairly
Please help these vital workers get their voices heard.
📺 Watch & ♻️ share their story