AstroNews
Hawking’s ‘The Universe In a Nutshell’ was one of the first astronomy books that I read. It was a revelation and it solidified in me the desire to become an astrophysicist, and the need to talk about science. Science was there for everyone to do and understand.
AstroNews
The Juno mission has been able to deliver some pretty stunning images and cutting-edge science regarding Jupiter. And every month, we are learning more about what lies beneath those clouds.
How About That?
The Sun is responsible for all life on Earth and most of our planet’s means of energy production depends on the Sun. We are told that without it we cannot survive, or at least told that we can’t survive for very long. My question is just that: how long would we survive? Our thought experiment […]
The Astroholic Live
In this episode of The Astroholic LIVE, we had Sheldon Goodman from Cemetery Club as our guest and we discussed the concept of Time, Elon Musk sending his car to space, and what should we do during First Contact. Luís discussed how important familiar smells are for your stress level.
AstroNews
My favourite astronomy story this week is about the dwarf galaxies of Centaurus A. More on this story can be read here!
The Astroholic Live
In our third Christmas special, we cover synesthesia, the ghostly particles that are neutrinos and learning how they are ‘flavour-queer’, and answer some questions from the audience. We also went back and discussed the post about stars being aligned!
AstroNews
We’re currently in New Zealand on our honeymoon and we were lucky enough to have dark clear skies for a couple of nights. And let me tell you that we’ve been blessed by the spectacle that is the sky in the Southern Hemisphere.
How About That?
Sometimes inspiration strikes in unusual ways at unusual times. I was tagged in a quote tweet where Prof Peter Coles states that as an astrophysicist he must contest Prince Harry’s statement that “the stars were aligned when he met Meghan.” Now, I’m currently on my honeymoon in New Zealand and we...
The Astroholic Live
In this episode of The Astroholic Live, we resolved the “cliff-hanger” from the previous episode about how sex in space works. Our special guest Dr. Suze Kundu took us through the three aspects of her career: research, teaching, and public engagement. Luìs discussed how playing chess or listening...
Astronomy
Last week, it was Ada Lovelace Day which celebrates the achievements and work of the countless women of science and engineering. I shared a picture of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin which I’ve already discussed in previous posts. The tweet got some traction, the Harvard Project PHaEDRA replied, and I’m...
The Astroholic Live
In this episode of The Astroholic LIVE we looked into the therapeutic effects of MDMA, the phenomenal fourth observation of gravitational waves, how E. coli behave in space, and if people are addicted to social media.
How About That?
A few years ago I filmed a vlog ranting about Astrology being nonsense and I’m now revisiting the subject, not because something has changed (it’s still bullshit), but because I think I understand my anger a bit better. A discussion arose in work concerning the most annoying unfounded beliefs tha...