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Gaia: Mapping the Stars

Dr Giorgia Busso Giorgia Busso Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Cavendish ASTRO Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge, UK talks about her work on the European Space Agency’s Gaia space mission at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge and how Gaia has catalogued around 2 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy,

Gaia: Mapping the Stars Dr Giorgia Busso @gio_bu @cambridge_astro @AP_MRAO @KICC_official talks about her work on the European Space Agency’s Gaia space mission at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge and how Gaia has catalogued around 2 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy,
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Prof. of Astronomy and Space Science Martin Rees on what risks the future holds..

'The 21st century is the first in which one species – human beings – can affect the entire planet’s fate'

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A reminder that on 1st May we have a special public talk by Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel, who will talk about galaxies and black holes! Tickets available from eventbrite.co.uk/e/galaxies-and…

A reminder that on 1st May we have a special public talk by Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel, who will talk about galaxies and black holes! Tickets available from eventbrite.co.uk/e/galaxies-and…
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Congratulations to IoA PhD student Richard Dyer, who WON the FameLab regionals in Cambridge, taking the audience through a fascinating history of Black Holes!

He will be going onto the national finals at the Cheltenham Festival 🤩

Congratulations to IoA PhD student Richard Dyer, who WON the FameLab regionals in Cambridge, taking the audience through a fascinating history of Black Holes! He will be going onto the national finals at the Cheltenham Festival 🤩
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Just a few days left to get tickets for Prof. Hiranya Peiris's upcoming Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution, titled 'Decoding the cosmos'.

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Thread on how Gaia found the most massive black hole of stellar origin in the Milky Way and keeps on being an awesome mission! ⬇️🌟🕳️

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It is with heavy hearts that we hear of the passing of the great Professor Peter Higgs. The Cambridge High Energy Physics Group group and all at the Cavendish extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

Photo CERN

It is with heavy hearts that we hear of the passing of the great Professor Peter Higgs. The @CambridgeHEP group and all at the Cavendish extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Photo @CERN
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The is looking amazing! youtube.com/watch?v=CsRcLX…

We only have another 66 years to go until we get a total eclipse from the UK... 😴

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We're looking forward to our next meeting at ARU on 15th April. We'll be hearing a lecture by Matt Bothwell of Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge💫
If you're a parent/carer of a child 11-18 in the city and want to join us, please get in touch! ⬇️

We're looking forward to our next #Peterborough #ParentPower meeting at @AngliaRuskin on 15th April. We'll be hearing a lecture by @Astronomy_Matt of @cambridge_astro💫 If you're a parent/carer of a child 11-18 in the city and want to join us, please get in touch! ⬇️
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Another incredible shot by Sascha Bischoff! Our Northumberland Telescope looks great under the starry sky on the final public open evening of the season.

Another incredible shot by Sascha Bischoff! Our Northumberland Telescope looks great under the starry sky on the final public open evening of the season.
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Congratulations to Luis Welbanks (IoA PhD student 2017-2021), who has been awarded a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy by the Heising-Simons Foundation!


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And that's a wrap for our 2023-2024 season of stargazing! More than 3000 people joined us over 22 astronomy-packed evenings.

See you in October!

Photo Credit: Sascha Bischoff, who visited as part of the Wildish Club (wildishclub.co.uk)

And that's a wrap for our 2023-2024 season of stargazing! More than 3000 people joined us over 22 astronomy-packed evenings. See you in October! Photo Credit: Sascha Bischoff, who visited as part of the Wildish Club (wildishclub.co.uk)
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