Ifan Hughes

ifanghughes.bsky.social

01 September 2026 21:31

Hot off the press! Quantified absorption of laser light by silver atoms in a hollow-cathode lamp arxiv.org/abs/2608.27700 First foray into silver spectroscopy, with two undergraduate final year project students as authors. Atoms, lasers, and lamps! 🧪 #physics ⚛️ #optics 💡

Michael Greshko

michaelgreshko.bsky.social

01 September 2026 21:30

BREAKING: The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has announced it has spotted something it can't easily explain: a single event that's tantalizingly consistent with a type of theorized dark matter particle. Very early days yet, but pretty wild. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

astroroyalscot.bsky.social

01 September 2026 21:27

Well I think I am liking this new +ve PM! In response to @sarahrussellmp.bsky.social on Jodrell: "there must be a way to save #JodrellBank and I give her a commitment at this dispatch box - we will find it" Brilliant Burnham! Can you now save all the other epic projects that have also been cut 🙏🔭

Durham University

durham.ac.uk

01 September 2026 21:25

@durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social researchers are part of an international team behind the discovery of a new type of object: a black hole star ⚫⭐ This find could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep space 👉 tinyurl.com/mrxy48jm

Durham University

durham.ac.uk

09 July 2026 14:53

Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Co-Director of our Space Research Centre, and PhD researcher Scott Mackie look at the UK’s new defence investment plan and say it’s disappointing that it is unclear on its long-term plan for space. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... @sgiadurham.bsky.social