cambridgeastro.bsky.social
News, public events, and research highlights from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/
👤 Joined on 21 November 2024
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@cambridgeastro.bsky.social86 scientists are featured in GCSE exam specifications for science. But only one is a woman. Researchers from @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @kicc-cambridge.bsky.social say this could be contributing to girls dropping STEM subjects at 16 👇 https://bit.ly/4yYfaKi
Show PostAs BAA members receive their Handbooks for 2027, I thought I would look back to the first one in our Library collection - and really the format is not that much changed. Quite a remarkable publishing achievement.
Show PostOn my way down to London to deliver this evening's Royal Astronomical Society public talk on The Strangest Planets in our Galaxy! 🪐🔭 ras.ac.uk/events-and-m... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Show PostWho is actually up there on the Moon? Who decided who got a crater named after them? Join the MKAS this Friday, October 23rd at 8:00 PM for our flagship event: The Annual Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture. Mike Frost presents: 'Who's Who in the Moon.'
Show PostOur next meeting is our keynote lecture of the year, the Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture: 23/10/2026 at 8:00 PM Join Mike Frost for a detailed look at the Moon in his talk, **Who’s Who in the Moon** exploring its features and the people behind the names of its craters and seas.
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