Joe Callingham
@astrojoe.bsky.social
Dutch-Australian | Astrophysicist | Head of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Science Group at ASTRON | Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam
To message or not to message aliens? This short video by the BBC is excellently produced with fun visuals. www.bbc.com/videos/crl24...
Should we try to communicate with aliens?
Many experts think intelligent life is likely to exist elsewhere in the Universe. Should we try to connect with them?
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
To message or not to message aliens? This short video by the BBC is excellently produced with fun visuals. www.bbc.com/videos/crl24...
One of the worst reference letter submitting experiences is with the International Max Planck Research School on Astrophysics. They ask you absurd questions outside of just uploading your letter, such as asking for arbitrary rankings of the student. There is no clarity how such information is used.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of the worst reference letter submitting experiences is with the International Max Planck Research School on Astrophysics. They ask you absurd questions outside of just uploading your letter, such as asking for arbitrary rankings of the student. There is no clarity how such information is used.
Reposted by Joe Callingham
I am privileged to be one of only two astronomers awarded an NWO (Dutch Research Council) Vidi grant this year! I will be using the 850,000 euros to create space weather reports of distant worlds.
The grant will be hosted by @astronnl.bsky.social and @api.uva.nl
www.astron.nl/vidi-granted...
The grant will be hosted by @astronnl.bsky.social and @api.uva.nl
www.astron.nl/vidi-granted...
Vidi granted to Joe Callingham to create space weather reports for distant worlds | ASTRON
Dr. Joe Callingham, Head of ASTRON's SKA Science Group, has been awarded a prestigious Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, worth up to €850,000, will enable him to establish a...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I am privileged to be one of only two astronomers awarded an NWO (Dutch Research Council) Vidi grant this year! I will be using the 850,000 euros to create space weather reports of distant worlds.
The grant will be hosted by @astronnl.bsky.social and @api.uva.nl
www.astron.nl/vidi-granted...
The grant will be hosted by @astronnl.bsky.social and @api.uva.nl
www.astron.nl/vidi-granted...
Check out this awesome work by Ben and his team! Really amazing stuff they can pull out of James Webb
Thrilled to have two years' of work out, in a pair of papers led by @gradientrider.bsky.social and @maxecharles.bsky.social.
We've built a data-driven calibration of the James Webb Interferometer to near its fundamental limits for high-res imaging - explainer at @aunz.theconversation.com!
We've built a data-driven calibration of the James Webb Interferometer to near its fundamental limits for high-res imaging - explainer at @aunz.theconversation.com!
How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away
The only Australian hardware on board the legendary telescope is starting to fulfil its duties.
theconversation.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Check out this awesome work by Ben and his team! Really amazing stuff they can pull out of James Webb
More cool state quantum work awarded the Nobel!
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
More cool state quantum work awarded the Nobel!
Are you looking to do a PhD in astronomy? Are you interested in radio stars and exoplanets? Then you should apply to do a PhD at @api.uva.nl with me! You can find more about the exciting project below. Applications are due 3rd of November!
api.uva.nl/vacancies/ph...
api.uva.nl/vacancies/ph...
PhD research topics - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
PhD research topics
api.uva.nl
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Are you looking to do a PhD in astronomy? Are you interested in radio stars and exoplanets? Then you should apply to do a PhD at @api.uva.nl with me! You can find more about the exciting project below. Applications are due 3rd of November!
api.uva.nl/vacancies/ph...
api.uva.nl/vacancies/ph...
Universities are coming to a crossroads with demographic shifts, bloated administrations, and the raise of LLMs. What will they do in response?
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Should College Get Harder?
A.I. is coming for knowledge work, and yet college seems to be getting easier. Does something need to change?
www.newyorker.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Universities are coming to a crossroads with demographic shifts, bloated administrations, and the raise of LLMs. What will they do in response?
www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
What an absolutely amazing result. May science erradicate this terrible disease www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What an absolutely amazing result. May science erradicate this terrible disease www.bbc.com/news/article...
Are you excited about playing with some of the coolest radio telescopes in the world? Want to discover something new about the Universe? What independence to explore novel ideas? Well then I have the job for you! At @astronnl.bsky.social we are advertising for the Bell Burnell Fellowship.
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Are you excited about playing with some of the coolest radio telescopes in the world? Want to discover something new about the Universe? What independence to explore novel ideas? Well then I have the job for you! At @astronnl.bsky.social we are advertising for the Bell Burnell Fellowship.
It would be absolutely awesome if Australia formally joined Horizon Europe. I am sure we would get more back than we put in based on the calibre of scientists in the country.
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the announcement that the Australian Government has started exploratory talks on Australia’s possible association to Horizon Europe. Learn more: www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
September 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It would be absolutely awesome if Australia formally joined Horizon Europe. I am sure we would get more back than we put in based on the calibre of scientists in the country.
I have a desk companion today
September 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I have a desk companion today
A sentiment I agree with!
August 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A sentiment I agree with!
At CSIRO today to talk all about wide-field radio monitors. Exciting times ahead. Thanks Josh Pritchard for organising. Great opening talk by Ron Ekers on the history and future of all-sky monitors
August 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
At CSIRO today to talk all about wide-field radio monitors. Exciting times ahead. Thanks Josh Pritchard for organising. Great opening talk by Ron Ekers on the history and future of all-sky monitors
I am enjoying learning about all things that go *bang* in the radio sky in Sydney this week. Thanks Dougal, Tara and team for organising!
In the middle of a week of interesting talks on radio transients at Dynamic Radio Sky 2025.
Is great to welcome so many people to @sydney.edu.au and @ozgrav.bsky.social for our meeting - and particularly all postdoctoral reseachers and PhD students.
The next generation of #RadioAstronomy!
Is great to welcome so many people to @sydney.edu.au and @ozgrav.bsky.social for our meeting - and particularly all postdoctoral reseachers and PhD students.
The next generation of #RadioAstronomy!
July 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I am enjoying learning about all things that go *bang* in the radio sky in Sydney this week. Thanks Dougal, Tara and team for organising!
A great result! Michele is awesome
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
www.bbc.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A great result! Michele is awesome
Once more to the old country. This time for The Dynamic Radio Sky Conference. Will be in Australia for 2 weeks (visiting CSIRO and USyd).
July 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Once more to the old country. This time for The Dynamic Radio Sky Conference. Will be in Australia for 2 weeks (visiting CSIRO and USyd).
What an amazing image and a fantastic result by @astroryan.bsky.social. This JWST image casts a completely new light on the first image we made of this star in 2019 with @eso.org's VLT. Well done Ryan and team!
Exciting news! My second first-author paper is out on the arXiv today!! arxiv.org/abs/2507.14610
We present a brand new JWST image of the Apep colliding wind binary in the mid-infrared, and we study what this nebula can tell us about the THREE stars in it's centre. Read on for more... 1/?🔭🧪
We present a brand new JWST image of the Apep colliding wind binary in the mid-infrared, and we study what this nebula can tell us about the THREE stars in it's centre. Read on for more... 1/?🔭🧪
July 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What an amazing image and a fantastic result by @astroryan.bsky.social. This JWST image casts a completely new light on the first image we made of this star in 2019 with @eso.org's VLT. Well done Ryan and team!
Halifax completed another module in his PhDog - a visit to a radio telescope (along with some tinkering)
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Halifax completed another module in his PhDog - a visit to a radio telescope (along with some tinkering)
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Last chance to register for our upcoming conference "The Dynamic Radio Sky 2025"
Join us @sydney.edu.au from July 28th to August 1st, 2025 to discuss radio transients of all kinds!
#RadioAstronomy #AstroSci
Join us @sydney.edu.au from July 28th to August 1st, 2025 to discuss radio transients of all kinds!
#RadioAstronomy #AstroSci
We have released the draft program for "The Dynamic Radio Sky 2025"!
Looking forward to welcoming #RadioAstronomy (transients) people from all around the world, to our wonderful @sydney.edu.au campus in July/August.
drs2025.github.io/programme/
Looking forward to welcoming #RadioAstronomy (transients) people from all around the world, to our wonderful @sydney.edu.au campus in July/August.
drs2025.github.io/programme/
July 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Last chance to register for our upcoming conference "The Dynamic Radio Sky 2025"
Join us @sydney.edu.au from July 28th to August 1st, 2025 to discuss radio transients of all kinds!
#RadioAstronomy #AstroSci
Join us @sydney.edu.au from July 28th to August 1st, 2025 to discuss radio transients of all kinds!
#RadioAstronomy #AstroSci
Largest number of flowers I have got from a single orchid - 47!
July 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Largest number of flowers I have got from a single orchid - 47!
Another great result by @astrosanne.bsky.social. She has found an new long-period transient and found it contains another white dwarf - which is doing a weird dance in the sky with another star. Hear about it all here at this snazzy video: www.youtube.com/shorts/i8Re1...
Astronomers uncover white dwarf system emitting bright radio pulses with strange rhythm
YouTube video by AstronNL
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July 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Another great result by @astrosanne.bsky.social. She has found an new long-period transient and found it contains another white dwarf - which is doing a weird dance in the sky with another star. Hear about it all here at this snazzy video: www.youtube.com/shorts/i8Re1...
A very exciting time for the SKA project! It is in good hands with Jess! www.skao.int/en/news/654/...
Prof. Jessica Dempsey to be next SKA Observatory Director-General | SKAO
The SKA Observatory is delighted to announce that Prof. Jessica Dempsey will be its next Director-General, taking up the post in June 2026 for a five-year term.
www.skao.int
July 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A very exciting time for the SKA project! It is in good hands with Jess! www.skao.int/en/news/654/...
It was fun talking to @forbes.com about all the great science the SKA Observatory will do (and LOFAR is starting) in the field of radio stars and exoplanets: www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
SKA Radio Array To Spot Habitable Exoearths Via Their Magnetic Auroras
The low frequency component of the massive Square Kilometre Array radio observatory due online in 2027, should detect auroras on extrasolar planets many light years away.
www.forbes.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It was fun talking to @forbes.com about all the great science the SKA Observatory will do (and LOFAR is starting) in the field of radio stars and exoplanets: www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
What a cool result led by @astroilin.bsky.social ! She has shown that a close in planet can induce flares on its host star. Silly planet. Read all about it here : www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Clingy planets can trigger own doom, suspect Cheops and TESS
Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are blas...
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July 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
What a cool result led by @astroilin.bsky.social ! She has shown that a close in planet can induce flares on its host star. Silly planet. Read all about it here : www.esa.int/Science_Expl...