Prof Lucie Green
@luciegreen.bsky.social
Physics Prof at UCL. Sun & space. Vice pesident @popastro. Book: http://amzn.to/2nitfmi
Space weather isn’t just about lovely displays of the aurora. There is a very real impact on our technology too.
Remember that lovely aurora last week?
Well...um...this is what Euclid saw... 😱
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Well...um...this is what Euclid saw... 😱
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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Space weather isn’t just about lovely displays of the aurora. There is a very real impact on our technology too.
The Goddard Space Flight Center has played a central role in America’s success in space exploration. It’s shocking to see what is now happening to it edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
edition.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Goddard Space Flight Center has played a central role in America’s success in space exploration. It’s shocking to see what is now happening to it edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis....
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis....
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
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On Oct 31st, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will be celebrating the ocean, and the ace @lizbonnin.bsky.social and I will be speaking on stage beforehand about all things ocean. Tickets are available here, if you'd like to join us and immerse yourself in our water world: lpo.org.uk/event/harmon...
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On Oct 31st, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will be celebrating the ocean, and the ace @lizbonnin.bsky.social and I will be speaking on stage beforehand about all things ocean. Tickets are available here, if you'd like to join us and immerse yourself in our water world: lpo.org.uk/event/harmon...
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“In an anonymous survey of (UK Physics) department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds
Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“In an anonymous survey of (UK Physics) department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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🌞🎶 Experience the aurora like never before!
Aurora — an immersive exhibition turning May 2024 aurora into sound 🔊
📅 Opens 10 Sept, 5–6.30pm
📍 Gallery North, Northumbria Uni, NE1 8QE
#Aurora #SpaceWeather #Sonification #NorthumbriaUni #NewcastleUni #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
Aurora — an immersive exhibition turning May 2024 aurora into sound 🔊
📅 Opens 10 Sept, 5–6.30pm
📍 Gallery North, Northumbria Uni, NE1 8QE
#Aurora #SpaceWeather #Sonification #NorthumbriaUni #NewcastleUni #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🌞🎶 Experience the aurora like never before!
Aurora — an immersive exhibition turning May 2024 aurora into sound 🔊
📅 Opens 10 Sept, 5–6.30pm
📍 Gallery North, Northumbria Uni, NE1 8QE
#Aurora #SpaceWeather #Sonification #NorthumbriaUni #NewcastleUni #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
Aurora — an immersive exhibition turning May 2024 aurora into sound 🔊
📅 Opens 10 Sept, 5–6.30pm
📍 Gallery North, Northumbria Uni, NE1 8QE
#Aurora #SpaceWeather #Sonification #NorthumbriaUni #NewcastleUni #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
What an incredible journey Solar Orbiter is on!
ESA Solar Orbiter is zooming towards the Sun (perihelion at 0.29au on the 16th Sept.), currently at 0.44au the spacecraft has a nice view of the south pole (combined image from EUI/FSI). Coronal holes, filaments, active regions, lots of things to investigate!
September 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What an incredible journey Solar Orbiter is on!
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For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology.
But they're seriously under threat… 1/3
But they're seriously under threat… 1/3
August 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology.
But they're seriously under threat… 1/3
But they're seriously under threat… 1/3
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There were some nice features on the Sun yesterday.
I have posted more on my Flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...
I have posted more on my Flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There were some nice features on the Sun yesterday.
I have posted more on my Flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...
I have posted more on my Flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...
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Yesterday the Sun produced this moderate-class #SolarFlare. Despite its smaller size, it was a long duration event, continuing for several hours and providing this hypnotic view of beautiful coronal rain (seen in yellow) and Supra-arcade Downflows (seen in cyan). Mesmerising!
August 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yesterday the Sun produced this moderate-class #SolarFlare. Despite its smaller size, it was a long duration event, continuing for several hours and providing this hypnotic view of beautiful coronal rain (seen in yellow) and Supra-arcade Downflows (seen in cyan). Mesmerising!
The success of the UK space sector, and the role that the UK Space Agency plays in this, requires proper resourcing. Something the government must still commit to when the UKSA is absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology next year.
Following publication of our Annual Report and recent Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2024, see our new factsheet demonstrating the value of space in the UK. 🛰️
Read more 👉
gov.uk/government/p...
Read more 👉
gov.uk/government/p...
August 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The success of the UK space sector, and the role that the UK Space Agency plays in this, requires proper resourcing. Something the government must still commit to when the UKSA is absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology next year.
Don’t worry, I won’t be colliding with the Earth 🤣
In recognition of Prof @luciegreen.bsky.social's (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) research in #solar #physics and her activities to engage the wider public with the latest discoveries in this area, #asteroid 2005 LG31 has been renamed Luciegreen! 👏
@uclnews.bsky.social
@uclnews.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Don’t worry, I won’t be colliding with the Earth 🤣
Harsh but true
Photo of the only critic to give me a one star review.
★
‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
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‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
August 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Harsh but true
This is great news! Congratulations Michele! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This is great news! Congratulations Michele! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Complex and completely mesmerising!
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest-ever studies of the Sun -- and got this unprecedented look at multiple solar eruptions piling up on top of each other. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Complex and completely mesmerising!
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Dazzling first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory mark the start of a 10-year mission to build a high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe and help pin down what dark energy might be. The mission involves Dr Ellen Hang, Prof Benjamin Joachimi and Prof Jason McEwen @uclmaps.bsky.social
Dazzling first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The newly released first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile mark the start of a ten-year mission involving UCL researchers to create an ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the U...
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dazzling first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory mark the start of a 10-year mission to build a high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe and help pin down what dark energy might be. The mission involves Dr Ellen Hang, Prof Benjamin Joachimi and Prof Jason McEwen @uclmaps.bsky.social
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NEWS JUST IN >> Liverpool Cathedral had an incredible 85,473 visitors to the Sun artwork~Helios~ when it was there for just one month ! www.my-sun.org
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
NEWS JUST IN >> Liverpool Cathedral had an incredible 85,473 visitors to the Sun artwork~Helios~ when it was there for just one month ! www.my-sun.org
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It’s publication day! Love Triangle is now out in paperback. A book about angles is finally capable of bending. www.penguin.co.uk/books/443151...
Love Triangle
Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble Pi
Why can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when y...
www.penguin.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Fantastic to see these images from the @esa.int Proba-3 formation flying spacecraft! Beautiful views of the Sun’s atmosphere, at the maximum phase of activity www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
www.esa.int
June 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Fantastic to see these images from the @esa.int Proba-3 formation flying spacecraft! Beautiful views of the Sun’s atmosphere, at the maximum phase of activity www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
Each summer I look out for swifts arriving back to the valley I live in. This year their number is notably, and sadly, depleted. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social’s brilliant book tells us why, and what we can do to support these tiny heros.
June 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Each summer I look out for swifts arriving back to the valley I live in. This year their number is notably, and sadly, depleted. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social’s brilliant book tells us why, and what we can do to support these tiny heros.
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Viewing the Sun's poles in the next years with @science.esa.int #SolarOrbiter is of massive importance for a better understanding and prediction of the solar cycle and to unravel how #solarstorms travel away from the Sun. This is a major milestone for this mission!
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Viewing the Sun's poles in the next years with @science.esa.int #SolarOrbiter is of massive importance for a better understanding and prediction of the solar cycle and to unravel how #solarstorms travel away from the Sun. This is a major milestone for this mission!
@esa.int have today released the first images of the poles of the Sun. Thanks to Solar Orbiter, these previously uncharted regions are revealed! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Solar Orbiter spacecraft snaps first images of Sun's south pole - BBC News
Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@esa.int have today released the first images of the poles of the Sun. Thanks to Solar Orbiter, these previously uncharted regions are revealed! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hey! Lookie what PUNCH (@punch-mission.bsky.social) just saw! Two different solar storms crossing the entire inner solar system! NASA's site doesn't thumbnail well, so click the link for the movie and other images. ☀️🔭🛰️🧪
science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/...
science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/...
June 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hey! Lookie what PUNCH (@punch-mission.bsky.social) just saw! Two different solar storms crossing the entire inner solar system! NASA's site doesn't thumbnail well, so click the link for the movie and other images. ☀️🔭🛰️🧪
science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/...
science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/...
Great to spend today at the UCL observatory, which opened in 1929 and is where a supernova that occurred in the Cigar Galaxy was discovered!
June 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Great to spend today at the UCL observatory, which opened in 1929 and is where a supernova that occurred in the Cigar Galaxy was discovered!