Dr Megan Argo
@astromeg.bsky.social
Just another transient astronomer. Also: drummer, runner, public speaker, teacher and science advocate. Love all things #astronomy and #space. Often on the BBC!
Bit cloudier down here in Salford.
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Bit cloudier down here in Salford.
It was a real pleasure!
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It was a real pleasure!
Attending remotely is an option, thanks to the organisers, which I've taken up before. But quite frankly I teach mostly online, and sometimes, just sometimes, it's nice to actually meet up with like-minded folk. It stops you feeling isolated. Stops you going mad.
#AcademicLife
#AcademicLife
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Attending remotely is an option, thanks to the organisers, which I've taken up before. But quite frankly I teach mostly online, and sometimes, just sometimes, it's nice to actually meet up with like-minded folk. It stops you feeling isolated. Stops you going mad.
#AcademicLife
#AcademicLife
So, I could go, cover the cost, and subsidise my own work. Or I could not go, not present my work, not connect with colleagues. Or I could take a day off and go anyway - but remove my affiliation from my contribution.
I'm well aware that this is a first-world problem. But it seems ridiculous.
I'm well aware that this is a first-world problem. But it seems ridiculous.
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So, I could go, cover the cost, and subsidise my own work. Or I could not go, not present my work, not connect with colleagues. Or I could take a day off and go anyway - but remove my affiliation from my contribution.
I'm well aware that this is a first-world problem. But it seems ridiculous.
I'm well aware that this is a first-world problem. But it seems ridiculous.
(Thankfully) that didn’t come up 😅
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
(Thankfully) that didn’t come up 😅
#DidYouKnow the comet is travelling so fast that it could travel between the Earth and the Sun (a distance of 150 million kilometres) in just one month? Or go from the Earth to the Moon in less than two hours? For context, it will take the Artemis II crew a few days to cover that distance!
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#DidYouKnow the comet is travelling so fast that it could travel between the Earth and the Sun (a distance of 150 million kilometres) in just one month? Or go from the Earth to the Moon in less than two hours? For context, it will take the Artemis II crew a few days to cover that distance!
Reposted by Dr Megan Argo
Observations not by ESA but by a German space radar, TIRA: blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc.... From various models it seems certain that the reentry was at 6:30 UTC +/- 10 minutes: groups.io/g/mpml/messa...
Reentry prediction Soviet-era Venera Venus lander (Cosmos-482 descent craft) – Rocket Science
News from the edge of gravity
blogs.esa.int
May 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Observations not by ESA but by a German space radar, TIRA: blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc.... From various models it seems certain that the reentry was at 6:30 UTC +/- 10 minutes: groups.io/g/mpml/messa...