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Harry Baker
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Science journalist | Senior staff writer at @livescience.com | Sometimes found on @space.com | 2024 Aerospace Media Award winner | 2023 NCTJ Awards finalist | #earthfromspace series | https://linktr.ee/harryjpbaker
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This is the device (the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer on the Very Large Telescope) used to discover a 3-million-light-year long filament linking two distant galaxies.

Exploring the hidden universe ain't easy! 🧪🔭

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) is a second generation instrument in development for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). It is a panoramic integral-field spectrograph operating in the visible wavelength range. It combines a wide field of view with the improved spatial resolution provided by adaptive optics and covers a large simultaneous spectral range.
March 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I’d also like to shout out some amazing illustrations & diagrams in both stories from another of my fantastic colleagues @marilynperkins.bsky.social!!
March 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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In this accompanying piece, Nicoletta also explains how Trump’s recent executive orders on gender identity & DEI initiatives could be about to endanger neuroscience research in a big way 🚨

www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?
www.livescience.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Thanks @laurageggel.bsky.social!!
February 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM