Lord Dover
@lorddover.com
Astronomer @ Sybilla Technologies working on space surveillance & tracking 🛰️🔭
Has the Carrington Event been dethroned?
“Analysis... has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Has the Carrington Event been dethroned?
It’s that time of year where I just type “yes” into the terminal to warm up the room
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s that time of year where I just type “yes” into the terminal to warm up the room
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
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I never thought a comparison could be overly harsh on Stevenage. But here we are.
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I never thought a comparison could be overly harsh on Stevenage. But here we are.
One thing nobody warns you about with observational astronomy 🔭 is that you actually spend half your time pretending to be a meteorologist ☁️
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One thing nobody warns you about with observational astronomy 🔭 is that you actually spend half your time pretending to be a meteorologist ☁️
I really wish the government would fuck off with this creepy authoritarian bullshit. Nobody asked for this.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I really wish the government would fuck off with this creepy authoritarian bullshit. Nobody asked for this.
Being on that list is a badge of honour
Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Being on that list is a badge of honour
Remember when Obama jokingly predicted this in 2011?
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Remember when Obama jokingly predicted this in 2011?
After today’s surgery I am ~0.05% titanium.
Would not recommend.
Would not recommend.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
After today’s surgery I am ~0.05% titanium.
Would not recommend.
Would not recommend.
I can finally start calling him “the Andrew formerly known as Prince”
Andrew loses 'prince' title and home as Virginia Giuffre's brother calls for further investigation
Sky Roberts welcomes the King's moves, but says:
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I can finally start calling him “the Andrew formerly known as Prince”
In her WHAT
RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In her WHAT
If only someone could have predicted that OSA would be a disaster
ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says
The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If only someone could have predicted that OSA would be a disaster
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Check out our tiny rock featured by @eso.org !
Now available in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We measured the size using the new lightcurve shape models and old radar data #TeamRadar
📡🪨🔭🧪
Now available in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We measured the size using the new lightcurve shape models and old radar data #TeamRadar
📡🪨🔭🧪
September 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Check out our tiny rock featured by @eso.org !
Now available in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We measured the size using the new lightcurve shape models and old radar data #TeamRadar
📡🪨🔭🧪
Now available in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We measured the size using the new lightcurve shape models and old radar data #TeamRadar
📡🪨🔭🧪
My name continues to cause chaos 😈
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My name continues to cause chaos 😈
Such a classy display of patriotism 🏴
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Such a classy display of patriotism 🏴
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Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made UK’s first female astronomer royal
Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made UK’s first female astronomer royal
Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title
A planetary scientist whose research revealed the possibility of extraterrestrial life on one of Saturn’s moons has been made the first female astronomer royal.
Prof Michele Dougherty, a leading space physicist who was a researcher for the Nasa Cassini mission, has been awarded the 350-year-old honorary title. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made UK’s first female astronomer royal
I always found it weird that these guys used to own IDL.
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a $300m contract for two electronic warfare aircraft for Italy, marking the first foreign sale of the EA-37B platform approved by the U.S. government.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61122
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61122
Italy to field new airborne jamming aircraft in L3Harris deal
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a $300m contract for two electronic warfare aircraft for Italy, marking the first foreign sale of the EA-37B platform approved by the U.S. government.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I always found it weird that these guys used to own IDL.
Might be time to revive this 🔭
July 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Might be time to revive this 🔭
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#subpost
"What if this spacecraft in Jupiter orbit magically had four more tons of hydrazine" is not something to be taken seriously by anyone.
"What if this spacecraft in Jupiter orbit magically had four more tons of hydrazine" is not something to be taken seriously by anyone.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#subpost
"What if this spacecraft in Jupiter orbit magically had four more tons of hydrazine" is not something to be taken seriously by anyone.
"What if this spacecraft in Jupiter orbit magically had four more tons of hydrazine" is not something to be taken seriously by anyone.
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Comet Interceptor is now on Bluesky!! ☄️🚀🛰️
July 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Comet Interceptor is now on Bluesky!! ☄️🚀🛰️
These petitions don’t seem to achieve much, but it’s still worth a shot.
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
July 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
These petitions don’t seem to achieve much, but it’s still worth a shot.
Google searches for “VPN” in the UK:
July 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Google searches for “VPN” in the UK: