I am furiously, flamingly, incandescently, *supernova-levels* of angry right now.

Trump is trying to kill NASA science. And hoo boy, do I have something to say about it.

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Dive in to this highest resolution image of the Sun's atmosphere ever!

We are looking for a mechanical engineer work work on our space projects - based in the alps in Davos, PMOD/WRC are involved in projects to study the Sun and climate change. www.pmodwrc.ch/wp-content/u...

We have released our MSc projects for ETH-Zürich physics and engineering students for next semester to take place at PMOD/WRC in Davos - have a look here for more details and contact the supervisor for more information. www.pmodwrc.ch/wp-content/u...

Celebrating the women involved in the Solar Orbiter space mission. During the build phase, operations and science. Space missions needs broad skills, they need teamwork, they need diversity. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

It's fascinating to see what primary school kids want to be when they grew up and how their environment influences them. This is a study about kids in N. Ireland. Exposing them to different careers can have an impact.: www.educationandemployers.org/what-do-chil...

Last week we had our first ISSI team meeting in Bern - organised with @ryanomilligan.bsky.social. A great bunch of people looking at the impact of flares on the ionosphere.

2024 was the hottest year on record. Ever.

In a few years you may remember it nostalgically as the coolest you've experienced since.

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Our #Proba3 twin satellites separated last night, 23:00 GMT/00:00 CET. When their Sun-observing mission starts, the two will adopt a stable configuration at 150 m away from each other, ready to create artificial eclipses on demand☀️🔭

Today the ESA Proba-3 mission was launched successfully from India by ISRO. PMOD/WRC built an instrument for the mission. Because the launch was delayed by a day, we had a clash of a visit of school kids. They joined us to watch the launch. Great timing for them! Photo courtesy of ESA-P. Carril.

☀️ If you are a system engineer or project manager in the space world, here are new opportunities for you to join the team at ETH-Zürich. A fantastic university with great students and a huge range of interests in space projects.
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The PMOD/WRC instrument on the European Space Agency - ESA Proba-3 mission will launch on 4 December. The launch will be by ISRO and the coverage will start at 11:08 Zürich time. Exciting and nervous time! www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

ETH Zürich looking very pretty in the sunlight today.

Following in the footsteps of @drzowie.bsky.social , I've joined here in the hope of some good (but respectful) banter, interesting stories, some fun science.