Hannah Wakeford

STScI also wants to hear from #JWST users through their annual user survey. Observers who submitted Cycle 6 proposals or who have worked with JWST data in any capacity are encouraged to complete the survey. Deadline November 20th: 🔭 www.surveymonkey.com/r/DTKXW73

Should have mentioned the time. 11am-1pm EST, 8am-10am PST!

Super excited by the idea of finding rings around exoplanets. This thread looks at how we might see them through direct imaging 🪐

A new method maps a hot Jupiter's atmosphere all the way around its rim, from equator to pole. WASP-17 b's evening side is about 650 K hotter than its morning side, and water and CO2 stay constant around the limb. #AstroSky #exoplanets @lili-alderson.bsky.social @stellarplanet.bsky.social

Hi all! I will be hiring a PhD student to work on extracting dynamic information (think storms!) from exoplanet spectra. This work will be done within the ERC project VORTEX. If you are interested, please apply through IMPRS until 3 November: www.imprs-hd.mpg.de/3354/How-to-... #astro #exoplanet

We picked WASP-17b because it's got a decent signal for transmission and emission methods, but it's not necessarily the best target for either (a jack of all trades, master of none) This means that transmission strings will be able to get awesome results for many better targets in the future!

It's paper day! @stellarplanet.bsky.social, David Grant and I produced the first-ever transmission map of an exoplanet, exploring how the atmosphere changes around the limb: from sunrise, sunset, the poles, and everything in between 🧵

New space missions are afoot seeking out new exoplanets, some of which may be very much like Earth. Hear the full discussion with Larissa Palethorpe, @stellarplanet.bsky.social & @mattbothwell.com on a new The Incomplete Shambles Podcast episode out now wherever you get podcasts.

I'm looking for a new #postdoc to join Leicester's #planetsci atmospheres team, working with us on the treasure-trove of #JWST giant planet data to study atmospheric composition, weather, and variability. Deadline Nov 5th with a start date in early 2027. jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/13...

This shows a MASSIVE effort from the community to make the most of science time on a world leading and uniquely capable telescope 🔭And yes, I do believe it will only get harder to get time from here on out. 5.5% chance this year. how many will be 1st quintile not selected this year?

Had so much fun doing this panel @latitudefestival.bsky.social. And yes! this is the best screenshot they could find of my face. Must learn to lead with my teeth more 😁

'There is an amazing diversity of worlds out there, and each one requires different questions and different techniques to explore them.' Exoplanet scientist, @stellarplanet.bsky.social, on uncovering the universal mechanisms that govern planetary formation. @expeditions.bsky.social #WorldSpaceWeek

Oh wow 🤯 I gave a talk there once for their open science nights and it was fantastic. One that I will always remember. Truly the end of a massively important public institution.

Still server issues. Now Laura Watkins (head of science policy at STScI) is saying new deadline tomorrow, Oct. 1st at 5pm EDT for all proposers.

Always fun to hear what @chrislintott.bsky.social is up to!

Visiting London this weekend? Why not come and tour the RAS! 🔭🪐 We'll be open tomorrow for self-guided tours as part of Open House festival, giving visitors the chance to learn about the history of astronomy. Morning: 10am-1pm (last entry 12.30pm) Afternoon: 2pm-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

*8* postdoctoral positions in atmospheric physics, from the Earth to Exoplanets: aas.org/jobregister/... This is part of the Multiscale Physics of Clouds Across Planetary Atmospheres collaboration, funded by the Simons Foundation, led by Prof. @astrocaroline.bsky.social!

Quartz is not only terrestrial making up a huge amount of our planet crust but also forming clouds in the atmospheres of #exoplanets, in the exploding shell of dying stars, and in the heart of the galaxy around super massive black holes. #Quartz #MinCup 🧪🔭🪨

Happy to share two postdoc ads for positions in the APEx department at MPIA - please spread the word! - direct imaging and spectroscopy of wide-separation planets with Wolfgang Brandner aas.org/jobregister/... - forward modeling of exoplanet atmospheres with Elsie Lee aas.org/jobregister/...

Excited to be at the @ioppublishing.bsky.social house in Bristol for a science writing workshop led by @andyextance.bsky.social for the Association of British Science Writers student group. #SciComm

The BOWIE+ seminar autumn schedule is out! Next week, we will begin with a talk by Matthäus Schulik of Imperial on his work on atmospheric escape. The rest of the autumn will be highlight talks by early career researchers. To get the zoom links, see the details in our bio. #exoplanets #astronomy

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

Super excited to be part of the @cosmicshambles.com Nine Lessons line up this year. I will be there on the Sunday so book your tickets and come along for a great show of science, music, comedy, and poetry.

This is the next step towards linking our solar system to exoplanets and a way towards the future hopeful success of the Habitable Worlds Observatory. NGRST will potentially find evidence for thousands of worlds microlensing, transits, and direct imaging 🤩🔭🧪

Today is Day 1 of my all-time favourite sports tournament: the Mineral Cup #MinCup26 💎🪨 and my annual excuse to talk about pretty crystals for a whole MONTH I’ve been a fan since 2018 (!) and it may even have nudged me into planetary science 🙈 If you’re not familiar, now’s the time to check it out!

Cathal Maguire's talk on limb asymmetries in exoplanet atmospheres is now available, just in time to inspire your JWST proposal writing. #exoplanets #astronomy www.youtube.com/watch?v=f47c...

This morning's launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center was amazing! Roman is now on a million-mile journey to Lagrange point 2, where it will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets: https://go.nasa.gov/4qIa69I #NASARoman 🔭 Credit: J. Barrientes/STScI.

NASA and SpaceX are set for the launch of the next great space observatory — the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Falcon Heavy is set to liftoff from LC-39A at 7:26 AM EDT (11;26 UTC). Weather is currently 50% “go.” More on this incredible mission ⬇️ www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/roma...

Dose of hope for your timeline

Perfectly times solar eclipse coming up today just before sunset. Great coverage from the UK with the path of Totality going through Iceland and Spain #solareclipse 🌍🌓☀️ let’s see if the reset helps, nice chance to at least enjoy and marvel at nature.

The @royalastrosoc.bsky.social has great advice for those hoping to catch the partial eclipse - including the all-important kitchen colander www.ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Our @latitudefestival.bsky.social podcast is now live: me and @pennysarchet.bsky.social are joined by @stellarplanet.bsky.social, @catherineloveday.bsky.social and Steve Pretty and his trumpet! @cosmicshambles.com open.spotify.com/episode/4YcF...

Here's a little highlight reel of our @latitudefestival.bsky.social 2026. Full panels and podcast and more to come! From killer crabs to astronauts and puppet cows to battery tech, there really was something for every type of curious mind in the Cosmic Shambles Forest this year. See you in 2027!

So excited to bring the ExoClimes conference series to Asia where we have a load of amazing Exoplaneteers. See you in Tokyo next summer!

We recorded our podcast live at Latitude, with (R-L) me, Hannah Wakeford, @catherineloveday.bsky.social, Steve Pretty and @pennysarchet.bsky.social (here talking about the "ageogenic" environment we live in). Thanks to @cosmicshambles.com for an epic weekend!

Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Had a fantastic weekend @latitudefestival.bsky.social with the @cosmicshambles.com crew doing our exoplanet panel, the @newscientist.com podcast, and @realmsunknown.bsky.social podcast. The #ShamblesForest is the best balance of science, comedy, & music there is for both adults and kids alike 💜🔭🧪😆🎶

Loving #latitudeFestival and spending most of our time between @cosmicshambles.com Forest just seen astronaut Helen Sherman 👩‍🚀 and the comedy stage where @marcusbrig.bsky.social, Madeline Brettingham have been brilliant so far today so far. Loving it!