the universe and stuff

2 min read 2022-06-17 16:30:27

Euclid Launch Delay

Until relatively recently we al thought the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission would take place later this year (2022). For various reasons

1 min read 2022-06-13 23:23:53

It seems like only yesterday that I blogged about the second release of data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission but today sees the

1 min read 2022-06-09 23:14:14

David W Hughes (1941-2022) I am once again very sorry to have to pass on some sad news. Astronomer David Hughes (formerly of Sheffield University)

1 min read 2022-06-07 21:09:20

Yet again I find myself having to pass on some sad news. I heard yesterday that Professor Richard Hills FRS lately at the Mullard Radio Astronomy

4 min read 2022-06-06 18:05:27

Last week I was chatting to one of my colleagues about old films, particularly those made in the immediate post-war years by Ealing Studios. Nowadays

1 min read 2022-06-03 14:54:21

David Matravers, pictured on his 80th birthday in December 2017 (Picture Credit: ICG) I was very sad this morning to hear via George Ellis of the

1 min read 2022-06-03 14:54:21

David Matravers, pictured on his 80th birthday in December 2017 (Picture Credit: ICG) I was very sad this morning to hear via George Ellis of the

2 min read 2022-05-31 16:34:12

At last week’s Irish Theoretical Physics meeting I had the opportunity to have lunch with particle physicist Professor John Ellis (of King’s

2 min read 2022-05-30 15:56:47

With about a month to go to the deadline, I thought I would take the opportunity to remind readers that Maynooth University has a Chair (i.e. Full

1 min read 2022-05-29 17:37:41

Last week was rather busy. Amongst other things I managed to complete the publication process for two more papers in the Open Journal of Astrophysics

1 min read 2022-05-27 00:03:40

Coles_ITP.pptx from Peter Coles As I usually do when I give a talk (which hasn’t been for a while) I’ve uploaded the slides for the

1 min read 2022-05-24 00:11:59

It’s been a very busy day so in lieu of a proper post I thought I’d recycle an old joke with a new picture I took on my way to collect some

2 min read 2022-05-20 17:07:59

I saw a paper some months ago by former Sussex colleague Xavier Calmet and collaborators that attracted quite a lot of press coverage largely based

1 min read 2022-05-14 17:49:32

The last couple of days have been very busy but at last I’ve got time to announce a new publication in the Open Journal of Astrophysics! This one

2 min read 2022-05-13 17:41:41

Following on from yesterday’s post here is an arXiv preprint that I’ve only just seen, though it was submitted on Tuesday 10th May, ahead of