Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr. Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
On not getting discouraged as a beginner in aviation (or anything): "It's OK if it's hard work. That doesn't mean you're not meant to do it."
Katie MackThis morning, @peacewind.aero and I were interviewed for Windsor local radio AM800 CKLW about flying the Chipmunks from the Canadian Aviation Museum to EAA Oshkosh #AirVenture2026 www.iheart.com/podcast/962-... [audio is ~ 8 minutes]
This morning, @peacewind.aero and I were interviewed for Windsor local radio AM800 CKLW about flying the Chipmunks from the Canadian Aviation Museum to EAA Oshkosh #AirVenture2026 www.iheart.com/podcast/962-... [audio is ~ 8 minutes]
Flying Windsor's Chipmunk Military Trainer Aircraft in Wisconsin - Mornings with Mike and Meg - Sound Bites | iHeart<p>Meg talks with Katie Mack and Lisa Corker, two pilots who took the Canadian Aviation Museum's Chipmunk Military Trainer Aircraft's to Wisconsin. </p>www.iheart.com
Sadly it's not just #JodrellBank losing funding, with deep cuts across the board for UK astronomy. One example is the HiPERCAM project whose funding has been entirely cut to save £50K/yr - peanut-levels of £s. Spectacular fast transient science lost, for what? 🔭😡 www.zmescience.com/science/astr...
One of Astronomy’s Fastest Cameras May Stop Operating Over a $67,000 Funding GapThe camera that checked JWST’s clock is losing its funding.www.zmescience.com
The brightness of Betelgeuse changes periodically. For decades astronomers had suspected that some of these variations could be due to a companion star orbiting around it. Now, the VLT has captured the clearest image ever of Betelgeuse B, a faint star orbiting Betelgeuse. 🔭 🧪 2/4
These are all excellent reasons for wanting Betelgeuse to go boom, but I've now become more appreciative of Orion the constellation, and how this would ruin it. BUT -- I still want science and the cosmic fireworks. So ... a solution: LET'S SACRIFICE ETA CARINA. ⭐💥 NO ONE CARES ABOUT ETA CARINA.
Matthew R Francisscientific reasons of course are MANIFOLD. That booger's gonna be bright enough to see in daytime. We'd get so much data on the explosion itself, envelope dynamics, neutrino emissions, and maybe even gravitational waves (please gravitational waves).
Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...
UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global raceTwo new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader.www.ukri.orgAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine HeymansI'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"This is more than just a niche issue for astronomers. This is an issue that's going to affect the quality of life for everybody on Earth." https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/private-companies-could-ruin-the-night-sky-for-the-entire-world-and-international-law-cant-stop-them
Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop themThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.www.space.com