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This is a question I really think we need to ask ourselves. Secondary school maths teachers seem to be on an endless mission to convince students maths is …

I’m so pleased to see that a book I was a tiny part of ‘Stars of Orion’ featured in Astronomy Now magazine’s This Year in Books section. …

My short story ‘In Person’ is featured in the BSFA’s anthology Fission #2 — now available to buy! …

It's been announced that my short story 'In Person' will feature in this year's British Science Fiction Association's anthology. I am over the Moon! Watch this …

This is it. This is the final entry of the Messier Catalogue and so the last #MessierMonday. Thank you to everyone who's joined me on this journey. M110 is …

We’re looking towards the Greater Bear again today ... This week’s #MessierMonday is M109, it's designated NGC 3992 in the New General Catalogue, but has no …

This week’s #MessierMonday is M108, also known as the Surfboard Galaxy! (1/6) It's a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Image: Wikimedia …

‘An audience of stellar flashbulbs’ is how https://t.co/dwNivsCLxR describe it. Since 1947, when Helen Sawyer Hogg added it to Messier’s catalogue, it’s been …

This week’s #MessierMonday is a spiral galaxy known as M106. It's found in the constellation Canes Venatici. Take a look at its arms—do you notice anything …

Welcome to the first #MessierMonday of 2022! This glowing orb is actually an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo, known as M105. (1/5) Image credits: …

This week we’re looking at M104—and it’s the last #MessierMonday of 2021! We are ending the year on a stunner. The dust lane and the incredibly bright bulge …

This week’s #MessierMonday is M103, aka NGC 581. It’s an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. See how the stars sparkle like gemstones in the sky. …

Happy #MessierMonday! This week's catalogue member is M102, aka the Spindle Galaxy. It’s a lenticular galaxy 50 million light years away from Earth, in the …

This week’s #MessierMonday is M101, aka the Pinwheel Galaxy. It’s a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. (1/6) Credits: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz, …

This week’s #MessierMonday is the stunning grand design spiral galaxy M100. (1/7) Credits: NASA, ESA and Judy Schmidt pic.twitter.com/hBLqY8xZhK — Dr …

Delighted to announce Stars of Orion #paperback is now available to buy from the online link here + from your local bookshop. A stunning collection of photos …

It’s the middle of #Movember and it’s #MessierMonday. I got 99 problems but a deep sky object ain’t one. This week we have the Coma Pinwheel, aka M99. (1/5) …

It was a week ago today that NASA successfully added another member to the robot population of Mars. It was fantastic to watch the landing, also a strange …

For the past 40 weeks (or so) I have been writing a new thread on Twitter every Monday about a member of the Messier Catalogue, under the hashtag …

I need to make sure I remember to include my husband’s pictures in my #MessierMonday tweets — they’re popular!

After a long interruption, I’m finally back in front of the camera. I wish it were under better circumstances. Sometimes you need to just make a start, even if …

“My battery is low and it is getting dark” made nerds everywhere get a bit weepy last month. However, as Scott Manley explained in his video, Opportunity never …

I’m currently working on a new resources page, where you’ll find useful links and some resources created by me. There will be both exam board …

My husband and I got married at the exact moment of the autumnal equinox of 2016. Why? Partially opportunistic as we wanted to get married late September …

This is an animation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showing the retrograde motion of Mars.

Warning: This might get ranty . . . The Tutor Pages was a favourite among professional private tutors. The students didn’t have to pay to access your …

This year I didn’t have any Year 13s, so I did not spend Thursday with my heart in my mouth. No, that will be me next Thursday for the GCSE results. So, this …

I’m feeling very pleased with my ratings on First Tutors so far. 5/5 based on 5 ratings! . Plus top ratings from my referees and some nice badges. If you …

I’m not the only awesome tutor called Clare in the world, apparently. Dr Clare Daykin is doing a 100 km walk for charity this September. Check out her …

My TES resources have been downloaded over 9,000 times! You can check them out here. via GIPHY

I made a series of videos for Wolsey Hall Oxford’s A-level physics course. If you’re watching these, please keep in mind that these were my first …

Galaxies & Cosmology course — nailed it! Once I discovered coursera.org I was addicted. I wanted to learn everything! But, of course, I haven’t yet …