Robert Lea @RobertLea@qoto.org

The Inside No 9 Christmas special the Bones of St Nicholas didn’t disappoint. What a lovely atmospheric tale with a pure Tales of the Unexpected twist. In fact, it was jaw dropping!

What’s on the menu for Christmas dinner; turkey, beef, lamb, the shredded remains of a star you destroyed with tidal forces? A distant black hole isn’t just feasting on a star, it’s created it’s own plasma party hat! #Space #astronomy #scicomm https://www.space.com/black-holes-snacks-on-dead-star-corona

Another win for the #jameswebbspacetelescope the most powerful telescope ever put into orbit images the faint light from orphan stars that exist between galaxies in galactic clusters. #Space #astronomy #scicomm #SpaceNews #Science #sciencenews https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-ghostly-light-between-galaxies

Astronomers have spotted a ghostly glow around the solar system, but don’t get spooked this ghost light has got a rational explanation… probably. #Space #scicomm #astronomy #sciencenews https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-solar-system-glow

Long Gamma Ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the known universe but there sources are shrouded in mystery. Now the incredible Fong Group astronomers at Northwestern university have traced such a blast to merging neutron stars! #Space #astronomy #SciComm https://www.space.com/gamma-ray-burst-merging-neutron-star-kilonova

An incredibly distant black hole is feasting on stellar material and blasting its leftovers straight at Earth. #space #SciComm #astronomy #blackhole #sciencenews https://www.space.com/black-hole-eating-star-jet-points-earth

Astronomers have used a phenomenon first predicted by Einstein in 1915 to observe an ancient #supernova. I spoke to Jose Maria Diego and Wenlei Chen the scientists behind this incredible #space #astronomy research. #SciComm https://physicsworld.com/a/early-stages-of-an-ancient-supernova-observed-using-gravitational-lensing/

When I first committed to being a professional #science #SciComm #space journalist, one of my first stories was about the Lightsail 2 craft. On Thursday this revolutionary craft burned up on the atmosphere. I said goodbye to it in Space. https://www.space.com/lightsail-2-solar-sailing-mission-ends

Want to read about some sweet #space and #astronomy research? Scientists have discovered that neutron stars could have hard or soft centres like cosmic chocolates! #SciComm https://www.space.com/neutron-star-structure-cosmic-candies

Researchers have discovered evidence of a massive 3.5 billion year old shoreline on #Mars indicating an ocean once existed in its northern hemisphere. I spoke to Penn State’s Benjamin Cardenas about the evidence behind this big claim. #SciComm #spacescience #planetary https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/massive-shoreline-hints-at-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars/

The latest #JWST image shows a fiery cosmic hourglass with an antisocial young star at its heart blasting away the competition. #Space #SciComm #astronomy https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-cosmic-hourglass

Really sad to hear about the death of Carlos Pacheco. I remember first coming across his art in Flash 93 and 94. He then absolutely blew me away with his art on Avengers Forever. An absolute legend.