Key players in the US-Iran conflict as Trump unleashes Operation Epic Fury

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/key-players-iran-conflict-trump-36795818

Work out which virus you have with key test as Brits swamped four different illnesses

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/work-out-virus-you-key-36491967

@nazokiyoubinbou @wonderofscience

Of course the question is now why Pluto and Ceres were included in @Physicsj 's graphic and Eris and Sedna were not. (-:

The answer is, according to an old post, that Eris and Sedna had not yet been mapped.

https://mastodon.online/@Physicsj/109337574807973796

#astronomy #DwarfPlanets #UniversityOfReading #Eris #Sedna

Dr James O'Donoghue (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video The planets to scale in every way... plus dwarf planets Ceres and Pluto, the only two mapped dwarf planets. The material from which all planets grew was orbiting the Sun. When growing planets attract this material, they get larger but also faster, as they also take on the material's momentum. That's why large planets like Jupiter are generally faster!

Mastodon

John Lucas obituary

My friend, the writer and publisher John Lucas, who has died aged 88, was the author of more than 50 books, not only in his own academic field with studies of writers as diverse as Charles Dickens, George Crabbe, John Clare and William Blake, but also poetry, novels and memoirs. His poetry collection Studying Grosz on…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/08/john-lucas-obituary

#Publishing #Books #Poetry #Socialhistory #UniversityofReading

John Lucas obituary

Other lives: Writer and publisher whose Shoestring Press published more than 400 titles

The Guardian

Today, Saturday 4 October (19:10–21:40), the #UniversityOfReading is hosting its own satellite event, supported by the #ReadingAstronomicalSociety, the #RoyalAstronomicalSociety, the #BritishAstronomicalSociety, and Cyprus-based astronomer Agapios Elia at the #TroodosObservatory.

The online live stream will broadcast 19:00-21:00: https://www.youtube.com/live/RJd4zDodzpY

No registration is required for the livestream.

https://research.reading.ac.uk/met-spate/international-observe-the-moon-night-2025/

International Observe the Moon Night – Live from Reading & Cyprus

YouTube

Join in the fun from the comfort of your own home, as the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing hosts the online book launch of Nicola Wilson's latest book 'Recommended!'

Link to register:
https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/events/

#UniversityOfReading #BookHistory #BookClub #LiteraryInfluencers #BookSociety #RecommendedBook #BookCulture #BookLaunch #AcademicResearch #BookTok #newtitles #outnow #bookstodon #books

Storm Ciarán’s low pressure made tea taste worse, say scientists

Recordbreaking low pressure due to extreme weather meant water was boiling at 98C in Reading on day of storm

The Guardian
Researchers fool university markers with AI-generated exam papers

University of Reading project poses questions for ‘integrity’ of coursework and take-home student assignments

The Guardian
The perfect storm for small talk? Weather forecasters aim at long-range accuracy

In the 70s, weather forecasts were accurate just one or two days ahead. Now a specialist university project at Reading is trying to get them right a month into the future

The Guardian