Let’s set the record straight!

The interstellar visitor #3IATLAS cruising through our Solar System is no #alien spaceship and won’t hit Earth.

Still, the buzz around it is far from unfounded. Learn the real science behind it from a comet expert in our latest episode of Chasing Starlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiqLxfSiVI

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

Listening in to a meeting of radio astronomers: direct-to-cell satellites are SO BRIGHT that even though they're following the rules and broadcasting in their allocated bands, they destroy astronomical observations across a huge swath of frequencies.

Radio telescopes were designed to operate in remote place far from cell towers. Now the cell towers are directly overhead, blasting into the incredibly sensitive detectors. Yet another way we're losing our window to the stars: bye bye SETI.

Pitching a Nonfiction Book for General Readers: webinar!

Catherine Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University) and I are offering a free webinar for Renaissance Society of America members (anyone can join) as part of the RSA's Professional Development webinar series.

Thurs, Nov 6, 2025, at 12-1pm. EST / 5-6pm GMT (& recorded)

Widen your publishing prospects by learning how to pitch a nonfiction book for general readers as an early modernist. Join us online for an introduction to the world of trade-list publishing and the genre of creative/narrative nonfiction.

Topics will include: how trade-list book proposals differ from those for academic monographs, working with a literary agent, research and writing timelines, book proposal sections, sample writing, differences between the UK, US, and other markets, and more.

#history #earlymodern #histsci #publishing #histodons #VastEarlyAmerica #renaissance

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