It was a pleasure to be back at Il-Ħaġar museum in Gozo, this time round to speak about the history of celestial navigation. The details of the talk are found below.TITLEOf Sea and Stars: A History of Celestial Navigation ABSTRACT Humankind has been traversing the seas long before history started to be written. An enduring challenge through the ages was the matter of accurately finding one’s position at sea. This problem…

The total solar eclipse visible from Mexico and the United States instilled great interest amongst the general public. The TVM News programme RasimbRas hosted by Mario Xuereb interviewed me about the phenomena of solar eclipses. A feature article is available here and the full interview is available below.

At long last, the Maltese Islands have an astronomical observatory that can be used for the training of astrophysics students as well as to serve an outreach purpose to educate the general public about the beauty of our Universe. Along with others, I had long wished that the University would have a teaching tool available for students to be trained in observational astrophysics, and some years back. Since the observatory…

On the 4th of February, Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria (Gozo) kindly invited me to deliver a public lecture about astronomy as part of their Saturday morning lecture series. It was a wonderful opportunity to engage with a really delightful audience, and discuss some of the most pressing questions in modern astrophysics and cosmology. (Photo courtesy of James Borg.) Click here to view media coverage of this event.

On the 15th of November, the Chamber of Scientists and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ hosted a ĊineXjenza event at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. This event focussed on the documentary ‘Chasing Einstein’. Afterwards, we discussed the topic of dark matter (which is the main subject of this documentary).

On the 31st of August, Wirt Għawdex and The Astronomical Society of Malta joined forces to organise an astronomy event at the Citadel, Gozo. The focus was the two giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. Although telescopes were set up to observe these two planets, the weather did not cooperate. However, we still had a lovely time discussing the wonders of the solar system.

This week was a special one indeed. Finally, we were able to see the first images from JWST – the remarkable telescope we have been awaiting for so many years! Tuesday, 12th July was characterised by outreach and public engagement activity. More details below. Credit for above image: NASA, ESA, CSA and STSci. Event by the Astronomical Society of Malta and Esplora The day’s outreach activity started with a great…

This evening, the Astronomical Society of Malta organised a public talk about light pollution on the Maltese Islands. It was a well-attended event where I was given the opportunity to present the work in this area of my research group at University, and discuss the effects and implications of the problem of light pollution, specifically as it pertains to scientific observations, ecology, and human health. The one-hour talk was followed…

In January 2022, Esplora (within the Malta Council for Science and Technology) organised ‘STEM Career stories’, where a series of 10 stories were read to school students online. It was an opportunity to bring the students in touch with STEM professionals in various fields. I had the pleasure to participate in two of these events on the 19th and 25th of January . The story that was read to the students…