Prof Raman Prinja MBE

Outreach and public engagement posts of Professor of Astrophysics at University College London (UCL); MBE

[Prof Raman Prinja MBE @ProfRamanPrinja]

Super thrilled to reveal the fabulous cover of my new book for young people and all other space explorers, out in August 2025! #WondersOfTheMoon @Watts_Wayland @HachetteKids @HachetteSchools @janbielecki

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Very honoured to be featured in the Faces of UCL campaign, as part of UCL’s bicentennial activities and celebrations! @uclmaps #universitycollegelondon #ucl200 #FacesofUCL #ucl

[Prof Raman Prinja MBE @ProfRamanPrinja]

I captured this lovely view last night in Cygnus of the remains of a massive star that exploded (as a supernova) several 1000 years ago. The full span of the remnant covers an area of sky 6 times larger than that covered by the full Moon. #easternveilnebula #supernova #stardust

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@uclmaps Looking forward to warmly welcoming everyone!

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Happy #nationalspaceday @HachetteUK @HachetteSchools

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#OurCosmos

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I glimpsed the slenderest sliver of the lit Moon last night…the subtle reveal of our cosmic companion is always wondrous. (Photobombed by foreground tree at the lower part 😊) #crescent #moon #WondersOfTheMoon

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I went fishing last night…in the cosmos…and hooked this fish head 😊 Glowing gases and dust clouds in this nebula look like the head of a fish! The Fishhead nebula is a star-making factory about 6,000 light years away in Cassiopeia #nebula #starbirth #OurCosmos

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@PhilipStobbart I thought so too but wasn’t sure !😊

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Our Moon is so special…I watched it last night and then again this afternoon! #wondersofthemoon #moon

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I caught an owl last night! We’re seeing the dying phases of a Sun-like star. Hot gases have been shed as the star runs out of nuclear fuel. The Owl nebula spans about 2,000 times the Earth to Neptute distance. The lovely green hues are due to glowing oxygen gas. #planetarynebula

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Had a great time yesterday talking astrophysics with the brilliant Yr 11 students at Canary Wharf College (Crossharbour); fantastic enthusiasm from budding scientists! Happy British Science Week! #BritishScienceWeek #astronomy @ScienceWeekUK

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Happy World Book Day!

Thank you for the amazing global support is spreading the cosmic words @hachettechildrens @hachettekids @hachettechildrens_pr @bigpicturepress #worldbookday2026 #spacebooks

[Prof Raman Prinja MBE @ProfRamanPrinja]

Peering almost 25 million light-years deep, I snapped the stunning Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) last night…nearly twice the span of our Milky Way Galaxy, it packs atleast 1 trillion stars. Looking down from afar, our Galaxy would look something like this spiral pattern #galaxy #m101

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Just attend the awesome UCL 200 illuminated light show to mark the bicentennial year of @ucl … so honoured and chuffed that among all the amazing UCL highlights an image of me was projected onto the esteemed buildings! #UCL200 #universitycollegelondon

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@PhilipStobbart Thank you!

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Had a very special time this week attending the Investiture at Windsor Castle to receive my MBE from HRH The Princess Royal ! #MBE @RoyalFamily #windsorcastle #investitureceremony

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Very deeply honoured to have received the Royal Astronomical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2026: https://t.co/A9E2rzxRxC #RoyalAstronomicalSociety

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Snapped this lovely flower in space! It’s the Rosette Nebula in the constellation on Monoceros. The nebula spans 100 light years across. The cluster of stars in the centre were born in the nebula and are clearing a hole in the Rosette #nebula #Rosette #wondersofthenightsky

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Captured this lovely view of the Orion Nebula, a star-making factory that’s almost 90 million times further from us than the Sun, in the constellation of Orion, The Hunter. (With the bonus appearance of a meteor streak!) #orion #starformation #stars #OurCosmos #meteor

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On Day 15 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a mesmerising image of December's "cold" full #Moon, the final #supermoon of 2025, captured by @ProfRamanPrinja 🌑 If you're looking for a #ChristmasGift for a young #astronomy lover, check out his latest #book "Wonders Of The Moon!" 📖