2019 eligibility post
Better late than never: Here’s what I published this year (in English or Anglophone-relevant; not counting my Czech publications), so that you can read it...
Category: Popular science
Sofia Science Festival
The Sofia Science Festival, organized chiefly by the British Council in Bulgaria, is approaching, so here is a list of the program items I’ll be participa...
This year’s astrobiology seminar
The astrobiology seminar at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, starts this week. This time, we’ve got three guest speakers from abroad:...
Could we learn more about pulsar planets?
This is a question that has baffled me for some time. The first confirmed exoplanets were discovered around a pulsar, we know now of three – vastly differ...
My Worldcon program
The preliminary program for Worldcon 2017 is here! I’ll have a talk about exoplanets, five panels and a signing – not speaking of the myriad program...
2017: Swedish Odyssey AKA Astrobiology in Sweden
A yearly meeting of the Astrobiology Centre of the Stockholm University took place this month in Tällberg. Its sessions covered topics ranging from habitability...
A week+ later
This is a time machine of sorts, since I wrote this blogpost more than a week ago, but couldn’t log in on my tablet. Enjoy the trip into the past! * What ...
Space is a good place for countries to work together
Few people have a career record as impressive as Leroy Chiao: He’s an astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions, was the commander of ISS’ Expedition 10, ...
Making ESA ready for the future
At the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, I had the honor of being among the students awarded with ESA’s Student Sponsorship to attend the con...
Eurocon 2016: Venus, Fermi paradox and more
This year’s Eurocon is approaching fast! The convention will be held in Barcelona on November 4-6. The program has been ready for a couple of weeks, and t...
