Yen Ben do not survive frosts, Meyer often somehow do

Layoff notices at JPL are going out today.

About 11% of the Lab, or 550 people, are being let go.

I'm thinking of my friends and colleagues there, some of whom will still be employed after today and some of whom won't.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with this.

Gibson et al. “TESS Discovers a Second System of Transiting Exocomets in the Extreme
Debris Disk of RZ Psc” showing 24 exocomet transits and the existence of a broken power law for the sizes of these exocomets, unlike Beta Pic’s exocomet distribution #exoplanet #astrodon #astrosci

Big shakeup for NZ’s research funding – Expert Reaction

NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding

just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"

yea mate seems like a real priority

It is also far from Earth, on the other side of the Sun. For all these reasons, we don’t expect to receive Juice’s observations of 3I/ATLAS until February 2026. It is a long wait indeed, but it's a big space out there. 8/8

Given Juice is still close to the Sun, it's using its main high-gain antenna as a heat shield. It will be sending data back to Earth using its smaller medium-gain antenna. 7/8

4️⃣ Unplanned scientific opportunity ahead ☄️

Beginning of November, Juice will attempt to observe comet #3I/Atlas over a period of four weeks. The team plans on using several instruments, including cameras, spectrometers and a particle sensor. 6/8

So many great ways to observe the interstellar comet. It's tricky to see in this movie, but it's there. As the comet gets closer to the Sun, PUNCH, a solar corona imager, will make daily observations. As the PUNCH data pipeline gets better (it's a new mission) this data will improve. 🧪 #planetsci

Rain in the desert, so magical

Fair. I just saw the people's names and went 'oh, good panel'. My bad

There's a lot to be said for having the mission team able to talk about their own data ☄️

Next such reports are not too much further away

“I really want people to know that no one is immune to this, anyone can get long Covid. I didn't think it would happen to me.” Read it and weep:
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

He has made a visit to at least one university, but it didn't involve a public talk or wider faculty address

BEHOLD the majesty of the Kiwi cheese scone. This scone isn't here for a fancy tea. This scone has come to rumble. This scone demands MORE butter. This scone has OPINIONS about jam. This scone is three square meals and elevenses. This scone has HEFT.
You do not eat this scone. You experience it.

We tried in 2019 and got called 'cavemen'. There is only so much time and 3I doesn't observe itself

Just going to say that it is hurtful when a systematic study effort by the global small-body community, with many of the campaigns led by women, with results being pushed to free open-source arXiv & data repos for scicomm as quickly as possible, is described as lacking coordination/communication

I would anticipate something more official from ESA instruments in the near future. Be very surprised if anything is out yet though, downlink was barely finished

So today I celebrate the work of @carersinstemm.bsky.social who are calling for systemic changes to funding, policy & culture to support carers in STEM. Funders & employers must listen if they recognise and value the importance of a diverse workforce.👩‍🔬🧪

Read their report 👉 carersinstemm.co.uk 8/9🧵

What no depressurizing barley sugars now. Those things save inner ears so often

🔭 Comet Lemmon Brightens

Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Sabet & Julien De Winter

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25093...

😭 If only NZ experienced wind, even offshore, and the light of the sun also

"ESA plans to release imagery by next week. NASA will not be able to release any of its data, or even comment on it, until the U.S. federal government ends the shutdown."