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."

Come work with us to define the future of digital design education in Aotearoa! We’re looking for candidates with strong background in teaching, research, design practice, and experience with web platform, game engines, or mobile apps.
#AcademicJobs #AcademicSky
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...

All eyes on #3I/ATLAS ☄️

Our Mars Express & ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will observe the comet around its closest approach to Mars on 3 October 2025, when 3I/ATLAS will be around 30 million km from the red planet.

Stay tuned and follow esa.int/3IATLAS 🔭🧪

*stares slightly wistfully across the Tasman*

When an interstellar object passes close by, all eyes are on it!

#esa is making its solar system mission look at the #comet 3I/ATLAS: first #exomars TGO and #marsexpress when the comet passes close to Mars and then the #juice, currently on its way to […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

That'll be a lovely dataset. Sounds like you folks with @kwalsh4a.bsky.social have it covered for outbursts etc through perihelion passage then 🤩

🔭 Two Camera Comets in One Sky

Image Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot (TWAN)

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25092...

Today on the arXiv:

Ye et al. 2025, "Small Near-Earth Objects in the Taurid Resonant Swarm" - arxiv.org/abs/2509.22602

And

@astrokiwi.bsky.social et al. 2025, "The Origins & Reservoirs of Exocomets" - arxiv.org/abs/2509.22541

Clouds are by far my favorite photographic subject. On Saturday September 27, 2025 a storm passed across the High Desert bringing thunder and rain. For a time cumulus clouds rolled over the region, some catching the sunlight and other closer shaded clouds being indirectly lit by them.

Comet 3I/Atlas is a fun challenge for PUNCH. We're very sensitive, though not a "telescope" (~2.5' resolution: basically naked-eye). At mag 12, the sky is *very* crowded. But we can see Atlas and SWAN in nearly-raw data. We're imaging at 4 minute cadence 24/7; FOV is 90° centered on the Sun. 🧪🔭🛰️☀️

Maori scholar, Makereti Papakura writing at her desk c.1910. The room is decorated with a mix of Maori & European mementoes whilst the rafters are painted with traditional kowhaiwhai patterns. Makereti will be awarded a posthumous degree in Oxford tomorrow, almost a century after she died in 1930.

Saturn, rising behind its largest moon Titan.

This scene is a composite of images taken by the Cassini spacecraft on 31 March 2005. At the time, Cassini was 7,000 km from Titan and 1.2 million km from Saturn.

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Ian Regan/Val Klavans

"The power on campus is out. The buildings are all locked down and there's no access."

"There's a 4.56 billion year old asteroid fragment in my office that needs to be on an international flight tonight."

This trip was not starting smoothly 🤨

As Aotearoa restructures its science system, this is a moment to rethink how we fund discovery. Let’s build a system that supports researchers – not just institutions → ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article...

From Mckenzie Ferrari: Learn how rocket launches and the demand for satellites threaten astronomy and the ozone layer. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/09/26/r...

They are such a great wetland bird. Super successful at chick rearing too, often see them with 4 or so fledging, way more than mallards