Science-folks: If we run 100 experiments, we might find 1 or 2 of them may have results that can make many dollars.

NZ Govt: Excellent. We will fund those 1 or 2 experiments.

one of the best use cases of AI for coding is cleaning up one-off scripts for integration into re-usable modules. i LOVE that moment and the efficienty with what AI can help me there, so satisfying. instead of the dreaded task of identifying code repetition yourself... ugh..

From the spaceporn community on Reddit: NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 Explore this post and more from the spaceporn community

Phoar biggest respect to the JPL Voyager team, these folks JUST DON’T GIVE UP! ;) www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/...

apparently the design really wants small text or pdf files only. removing the 30 MB from data and photo-rich html files resolved the issue...

would be known by the next chat. Very cumbersome...

screenshot of Claude projects complaining about project knowledge size...

wow, @anthropic.com projecs are really useless are they? I got 4 pdfs and 2 15 MB html files in this project and that's too much? plus, files created in one chat are not even automatically known by other chats in the same project, and i would have to manually download and then upload them so that

I did that once with a coding problem. Searched the web and found my answer to the same question from several years ago. ;)

NASA has given approval for the Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project to begin implementation. This is the addl support NASA is providing to ESA to get the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover w/drill to Mars. science.nasa.gov/blogs/mars-r...

Random PSA. Not only is OPill (the over the counter birth control) over the counter, but in many places with limited reproductive healthcare access, there are organizations providing it for free. It isn't comprehensive, but it is worth looking. I'm happy to look if you have a region of interest.

Note that I’m aware of the ASP mapproject tool but that, to my knowledge, requires a full ISIS install. I think I was able to isolate that. (Still adding isolated test envs). (However, csm2map projects an L1 cube so folks of course have ISIS installed anyway.) but I’m faster! (Maybe). ;)

I think I came up with an ISIS baggage free version of cam2map that still is working ISIS compatible using the community sensor model. I call it csm2map and it’s up to factor 20 faster than cam2map. Try it out: pip install isistools (subpackage of that) and stay tuned for a concept paper.

even after 20 years of working remotely via ssh, it doesn't stop to amaze me. Sitting in a cafe, working on 2 remote servers at the same time doing work for me...

same with lists of input files for ISIS tools. they constantly need to be edited, something needs to be taken out or added for various reasons... ImageListHandler class it is... ;)

took me a while, as every other pipeline just treats it as a side-task, but creating precise and interoperable geospatial footprints isn't that small of a task, when one includes verification, uncertainties and other finetuning. Ok, FootPrinter class it is... ;) #geospatial #coregistration

I am happy that I got to spend time with Candy Hansen on Clipper and get to know her at least a little bit. News of her passing hit like a truck. RIP to a kind, brilliant, generous soul.

I worked with Candy Hansen on the Cassini UVIS team and the MRO HiRISE team. She was smart and kind and relentless in pursuing understanding of the solar system, and so welcoming to new team members. She made Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" photo actually happen. Ad astra, Candy. Thank you for everything.

install with pip install planetarypy

❯ plp spicer triton

TRITON
======
Radii: 1352.6 x 1352.6 x 1352.6 km
Reference frame: IAU_TRITON

Solar longitude (L_s): 330.2
Sub-solar point: lon=8.02, lat=-29.68
Solar constant: 2 W/m²

In Candy Hansen's passing we lost a giant in planetary science. She was one of those driving forces, always open to every one, pushing everything in the right direction. I dedicate my recent work push for the planetarypy package to her memory. She'd be happy that one now can do this:

it will not surprise anyone, but we do the same thing in casual astrophotography. one time i was messing with my planetarium app and figured out this was gonna happen at 4am, so i made the effort

women were kept out of meetings and career opportunities at Pixar because John Lasseter was so much of a sex pest that people decided it was easier to simply not have them in the room with him

how many talented women didn’t get a fair chance because one guy couldn’t behave himself?

Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students

BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges.

/w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.social

Finding the Equal-Commute Zone Between Two Workplaces – Home A small tool for the two-body problem of picking where to live

A little helper for solving two-body career problems and their commute times: Find a home with equal commutes: michaelaye.github.io/posts/2026-0...

"How do you sustain interest built up by something like the Artemis II stuff?"

If you figure this out, do let us deep sea folks know, bc honestly we have THE MOST live & interactive science available rn and STILL very little of the public cares at all. If cool ocean shit can't win ppl, idk what can

Celebratory whiskey deployed with Artemis 2 floating on the projector screen as background

Celebratory whiskey deployed.

@anthropic.com really has fixed Claude remote-control, have it active for hours now, was developing ISIS-replacement software while walking the dog. ;)

Is that you, Buck Rogers ?? ;)

Feels relevant #Artemis

Science is good. We should fund it.

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