Michael Busch
Planetary astronomer, studying piles of rock in space. Reader of books. Drinker of tea. He/him. This is a personal account. To bigotry no sanction.
- Reposted by Michael BuschTrue story: When I was a contractor at a NASA facility I kept M&Ms on my desk. A civil servant I worked with ate a few one day. The next day I came in to find a pound bag on my desk. He wanted to "reimburse" me because he didn't want the few he ate to be seen as a gift. Anyway
- Truly cartoonish levels of bribery. And also a flying security risk; for those who profess to care about that. Require that Congress block this and #ImpeachTrump, USA. Now.
- Today on the #arXiv : Kaib & Raymond 2025, "The Influence of Passing Field Stars on the Solar System's Dynamical Future" - arxiv.org/abs/2505.04737 Confirming that the solar system is dynamically unstable on a timescale near its current age.
- Reposted by Michael BuschA victory for Rümeysa Öztürk! She will be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont while her case is heard—including a hearing for potential release on bail this Friday. FULL OPINION: ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...
- NEW: #Ozturk wins at the Second Circuit! Stay of transfer denied, administrative stay vacated.
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- Thobekile Sandra Ngwane, University of Cape Town: "The Rapid-Response Fully-Automated NEA Follow-Up Program with the SAAO's 1-m Lesedi Telescope" - iaa.4hdt.ro/event/1/cont... #PDC2025
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- . @asrivkin.bsky.social et al. at #PDC2025 : "JWST As a Tool for Early Characterization of Potential Impactors" - iaa.4hdt.ro/event/1/cont... Considering #2024YR4 and other objects.
- Direct attention to all of the other reasons letting companies unilaterally make a mess of low orbit is a bad idea. Like how the Starlinks are disrupting the operations of weather satellites in LEO.
- #PDC2025 reviews the impact of satellite streaks on the asteroid discovery surveys. They continue to be a nuisance; but are manageable. And they remain concentrated into twilight data where detections were already tricky.
- #PDC2025 reviews the impact of satellite streaks on the asteroid discovery surveys. They continue to be a nuisance; but are manageable. And they remain concentrated into twilight data where detections were already tricky.
