Jonas Suni

@jonassuni.bsky.social

Space Physics | Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki | Magnetosheath jets etc. | Enjoys photography, cycling, and cooking 🏳️‍🌈

🚢 Inspector Smile has begun a two-week voyage across the Atlantic, heading for Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. In the early hours of 11 February, Smile left ESA’s technical heart by truck for the Port of Amsterdam, where it was loaded onto the cargo ship MN Colibri. 🔭 🧪

Smile arrives at the Port of Amsterdam by truck. A speech bubble says 'Port of Amsterdam, we have arrived!'. The Smile robot is seeing behind the container waving.Smile is loaded into a ship at the Port of Amsterdam. A text bubble says 'A little later...'. A speech bubble says 'Lift-off rehearsal, nailed it!'. The Smile robot is seeing behind the container waving.View of Smile in the Maritime Nantaise’s Colibri ship. A speech bubble says 'All smiles on board!'.The MN Colibri ship in the Port of Amsterdam, ready for transport. A speech bubble says 'Inspector on board. Set sail. Destination: French Guiana!'. Another text bubble says 'HOOONK!'

After the holidays 🎄🎅🎆 its time to submit abstracts to the @egu.eu General Assembly 3-8 May 2026 in Vienna! 👇Our team at the Austrian Space Weather Office convenes 4 sessions - from solar storm ☀️💨 evolution and forecasting, to research to operations (R2O) efforts and machine learning 🤖techniques.

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Bird of the Year voting opens tomorrow, and it is an outrage the takahē is yet to win. I'd like to take this opportunity to urge you to vote for the hide-and-seek legend from Fiordland, the roundest birb, and the one true pick for all you railfans out there

André Brett@drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s Bird of the Year time, and the official railfan option is the MIGHTY TAKAHĒ, the largest living member of the rail family of birds So when you vote, don’t forget to include the takahē in your top five: birdoftheyear.org.nz

A takahē looking especially giant and round, blue and green like a globe with a beak

AGU is deeply disappointed in SCOTUS decision to overrule the order blocking the dismantling of fed agencies until we could make our case about the President’s unlawful actions.  The harm this will cause is shocking. However, we will continue to fight for the rule of law.

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NASA Goddard is pushing through a 48% staff reduction!!! This could impact the upcoming Roman Space Telescope and many other future Astro missions. News coverage seems not sensational enough. Are we really going to let NASA (as we know it) die quietly? www.space.com/space-explor...

NASA begins push to slash workforce with more staff buyouts, early retirements as budget cuts loom

NASA employees have until July 25 to decide if they'll stay or go.

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Today I gave a seminar on the topic of my doctoral dissertation, and with that, I have now completed all of my doctoral studies. ... Aside from the thesis. Still gotta finish writing that. And then defend it.