Neil
@neboff.bsky.social
Planetary Scientist at University of Oxford, UK
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The Department's annual Intl Observe the Moon Night drew 66 visitors for an evening of lunar discovery, where families explored the Moon's science & history. Catch up on our lunar research: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/celebrating-international-observe-moon-night-2025 or https://bit.ly/4qS5EoD
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Department's annual Intl Observe the Moon Night drew 66 visitors for an evening of lunar discovery, where families explored the Moon's science & history. Catch up on our lunar research: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/celebrating-international-observe-moon-night-2025 or https://bit.ly/4qS5EoD
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Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP) Open Day 2025
Online, 2 Dec, 1:30-4pm
Meet academics plus drop-in sessions with ample opportunity for you to ask questions.
Fill in the form via https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/dphil-atmospheric-oceanic-and-planetary-physics
Online, 2 Dec, 1:30-4pm
Meet academics plus drop-in sessions with ample opportunity for you to ask questions.
Fill in the form via https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/dphil-atmospheric-oceanic-and-planetary-physics
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP) Open Day 2025
Online, 2 Dec, 1:30-4pm
Meet academics plus drop-in sessions with ample opportunity for you to ask questions.
Fill in the form via https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/dphil-atmospheric-oceanic-and-planetary-physics
Online, 2 Dec, 1:30-4pm
Meet academics plus drop-in sessions with ample opportunity for you to ask questions.
Fill in the form via https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/dphil-atmospheric-oceanic-and-planetary-physics
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Looking to start a PhD in Physics & Astronomy in 2026? The team @physicsuol.bsky.social have announced their STFC-funded projects on offer next year, spanning astrophysics, planetary science, and space instrumentation. Deadline: Jan 18th, contact us to learn more!
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Looking to start a PhD in Physics & Astronomy in 2026? The team @physicsuol.bsky.social have announced their STFC-funded projects on offer next year, spanning astrophysics, planetary science, and space instrumentation. Deadline: Jan 18th, contact us to learn more!
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
le.ac.uk/study/resear...
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Oxford’s BEBOP thermal camera has been selected for ESA's 2032 Mars mission! It'll provide critical weather data to boost the safety of future robotic and human explorers. Read the full article: Link in bio or visit https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-instrument-lined-esa-mars-mission
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Oxford’s BEBOP thermal camera has been selected for ESA's 2032 Mars mission! It'll provide critical weather data to boost the safety of future robotic and human explorers. Read the full article: Link in bio or visit https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-instrument-lined-esa-mars-mission
We are hiring again, help us test a bunch space-bound instruments from comets to exoplanets: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
If you are at #EPSCDPS2025 come find me or any of the Oxford people from more info..
If you are at #EPSCDPS2025 come find me or any of the Oxford people from more info..
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September 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We are hiring again, help us test a bunch space-bound instruments from comets to exoplanets: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
If you are at #EPSCDPS2025 come find me or any of the Oxford people from more info..
If you are at #EPSCDPS2025 come find me or any of the Oxford people from more info..
One possible target for Comet Interceptor (and so our @ukspaceagency.bsky.social supported MIRMIS instrument) is an interstellar object. However, as Colin and Pau show the odds are still against this but it will be interesting to see how this changes with detections from deeper survey.
🚀🚀 Could I have made it to interstellar object 3I/ATLAS? Find out in our latest research note! 🚀🚀
Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft
doi.org/10.3847/2515...
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Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft
doi.org/10.3847/2515...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft - IOPscience
Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft, Sanchez, Joan Pau, Snodgrass, Colin
doi.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
One possible target for Comet Interceptor (and so our @ukspaceagency.bsky.social supported MIRMIS instrument) is an interstellar object. However, as Colin and Pau show the odds are still against this but it will be interesting to see how this changes with detections from deeper survey.
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Congratulations to Dr Tobias Meier (@tgmeier.bsky.social) on his #ExoclimesVII poster presentation about the lava world K2-141b!
July 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr Tobias Meier (@tgmeier.bsky.social) on his #ExoclimesVII poster presentation about the lava world K2-141b!
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Congratulations to Dr Jake Taylor (@astrojake.bsky.social) on his poster at #ExoclimesVII concerning the JWST NIRISS/SOSS transmission spectrum of the super-Earth GJ 357b. The paper is published and can be read here: academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
July 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to Dr Jake Taylor (@astrojake.bsky.social) on his poster at #ExoclimesVII concerning the JWST NIRISS/SOSS transmission spectrum of the super-Earth GJ 357b. The paper is published and can be read here: academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
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We've just had plenary talks from Prof Leigh Fletcher, of the University of Leicester, on JWST's insights on the giant planets in our solar system and Prof Steven Longmore, of Liverpool John Moores University, exploring the environmental dependence of star and planet formation over cosmic time.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We've just had plenary talks from Prof Leigh Fletcher, of the University of Leicester, on JWST's insights on the giant planets in our solar system and Prof Steven Longmore, of Liverpool John Moores University, exploring the environmental dependence of star and planet formation over cosmic time.
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Oxford Physics Space Instrumentation is hiring again! We are looking for a Product Assurance Manager/Engineer to support our various flight hardware projects. If you want to help us monitor the Earth's climate, explore the Moon or fly past a comet details are here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
University of Oxford, Department of Physics hiring Product Assurance Manager/Engineer - Space Instrumentation in Oxford, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
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July 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oxford Physics Space Instrumentation is hiring again! We are looking for a Product Assurance Manager/Engineer to support our various flight hardware projects. If you want to help us monitor the Earth's climate, explore the Moon or fly past a comet details are here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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Our Ariel mission will take us from 'discovering' towards 'studying and understanding' exoplanets.
The mission will survey about 1000 exoplanets, ranging from rocky planets to gas giants, to better understand the link between exoplanets and their parent stars 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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The mission will survey about 1000 exoplanets, ranging from rocky planets to gas giants, to better understand the link between exoplanets and their parent stars 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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July 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Our Ariel mission will take us from 'discovering' towards 'studying and understanding' exoplanets.
The mission will survey about 1000 exoplanets, ranging from rocky planets to gas giants, to better understand the link between exoplanets and their parent stars 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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The mission will survey about 1000 exoplanets, ranging from rocky planets to gas giants, to better understand the link between exoplanets and their parent stars 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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Join us Wed and Thu for #OxfordOpenDays - the perfect time to come if you are considering studying at #Oxford. All info for the Physics Department is at www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/underg...
For general @ox.ac.uk #OpenDays info visit www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u...
For general @ox.ac.uk #OpenDays info visit www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u...
July 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Join us Wed and Thu for #OxfordOpenDays - the perfect time to come if you are considering studying at #Oxford. All info for the Physics Department is at www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/underg...
For general @ox.ac.uk #OpenDays info visit www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u...
For general @ox.ac.uk #OpenDays info visit www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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I'm looking for a postdoc for my group at the University of Oxford (UK) to study #Europa surface. The position is open to international candidates and the university can sponsor visa etc. Please apply/forward as you see fit. Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #planetary #job
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June 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm looking for a postdoc for my group at the University of Oxford (UK) to study #Europa surface. The position is open to international candidates and the university can sponsor visa etc. Please apply/forward as you see fit. Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #planetary #job
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New friend joined us for lunch at the ISAS canteen! This is the “Comet Interceptor” mission in Lego! The mission has a mothership developed by ESA and two small probes, one by ESA and one by JAXA. The plan is to take images from a bunch of angles of a long period comet (from the Oort Cloud, baby!).
June 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
New friend joined us for lunch at the ISAS canteen! This is the “Comet Interceptor” mission in Lego! The mission has a mothership developed by ESA and two small probes, one by ESA and one by JAXA. The plan is to take images from a bunch of angles of a long period comet (from the Oort Cloud, baby!).
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We have lost signal of Hakuto-R M2 Resilience! We saw the signal and its Lunar reflection close to each other before LOS, indicating that it was very close to the surface when the signal disappeared. Space is hard!
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We have lost signal of Hakuto-R M2 Resilience! We saw the signal and its Lunar reflection close to each other before LOS, indicating that it was very close to the surface when the signal disappeared. Space is hard!
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Hello Cave Dwellers…
June 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hello Cave Dwellers…
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Today we have a talk by former Oxoplanets member João Mendonça, now Professor at the University of Southampton. He discussed his framework OASIS software-oasis.com, a universal planet simulator! 🔭🪐
May 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today we have a talk by former Oxoplanets member João Mendonça, now Professor at the University of Southampton. He discussed his framework OASIS software-oasis.com, a universal planet simulator! 🔭🪐
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Spent the day in Bristol's School of Earth Sciences examining for a PhD viva: new Cassini/CIRS results for Titan's atmospheric dynamics and composition, showing that there's still so much to learn from this precious 13-year dataset. Congrats to Nick Teanby's student, Dr. Lucy Wright!
May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Spent the day in Bristol's School of Earth Sciences examining for a PhD viva: new Cassini/CIRS results for Titan's atmospheric dynamics and composition, showing that there's still so much to learn from this precious 13-year dataset. Congrats to Nick Teanby's student, Dr. Lucy Wright!
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Presenting lessons learned from #ExoMars at the M-MATISSE workshop.
We went expecting to characterize methane and searching for volcanic gases. Instead, we haven't found methane, chlorine exhibits unknown photochemistry and there's much more ozone than predicted! Lessons learned.
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We went expecting to characterize methane and searching for volcanic gases. Instead, we haven't found methane, chlorine exhibits unknown photochemistry and there's much more ozone than predicted! Lessons learned.
#planetsci 🔭
May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Presenting lessons learned from #ExoMars at the M-MATISSE workshop.
We went expecting to characterize methane and searching for volcanic gases. Instead, we haven't found methane, chlorine exhibits unknown photochemistry and there's much more ozone than predicted! Lessons learned.
#planetsci 🔭
We went expecting to characterize methane and searching for volcanic gases. Instead, we haven't found methane, chlorine exhibits unknown photochemistry and there's much more ozone than predicted! Lessons learned.
#planetsci 🔭
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👽 Oxford-led Breakthrough Listen teams up with @ASTRON & @UniversityofManchester to deploy an all-sky monitor at Westerbork 🇳🇱 scanning the whole sky for technosignatures, transients & more — powered by @NVIDIA AI.
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New Breakthrough Listen partnership to monitor the skies
Breakthrough Listen is partnering with ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and the University of Manchester, to deploy a new all-sky monitor at the Westerbork Observatory in the Netherlands.
www.physics.ox.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
👽 Oxford-led Breakthrough Listen teams up with @ASTRON & @UniversityofManchester to deploy an all-sky monitor at Westerbork 🇳🇱 scanning the whole sky for technosignatures, transients & more — powered by @NVIDIA AI.
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Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
May 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
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you can differentiate whether somebody is a meteoriticist or a political scientist by asking when Allende fell.
April 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
you can differentiate whether somebody is a meteoriticist or a political scientist by asking when Allende fell.