Advances in Space Research has posted for 1 March (vol. 77, #5):
Han, Z-Z. Liu, S-X. Guo, Y-X. The orbital dynamics modeling and simulation of asteroid probe based on variational integrators Pages 5986 .2025.12.074
de Almeida Jr., A. K. Santos, L. B. T. Gomes, C. E. S. et al. Equilibrium points and stability analysis in binary asteroid systems using a double mass dipole model Pages 6122-6142 .2026.01.009
Galdies, C. Brincat, S. M. Bucek, M. The power of collaborative optical techniques in asteroid studies: a closer look at the Koronis asteroids Pages 6584-6602 .2026.01.022
Asteroids have weak gravity, which makes them easy to reach and depart. The downside is that, in between, an irregular gravity field makes orbiting and descending nontrivial and unpredictable. Han et al. try a different algorithm for the asteroid problem, while de Almeida et al. consider binary asteroids. (The Brazilians have been proposing a mutiple-asteroid mission for years now.)
Speaking of new entrants in the field of asteroid studies, we have pro-am collaborations in asteroid follow-up. There’s no way professional astronomers can tackle >1 million asteroids, and that’s before Vera Rubin unleashes thousands of new detections. Galdies et al. use multiple sources and participants to study the Koronis asteroid family: a longstanding question in our field, ever since the Galileo mission flew by (243) Ida, a member of the family.