There’s a mid-month issue of Icarus, so let’s get caught up. In vol. 435 (15 July 2025): Shou, Y. Combi, M. Feaga, L. et al. Surface activity of H2O and CO2 on comet 103P/Hartley2 derived from EPOXI/HRI images Article 116557 … Read More »Note, Paper: Spray Papers
Cover of Science. You know the Vera Rubin Observatory is a big deal when it makes the cover of Science magazine. In vol. 388, issue 6753 (19 June 2025): https://www.science.org/content/article/giant-all-seeing-telescope-set-revolutionize-astronomyDaniel Clery 18 Jun All-seeing eye p. 1256 10.1126/science.z3ptiml https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8351Daniel Clery … Read More »Vera Rubin Of Late
Time to revisit Planetary Science Journal and its latest papers: Kareta, T. Schambeau, C. A. Firgard, M. et al. Activity-induced Near-infrared Spectral Variability at 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 2017-2022 119 adce07Diotte, F. Lemelin, M. Doucet, F. R. et al. Laser-induced Breakdown… Read More »Note, Paper: Plan Cat?
Let’s check the New Astronomy issue for October (vol. 119). Yes, they’re up to October already: Wang, S. Yang, Y. Yuan, H. et al. CCD Photometric studies of two Primitive C-type main-belt asteroids: (51) Nemausa and (52) Europa 102391 .2025.102391Vaduvescu,… Read More »Note, Paper: See NEAs Overseas
Forgot this paper from Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets. In the May issue (vol. 130 #5): Martin, A. C. Emery, J. P. Loeffler, M. et al. Mid-Infrared Reflectance and Emissivity Spectra of High Porosity Regoliths 2024JE008331 This one’s kind of important.… Read More »Note, Paper: Far-IR Particle Glare
Briefly: Nothing to report in Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 1 July (vol. 661) and 15 July (vol. 662). And even 1 August (vol. 663) has just a tangentially-asteroidal paper.
The journal Planetary and Space Science is thin for July (vol. 261): Cambianica, P. Munaretto, G. Cremonese, G. Pre-perihelion observations of the carbon-depleted comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinchan-ATLAS)- Insights into CN production and molecu… art. 106102 .2025.106102 I’ve said it before:… Read More »Note, Paper: Organic Dragnet
Just over a week until the Vera Rubin Observatory’s First Look Event, June 23 (online presentation at 11:00 am Eastern Time). Observatory testing and calibration has peaked, and is now wrapping up loose ends, since… the remaining tasks are becoming… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Mid-Jun 2025)
In Acta Astronautica for July (vol. 232): Kuppa, K. McMahon, J. W. Dietrich, A. B. Autonomous shape modeling of small bodies using infrared image silhouettes P. 215 .2025.03.005Iwakawa, A. Mizojiri, S. Hall-effect thruster system of fully water propellant with microwave… Read More »Note, Paper: Acta Now
Courtesy of Planetary Science Newsletter– Overview papers on HWO– the facility-flagship telescope after, and bigger than, the James Webb telescope- are out now, and accepting comments from the science community. Note that HWO will view in the optical and ultraviolet,… Read More »HWO Early White Papers