And now for something pedagogically different. In Space Science Reviews, dated 12 March (they’re all-online, no issues at all): Boonstra, S. K. Kretke, K. Garcia, D. et al. Technical STEM Workforce Development Re-Imagined: The Lucy Student Pipeline and Competency Enabler… Read More »Note, Pupils: Lucy L’SPACE Program
There’s one paper I’ll point out in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta for 1 Mar, vol. 392 (and none for 15 Mar, vol. 393): Bermingham, K. R. Tornabene, H. A. Walker, R. J. et al. The non-carbonaceous nature of Earth’s late-stage accretion p.… Read More »Note, Paper: Geo Wet Cosmo Chondrica
…and finally, Friday, the last day of this year’s LPSC (see also Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu) https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/ Environmental Analogs Detectability of Pore-Filling Ice by Ground-Penetrating Radar for Planetary ISRU at Hekla Volcano, Iceland [#2027] McGlasson R. A. et al. … Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Fri, Day 5
…and now Thursday, March 13, 2025 (see also Mon, Tue, Wed) https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/ Special Session: Interesting Ices of the Solar SystemRole of Natron in Delaying Retreat of Buried Ice Tables on Ceres and Ceres-Like Objects [#2251] Landis M. E. et al.A… Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Thu, Day 4
The launch of the SPHEREx spectrometry mission and PUNCH heliospheric mission, on a single rocket, was successful. All four PUNCHes and SPHEREx deployed from the second stage. SPHEREx, for one, has successfully communicated with the ground; the PUNCH team has… Read More »SPHEREx, PUNCH Up
…we continue with Day 3 (see also Days 1 and 2): Program (https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/#20250310) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Space Weathering https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/?session_no=403Effect of Oxygen Ion Irradiation on the Visible, Infrared, and Raman Spectra of Phobos Candidate Materials: Implications on the Space Weathering… Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Wed, Day 3
…and the LPSC continues (see Day 1). On to Day 2: Program (https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/) Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Impact Modeling: Striking LooksFormation of Asteroid (16) Psyche by a Giant Impact [#1317] Cambioni S. et al. Chondrites and Components: Our Rocks Chond-Rule!H,… Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Tue, Day 2
Private spacecraft builder AstroForge is wary about hopes for its Odin asteroid prospector. As the craft recedes from Earth, attempts to reestablish communications and issue new commands get slimmer and slimmer, like the radio link. I’ll keep following, just in… Read More »AstroForge Odin Update (Down Day?)
The LPSC: it’s a bit of a big deal. Arguably, this is the biggest single conference in the whole calendar, if you’re a planetary scientist (the PS in LPSC). I didn’t make it to Houston this year, so here’s my… Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Mon, Day 1
Launch delay, again. The SPHEREx mission (plus the PUNCH cluster as secondary payloads) is on hold for the time being; issues with the Starship rocket apparently warrant an investigation across the SpaceX booster lineup.