Now for the annual Smallsat Conference (smallsat.org), hosted as always by Utah State University, August 11-13. See the overview: https://smallsat.org/conference/schedule/ https://smallsat.org/conference/keynote/https://smallsat.org/conference/flash-talks/https://smallsat.org/conference/posters/ In case you don’t see the connection: Hera is currently flying with the Milani and Juventas 6U CubeSats, to… Read More »Smallsat meeting, 2025
Catching up with Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ), not printing every month. In vol. 77 #4, some worthy papers: Miura, H. Yasuda, T. Thermal evolution model from cometary nuclei to asteroids considering contraction associated with ice sublimation… Read More »Note, Paper: Comet-Asteroid Matters
It will soon be time for ICAACM– the International Conference on Astronomy, Astrometry, and Celestial Mechanics, on August 9. The agenda, such as it is: www.global-meetings.com/icaacm/papers.html Unfortunately, there’s nothing posted publicly. Next best: the solicitation. (Topics include but are not… Read More »ICAACM (Astronomy, Astrometry, & Celestial Mech.) 2025
The submissions continue: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2508.00808[Submitted on 1 Aug 2025]Santana-Ros, T. Ivanova, O. Mykhailova, S. et al. Temporal Evolution of the Third Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spin, Color, Spectra and Dust Activity arxiv.org/abs/2508.02499[Submitted on 4 Aug 2025]Martinez-Palomera, J. Tuson,… Read More »3I Files (…cont’d…)
The latest issue of Science Advances (1 Aug, vol. 11 #31) has something other than microbio, chem, or field bio… yes, an actual astronomy paper: Kruttasch, P. M. Mezger, K. Time of proto-Earth reservoir formation and volatile element depletion from… Read More »Note, Paper: Rock Clock Blocks
In the Planetary and Space Science issue for 15 Sep (vol. 264): Ramírez-Vázquez, L. Duarte-Ruiz, A. A. Santiago-Santos, M. G. et al. Stability of adenine in interaction with saponite in a simulated hydrothermal impact-generated system and its… Art 106151 .2025.106151… Read More »Note, Paper: Of Clay, DNA, and A’s
This week will see the 16th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting, in Boulder, CO (SwRI campus). It will actually overlap the Instrumentation for Planetary Missions Workshop, also in Boulder. As a subfield of geophysics, cratering can be purely theoretical and body-independent.… Read More »Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting 2025
One paper to report in Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 15 August (vol. 664): Shollenberger, Q. R. Render, J. Wimpenny, J. et al. Elemental and isotopic signatures of Asteroid Ryugu support three early Solar System reservoirs Art. 119443 .2025.119443… Read More »Note, Paper: Ryugu Vieux Jeu
This week will be the International Workshop On Instrumentation for Planetary Missions for 2025.From 4-6 August, in Boulder, Colorado (UC-Boulder LASP), scientists and engineers will meet on planetary mission science instruments and other payloads. This year, there’s a big effort on… Read More »Instrumentation for Planetary Missions Workshop 2025
Early images aside, the commissioning and honing of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory continues. The project states that most things are coming along nicely, except the Atacama weather- observing had to stop due to the Austral Winter not cooperating. Oh… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Aug 2025)