Now out in New Scientist, vol. 268 #3569: Richard Binzel, 15 November 2025 “We don’t want to keep an asteroid secret, because then no one ever trusts you” p. 38 This week’s interview is with astronomer Richard (Rick) Binzel, well-known… Read More »NEO-Binzel New-Interview
In International Journal of Impact Engineering for November (volume 205): Kurosaki, K. Kurosawa, K. Arakawa, M. Ejection angles during hypervelocity impacts on flat and spherical targets investigated with shock physics modeling Art 105400 .2025.105400 DART! DART is the hypervelocity impact,… Read More »Note, Paper: Impact Back-Calc
We’ve got a new blog, tied to a new journal title. The open-access journal Planetary Research will post its first issue in 2026. Related, the title has just got its blog up and running: https://blog.planetary-research.org/2025/11/14/introducing-the-planetary-research-blog/Introducing: The Planetary Research Blog Of… Read More »New Blog: Planetary Research
Breaking: Dr. Bryce Bolin will give a talk today, on small bodies: asteroids, comets, and in particular extrasolar, interplanetary objects like 3I: https://griffithobservatory.org/event/all-space-considered-november-2025/ Dr. Bryce Bolin, Exploration of Interstellar Objects and Other Exotic Asteroids and Comets Dr. Bolin is a… Read More »Timely Topic Talk Today
The Jan Acta Astronautica (vol. 238, Part A) brings us: Yuan, X. Tian, Y. Cui, H. Autonomous spacecraft navigation via semantic probability map of natural features Pg 37-50Jin, J. Wen, K. Ke, F-W. et al. Influence of interface effects on shielding… Read More »Note, Paper: Comin’ In Hot
New posts from Astronomers’ Telegram: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17490Jewitt, D. Luu, J. 3I/ATLAS Still Single ATel #17490; 11 Nov 2025; 19:55 UT www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17499Pisano, D. J. Smirnov, O. M. Ivchenko, M. et al. Further MeerKAT observations of 1665/1667 MHz OH in absorption and emission, and a technosignature… Read More »Interstellar Telegram-Slam (3I)
Posted in arXiv, a non-peer reviewed paper, by choice. These preprint servers are also handy for distribution of whitepapers, position papers, and reference works: [multiple fields] www.arxiv.org/pdf/2511.10927 Moullet, A. Burgarella, D. Kataria, T. et al. PRIMA General Observer Science Book Volume… Read More »PRIMA Phase A Ways Elaborated
Almost forgot Planetary And Space Science for 15 Nov (vol. 268). The title doesn’t post ahead, chronologically, like lots of other journals. Murphy, B. P. Opitom, C. Snodgrass, C. et al. Recent Chemo-morphological coma evolution of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Art 106178 … Read More »Note, Paper: 67P Leak and Bleed Seasons
Lots of good content in Space Science Reviews lately (vol. 221). Now posted: Popescu, M. M. de Léon, J. Prodan, G. P. et al. HyperScout-H: The Hyperspectral Imager for the ESA Hera Mission art. 112 s11214-025-01237-8 The asteroid mission Hera… Read More »Space Science Reviews Hera-HS-H
The November 10 ApJ (Astrophysical Journal) (vol. 993 #2) has: Cryan, S. Brunetto, R. Guilbert-Lepoutre, A. et al. Nitrogen-bearing Species on Trans-Neptunian Objects Revealed by JWST/DiSCo-TNOs art. 188 ae060d Kimura, H. Hirai, T. Okamoto, T. et al. Tensile Strength of Dust, Pebbles, and Planetesimals:… Read More »Note, Paper: The Tensile or Volatile