This is already out, but in case you missed it… The solicitation for the 2026 Schweickart Prize has been announced. The Prize, named after Apollo astronaut and B612 Foundation co-founder Rusty Schweickart, is for a graduate student or recent postdoc… Read More »2026 Schweickart Prize Now Open
September’s Meteoritics & Planetary Science (vol. 60 #9) is now up, plus a supplemental issue: Lee, M. R. Salge, T. Maclaren, I. Magnesium phosphate in the Cold Bokkeveld (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite P. 2017 maps.70018Vacher, L. G. Phan, V. T. H.… Read More »Note, Paper: Phos-Fact Post
Just posted by JAXA: a polite but thorough debunking of a conspiracy theory. In Japanese culture, a rumor/viral media suggested a catastrophe, to occur on July 5. Admittedly, Japanese culture is marked by catastrophes (ask any geologist… or tropical-cyclone meteorologist).… Read More »JAXA Lays Down the Landscape
The issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 15 Oct (vol. 668) includes: Nakahashi, T. Miyahara, M. Yamaguchi, A. Experimental constrants on the shock history of CI chondrites and Ryugu grains Art 119559 .2025.119559 Shock manifests itself as crystal defects.… Read More »Note, Paper: Impact Crack Tracking
In the current issue of MIT Technology Review (Sep/Oct, vol. 128 #5): Tereza Pultarova p. 12 Job titles of the future: Satellite Streak AstronomerRobin George Andrews p. 42 Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever Yes, we have… Read More »MIT Tech Review Times Two
In Nature Communications recently, vol. 16: Santana-Ros, T. Bartczak, P. Muinonen, K. et al. Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously known Art 8275 s41467-025-63697-4 Can’t have too many surprises for the Hayabusa2# investigation-… Read More »Note, Paper: Pre-flew Preview
We have another Space Science Reviews meta-mega-paper. In vol. 221, posted 17 Sep 2025: Näsilä, A. Kohout, T. Boselli, M. et al. The Asteroid Spectral Imager (ASPECT) on the Milani CubeSat Art 86 s11214-025-01193-3 The Hera mission to Didymos/Dimorphos is… Read More »Space Science Reviews Milani-ASPECT
The International Journal of Impact Engineering is, of course, within scope of this blog. Individual issues may or may not be, though. But October (vol. 204) is: Westra, A. Damazo, J. Martinez, D. et al. Asteroid deflection: Do multiple impacts… Read More »Note, Paper: Int. Imp. Print Bits
I forgot the mid-2025 Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group meeting is this whole week, but then again so did a lot of people. With all the upheaval- in policy and in ways and means- going on this year, the “May” meeting… Read More »“Spring” 2025 ExMAG Meeting
No less than Nature Astronomy has just published (17 September 2025): Egal, A. Vida, D. Colas, F. et al. Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence s41550-025-02659-8 Asteroid 2023 CX1 was discovered in- yes, 2023- and… Read More »Note, Paper: Nut Dropper