Oops, almost missed Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, January (vol. 282 #1). It is supplemental: Galád, A. Podlewska-Gaca, E. Világi, J. et al. A Photometric Survey of over 200 V-type Asteroids and Their Phase-curve Analysis Art 9 ae226fDunham, E. T. Liu,… Read More »Note, Paper: Tiny or Mighty Shiny Aerolites
Again, the American Astronomical Society’s big meeting is about to go on (Jan 4-8), in Phoenix, AZ. https://aas.org/meetings/aas247 Highlights from (effective) day 2, Jan 6: https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS247/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx See also: Day 1 (ish) Tuesday, January 6 203 – High-Altitude Balloon Astronomy: Instruments,… Read More »AAS Winter 2026 Meeting, Two(sday)
Now up from Space Science Reviews (vol. 222- 2026): Bell, J. F. Elkins-Tanton, L. Polanskey, C. A. The NASA Psyche Mission: The First up-CloseExploration of a Metal-Rich World 5 s11214-025-01255-6 This is one of Space Sci Rev’s “EditorialNotes”. As with… Read More »Space Science Reviews Psyche-Review
It’s January, time for the big AAS (American Astronomical Society) meeting. This year, it’s in mild and sunny Phoenix, AZ, January 4-8. https://aas.org/meetings/aas247 Of course, the big meeting is themed around… nothing, it’s a general meeting. There’s a separate DPS… Read More »AAS Winter 2026 Meeting, One
Just in (literally) from Astronomers’ Telegram: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17571Manna, A. Pal, S. Baug, T. Detection of comet 3I/ATLAS in radio wavelength during closest approach to Earth using uGMRTATel #17571 on 2 Jan 2026; 05:10 UT The uGMRT is the upgraded Giant Metrewave… Read More »3I Sizeable-Wire Findings
‘Breaking’: the Vera Rubin Observatory has announced its results on transient detection S251112cm. First detected Nov. 12 by humanity’s gravitational-wave array(s), Vera Rubin had then pursued any optical counterpart at that general location: gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/43257 Rubin imagery begins at Nov. 14.… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (late-Dec ‘25)
We have a mid-month Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 15 January 2026 (vol 413): Cody, G. D. Alexander, C. M. O’D. Foustoukos, D. I. et al. Placing asteroid Bennu’s organic solids in molecular and elemental context with those in aqueously altered carbo… Pg 33-47… Read More »Note, Paper: Ample Sample “Time Capsules”
The December 2025 Astronomy & Astrophysics (vol. 704) still says “in progress”, but January is already being trickled out. So I’m going to call it for December, and what a month: Peña-Asensio, E. Seligman, D. Z. The interstellar flux gap:… Read More »Note, Paper: Year-End Bender (Pending?)
Revisiting arXiv.org’s “archives”: Astrophysics > Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2512.19763[Submitted on 20 Dec 2025]Jacobson-Bell, B. Croft, S. White, E. et al. Breakthrough Listen Observations of 3I/ATLAS with the Green Bank Telescope at 1-12 GHz Spoiler alert: “We report a… Read More »3I’s Silent Sliding Findings
New paper from Journal of Geophysical Research- Planets (JGR-P), December 2025 (vol. 130 #12): Lawrence, W. M. Ehlmann, B. Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated Asteroids 2025JE009377… Read More »Note, Paper: Clay Trace Paper; In Space?