Wow, good Astronomy & Astrophysics for July (vol 699): Smirnov, E. A. Chaotic diffusion and transient resonance captures of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 A26 202554489 Läuter, M. and Kramer, T. Rotation dynamics and torque efficiency of cometary nuclei A75 202553845… Read More »Note, Paper: A&A Eleven Ways
We’re due for a PSJ (Planetary Science Journal) (2025- vol. 6) update- way overdue, apparently: Helfenstein, P. Verbiscer, A. J. On Error Estimates for Hapke Photometric Model Parameters from Disk-integrated Phase Curves of Airless Planetary Bodies 144 adcd5dLee, A. Kavelaars, J. J.… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Ten Ways
The parsing continues: arxiv.org: 2507.21967Jul 29 Feinstein, A. D. Noonan, J. W. Seligman, D. Z. Precovery Observations of 3I/ATLAS from TESS Suggest Possible Distant Activity The TESS program, with word out on ATLAS, then went through their “old” data. It… Read More »3I/ATLAS Back Access
The July edition of Meteoritics & Planetary Science (vol. 60, #7) has been posted: Laforet, S. Leroux, H. Le Guillou, C. et al. Silicate–sulfide interaction within quenched melts of space weathered Ryugu grains Pgs 1480 .14366Rubin, A. E. Selective sampling… Read More »Note, Paper: Sometimes You Feel Like A Sulf
In the illustrious journal Nature (well, Nature Communications) vol. 16: Genge, Matthew J. Almeida, Natasha V. van Ginneken, Matthias et al. Abundant microchondrules in 162173 Ryugu suggest a turbulent origin for primitive asteroids 6466 s41467-025-61357-1 Yet again, I’ll state: most asteroids (the… Read More »Note, Paper: Early-Disk Grit
This August’s Astronomical Journal (vol. 170 #2) includes: López-Oquendo, A. J. Hora, J. L. Trilling, D. E. et al. Thermal and Optical Characterization of Near-Earth Objects: Science Commissioning of the Recently Upgraded Mid-infrared… 82 ade398Holman, M. J. Bernardinelli, P. H.… Read More »Note, Paper: Better Netter
The Rubin Observatory Community Workshop 2025 continues, all week. Its program: https://project.lsst.org/meetings/rubin2025/program/agenda (see also Pt. 1) The observatory and project staff (not all on the mountaintop, or even Chile + US) are gathering for a head-to-head on the program and… Read More »Rubin Community Workshop 2025- Pt. 2
Two arXiv papers I had reported on previously have been updated. Nothing Earth-shattering, but: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2507.02757v3[Submitted on 3 Jul 2025 (v1), last revised 24 Jul 2025 (this version, v3)]Seligman, D. Z. Micheli, M. Farnocchia, D.… Read More »3I/ATLAS Rehash
This week: the Vera Rubin Observatory‘s Community Workshop, 2025. In which the program scientists (including foreign contributors/collaborators) share their current status and coming plans. This year, unlike last, the body of experts has real meat on the table. Their agenda:… Read More »Rubin Community Workshop 2025- Pt. 1
Space Science Reviews, vol. 221 (yes, that SpaceSciRev) covers the Hera flight to Didymos: Michel, P. Küppers, M. Fitzsimmons, A. et al. The Hera Space Mission in the Context of Small Near-Earth Asteroid Missions in the Past, Present and Future … Read More »Space Science Reviews Hera