The journal Solar System Research is (was?) the preferred title for Soviet/Russian scientists in that field- essentially, the eastern Icarus. In Sol Sys Res for 10 Nov, vol. 59: Kokhirova, G. I. On the Progress and Problems of Observational Meteor… Read More »Note, Paper: To See the Meteor Field
Quickly: ApJL (Astrophysical Journal, Letters), the fast(er…)-response medium of Astrophysical Journal, now includes (vol. 994 #1, Nov 20): Jewitt, D. Luu, J. Preperihelion Development of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS L3 This is the “print” (official, as opposed to preprint) of their… Read More »3I Light Curve Blurb
The November edition of MNRAS (actually three “issues”) is now up: Volume 543, Issue 3, November Huang, C. Wu, Y. Yu, Y. Force chains bias the dynamic response to impacts in rubble-pile asteroids Pg 2523 staf1575Matsuoka, R. N. Kuramoto, K. Origin… Read More »Note, Paper: Bits Whizz, Near and Far
They say any publicity is good publicity, but… we could use better publicity: interestingengineering.com/future-of-space/future-of-asteroid-mining-explainedKaif Shaikh, 5 Nov The future of asteroid mining: Missions, resources, and challenges explained Shaikh does a decent enough job- nothing we don’t already know in this… Read More »Asteroid Tri-Mining Tabloid?
The Icarus issue for Dec (vol. 442) brings us: Tusberti, F. Pajola, M. Penasa, L. et al. Lithologies of Dimorphos revealed by boulder morphological classes Art. 116744 .2025.116744Rubino, S. Zambon, F. Brunetto, R. et al. Space weathering on Vesta: Ion bombardment… Read More »Note, Paper: Bombardment Assortment
In the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 15 Nov (vol. 409): Jordan, F. Timms, N. E. Nakamura, T. et al. Asteroid Itokawa … but when and how did it form exactly? Pg. 178 .2025.09.020 Our first asteroid sample- not a meteorite, with… Read More »Note, Paper: Itokawa Hit(?), Argon
New from Space Science Reviews (vol. 221): Prettyman, T. H. Mittlefehldt, D. W. Asphaug, E. I. et al. The Psyche Light Elements Investigation art. 110 s11214-025-01240-z A little into the weeds if you’re into instrument hardware. While many Space… Read More »Space Science Reviews Space Sidero-Solutes
Quickly, an Astronomers Telegram post on our little visitor: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17473Pisano, D. J. Smirnov, O. M. Ivchenko, M. et al. Detection of 1665/1667 MHz OH absorption in 3I/ATLAS. ATel #17473, 4 Nov 2025; 10:28 UT Many molecules have spectral features in the far-infrared, submillimeter,… Read More »ATLAS Ast-Tel Gases
Now, the second half of the Hayabusa 2025 meeting, or “12th Symposium of Solar System Materials” November 11–14 in JAXA’s Sagamihara campus: https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/symposium/ (see also Part I). And now, the relevant, best of the meeting program: https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/symposium/program/ Nov. 13 S31-01 … Read More »Hayabusa Symposium 2025- Pt. II
In Nature Communications– no, not Nature Astronomy, NatComms- just a week ago (vol. 16): Pilorget, C. Okada, T. Bibring, J. P. et al. Bennu and Ryugu constituents from samples IR analyses and potential source of terrestrial planets’ ingredients p. 9532 … Read More »Note, Paper: Rain in Space Falls Mainly…