Off Nom with Dante Lauretta
The Off Nominal podcast, episode 195, features Dante Lauretta talking OREx with the hosts: https://offnom.com/episodes/195 “Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta)” Have a listen.
Note, Paper: Green Steam
Let’s check on Journal of Propulsion and Power for May (vol. 41 #3): Ezuka, F. Koizumi, H. Nakano, M. et al. Effect of Nonuniform Plasma on Grid Erosion of the Water Ion Thruster pp. 313 1.B39004Kim, J. W. Bhosale, V.… Read More »Note, Paper: Green Steam
Note, Paper: Sample Return Science Reviews
How did I miss this one… in Space Science Reviews (vol.221): Nakamura, T. Engrand, C. Zolensky, M. et al. Sample Return Missions: Rosetta Stones Returned from the First Small Bodies in the Solar System 44 s11214-025-002268-4 Yes, Space Science Reviews.… Read More »Note, Paper: Sample Return Science Reviews
Vera Rubin Update (Mid-May 2025)
Commissioning of systems on the Vera Rubin Observatory continues. Tuning of the active optics systems (NOT adaptive optics) continues. This past week, both Alpha Centauri and Earth’s natural satellite became visible. These bright objects served as crude calibrators, allowing tests… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Mid-May 2025)
Note, Paper: Asteroids A-Go-Go
The June 2025 issue of Icarus (vol. 433) is a good one: Ribeiro de Sousa, R. Izidoro, A. Morbidelli, A. et al. Reassessing the origin and evolution of Ecliptic Comets in the Planet-9 Scenario Article 116472 .2025.116472de Luis, M. Parro, L.… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroids A-Go-Go
Day of Light, Tonight
Tonight, May 16 is the International Day of Light. Organized by UNESCO, SPIE, and IEEE Photonics, we celebrate light and all its wonders it brings to our lives. https://www.unesco.org/en/days/lighthttps://spie.org/community-support/international-day-of-light/idl-resourceshttps://www.dayoflight.org/https://www.lightday.org/about Let’s see… we use telescopes to study celestial objects of all sorts. Those telescopes… Read More »Day of Light, Tonight
Note, Paper: Bits about Bits
The three issues of MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society) for May are now out: Volume 539, Issue 1 May 2025Ali-Dib, M. Walton, C. Protoplanetary cores drove chondrule formation P. 127 staf505Anslow, R. J. Bonsor, A. Todd, Z.… Read More »Note, Paper: Bits about Bits
Note, Papers: SI on SiTian
…speaking of SiTian… The latest issue of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (vol. 25 #4) is a special Issue: Pathfinder of the SiTian Project – Progress of Mini SiTian Huang, Y. Liu, J. Wu, H. et al. The Mini-SiTian Array: A… Read More »Note, Papers: SI on SiTian
Note, Paper: Asternbild Achtung
In Acta Astronautica for Jun 2025 (vol 231): Lu, J. Shang, H. Zhang, X. Speeding up heterogeneous binary asteroid system propagation through the physics-informed neural network Page 64 .02.022Impresario, G. Zinzi, A. Amoroso, M. et al. The Italian microsatellite mission… Read More »Note, Paper: Asternbild Achtung
Note, Paper: CM On Asteroids
The new Meteoritics & Planetary Science (May – volume 60, #5) is now online: Connolly Jr, H. C. Lauretta, D. S. McCoy, T. J. et al. An overview of the petrography and petrology of particles from aggregate sample from asteroid… Read More »Note, Paper: CM On Asteroids