More spectral sleuthing attempted at ATLAS: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2509.26053[Submitted on 30 Sep 2025]Hutsemékers, D. Manfroid, J. Jehin, E. et al. Extreme NiI/FeI abundance ratio in the coma of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS As I’ve mentioned before,… Read More »3I/ATLAS Flash-To-Gas Graphed
Today, in Space Science Reviews (vol. 221): Bannister, M., Pfalzner, S., Pearce, T. et al. The Origins & Reservoirs of Exocomets 90 s11214-025-01219-w Coming on the heels of the Solar System in Context meeting (noirlab.edu/science/events/websites/solar-system-in-context-2025), we have a ‘comets in… Read More »Space Science Reviews Exocomets
The Sep issue (vol. 701) of Astronomy & Astrophysics still says “in progress”, but I’m going ahead: Minker, K. Carry, B. Vachier, F. et al. A dynamical dichotomy in large binary asteroids A42 202554973Hmiddouch, S. Jehin, E. Lippi, M. et… Read More »Note, Paper: Dynam-Activity
Next week: a conference hosted by NOIRLab (National Optical/InfraRed Lab) on our star system… and others: THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CONTEXT noirlab.edu/science/events/websites/solar-system-in-context-2025 We are happy to announce the 2025 NOIRLab Science Conference: The Solar System in Context, which will take… Read More »Solar System In Context Meeting
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
The “issue” of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society for September is posted. In it: Volume 542, Issue 1Kleshchonok, V. Sierks, H. Güttler, C. Inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko during increased activity at perihelion on 2015 August 22–23 Pgs… Read More »Note, Paper: Part Departed, or Hardly?
The Planetary and Space Science issue for 1 Oct (vol. 265) includes: Gallot, T. Sedofeito, C. Ginares, A. et al. Seismic wave experiments in granular media with applications to asteroids Art 106153 .2025.106153Barbieri, C. Beolchi, A. Bertini, I. et al. Preparing for… Read More »Note, Paper: We Cover Pre-Recovery
In a few days: the “Cosmic Dust 15” meeting, in Osaka. https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/Welcome.html Yes, dust. You know, the dust that is shed by comets, plus asteroids too (active asteroids, and the ejecta from impacts). The meteors you see in the night… Read More »Cosmic Dust Meeting 2025
The ATLAS papers haven’t stopped- plenty are rushing to get observations in before the comet goes behind the Sun as seen from Earth next month: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2509.07678[Submitted on 9 Sep 2025]Pérez-Couto, X. Torres, S. Villaver, E. et… Read More »ATLAS Pre-Pre-PRE-Covery
The details on our interstellar friend keep filling in, now that we have tracking over a nonnegligible observing arc: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2509.05181[Submitted on 5 Sep 2025]Gray, Z. Bagnulo, S. Borisov, G. et al. Extreme Negative Polarisation… Read More »ATLAS Keeps Tabs on ATLAS…