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Note, Paper: Splat Stats

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The “month” of June for MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society) is a bit light. But the papers present are serious: Volume 539, Issue 4, June 2025Avdellidou, C. Bhat , U. Bujdoso, K. et al.  Kalliope sings rock… Read More »Note, Paper: Splat Stats

Out of Ecliptic, In Patch

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A quick story in the journal Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/china-sets-out-sample-unusual-near-earth-asteroid Dennis Normile  China sets out to sample an unusual near-Earth asteroid  .z2q2idq Normile describes the Chinese Tianwen-2 mission and its target, the Earth-resonant asteroid (469219) Kamo’oalewa. The asteroid has the unusual property… Read More »Out of Ecliptic, In Patch

Now Playing: “Asteroid Cite”

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Congrats to director Wes Anderson, auteur of (among other things- lots of other things) 2023’s Asteroid City. The actual asteroid numbered 689822, formerly designated 2013 PU10, is now officially asteroid (689822) Anderson.