In the current (4 Oct) issue of New Scientist: www.newscientist.com/article/2498319-nasas-asteroid-deflection-test-had-unexpected-and-puzzling-outcome/Alex Wilkins 1 October 2025 NASA’s asteroid deflection test had unexpected and puzzling outcome As one might expect from New Scientist, this is an accessible take on a scientific work. The… Read More »Dimorphos Debris Motion
Referencing the recent Courville et al. 2025 (“Core metamorphism controls the dynamic habitability of mid-sized ocean worlds—The case of Ceres”): The SETI Live podcast by the SETI Institute will record an episode October 2, 2025, at 2:30 pm PDT. In… Read More »Courville Clement Ceres: The Podcast
The latest “issue” (all-digital) of Geochemical Perspectives Letters includes (17 Sep 2025- vol. 37): Wölfer, E. Hellmann, J. Burkhardt, C. et al. Ge, Te, and Zn isotopic link between Ryugu and CI chondrites P. 1 geochemlet.2537 A brief examination of… Read More »Note, Paper: Mod Vol Balls and Falls
In the current issue of MIT Technology Review (Sep/Oct, vol. 128 #5): Tereza Pultarova p. 12 Job titles of the future: Satellite Streak AstronomerRobin George Andrews p. 42 Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever Yes, we have… Read More »MIT Tech Review Times Two
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
We have another Space Science Reviews meta-mega-paper. In vol. 221, posted 17 Sep 2025: Näsilä, A. Kohout, T. Boselli, M. et al. The Asteroid Spectral Imager (ASPECT) on the Milani CubeSat Art 86 s11214-025-01193-3 The Hera mission to Didymos/Dimorphos is… Read More »Space Science Reviews Milani-ASPECT
No less than Nature Astronomy has just published (17 September 2025): Egal, A. Vida, D. Colas, F. et al. Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence s41550-025-02659-8 Asteroid 2023 CX1 was discovered in- yes, 2023- and… Read More »Note, Paper: Nut Dropper
Recently accepted and posted by Nature– yes, Nature. 10 Sep 2025: Iizuka, T. Shibuya, T. Hayakawa, T. et al. Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu s41586-025-09483-0 Certain isotopes decay to known, stable, predictable… Read More »Note, Paper: Late Flow on Ryugu. FLOW.
On the heels of the Psyche webinar, Space Science Reviews has a paper on that Gamma Ray/Neutron Spectrometer. In vol. 221: Lawrence, D. J. Goldsten, J. O. Peplowski, P. N. et al. The Psyche Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer Art. 78 … Read More »Space Science Reviews Psyche GRNS
Just posted (not August) in Nature Astronomy (vol. 9? issue?): Barnes, J. J. Nguyen, A. N. Abernethy, F. A. J. et al. The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid s41550-025-02631-6 As befits Nature, this is a quite deep… Read More »Note, Paper: We Read “Seeds”