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”
Cross-disciplinary, indeed. There’s an asteroid article in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets vol. 130, #8: Courville, S. W. Sanderson, H. R. Bierson, C. J. et al. Ferromagmatic Intrusions on Asteroid (16) Psyche May Be Magnetized 2025JE009031 Volcanoes are volcanic, right?… Read More »Note, Paper: Strange Spew Worlds
The journal Acta Astronautica for Sep 2025 (vol. 234) has: Hosonuma, T. Miyabara, T. Ozaki, N. et al. Autonomous optical navigation for DESTINY*: Enhancing misalignment robustness in flyby observations with a rotating… Pgs. 117 .2025.04.023Li, Y-H. Lien, W-C. Liu, S-W. Development… Read More »Note, Paper: Whip, Slip, and Flip
One paper to report in Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 15 August (vol. 664): Shollenberger, Q. R. Render, J. Wimpenny, J. et al. Elemental and isotopic signatures of Asteroid Ryugu support three early Solar System reservoirs Art. 119443 .2025.119443… Read More »Note, Paper: Ryugu Vieux Jeu
Oh look, an article in Nature. Well, a Nature-family title, Nature Communications Earth & Environment. In vol. 6: Kawasaki, N. Arakawa, S. Miyamoto, Yushi et al. Solar System’s earliest solids as tracers of the accretion region of Ryugu and Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites… Read More »Note, Paper: CAIs in CI and Haya
Besides Science, there are asteroidal works in Science Advances. In the 25 Jun (vol. 11 #26) issue: Jupiter Cheng, H. C. Klimczak, C. Matsuyama, I. Reorientation and despinning of 4 Vesta formed the Divalia Fossae ads7984 Even before the Dawn… Read More »Note, Paper: Vesta Dust-Up
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