Cover of Science. You know the Vera Rubin Observatory is a big deal when it makes the cover of Science magazine. In vol. 388, issue 6753 (19 June 2025): https://www.science.org/content/article/giant-all-seeing-telescope-set-revolutionize-astronomyDaniel Clery 18 Jun All-seeing eye p. 1256 10.1126/science.z3ptiml https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8351Daniel Clery … Read More »Vera Rubin Of Late
Let’s check the New Astronomy issue for October (vol. 119). Yes, they’re up to October already: Wang, S. Yang, Y. Yuan, H. et al. CCD Photometric studies of two Primitive C-type main-belt asteroids: (51) Nemausa and (52) Europa 102391 .2025.102391Vaduvescu,… Read More »Note, Paper: See NEAs Overseas
Forgot this paper from Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets. In the May issue (vol. 130 #5): Martin, A. C. Emery, J. P. Loeffler, M. et al. Mid-Infrared Reflectance and Emissivity Spectra of High Porosity Regoliths 2024JE008331 This one’s kind of important.… Read More »Note, Paper: Far-IR Particle Glare
In Acta Astronautica for July (vol. 232): Kuppa, K. McMahon, J. W. Dietrich, A. B. Autonomous shape modeling of small bodies using infrared image silhouettes P. 215 .2025.03.005Iwakawa, A. Mizojiri, S. Hall-effect thruster system of fully water propellant with microwave… Read More »Note, Paper: Acta Now
A rich Icarus issue for 1 July (vol. 434): Charnoz, S. Limare, A. De Araujo Pereira, E. et al. Degasing of Phobos in a giant impact scenario: Implications for the MMX sample return mission Article 116462 .2025.116462 Sorli, K. C.… Read More »Note, Paper: Movin’ an’ Shakin’
Previously (Winter’s SBAG), I briefly posted about D. Adamo’s research into asteroid way-stations on the path to Mars. Alongside, Lopez and Conte corroborated Adamo’s general idea with their own paper. Adamo’s paper has been published, by the AIAA’s Journal of… Read More »Note, Paper: Layover-Station Paper
As part of the Vera Rubin survey project, tests and metrics should be used to hone the plan. Those metrics are now being used on a simulation of the sky survey. Try the homepage, https://sorcha.space . For papers describing these… Read More »Rubin Sim Given
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) will hold its biannual (Summer) meeting in Anchorage, Alaska this week. Even though this “general” meeting includes the sub-meetings of the Laboratory Astrophysics Division and Solar Physics Division, there’s still relevant content here for the… Read More »Summer AAS Meeting 2025 (Anchorage)
In Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 15 June (volume 660): Cassata, W. S. A refined isotopic composition of cometary xenon and implications for the accretion of comets and carbonaceous chondrites on Earth Art 119307 .2025 119307 Comets did not fill… Read More »Note, Paper: Comet Not Wet
The White House 2026 budget request that covers NASA has been released… and it’s as bad as other White House actions on science would indicate. There hasn’t been carnage to this level since the ’80s abandonment of planetary exploration. The… Read More »FY2026 NASA Budget Request- Regress