The Nov Aerospace Science and Technology (vol. 166) includes: Jiang, X. Zhang, J. Lu, X. Joint design, safety margin, and ground experiments of an underactuated asteroid lander Art. 110630 .2025.110630Guo, Y. Wen, T. Zeng, X. Energy dissipation mechanism of particle… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroid Landing Understanding
The Vera Rubin Observatory is built, and preparing to start its Legacy Survey of Space and Time. These preparations, with early trials looking okay, are mainly fine tuning of optical parameters and data processes. But there’s a non-main process: targets… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Nov)
Now out in New Scientist, vol. 268 #3569: Richard Binzel, 15 November 2025 “We don’t want to keep an asteroid secret, because then no one ever trusts you” p. 38 This week’s interview is with astronomer Richard (Rick) Binzel, well-known… Read More »NEO-Binzel New-Interview
In International Journal of Impact Engineering for November (volume 205): Kurosaki, K. Kurosawa, K. Arakawa, M. Ejection angles during hypervelocity impacts on flat and spherical targets investigated with shock physics modeling Art 105400 .2025.105400 DART! DART is the hypervelocity impact,… Read More »Note, Paper: Impact Back-Calc
Breaking: Dr. Bryce Bolin will give a talk today, on small bodies: asteroids, comets, and in particular extrasolar, interplanetary objects like 3I: https://griffithobservatory.org/event/all-space-considered-november-2025/ Dr. Bryce Bolin, Exploration of Interstellar Objects and Other Exotic Asteroids and Comets Dr. Bolin is a… Read More »Timely Topic Talk Today
The Jan Acta Astronautica (vol. 238, Part A) brings us: Yuan, X. Tian, Y. Cui, H. Autonomous spacecraft navigation via semantic probability map of natural features Pg 37-50Jin, J. Wen, K. Ke, F-W. et al. Influence of interface effects on shielding… Read More »Note, Paper: Comin’ In Hot
Posted in arXiv, a non-peer reviewed paper, by choice. These preprint servers are also handy for distribution of whitepapers, position papers, and reference works: [multiple fields] www.arxiv.org/pdf/2511.10927 Moullet, A. Burgarella, D. Kataria, T. et al. PRIMA General Observer Science Book Volume… Read More »PRIMA Phase A Ways Elaborated
Lots of good content in Space Science Reviews lately (vol. 221). Now posted: Popescu, M. M. de Léon, J. Prodan, G. P. et al. HyperScout-H: The Hyperspectral Imager for the ESA Hera Mission art. 112 s11214-025-01237-8 The asteroid mission Hera… Read More »Space Science Reviews Hera-HS-H
The November 10 ApJ (Astrophysical Journal) (vol. 993 #2) has: Cryan, S. Brunetto, R. Guilbert-Lepoutre, A. et al. Nitrogen-bearing Species on Trans-Neptunian Objects Revealed by JWST/DiSCo-TNOs art. 188 ae060d Kimura, H. Hirai, T. Okamoto, T. et al. Tensile Strength of Dust, Pebbles, and Planetesimals:… Read More »Note, Paper: The Tensile or Volatile
The journal Solar System Research is (was?) the preferred title for Soviet/Russian scientists in that field- essentially, the eastern Icarus. In Sol Sys Res for 10 Nov, vol. 59: Kokhirova, G. I. On the Progress and Problems of Observational Meteor… Read More »Note, Paper: To See the Meteor Field