That DART program just keeps on delivering. Via the Spacepod podcast: www.listentospacepod.com/episodes/2026/3/3/232-how-many-potholes-are-on-an-asteroid DART science team member Dr. N. Chabot speaks about the mission results. Have a listen.
Just out in this week’s Science Advances (6 Mar 2026, vol. 12 #10): Makadia, R. Chesley, S. R. Herald, D. et al. Direct detection of an asteroid’s heliocentric deflection: The Didymos system after DART .aea4259 Yes, that DART mission struck… Read More »Note, Paper: DART Imparted Larger Charge
Advances in Space Research has posted for 1 March (vol. 77, #5): Han, Z-Z. Liu, S-X. Guo, Y-X. The orbital dynamics modeling and simulation of asteroid probe based on variational integrators Pages 5986 .2025.12.074de Almeida Jr., A. K. Santos, L.… Read More »Note, Paper: Turn About is Our Play
Wrapping up the “2025” (vol. 6) papers of Planetary Science Journal: Wright, E. L. Masiero, J. Mainzer, A. NEOWISE Data and Thermophysical Modeling of 98943 Torifune (2001 CC21) A 305 ae21dfCombi, M. R. Mäkinen, T. Bertaux, J-L. et al. Activity… Read More »Note, Paper: Space Data Paper Fate
Nothing from Space Science Reviews for a while, then Boom (vol. 222): Palomba, E. Dirri, F. Gisellu, C. et al. VISTA: Dust and Volatile Sensor for the ESA Hera Mission 10 s11214-026-01266-x The Hera mission to asteroid Didymos and its… Read More »Space Science Reviews Milani-VISTA
In the February 2026 Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (vol. 138 #1): Voyatzis, G. Gkolias, I. Gaitanas, M. et al. Terminator periodic orbits around binary asteroids: an application to the ESA Hera mission 2 s10569-025-10274-y Irregular shapes give irregular gravity… Read More »Note, Paper: Dimorphos Sol-oriented Orbits
The December 2025 Astronomy & Astrophysics (vol. 704) still says “in progress”, but January is already being trickled out. So I’m going to call it for December, and what a month: Peña-Asensio, E. Seligman, D. Z. The interstellar flux gap:… Read More »Note, Paper: Year-End Bender (Pending?)
Being in planetary science, let’s check in on Planetary Science Journal (2025, vol. 6): Kloos, J. L. Farnham, T. L. Sunshine, J. M. et al. Investigating Local- and Global-scale Dust Redistribution on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 268 ae1739Collyer, C. Fernandez-Valenzuela, E. Ortiz,… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Spray Papers
In the Planetary And Space Science December 2025 issue (vol. 269): Gorshanov, D. L. Sokova, I. A. Petrova, S. N. et al. Testing the binarity of asteroid (720) Bohlinia using lightcurve analysis Art 106217 .2025.106217 We think there’s a satellite around… Read More »Note, Paper: Sat Anal Validated?
New in Space Science Reviews (2025, vol. 221): Tortora, P. Granmiga, E. Lasagni Manghi, R et al. The Radio Science Experiment on Hera, Juventus and Milani Art 124 s11214-025-01253-8 The Hera mission contains the CubeSats Juventus and Milani. The two… Read More »Space Science Reviews: Radio Three Europe