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SPHEREx, PUNCH Up

The launch of the SPHEREx spectrometry mission and PUNCH heliospheric mission, on a single rocket, was successful. All four PUNCHes and SPHEREx deployed from the second stage. SPHEREx, for one, has successfully communicated with the ground; the PUNCH team has… Read More »SPHEREx, PUNCH Up

56th LPSC (2025): Wed, Day 3

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…we continue with Day 3 (see also Days 1 and 2): Program (https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/#20250310) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Space Weathering https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/technical_program/?session_no=403Effect of Oxygen Ion Irradiation on the Visible, Infrared, and Raman Spectra of Phobos Candidate Materials: Implications on the Space Weathering… Read More »56th LPSC (2025): Wed, Day 3

SPHEREx science, in Science

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The launch of SPHEREX has been pushed back to Tuesday night. For a quick rundown of (one of) the mission’s primary drivers, see this recent article in Science. Of course, the spacecraft and its spectrometer are useful for multiple investigations,… Read More »SPHEREx science, in Science

Note, Paper: Pre-Destiny

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One (significant) paper in the current Astrophysical Journal (Feb 10, Vol 980 #1): Angrisani, M. Palomba, E. Longobardo, et al.  Spectral Variations across Latitudes on Asteroid (3200) Phaethon  art. 127  ada60d If you aren’t already familiar with the object (3200) Phaethon, it’s… Read More »Note, Paper: Pre-Destiny