No dead of winter for Icarus. The Icarus issue for Jan. 2025 (vol. 425): McClure, L.T. Emery, J.P. Thomas, C.A. et al. Size-based spectrophotometric analysis of the Polana-Eulalia Complex Article 116322 .2024.116322Lee, K. Fang, Z. Wang, Z. Investigation of the… Read More »Note, Paper: January Carries
In this blog I cite science works, not popular science. But in this case, New Scientist magazine is a level above newsstand pulp, or even Popular Science: Robin George Andrews, Asteroid Adventure. New Scientist, Nov. 9-15 (vol. 264 #3516), page… Read More »Note, Pop-er
From the EU-ESA Workshop on Size Determination of Potentially Hazardous Near-Earth Objects: Wednesday, 11/13/24 ( … see also Monday and Tuesday) Polarimetric observations Double Trouble: Polarimetric Insights into the Didymos- Dimorphos post-DART Evolution Zuri GrayOn September 26, 2022, the NASA DART… Read More »Workshop: Size Determination of Potentially Hazardous NEOs pt. III
Ongoing: the EU-ESA Workshop on Size Determination of Potentially Hazardous Near-Earth Objects (https://indico.esa.int/event/530). Step one in “Planetary Defense” is, of course, to spot the Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs). But step two is also important: gauge the size of the threat object.… Read More »Workshop: Size Determination of Potentially Hazardous NEOs
Lots of stuff (as one might expect from the title) in PSJ (Planetary Science Journal): Rivera-Valentin, E. G. et al. Radar Circular Polarization Ratio of Near-Earth Asteroids: Links to Spectral Taxonomy and Surface Processes art 232 ad7df1Poston, M. J. et al.… Read More »Note, Paper: (Minor) PSJ
This month’s issue (Oct) of PSJ (Planetary Science Journal) has planetary defense coverage. In vol 5, #10: Masiero, J. R. Linder, T. Mainzer, A. et al. Visual-band Brightnesses of Near-Earth Objects that will be Discovered … p. 222 ad7859 leva, S. Mazotta… Read More »Note, Paper: Bullseye!
Nearing the end of this year’s Europlanet meeting. The program for this day is particularly small-body-related: Keynote lecture SB “Highlights of Hayabusa 2 sample return mission” by Patrick MichelKeynote lecture TP by “An estimate of the impact rate on Mars… Read More »Europlanet. Sci. Congress 2024, Part Epsi (SSSB)
Yes, I know it was days ago and I’m falling behind. I said it was a big meeting, with lots of talks. TP9 Thu, 12 SepImpact Processes in the Solar System Chrysa Avdellidou; Co- Robert Luther, Elena Martellato, Isabel Herreros,… Read More »Europlanet. Sci. Congress 2024, Part Delta
After all those Summer meeting, how about… a Fall meeting! It’s time for EPSC again. The Europlanet Science Congress ’24 is underway in Berlin. https://www.epsc2024.eu/ Programme – browse by day & time EPSC is big. Very big. It’s pretty equivalent… Read More »Europlanet. Sci. Congress 2024
I want to bring up a new NASA solicitation. No, I don’t want to bring to your attention a solicitation (announcement of opportunity), I want to show just how far the announcement and NASA policies have strayed from outcome-oriented, actionable… Read More »No More Paper- More Launch