In the Res. Notes. Astron. Astrophys. issue for Dec.: Kokhirova, G. l. Zhang, M. Li, X-G. et al. Near-Earth Asteroids as the Parents of the δ-Cancrid Meteoroid Stream a. 125002 ad8c87 Dark comets are asteroids- nominally- that actually show (metaphorically)… Read More »Note, Paper: Dark Comets Deux
Not immediately applicable, but …soon: in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November (vol. 136)- Lucas, M. Norris, B. Guyon, O. et al. Visible-light High-contrast Imaging and Polarimetrywith SCExAO/VAMPIRES art. 114504 ad89af The tech of adaptive optics… Read More »Note, Paper: Extreme Subaru
New from Meteoritics and Planetary Science: Jurewicz A.G.J. Amarsi A.M. Burnett D.S. Differences in elemental abundances between CI chondrites and the solar photosphere .14272MacArthur, J. Joy, K. Jones, R.H. et al. Curation and classification procedures for the UK Antarctic meteorite… Read More »Do You CI? (Note Paper MAPS)
In the October Astronomy and Astrophysics (vol. 690… a big one this month): Wang, Z. Lin, H. Ye, B. et al. Near-infrared spectral behavior of space-weathered olivine with varying iron content A138 10.1051/0004-6361/202450888 Beniyama, J. Sergeyev, A. V. Tholen, D.… Read More »Note, Paper: Albedos and Athor-phys
Squeaking in the November 1 issue (vol. 384) of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: Beyersdorf-Kuis, U. Ott, U. Trieloff, M. Complex irradiation history of chondrules and matrix- A study of CR2 and some other meteorites p. 65 .09.012 Asteroids (and thus… Read More »Note, Paper: Beyersdorf’s Bodies
Can’t forget Astronomical Journal. For October (vol. 168, issue 4): Kwon, Y. G. Bagnulo, S. Markkanen, J. et al. The Pre-perihelion Evolution of the Activity of Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) during the Water Ice-line Crossover a 164 ad6b15Morrison, S. G.… Read More »Note, Paper: Astronomical Turn-al
Some asteroids are active- shedding mass, like a comet. Bennu is one of them, observed by OSIRIS-REx to be ejecting pebbles to cobbles into space. Now, from the former Soviet, now Russian journal Solar System Research, for October 2024, vol.… Read More »Note, Paper: Activity Ahoy
We’re in an era of infrared astronomy… because we never left. Hot off the ‘presses’ (well, server, actually) is a paper in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to continue the field. The modern infrared age was marked… Read More »IRTF time, pt. 2- MIRSI me!
Let’s take a little trip, a trip back to the young Solar System. In the 15 Nov Icarus (vol. 423): Serra, C. Vinogradoff, V. Danger, G. et al. Unexpected mineral impact on organic evolution durin… Art 116273 .2024.116273 Jenniskens, P.… Read More »Note, Paper: Solar System Soil and Seeds
…after Day 1 and Day 2, here’s my asteroid/comet/small body selection for Day 3 of the AAS DPS (Division for Planetary Sciences) meeting, #DPS2024, underway in Boise, ID. Wednesday, October 9, 2024 307 – NEOs: General 307.01 Near-Earth Objects Detected… Read More »AAS DPS meeting, three