The 2025 meeting of the European Geosciences Union has occurred. And yes, there was relevant content in a geophysics conference. Small bodies are subject to physical laws too: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/meetingprogramme Monday, 28 AprilTue, 29 AprWed, 30 AprThu, 01 MayFri, 02 May… Read More »EGU General Assembly 2025
Still time to sign up for the European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, this 23 – 27 June 2025 at University College Cork Cork, Ireland. Early bird registration ends Monday, 28 April 2025. eas.unige.ch/EAS meeting/program.jsp: Symposium S6 23-24 June 2025 The future… Read More »2025 EAS Meeting, Cork
Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html : May 20-22, 2025Small Sample Handling Workshophttps://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/smallsamplemay2025/West Lafayette, IN There’s plenty of room in the micro- and nano-world. Like Moore’s Law, science and science equipment has advanced to finer and finer resolutions. The amount of wisdom we… Read More »Small Sample Handling Workshop
One (serious) Planetary and Space Science paper for May (vol. 259): Marschall, R. Morbidelli, A. Marrocchi, Y. The refractory-to-ice ratio in comet 67P: Implications on the composition of the comet-forming region of the protoplanetary disk Art. 106061 .2501.17864 To bystanders,… Read More »Note, Paper: Hydration Implications
Oops, missed Astrophysical Journal Letters for April 10 (vol. 983, #1): Mousis, O. Werlen, A. Benest Couzinou, T. et al. Primordial Origin of Methane on Eris and Makemake Supported by D/H Ratios L12 adc134Lim, B. Ishiguro, M. Takahashi, J. et… Read More »Note, Paper: Outerphys Journ
Good old Icarus; what’s in 1 May (vol. 431)? Micca Longo, G. Suttle, M. D. Longo, S. A numerical model for the atmospheric entry of hydrated, phyllosilicate-rich micrometeorites Article 116490 .2025.116490Baker, D. A. McMahon, J. W. Boulder-induced spin variability in… Read More »Note, Paper: Icarus Big (or Not)
Time for another update from Planetary Science Journal (they don’t have issues): Nagaashi, Y. et al. Surface Energy of Insoluble Organic Matter Simulant: Evaluation Based on Adhesive Force Measured by Centrifugal and Impact Separation Methods 34 ada60cBray, V. J. et… Read More »Note, Paper: Interesting surfaces
Getting a bit deep in Planetary And Space Science for April (vol. 258): Alves, A. A. Carruba, V. Delfino, E. M. D. S. et al. Deep learning identification of asteroids interacting with g-s secular resonances Art 106062 .2025.106062Quan, R. H.… Read More »Note, Paper: Deep on the Shallow
Let’s check on Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta for 15 Mar (vol. 393): Braukmüller, N. Funk, C. Abouchami, W. et al. Moderately volatile elements in chondrites record chondrule formation, two-component mixing and redistribution on parent bod… Page 43 .02.001 Braukmüller et… Read More »Note, Paper: Cosmochim-actually
…and speaking of pieces. The 11th Dust Workshop is going on now (18-20 Mar 2025, Venice, IT). The “11th” refers to 2015, due to the Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. While it’s true that Rosetta advanced comet studies far beyond… Read More »Dust Workshop 2025