Let’s catch up with preprints: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2512.09020Hoogendam, W. B. Kuesters, D. Shappee, B. J. et al. University of Hawaii 88-inch Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spectrophotometric Blue-Sensitive Spectral Time Series Spanning Two Months… Read More »3I Timely Time Series
Starting roughly, oh… now, but peaking the night of Dec. 13-14 is the Geminid meteor shower. You know, the Geminids- fragments of, not a comet, but asteroid (3200) Phaethon? This asteroidal shower has an interesting origin story- or would that… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower This Month
The Jan Acta Astronautica (vol. 238, Part A) brings us: Yuan, X. Tian, Y. Cui, H. Autonomous spacecraft navigation via semantic probability map of natural features Pg 37-50Jin, J. Wen, K. Ke, F-W. et al. Influence of interface effects on shielding… Read More »Note, Paper: Comin’ In Hot
In the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 15 Nov (vol. 409): Jordan, F. Timms, N. E. Nakamura, T. et al. Asteroid Itokawa … but when and how did it form exactly? Pg. 178 .2025.09.020 Our first asteroid sample- not a meteorite, with… Read More »Note, Paper: Itokawa Hit(?), Argon
Hey undergraduates, time to shape up those resumes: Extraterrestrial Materials Academy (ETMA), Lunar and Planetary Institute The LPI will hold a paid session for college students this coming Summer, Jun. 8-Aug. 15. As the title indicates, the emphasis is on… Read More »Call: Small-Body Opportunities
…and for the volatile lovers: also 2025 (vol. 221): Dickers, M. D. Mifsud, D. V. Mason, N. J. Multiscale Perspectives on Solid-Phase Astrochemistry: Laboratory, Computation, and Open Questions art. 106 s11214-025-01228-9 We see gas and dust in space. The gas… Read More »SpaceSciRev: Dawn Frost Post
Now out from JGR:Plan (Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets) vol. 52, #21: Elder, C.M. Boulders on Bennu: Low Apparent Thermal Inertia Caused by Thermal FatigueFractures art. e2025GL116256 2025GL116256 We have samples returned from Bennu, but… grain sizes are mostly pebbles… Read More »Note, Paper: Geophysical NEO Fissure Vals
The 1 November Planetary and Space Science (vol. 267) is up: Garcia, R. S. Fernández-Lajús, E. Di Sisto, R. P. et al. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: Dust properties Article 106181 .2025.106181 Comet activity is a puzzle we still haven’t solved. Yes, a… Read More »Note, Paper: 2D Receding Treatment
It’s the day before Halloween, but Space Sci Rev (vol. 221) makes it feel like Christmas: Horányi, M. Tucker, S. Sternovsky, Z. et al. Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) OnboardNASA’s Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe (IMAP) art. 102 s11214-025-01230-1Wang, Y. Zhang,… Read More »Space Science Reviews, …whew
The latest (22 Oct 2025) Science Advances (vol. 11, #43) has: Srivastava, B. Izidoro, A. The late formation of chondrites as a consequence of Jupiter-induced gaps and rings ady4823 Given what we know about planet formation (including some meteoritic evidence,… Read More »Note, Paper: Jupiter Shooting-Star Scooper