A bit light issue of Astronomy & Astrophysics for April (vol. 708): Pal, I. Jadhav, M. Shulaker, D. Z. et al. The stellar origins of 96Zr excesses in presolar graphites from the Murchison meteorite A42 202556719 Salo, H. Sicardy, B. … Read More »Note, Paper: Small Bodies of Small Bodies
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences has a special issue, “Navigating Asteroid Impact Hazards: Astronautics Strategies for Planetary Defense” (link.springer.com/collections/didcicgjgf), which I’ve written about before. The special “issue” keeps going into April (vol. 73 #2): McMillan, R. S. Brucker, M.… Read More »Note, Paper: More ‘Roid Toil
Advances in Space Research for 1 April (vol.77 #7) brings us: Qiao, P. Qian, Y. Chen, W. Sequential multiple kinetic impact strategy for asteroid deflection using an intermediate asteroid P. 7920 .2026.02.012 You read that right- Qiao et al. study the… Read More »Note, Paper: Astero-Bankshot Practice
In Planetary and Space Science for April (vol. 273-74): Lin, C-M. Yang, I-C. Classification of 14 major meteoroid streams based on long-term population indices of their meteor showers 106266 .2026.106266Wu, M. Liu, C. Shao, W. et al. Preparation and characterization… Read More »Note, Paper: Plan Space Part Sprays
Finally, Space Sci Rev has published (vol. 222): Vincent, J. B. Kovács, G. Nagy, B. V. et al. The Asteroid Framing Cameras on ESA’s Hera Mission 31 s11214-026-01288-5 Hera successfully launched to, and is now bound for, the binary asteroid(s)… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroid Cam Plan
Recent activity from Planetary Science Journal (2026, vol. 7) features: Kirchoff, M. Marchi, S. Cochran, M. et al. Formation Age of Ernutet Crater, Ceres, and Implications for Origin of the Organics 40 ae3568Braga, L. Amarante, A. Ferreira, F. et al. … Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Native or Aged
Now in Acta Astronautica for April (vol. 241): Dorrington, S. Olsen, J. Parametric economic modeling of asteroid mining architectures Pg 19 .2025.11.006Gavira-Aladro, M. Bombardelli, C. Exhaustive search of gravity assist trajectories for rapid reconnaissance and deflection of fictitious asteroid PDC2025 Pg 325… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroids, Found, Fictional, Feasible…
Now available in MNRAS (Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.) for March 2026: Volume 546, Issue 4Wang, Q. Cheng, B. Dai, W-Y. et al. Threshold velocity of wind erosion on the surface of comet 67P stag200Yaginuma, A. Taylor, A. G. Seligman, D.… Read More »Note, Paper: Comets and Quasi-Comets Alike
Now available in JGR-Planets (that’s Journal of Geophysical Research-), for Feb (vol. 131 #2): Chow, I. Brown, P. G. Decameter-Sized Earth Impactors—II: A Bayesian Inference Approach to Meteoroid Ablation Modeling e2025JE009392 2025JE009392 We’re not too worried about the smallest class… Read More »Note, Paper: Bolide Boil Modeled
YouTube is a trash magnet. There, I said it. YouTube gives a platform to incompetents and competents alike, and therefore enables misinformation, disinformation, and outright lying. But every so often, a competent posts content, and YouTube is a distribution mechanism.… Read More »Schwamb “Into the Rubinverse” Lecture