There’s a mid-month Advances In Space Research– 15 February (vol. 77, #4): Zhu, X. Liu, Y. Peng, F. Three-stage homotopy approach for asteroid landing desensitized trajectory optimization initialized via quadratic programming Pgs 5009 .2025.11.117Yuan, W. Deng, H. Gao, S. et… Read More »Note, Paper: Small-Body Stall/Fall Study
The January Astronomy & Astrophysics (vol. 705) still says ‘in progress’. But it’s February, and the February issue is posting articles. So here’s Jan anyway: Serra-Ricart, M. Licandro, J. Alarcon, M. R. Pre-perihelion detection of a wobbling high-latitude jet in… Read More »Note, Paper: Leads that Matter on Scattering Seeds
Good Acta Astronautica for Feb (vol. 239): Buys, M. Hanner, C. Refining asteroid mass uncertainty via volume, and bulk density constraints for optimal flyby mission design Pages 89 .2025.10.070Bull, R. Vavrina, M. A. Lyzhoft, J. et al. Retaking in-flight spacecraft… Read More »Note, Paper: Fly Sci Cite
Let’s get caught up again with arXiv preprints: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics > arxiv.org/abs/2601.15443Tan, H. Yan, X. Li, J-Y. Perihelion Asymmetry in the Water Production Rate of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS[Submitted on 21 Jan 2026] arxiv.org/abs/2601.16983Hoogendam, W. B. Jones, D.… Read More »ATLAS Gas and Path Abstracts
In the recent papers of JGR: Planets (Journal of Geophysical Research): Cambioni, S. Weiss, B. P. Baijal, N. et al. Formation of Asteroid (16) Psyche by a Giant Impact 2025JE009317 One thing’s not up for debate: (16) Psyche is metal-rich.… Read More »Note, Paper: Psyche Strike Writeup
In the January 2026 issue of Planetary and Space Science (vol. 270): Courtot, A. Shober, P. Vaubaillon, J. Orbit dissimilarity criteria in meteor showers: A comparative review Art 106231 .2025.106231 The dissimilarity criterion (“D” value) is how we group meteoroids… Read More »Note, Paper: Meteor Cohere Inquiry
Again, more goodies in Space Science Reviews for the new year (volume 222): Zhang, R. Zhang, H. Liu, J. et al. Tianwen-2 Mission of China’s Planetary Exploration Program 11 s11214-026-01268-9 The Tianwen-2 mission, launched last year, will rendezvous with asteroid… Read More »Space Science Reviews Tianwen-2
In the February 2026 Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (vol. 138 #1): Voyatzis, G. Gkolias, I. Gaitanas, M. et al. Terminator periodic orbits around binary asteroids: an application to the ESA Hera mission 2 s10569-025-10274-y Irregular shapes give irregular gravity… Read More »Note, Paper: Dimorphos Sol-oriented Orbits
Just out from Nature Geoscience (15 January 2026): Kitazato, K. Sakurai, S. Hyodo, R. et al. Surface rejuvenation of stony near-Earth asteroids triggered by planetary shadows s41561-025-01907-w We see active asteroids, including at least one (maybe multiple) that give us… Read More »Note, Paper: Eclipse Chips Spits Scrip
Holding on to this paper in Nat Commun Earth Environ (vol. 6, 2025) Discenza, M. E. Brunetti, M. T. Molaro, L. et al. Evidence for landslides triggered by impact events on Ceres Art 1042 s43247-025-03119-x Impacts cause craters, no doubt.… Read More »Note, Paper: Bolide Rockslide Writeup