There’s another Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, for 15 Feb (vol. 415): Riches, L. J. Suttle, M. D. Franchi, I. A. et al. Fluid history in the ungrouped C2 Essebi meteorite parent body Pg 146 .2025.12.035Wilson, B. J. K. Nagashima, K.… Read More »Note, Paper: See C-Meteorite Histories
Wrapping up the “2025” (vol. 6) papers of Planetary Science Journal: Wright, E. L. Masiero, J. Mainzer, A. NEOWISE Data and Thermophysical Modeling of 98943 Torifune (2001 CC21) A 305 ae21dfCombi, M. R. Mäkinen, T. Bertaux, J-L. et al. Activity… Read More »Note, Paper: Space Data Paper Fate
Want a quick explainer of Interstellar Objects (‘Oumuamua, Borisov, and ATLAS)? Look no further: www.snexplores.org/article/interstellar-objects-stars-comicInterstellar objects: Visitors from other stars! Something fast, to the point, and most importantly verifiable. Show this to family, friends, etc. that have questions about the… Read More »Color Interstellar Object Comic
In Earth And Planetary Science Letters for 15 Feb (vol. 676), we have: Miller, Martin F. Residual mass-independently fractionated oxygen present in solids accreted during planetesimal formation in the early Solar System: potential evidence from… Art 119717 .2025.119717 Oxygen forms… Read More »Note, Paper: Bound Oxygen Cloud Found?
The Vera Rubin Observatory goes live tonight (in a sense). Shakedown operations with the Vera Rubin ‘scope have been going on for months now, finding the last issues and optimizing the procedures for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time.… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Feb 2026)
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
Let’s keep up with our interstellar visitor, via a faster channel (arXiv.org): Earth and Planetary Astrophysics > arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034Belyakov, M. Wong, I. Bolin, B. T. et al. The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as seen with JWST/MIRI [Submitted on 30 Jan 2026]… Read More »Large-Aperture ATLAS Activity
Normally, I don’t expect much from Astronomy Journal. February (vol. 171 #2) was a surprise: Fan, X. Zhang, X. Xu, X. et al. Photometric Observations and Analysis of Active Asteroid (62412) 2000 SY178 Art 68 ae2678Cordova Quijano, S. A. Ye,… Read More »Note, Paper: Crack and Track 4-Pack
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
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