Briefly: there’s a meeting on the Extremely Large Telescope going on right now, the Vienna ELT Science + Simulations Workshop, at the University of Vienna Observatory. https://astarvienna.github.io/websites/ELTWorkshopSept2025.html This is the second Vienna meeting, #2: “Spatial resolution”. (If you aren’t already… Read More »2nd Vienna ELT Meeting
The latest “issue” (all-digital) of Geochemical Perspectives Letters includes (17 Sep 2025- vol. 37): Wölfer, E. Hellmann, J. Burkhardt, C. et al. Ge, Te, and Zn isotopic link between Ryugu and CI chondrites P. 1 geochemlet.2537 A brief examination of… Read More »Note, Paper: Mod Vol Balls and Falls
Just posted by JAXA: a polite but thorough debunking of a conspiracy theory. In Japanese culture, a rumor/viral media suggested a catastrophe, to occur on July 5. Admittedly, Japanese culture is marked by catastrophes (ask any geologist… or tropical-cyclone meteorologist).… Read More »JAXA Lays Down the Landscape
The issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters for 15 Oct (vol. 668) includes: Nakahashi, T. Miyahara, M. Yamaguchi, A. Experimental constrants on the shock history of CI chondrites and Ryugu grains Art 119559 .2025.119559 Shock manifests itself as crystal defects.… Read More »Note, Paper: Impact Crack Tracking
In the current issue of MIT Technology Review (Sep/Oct, vol. 128 #5): Tereza Pultarova p. 12 Job titles of the future: Satellite Streak AstronomerRobin George Andrews p. 42 Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever Yes, we have… Read More »MIT Tech Review Times Two
In Nature Communications recently, vol. 16: Santana-Ros, T. Bartczak, P. Muinonen, K. et al. Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously known Art 8275 s41467-025-63697-4 Can’t have too many surprises for the Hayabusa2# investigation-… Read More »Note, Paper: Pre-flew Preview
We have another Space Science Reviews meta-mega-paper. In vol. 221, posted 17 Sep 2025: Näsilä, A. Kohout, T. Boselli, M. et al. The Asteroid Spectral Imager (ASPECT) on the Milani CubeSat Art 86 s11214-025-01193-3 The Hera mission to Didymos/Dimorphos is… Read More »Space Science Reviews Milani-ASPECT
No less than Nature Astronomy has just published (17 September 2025): Egal, A. Vida, D. Colas, F. et al. Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence s41550-025-02659-8 Asteroid 2023 CX1 was discovered in- yes, 2023- and… Read More »Note, Paper: Nut Dropper
The “issue” of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society for September is posted. In it: Volume 542, Issue 1Kleshchonok, V. Sierks, H. Güttler, C. Inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko during increased activity at perihelion on 2015 August 22–23 Pgs… Read More »Note, Paper: Part Departed, or Hardly?
It’s September again, time for the 26th AMOS Conference- Sep 16-19, in Wailea, Maui. “AMOS” referred to Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance, an Air Force telescope asset and tracking program located in- you guessed it- Maui, Hawaii. From that… Read More »26th AMOS Conference, 2025