Let’s see what else we can see on our little traveler: https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17726 Bockelee-Morvan, D. Langevin, Y. Poulet, F. et al. Detection of H2O in the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with MAJIS/JUICEATel #17726; on 23 Mar 2026; 14:32 UT 3I/ATLAS… Read More »ATLAS Gas Passed MAJIS
There’s an opportunity for you, yes you, to do your part in asteroid research, and potentially planetary defense. The Daily Minor Planet crowdsourcing project (www.zooniverse.org/projects/fulsdavid/the-daily-minor-planet) allows Net users to scour telescope images for potential moving objects, i. e., asteroids. Now,… Read More »Zooniverse Views, II (Daily Minor Planet)
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
https://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callforproposals/ There’s still time to submit observing bids for NASA’s IRTF (infraRed Telescope Facility). The window for the late-2026 semester (2026B) opened on March 1… and closes April 1, 5pm Hawaii Standard Time. As I’ve mentioned, IRTF is one of… Read More »IRTF Late-2026 Call for Proposals
The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference continues into day 3-4, Wednesday and Thursday. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/ https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/program/ See also: Part I Of the (large) program, here’s my small-body selections: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Differentiated Bodies: Petrology and Cosmochemistry Neumann W. et al. … Read More »LPSC 2026- Part II
It’s finally here. After the first paper in February, the two linked papers are now in the new, next (April) issue of J Astronaut Sci. They’re all part of a special collection (a virtual “issue”), “Navigating Asteroid Impact Hazards: Astronautics… Read More »Note, Paper: Hazard Eval Triad (…and Pals)
The torrent of images has not only begun, it’s bringing meta-information: https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=1770317703 Salgundi, A. Andreoni, I. Anumarlapudi, A. et al. AT 2026epw: Discovery of a possible nova from Vera C. Rubin Observatory27 Feb 2026; 21:00 UT In my last update,… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Mar ‘26)
The March Acta Astronautica (vol. 240) brings us: Szabó, N. O. Sárneczky, K. Kiss, L. L. et al. NEO and imminent impactor discoveries from Hungary: Recent results and lessons learnt Pg 1 .2025.11.055Coates, A. Wheeler, L. Dotson, J. Risk knowledge… Read More »Note, Paper: Detecting, Inspecting… Deflecting?
Just out in Nature Astronomy (vol. 10)… not really news, but: Maltagliati, L. Rubin’s rich first reaping 177 s41550-026-02801-0 Paywalled as usual, but there’s an introductory snippet that’s accessible. In this “research highlight”, a Nature editor sings the praises of… Read More »Vera Rubin Redux
A bit self-promoting, but we’ll take it: www.ox.ac.uk/pulse/nature-climate-universe/rubin-observatory-, Feb 2026 Oxford and the Rubin Observatory A fairly in-depth piece. There’s next to no asteroid content per se, but… the Rubin Observatory will spot asteroids without even trying. So publicity on… Read More »Vera Rubin Upscrolling