The purpose of the Roman Space Telescope- if you could boil it down to one- would be cosmology, not small-body science. Yet a wide field of view- at high sensitivity and small pixels- will inherently catch asteroids/comets, without even trying.… Read More »Roman Space Telescope Call(s)
Again, the American Astronomical Society’s big meeting is about to go on (Jan 4-8), in Phoenix, AZ. https://aas.org/meetings/aas247 Highlights from (effective) day 2, Jan 6: https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS247/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx See also: Day 1 (ish) Tuesday, January 6 203 – High-Altitude Balloon Astronomy: Instruments,… Read More »AAS Winter 2026 Meeting, Two(sday)
Now up from Space Science Reviews (vol. 222- 2026): Bell, J. F. Elkins-Tanton, L. Polanskey, C. A. The NASA Psyche Mission: The First up-CloseExploration of a Metal-Rich World 5 s11214-025-01255-6 This is one of Space Sci Rev’s “EditorialNotes”. As with… Read More »Space Science Reviews Psyche-Review
It’s January, time for the big AAS (American Astronomical Society) meeting. This year, it’s in mild and sunny Phoenix, AZ, January 4-8. https://aas.org/meetings/aas247 Of course, the big meeting is themed around… nothing, it’s a general meeting. There’s a separate DPS… Read More »AAS Winter 2026 Meeting, One
Just in (literally) from Astronomers’ Telegram: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17571Manna, A. Pal, S. Baug, T. Detection of comet 3I/ATLAS in radio wavelength during closest approach to Earth using uGMRTATel #17571 on 2 Jan 2026; 05:10 UT The uGMRT is the upgraded Giant Metrewave… Read More »3I Sizeable-Wire Findings
Being in planetary science, let’s check in on Planetary Science Journal (2025, vol. 6): Kloos, J. L. Farnham, T. L. Sunshine, J. M. et al. Investigating Local- and Global-scale Dust Redistribution on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 268 ae1739Collyer, C. Fernandez-Valenzuela, E. Ortiz,… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Spray Papers
The January Acta Astronautica was divided into Part A and B, don’t ask me why. Now, Part B (vol. 238, Jan 2026): Otsuki, M. Baba, M. Imada, T. et al. Exhaustive evaluation of microgravity landing dynamics for small body exploration Pg 1-12Ye,… Read More »Note, Paper: P-Defense, B
Delving into development and policy now: Astrophysics > Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2512.14785[Submitted on 16 Dec 2025]de León, J. Pinilla-Alonso, N. Tanga, P. et al. Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40m Telescope and the Science at Stake: from… Read More »Boreal Big-Bore Resource Implored
Condolences to family, friends, and coworkers of Yannick Mellier, top scientist for the Euclid mission: https://www.euclid-ec.org/yannick-mellier-1958-2025/Yannick Mellier, 1958-2025 It’s easy to forget these are not merely glass-and-carbon-fiber machines. These are the works of people, living, breathing people. It takes the… Read More »Sweeping the Heavens, Meeting the Heavens (Yannick Mellier)
Congratulations to the Vera Rubin Observatory staff, all around, for being named a runner-up for Science magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year, after the boom in renewable energy (i. e., Swanson’s Law): vol. 390 #6779, 18 DecScience’s 2025 Breakthrough of the… Read More »Vera Rubin Up Next For Uprate