I said there was something coming. In the 15 Oct (vol. 251) issue of Planetary and Space Science: Alvaro Alvarez-Candal A. discussion on estimating small bodies taxonomies using phase curve… Article 105970 .105970 At detection, a new asteroid is… detected!… Read More »Note Paper: (minor) Planetary and Space Science
Not a more-famous journal, but this issue of New Astronomy (vol. 112, Nov) has something: Castro, A. Michel, R. Castro Segura, N. et al. First light simultaneous triple-channel optical observations of the OPTICAM system at the OAN-SPM art. 102262 .2024.102262… Read More »Note, Paper: New Asts, New Cams
DPS continues. The Division for Planetary Sciences (of the American Astronomical Society) is meeting (the 56th annual one) in Boise. Each division holds sub-meetings; in even-numbered years, DPS is a standalone one. (The Europlanet Sciences Congress, last month, is combined with DPS in odd-numbered years.)… Read More »AAS DPS meeting, two
It’s DPS time! The American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences is now holding their 56th annual meeting (#DPS2024), in Boise, ID. The general AAS meeting (every winter) is just…too…big, so the divisions hold sub-meetings. In odd-numbered years, DPS and… Read More »AAS DPS meeting, one
Sorry, but I forgot the Astronomical Journal for September. In Volume 168, Number 3, 2024 September 2, there was one paper to mention, but what a mention: Yu, L-L. Probe the Regolith Characteristics of Asteroids from 9 yr Infrared Observations… Read More »Note, Paper: Beagle exploration…
Icarus, the international journal of solar system science, is all about the flow rates this month (if you consider photons or dust a flow). In vol. 422, for 1 Nov 2024: McGraw, L.E. Emery, J.P. Thomas, C.A. et al. Spatially dependent… Read More »Note, Paper: Fluxarus
…and to Astrophysical Journal, we can add ApJ Supplement Series. From the October ApJSS (vol.274, issue 2): Nesvorny, D. Roig, F. Vokrouhlicky, D. et al. Catalog of Proper Orbits for 1.25 Million Main-belt Asteroids and Discovery of 136 New Collisional… Read More »Note, Paper: “Supplement” to say the least
Days ago, the call went out. The time committee of the Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) opened up for early-2025 (that is, semester A) proposals. That means astronomy groups can now submit their applications for IRTF observing. In case you aren’t… Read More »2025A Solicitation: IRTF Time
I had spoken too soon about the August issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. There was something there, something rather worthy. And here’s September, too: vol. 379 AugYui, H. Urashima, S.-h. Onose, M. et al. Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu:… Read More »Note, Paper: Mea C. A.
I want to bring up a new NASA solicitation. No, I don’t want to bring to your attention a solicitation (announcement of opportunity), I want to show just how far the announcement and NASA policies have strayed from outcome-oriented, actionable… Read More »No More Paper- More Launch