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Lucy Flyby Update 2

We have initial data from the Lucy mission, and its Sunday flyby of asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson. We knew it was an elongated asteroid beforehand, and it turns out imagery confirms this (rather than, say, a close binary system, or something… Read More »Lucy Flyby Update 2

Note, Paper: Ast & Act

Astronomy & Astrophysics for Jan (vol 693) still says “in progress”- surely a misprint, since Feb is already (partly) up. Oh well, here’s what’s “in progress”: Bourdelle de Micas, J. Perna, D. Fornasier, S. et al.  Spectral and photometric characterization… Read More »Note, Paper: Ast & Act

Note, Paper: Flash in Jan

In MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society), Jan (vol. 536): Volume 536, Issue 1, January Arcoverde, P. and others  Study of basaltic asteroids through their phase curves  Pages 223,  stae2612Lu, J. and others  A global binary asteroid system model… Read More »Note, Paper: Flash in Jan

Note, Paper: April Shower

Astronomy & Astrophysics, as the name implies, covers pretty much everything. Current issue, v. 684 April: Yuan, Y. Zhang, C. Li, F. et al. New constraints on Triton’s atmosphere from the 6 October … L13  202348460 Merrill, C. C. Kubas, A. R. Meyer,… Read More »Note, Paper: April Shower