No I didn’t forget. COSPAR (the annual conference, and the org itself) are simply that large. The rest: B1.1 Small Body Science in a New Generation of Surveys, Observatories, Sample Returns, and Planetary DefenseOrganizer: Milam, Stefanie Deputy: Palomba, Ernesto Centaurs,… Read More »2024 COSPAR meeting, Busan- 2
I let this one slip by, apologies. The TNO 2024 meeting happened this June 24-28, in Taipei, Taiwan. There’s a definite but vague link between literal asteroids and Transneptunian objects. That, and I didn’t go to Taiwan. Not even close.… Read More »TNO2024 meeting
It’s time for another SBAG meeting (NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group, www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/). This one was a bit light; we’re in a moment of history where, by chance, missions are either pending launch (under construction), or launched (in cruise, and nothing… Read More »SBAG, Summer 2024 day 1
Quickly: Space Science Reviews has a Lucy paper, a Lucy mission science procedure paper: Olkin, C. Vincent, M. Adam, C. et al. Mission Design and Concept of Operations for the Lucy Mission vol. 220 art. 47 s11214-024-01082-1 Interesting, except it’s… Read More »Note, Paper: More Lucy, reprise
JUICE is running, Europa Clipper is built and in checkout for launch this year… and the small-body community is onboard. Space Science Reviews- no lightweights- had been running a “collection” (articles aligned in theme, but not date like in the… Read More »Note, Paper: E-Ticket!
I covered ApJ, here’s ApJL: …vol. 967, #1, May 20: Kareta, T. Noonan, J. W. Volk, K. et al. Jupiter Co-Orbital Comet P/2023 V6 (PANSTARRS): Orbital… L5 ad3dea Gomez Barrientos, J. de Kleer, K. Ehlmann, B. L. et al. Detection… Read More »Note, Paper: …more than a bit
Coverage of Jupiter Trojan objects by Space Science Reviews (an ongoing Special “Issue”) continues: Emery, J. P. Binzel, R. P. Wong, I. Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids a28 01060-7 Mottola, S. Britt, D. T. Brown, M. E. et al. Shapes,… Read More »Note, Paper: March, WITH the Trojans
… to conclude. Besides obvious results on Ryugu/Bennu, the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference covered lots of other topics this year. You know, Planetary Science: -The DART mission succeeded, as we saw. An entire session (Tue 8:20 am), Characterization of… Read More »LPSC Meeting 2024, part 3
And the final day of the conference: – Dr. B. Holler presented on the Roman Space Telescope (ex-WFIRST). It is on track for launch in a few short years. That’s the good news; too bad small-body mission aspects have been… Read More »SBAG, Winter 2024-Day 3
For those following the Lucy mission (since you’re on this site), several papers in Space Science Reviews (quite the source): Reuter, D.C. Simon, A.A. Lunsford, A. et al. L’Ralph: A Visible/Infrared Spectral Im… vol. 219, 69 10.1007/s11214-023-01009-2 Weaver, H.A. Wilson,… Read More »Lucy: Now actually in the sky