Generally, the papers in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta are too in-the-weeds and shoegazey for this blog (…or would that be cho-gazey?). Except now- for 1 Jun 2025 (vol.398): Serra, C. Grauby, O. Ferry, D. et al. Experimental investigations of mineral-organic… Read More »Note, Paper: SSSB Seed Detail
A small-body paper made a Nature group journal, Nature Astronomy: Beck, P. Quirico, E. Poch, O. et al. On the darkness of Ryugu and other dark small bodies s41550-025-02557-z The carbonaceous asteroids (those in the C-complex) resemble the carbonaceous-chondrite meteorites.… Read More »Note, Paper: Black of Night
It’s time for the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025, from 25-30 May 2025. (Sorry, we here not in Japan had a holiday.) Like the AGU and EGU, the conference deals with Earth sciences, extending all the way up to other… Read More »2025 Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
The June 2025 issue of Icarus (vol. 433) is a good one: Ribeiro de Sousa, R. Izidoro, A. Morbidelli, A. et al. Reassessing the origin and evolution of Ecliptic Comets in the Planet-9 Scenario Article 116472 .2025.116472de Luis, M. Parro, L.… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroids A-Go-Go
The new Meteoritics & Planetary Science (May – volume 60, #5) is now online: Connolly Jr, H. C. Lauretta, D. S. McCoy, T. J. et al. An overview of the petrography and petrology of particles from aggregate sample from asteroid… Read More »Note, Paper: CM On Asteroids
…see Day 1, Day 2 Now, in Day 3, we get into the telescopes (and one antenna) for both detection and tracking: Session 4: Near-Earth Object (NEO) DiscoveryThe Pan-STARRS Search for Near-Earth Objects: 10+ Years old and going strong… Read More »2025 Planetary Defense Conference, Day 3
The 2025 meeting of the European Geosciences Union has occurred. And yes, there was relevant content in a geophysics conference. Small bodies are subject to physical laws too: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/meetingprogramme Monday, 28 AprilTue, 29 AprWed, 30 AprThu, 01 MayFri, 02 May… Read More »EGU General Assembly 2025
Look, a paper in Journal Of Geophysical Research: Planets (vol. 130, #4) for a change: Maurel, C. Clavé, E. Gattacecca, J. et al. Magnetization of Iron Meteorites up to the Meter in Size as Possible Analogs for Asteroid Psyche 2024JE008810… Read More »Note, Paper: Metal Speculation
Time for this month’s Astronomy and Astrophysics (April, vol. 696): Jo, H. Ishiguro, M. Richardson, D. C. et al. The surface dynamics and geophysical environment of asteroid (3200) Phaethon A34 202453408 Moreno, F. Jehin, E. Dust shells and dark linear… Read More »Note, Paper: A and A Shapes
Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html : May 20-22, 2025Small Sample Handling Workshophttps://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/smallsamplemay2025/West Lafayette, IN There’s plenty of room in the micro- and nano-world. Like Moore’s Law, science and science equipment has advanced to finer and finer resolutions. The amount of wisdom we… Read More »Small Sample Handling Workshop