Just out from the Science media family: Science vol. 390 #6778, December 2025Robin George Andrews, 11 Dec 2025 Planet Protector science.zolm8st Sarah Crespi, Elah Feder, Robin George Andrews 11 Dec 2025 Hunting asteroids from space, and talking to pollinators with… Read More »NEO Surveyor We Cover
In ApJ (Astrophysical Journal) for Dec 1 2025 (vol. 994, #2): Huang, Z. Hirabayashi, M. Orlando, T. M. Micrometeoroid Impacts: Dual Pathways for Iron Reduction and Oxidation on Lunar and Asteroidal Surfaces 240 ae19e6Madeira, G. Morgado, B. E. Pereira, C. L.… Read More »Note, Paper: Particles Near and Far
Starting roughly, oh… now, but peaking the night of Dec. 13-14 is the Geminid meteor shower. You know, the Geminids- fragments of, not a comet, but asteroid (3200) Phaethon? This asteroidal shower has an interesting origin story- or would that… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower This Month
The journal Solar System Research is (was?) the preferred title for Soviet/Russian scientists in that field- essentially, the eastern Icarus. In Sol Sys Res for 10 Nov, vol. 59: Kokhirova, G. I. On the Progress and Problems of Observational Meteor… Read More »Note, Paper: To See the Meteor Field
Happy Samhain, All Saints Day, etc. to all who celebrate. Speaking of things coming from Europe, good Astronomy & Astrophysics for October (vol. 702): Santana-Ros, T. Ivanova, O. Mykhailova, S. et al. Temporal evolution of the third interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS:… Read More »Note, Paper: You Shed Some, You Accrete Some
Wow, what an Icarus issue for 15 Nov (vol. 441): Wesołowski, M. Bober, Z. Ożóg, Ł. et al. Is it possible to create a realistic structure of a cometary nucleus analog in the laboratory? Art. 116646Michikami, T. Hagermann, A. Statistical… Read More »Note, Paper: Stats And Smatterings Chatterings
Of late, in Planetary Science Journal (all vol.6): Salazar Manzano, L. E. Gerdes, D. W. Napier, K. J. et al. Prospects of a New L5 Trojan Flyby Target for the Lucy Mission 213 adf5c2Dorsey, R. C. Hopkins, M. J. Bannister,… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Particle Population Post
Time for the Oct. Astronomical Journal (vol. 170 #4): Wang, B. Duan, X. Huang, F. et al. Simulation Analysis of Kinetic Impact Effects on Near-Earth Asteroid Defense Mission Using Precise Orbit Determination 224 adfc5cIngebretsen, C. Bolin, B. T. Jedicke, R. Apache… Read More »Note, Paper: Impact Track/Facts
No less than Nature Astronomy has just published (17 September 2025): Egal, A. Vida, D. Colas, F. et al. Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence s41550-025-02659-8 Asteroid 2023 CX1 was discovered in- yes, 2023- and… Read More »Note, Paper: Nut Dropper
The joint Europlanet and AAS–DPS meeting, for this Tuesday (see also Day 1): https://www.epsc-dps2025.eu/ https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/meetingprogramme Tuesday, 9 Sep SB10 Observing and modelling meteors in planetary atmospheres Cosmic dust in the heliosphere- Veerle Sterken CE4 Europlanet General Assembly TP8… Read More »2025 Joint EPSC-DPS Meeting, II