Now posted by the European Southern Observatory (ESO): https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25011/16 Dec 2025, New SOXS instrument ready to observe fleeting cosmic events The SOXS instrument– Son of X-Shooter- has been installed on the La Silla telescope in Chile, and has taken test… Read More »ESO SOXS Now On
In Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy for Dec (vol. 137 #6): Knežević, Z. Failures and optimization in computation of asteroid synthetic proper elements 39 s10569-025-10272-0 We track asteroids… oh boy, do we track asteroids. As a matter of routine, we… Read More »Note, Paper: Infinitesimal Planetesimal Decimal?
There’s a mid-month (15 January 2026, vol. 444) Icarus: Rosenbush, V. Kleshchonok, V. Ivanova, O. et al. A comprehensive study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the 2021/2022 apparition. I. Photometry, spectroscopy, mor… Art 116799 .2025.116799Benson, C. I. Scheeres, D. J. The… Read More »Note, Paper: Moving-Object Boogie
Wow, what an Astronomy Journal (AJ) for Dec (vol. 170 #6): Willacy, K. Majumdar, L. Bonev, B. et al. The Interstellar Heritage of Comets Art 312 ae0caeHou, X. Tan, P. Liu, X. et al. Influence of Planetary Flyby Events on… Read More »Note, Paper: Pix by Pix, Fly by Fly…
More reports on our extrasolar boulder: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics www.arxiv.org/abs/2511.16247[Submitted on 20 Nov 2025]Ahuja, G. Ganesh, S. Dynamical simulation of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Using Newton’s laws (plus a little of Kepler’s), with the path of the comet… Read More »ATLAS Hindustan-Tracking
Now out in New Scientist, vol. 268 #3569: Richard Binzel, 15 November 2025 “We don’t want to keep an asteroid secret, because then no one ever trusts you” p. 38 This week’s interview is with astronomer Richard (Rick) Binzel, well-known… Read More »NEO-Binzel New-Interview
The November edition of MNRAS (actually three “issues”) is now up: Volume 543, Issue 3, November Huang, C. Wu, Y. Yu, Y. Force chains bias the dynamic response to impacts in rubble-pile asteroids Pg 2523 staf1575Matsuoka, R. N. Kuramoto, K. Origin… Read More »Note, Paper: Bits Whizz, Near and Far
In November 1’s issue (vol. 993 #1) of Astrophysical Journal Letters: Farnocchia, D. Vokrouhlicky, D. Santana-Ros, T. et al. Radiation Forces and Trajectory of Hayabusa2# Target 1998 KY26 L9 ae10b8Salazar Manzano, L. E. Lin, H-W. Taylor, A. G. et al.… Read More »Note, Paper: Non-Pusher
Going on right now: the EU-ESA Workshop on Astrometric and Radar Observations of NEOshttps://indico.esa.int/event/590/Oct 6–8, Frascati, Italy: European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) Asteroids are distinguished from stars because they move; near-Earth asteroids are distinguished from Main Belters because they move… Read More »EU-ESA Astrometry/Radar Workshop
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