The January Astronomy & Astrophysics (vol. 705) still says ‘in progress’. But it’s February, and the February issue is posting articles. So here’s Jan anyway: Serra-Ricart, M. Licandro, J. Alarcon, M. R. Pre-perihelion detection of a wobbling high-latitude jet in… Read More »Note, Paper: Leads that Matter on Scattering Seeds
Good MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society) for January 2026: Volume 545, #1Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M. Grèbol-Tomàs, P. Ibáñez-Insa, J. et al. Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous… Read More »Note, Paper: Flying-Mass MNRAS
We have a mid-month Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 15 January 2026 (vol 413): Cody, G. D. Alexander, C. M. O’D. Foustoukos, D. I. et al. Placing asteroid Bennu’s organic solids in molecular and elemental context with those in aqueously altered carbo… Pg 33-47… Read More »Note, Paper: Ample Sample “Time Capsules”
In Nature Communications– no, not Nature Astronomy, NatComms- just a week ago (vol. 16): Pilorget, C. Okada, T. Bibring, J. P. et al. Bennu and Ryugu constituents from samples IR analyses and potential source of terrestrial planets’ ingredients p. 9532 … Read More »Note, Paper: Rain in Space Falls Mainly…
The latest (22 Oct 2025) Science Advances (vol. 11, #43) has: Srivastava, B. Izidoro, A. The late formation of chondrites as a consequence of Jupiter-induced gaps and rings ady4823 Given what we know about planet formation (including some meteoritic evidence,… Read More »Note, Paper: Jupiter Shooting-Star Scooper
Just up on Space Science Reviews site: Schönbächler, M. Bouvier, A. Kita, N. T. et al. Initial Conditions of Planet Formation: Time Constraints from Small Bodies and the Lifetime of Reservoirs in the Solar Protoplaneta… Art 97 s11214-025-01216-z I’ve said… Read More »Space Science Reviews… Solar System Birth
Now posted, the Meteoritics & Planetary Science October (vol. 60 #10) issue: Rezes, D. Gyollai, I. Biri, S. et al. Comparison of three proton irradiated meteorite samples to better understand the solar wind-based space weathering Pgs 2297 maps.70038Suttle, M. D.… Read More »Note, Paper: Rock Blotter Waters
This week: a seminar/conference on the returned samples from Ryugu and Bennu, and their implications: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/bennuryugu2025/ Bennu and Ryugu: Samples from the Early Solar System WorkshopOctober 7–9, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston On the (very rich) agenda (www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/bennuryugu2025/technical_program/): Tuesday, October… Read More »Bennu and Ryugu Samples Workshop
The 1 Oct issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters (vol. 667) has: Spitzer, F. Hopp, T. Burkhardt, C. et al. The evolution of planetesimal reservoirs revealed by Fe-Ni isotope anomalies in differentiated meteorites Art 119530 .2025.119530 I’ve said it before,… Read More »Note, Paper: Achondrite Nuclide Insights
Just out in Nature Astronomy, first 05 Sep, then 08 Sep: Ciocco, M., Roskosz, M., Doisneau, B. et al. A collisional history of the L chondrite parent bodies s41550-025-02615-6Anderson, S.E., Vernazza, P. & Brož, M. Different arrival times of CM-… Read More »Note, Paper: Chondrite Flight Insights