This isn’t news to anyone already in the loop, but… a Rubin Observatory presser spells it out for those who aren’t. The sky survey by Vera Rubin might as well be a long, heavy asteroid mission: Rubin Observatory will Inspire… Read More »…”Without Ever Leaving the Ground”
Brief observation of non-observation: no small-body works in the Feb. Nature Astronomy (arguably). The Ryugu paper was actually out in late Nov./early Dec, so its label “Feb 2024” is an accounting fluke. As with Science, there’s so much going on… Read More »No-Paper: Nature Astronomy
January’s Acta Astronautica is a mother lode: Schmidt, N. Planetary defense governance: Thirty years of development and the multilateral… p. 343 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.10.050 Jamschon, L. Garry, M. Albrecht, R. et al. Diplomatic, geopolitical and economic consequences… p. 496 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.10.052 Melamed, A.… Read More »Note, Paper: The other A A
A quick note, since this story is yet to be written: Antarctic meteorite collection (at least, by US teams) has finally restarted after the pandemic. Meanwhile the Japanese and the Belgians (jointly, sure) were back out last season. This should… Read More »On Ice: Meteorite Field Season back in season
Happy Saturday. In weekend news, congratulations to Adam McKay, director of Don’t Look Up, and now honored by the official naming of the provisional 2005 AM26, now (227033) Adamjmckay. Let’s all lift up our glasses to McKay, the WGSBN, the… Read More »On The Rocks: (227033)(formerly known as AM26)
Lori Glaze, head of NASA’s Planetary Division, has dubbed late ’23 as “Asteroid Autumn“. Well, thanks for the publicity, but I’m afraid I have to nitpick: ‘asteroids, alpha and omega’ would be more descriptive. We, the sons of Piazzi (and… Read More »“Asteroid Autumn”? Asteroid_S_ ALWAYS