Now available in MNRAS (Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.) for March 2026: Volume 546, Issue 4Wang, Q. Cheng, B. Dai, W-Y. et al. Threshold velocity of wind erosion on the surface of comet 67P stag200Yaginuma, A. Taylor, A. G. Seligman, D.… Read More »Note, Paper: Comets and Quasi-Comets Alike
YouTube is a trash magnet. There, I said it. YouTube gives a platform to incompetents and competents alike, and therefore enables misinformation, disinformation, and outright lying. But every so often, a competent posts content, and YouTube is a distribution mechanism.… Read More »Schwamb “Into the Rubinverse” Lecture
The site Oort Cloud Report happens to bring up our (upcoming) asteroid champion: https://oortcloudreport.github.io/news/space_article/planet9.html[astrophysics staff], March 19 Vera Rubin Observatory’s Search for Planet Nine If you haven’t already heard, the Vera Rubin telescope will revolutionize sky surveying. Never before will… Read More »Oort Cloud Physicists Root Loud
Going on this moment: the Macao International Forum on Space and Planetary Sciences 2026: ifmacao.must.edu.mo In the program (https://ifmacao.must.edu.mo/program-detail): Xiaodong WANG, Solar Wind, Cometary Ions and Energetic Neutral Atoms (SCIENA) Sensor for the ESA Comet Interceptor Mission Long XIAO, The… Read More »Macau Forum on Space and Planetary Sciences
Being in planetary science, let’s check in on Planetary Science Journal (2025, vol. 6): Kloos, J. L. Farnham, T. L. Sunshine, J. M. et al. Investigating Local- and Global-scale Dust Redistribution on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 268 ae1739Collyer, C. Fernandez-Valenzuela, E. Ortiz,… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Spray Papers
Wow, what an Astronomy & Astrophysics for Nov. (vol. 703): Ortiz, J. L. Morales, N. Sicardy, B. et al. A high geometric albedo and small size for the Haumea cluster member (24835) 1995 SM55 determined from a stellar occultation and… Read More »Note, Paper: AaAnksgiving!
Posted in arXiv, a non-peer reviewed paper, by choice. These preprint servers are also handy for distribution of whitepapers, position papers, and reference works: [multiple fields] www.arxiv.org/pdf/2511.10927 Moullet, A. Burgarella, D. Kataria, T. et al. PRIMA General Observer Science Book Volume… Read More »PRIMA Phase A Ways Elaborated
The November 10 ApJ (Astrophysical Journal) (vol. 993 #2) has: Cryan, S. Brunetto, R. Guilbert-Lepoutre, A. et al. Nitrogen-bearing Species on Trans-Neptunian Objects Revealed by JWST/DiSCo-TNOs art. 188 ae060d Kimura, H. Hirai, T. Okamoto, T. et al. Tensile Strength of Dust, Pebbles, and Planetesimals:… Read More »Note, Paper: The Tensile or Volatile
Early images aside, the commissioning and honing of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory continues. The project states that most things are coming along nicely, except the Atacama weather- observing had to stop due to the Austral Winter not cooperating. Oh… Read More »Vera Rubin Update (Aug 2025)
Wow, good Astronomy & Astrophysics for July (vol 699): Smirnov, E. A. Chaotic diffusion and transient resonance captures of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 A26 202554489 Läuter, M. and Kramer, T. Rotation dynamics and torque efficiency of cometary nuclei A75 202553845… Read More »Note, Paper: A&A Eleven Ways