The journal Astronomy & Astrophysics is a bit light for May (vol. 698): Rojas, J. Duprat, J. Dartois, E. et al. Light element isotopic heterogeneities in organic residues that formed by the ion irradiation of ices A34 202451601 Kenworthy, M.… Read More »Note, Paper: A&A Explains Grains
Last week was the American Astronomical Society‘s DDA sub-meeting. The DDA (Division on Dynamical Astronomy) covered “particles” (discrete objects, from dust all the way up to individual stars) as they behave under physical laws (mostly gravity, but also impacts, etc.)… Read More »56th AAS-DDA Meeting
The June 2025 issue of Icarus (vol. 433) is a good one: Ribeiro de Sousa, R. Izidoro, A. Morbidelli, A. et al. Reassessing the origin and evolution of Ecliptic Comets in the Planet-9 Scenario Article 116472 .2025.116472de Luis, M. Parro, L.… Read More »Note, Paper: Asteroids A-Go-Go
The February Astronomy & Astrophysics (vol. 694) still says “in progress”, despite it being March 1: de la Fuente Marcos, R. de León, J. Serra-Ricart, M. et al. Basaltic quasi-mini-moon: Characterizing 2024 PT5 with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias… Read More »Note, Paper: Astrono-bodies & Astrophysics
Time for another batch of papers from Planetary Science Journal. From 2025 vol. 6 (no issues): Grewal, D. S. Manilal, V. Implications of Differentiated Late Accretion for the Volatile Inventory of the Bulk Silicate Earth art 13 ad9606Nugent, C. R. Tan,… Read More »Note, Paper: Planetary Science Volatile
Let’s call these three MNRAS issues “October,” an arbitrary line: Volume 533, Issue 4, October Rodríguez Rodríguez, J. Díez Alonso, E. Iglesias Álvarez, S. et al. Light-curve analysis and shape models of NEAs 7335, 7822, 154244, and 159402 Pg 4160 … Read More »Note, Paper: MN-chanics
It’s the last day of the American Astronomical Society‘s 56th annual DPS Meeting (Division for Planetary Sciences, #DPS2024). Just a little longer now. Here’s the schedule, per my highly biased blog and patch: submissions.mirasmart.com/DPS56/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx 405 – Small Bodies with JWST… Read More »AAS DPS meeting, four
I let this one slip by, apologies. The TNO 2024 meeting happened this June 24-28, in Taipei, Taiwan. There’s a definite but vague link between literal asteroids and Transneptunian objects. That, and I didn’t go to Taiwan. Not even close.… Read More »TNO2024 meeting
…and the “June” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (the concept of months is pretty arbitrary, almost doesn’t work any more): vol. 530, #4 Slíz-Balogh, J. Mádai, A. Sári, P. et al. Observation of the L5 Kordylewski dust cloud… Read More »Note, Paper: Monthly Nōt-productive
Quickly: Space Science Reviews has a Lucy paper, a Lucy mission science procedure paper: Olkin, C. Vincent, M. Adam, C. et al. Mission Design and Concept of Operations for the Lucy Mission vol. 220 art. 47 s11214-024-01082-1 Interesting, except it’s… Read More »Note, Paper: More Lucy, reprise