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ATLAS Keeps Tabs on ATLAS…

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The details on our interstellar friend keep filling in, now that we have tracking over a nonnegligible observing arc: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2509.05181[Submitted on 5 Sep 2025]Gray, Z. Bagnulo, S. Borisov, G. et al.  Extreme Negative Polarisation… Read More »ATLAS Keeps Tabs on ATLAS…

2025 Joint EPSC-DPS Meeting, III

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The annual EPSC-DPS meeting (held together this year) for Wednesday, Sep. 10 (see also Mon and Tue): https://www.epsc-dps2025.eu/ https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/meetingprogramme SB15Computational and experimental astrophysics of small bodies and planets Exchange of ejected material between the terrestrial planets and the Moon – Sergei… Read More »2025 Joint EPSC-DPS Meeting, III

3I/ATLAS Tracking

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The observation/publication cycle is getting into a groove: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2509.02813[Submitted on 4 Sep 2025]Frincke, T. T. Yaginuma, A. Noonan, J. W. et al. Near-Discovery SOAR Photometry of the Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS arxiv.org/abs/2509.03361[Submitted on 4… Read More »3I/ATLAS Tracking

2025 Joint EPSC-DPS Meeting, II

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The joint Europlanet and AAS–DPS meeting, for this Tuesday (see also Day 1): https://www.epsc-dps2025.eu/ https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/meetingprogramme Tuesday, 9 Sep SB10 Observing and modelling meteors in planetary atmospheres  Cosmic dust in the heliosphere-  Veerle Sterken   CE4 Europlanet General Assembly    TP8… Read More »2025 Joint EPSC-DPS Meeting, II

3I Cyanide Tri-Described

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The characterization (and digitalization) continues: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2509.01647[Submitted on 1 Sep 2025]Salazar Manzano, L. E. Lin, H. W. Taylor, A. G. et al.  Onset of CN Emission in 3I/ATLAS: Evidence for Strong Carbon-Chain Depletion And now,… Read More »3I Cyanide Tri-Described

Note, Paper: Oooh, Shiny

Icarus, for Oct (vol. 439) contains the few but vital: García-Migani, E. Gil-Hutton, R. Correa-Otto, J.  Activity in quasi-Hilda objects: A photometric approach  Art. 116634  .2025.116634Fukai, R. Takeda, Y. Masuda, Y. et al.  The bright-field grinding tomography of coarse-grained calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions… Read More »Note, Paper: Oooh, Shiny

3I Cyanide Described

Astrophysics > Solar and Stellar Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2508.18382[Submitted on 25 Aug 2025]Rahatgaonkar, R. Carvajal, J. P. Puzia, T. H. et al.  VLT observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS II. From quiescence to glow: Dramatic rise of Ni I emission and incipient CN outgassing at large… Read More »3I Cyanide Described

3I Hypothesized, Rovib-Characterized

The comet chronicling continues: Astrophysics > Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2508.16825[Submitted on 22 Aug 2025)Davenport, J. R. A. Sheikh, S. Z. Croft, S. et al.  Technosignature Searches of Interstellar Objects Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2508.18209[Submitted on 25… Read More »3I Hypothesized, Rovib-Characterized

3I + SPHEREx = Identified

We’ve gone a little while without ATLAS matters: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2508.15768[Submitted on 22 Aug 2025]Eubanks, T. M. Bills, B. G. Hibberd, A. et al. 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Direct Spacecraft Exploration of a Possible Relic of Planetary… Read More »3I + SPHEREx = Identified