The Feb 1 Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) (vol. 997 #2) contains: Tribbett, P. D. Yarnall, Y. Y. Gerakines, P. A. et al. Radiation-driven Destruction of N-heterocycles in the Presence and Absence of Water Ice Art 291 ae22f0 Asteroids contain organics. That’s… Read More »Note, Paper: If Life Dices in Ice
There’s another Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, for 15 Feb (vol. 415): Riches, L. J. Suttle, M. D. Franchi, I. A. et al. Fluid history in the ungrouped C2 Essebi meteorite parent body Pg 146 .2025.12.035Wilson, B. J. K. Nagashima, K.… Read More »Note, Paper: See C-Meteorite Histories
Want a quick explainer of Interstellar Objects (‘Oumuamua, Borisov, and ATLAS)? Look no further: www.snexplores.org/article/interstellar-objects-stars-comicInterstellar objects: Visitors from other stars! Something fast, to the point, and most importantly verifiable. Show this to family, friends, etc. that have questions about the… Read More »Color Interstellar Object Comic
Let’s keep up with our interstellar visitor, via a faster channel (arXiv.org): Earth and Planetary Astrophysics > arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034Belyakov, M. Wong, I. Bolin, B. T. et al. The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as seen with JWST/MIRI [Submitted on 30 Jan 2026]… Read More »Large-Aperture ATLAS Activity
Posted on AASNova, an aggregator for publications of AAS (the American Astronomical Society): https://aasnova.org/2026/01/28/monthly-roundup-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas/Kerry Hensley, 28 January 2026 Monthly Roundup: Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Spoiler: it’s a comet. The release of chunks that, themselves, release gas (“hyperactivity”) is a bit odd,… Read More »ATLAS Jan Wrapup (…so far)
The January Meteoritics & Planetary Science (vol. 61, #1) is up today. Good on them for recognizing they were behind: Fukai, R. Nishimura, M. Yumoto, K. et al. Nondestructive analysis of Bennu samples toward comparative studies with Ryugu samples P.… Read More »Note, Paper: Sample Analysis And Impacts
Aired Wednesday night, and also available online- a PBS asteroid documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/asteroids-spark-of-life/Nova: Asteroids: Spark of Life? Earth started off as a barren rock. Somehow, it became inhabitable and inhabited. Here we see some of the possible stages in that process,… Read More »Asteroids: Spark of Life? Documentary
Nothing from Space Science Reviews for a while, then Boom (vol. 222): Palomba, E. Dirri, F. Gisellu, C. et al. VISTA: Dust and Volatile Sensor for the ESA Hera Mission 10 s11214-026-01266-x The Hera mission to asteroid Didymos and its… Read More »Space Science Reviews Milani-VISTA
The December Meteoritics & Planetary Science (vol. 60 #12) is now out, don’t blame me for the holdup: Kumar Mishra, R. 26Al-26Mg isotope systematics of Ca-Al-rich inclusions and Al-rich chondrules in carbonaceous unequilibrated chondrite Yamato 81020 Art 2759 .70050Topping, N.… Read More »Note, Paper: Hard and Soft Dross Talk
Holding on to this paper in Nat Commun Earth Environ (vol. 6, 2025) Discenza, M. E. Brunetti, M. T. Molaro, L. et al. Evidence for landslides triggered by impact events on Ceres Art 1042 s43247-025-03119-x Impacts cause craters, no doubt.… Read More »Note, Paper: Bolide Rockslide Writeup