New paper from Journal of Geophysical Research- Planets (JGR-P), December 2025 (vol. 130 #12): Lawrence, W. M. Ehlmann, B. Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated Asteroids 2025JE009377… Read More »Note, Paper: Clay Trace Paper; In Space?
More comety goodness coming: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2512.12819[Submitted on 14 Dec 2025]Serra-Ricart, M. Licandro, J. Alarcon, M. R. Pre-perihelion detection of a wobbling high-latitude jet in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS One feature of comets is jetting- emission… Read More »Interstellar Jet Presented (ATLAS)
Yes, I know YouTube is a full-color sewer of mediocrity. Every so often, a reputable source puts up a reputable short. Here’s one that’s reputable, and not-so-short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrD1bd_In4Dec 17, 2025 Deep Space Dialogues (Stefanie Milam) Planets, Asteroids, and Interstellar Interlopers, OH… Read More »JW Pub (Dubbed): 3I, YR4, etc.
Time for the Autumn meeting of the AGU (American Geophysical Union). The big meet is in New Orleans, Dec. 15-19: https://www.agu.org/annual-meeting As you might expect from the name “Geophysical”, it mostly deals with the Earth. It deals with the Earth… Read More »2025-Fall AGU Meeting
Just out from the Science media family: Science vol. 390 #6778, December 2025Robin George Andrews, 11 Dec 2025 Planet Protector science.zolm8st Sarah Crespi, Elah Feder, Robin George Andrews 11 Dec 2025 Hunting asteroids from space, and talking to pollinators with… Read More »NEO Surveyor We Cover
There’s a mid-month (15 January 2026, vol. 444) Icarus: Rosenbush, V. Kleshchonok, V. Ivanova, O. et al. A comprehensive study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the 2021/2022 apparition. I. Photometry, spectroscopy, mor… Art 116799 .2025.116799Benson, C. I. Scheeres, D. J. The… Read More »Note, Paper: Moving-Object Boogie
At this moment in time (and space): www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17515Jehin, E. Hmiddouch, S. Aravind,K. et al. TRAPPIST first post-perihelion production rates of the Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ATel #17515, 1 Dec 2025; 09:00 UT The comet has passed perihelion, is still in the inner Solar System,… Read More »ATLAS Gas Snapshot
Quickly, an Astronomers Telegram post on our little visitor: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17473Pisano, D. J. Smirnov, O. M. Ivchenko, M. et al. Detection of 1665/1667 MHz OH absorption in 3I/ATLAS. ATel #17473, 4 Nov 2025; 10:28 UT Many molecules have spectral features in the far-infrared, submillimeter,… Read More »ATLAS Ast-Tel Gases
Now, the second half of the Hayabusa 2025 meeting, or “12th Symposium of Solar System Materials” November 11–14 in JAXA’s Sagamihara campus: https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/symposium/ (see also Part I). And now, the relevant, best of the meeting program: https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/symposium/program/ Nov. 13 S31-01 … Read More »Hayabusa Symposium 2025- Pt. II
In Nature Communications– no, not Nature Astronomy, NatComms- just a week ago (vol. 16): Pilorget, C. Okada, T. Bibring, J. P. et al. Bennu and Ryugu constituents from samples IR analyses and potential source of terrestrial planets’ ingredients p. 9532 … Read More »Note, Paper: Rain in Space Falls Mainly…