Let’s see what else we can see on our little traveler: https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17726 Bockelee-Morvan, D. Langevin, Y. Poulet, F. et al. Detection of H2O in the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with MAJIS/JUICEATel #17726; on 23 Mar 2026; 14:32 UT 3I/ATLAS… Read More »ATLAS Gas Passed MAJIS
In Earth and Planetary Science Letters for April (vol. 679): Libourel, G. Portail, M. Guigoz, V. et al. Low temperature brine formation by serpentinization on asteroid (162,173) Ryugu Art 119885 .119885 We know water existed in the early Solar System,… Read More »Note, Paper: Ryugu Vieux Pot-Au-Feu
It’s LPSC time. The 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference will be held (in the same Houston area) this March 16-20: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/ Really, the LPSC is the big meeting of the annual calendar in this field. This year, there are… Read More »LPSC 2026- Part I
The Meteoritics & Planetary Science issue for March (vol. 61 #3) is finally up: Dobrică, E. Krot, A. N. Brearley, A. J. Shock metamorphic effects in Itokawa phosphates: A comparison with megaregolith-derived meteorites Pg 351 .70102Seifert, L. B. Erickson, T.… Read More »Note, Paper: Merrillite/Apatite Return Flights Writeup
Wow, what a day for preprints (i. e., the arXiv site): Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2603.06911Cordiner, M. Roth, N. X. Micheli, M. et al. Isotopic Evidence for a Cold and Distant Origin of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS arxiv.org/abs/2603.07026Salazar… Read More »ATLAS Gas And Atom-Mass Variant Preprints
Now up from Geochem J (vol. 60 #2): Matsumoto, Y. Tachibana, S. Dehydration of MgHPO4·3H2O (newberyite) under low pressure conditions and its implications for the surface thermal history of Ruygu and Bennu p7 .GJ26002 Time for some more experimental (laboratory)… Read More »Note, Paper: Phosphate Dehydrate Play
Almost missed this one… PNAS (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.) covers mostly biochem and molecular bio, like many science publications. Those are fields with a lot going on now, so astro is rare. Rare, but not zero- in the Feb. issue… Read More »Note, Paper: Dual Amino Routes Seen
Mustn’t let our interstellar guest slip away unnoticed: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arxiv.org/abs/2602.21586Hartman, J. D. Bakos, G. Á. Jordan, A. et al. HATPI Pre-Perihelion Time-series Photometry of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS[Submitted on 25 Feb 2026] Standard Disclaimer: The… Read More »HATPI ATLAS Chance Gathering
Let’s stay current with Planetary Science Journal (all articles 2026, vol. 7): Fraser Gillan, A. Fitzsimmons, A. Chandler, C. O. et al. On the Border: Searching for Cometary Activity near the Centaur-JFC Transition Line 3 ae2c7fDeshapriya, J. D. P. Hasselmann,… Read More »Note, Paper: Activity, Activation, and Adsorption
More ‘scoops’ (potentially…) from the arXiv.org preprint server: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics > arxiv.org/abs/2602.14218Li, J. Shi, X. Hui, M-t. et al. Pre-Perihelion Volatile Evolution of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Indicating Significant Contribution from Extended Source in the Coma My usual disclaimer:… Read More »Hyperactive ATLAS Gas Secondhand