I will be giving the Doc Morris Public Lecture at San Diego State University this Friday, "Exploration Of Interstellar Visitors and what they Reveal About Extrasolar Systems". The event is open to the public, so feel free to join us!
physics.sdsu.edu/exploration-...
Congratulations to El Moutamid et al!
MPEC F170: Numbering of regular satellite Uranus XXVIII
www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K26/K26...
www.minorplanetcenter.net
We are the official body that deals with
astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
Like many science journalists this week, I'll covering the #ArtemisII mission for @nature.com. Our first story is now up! We explore the science that the astronauts will do on their flight — and how this advances beyond the Apollo era. 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com
Set to lift off this week, the NASA flight will take astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
Tatsumi, de León, & Popescu 2026, "Hayabusa2# enstatite-like target 1998 KY26 originating from the Nysa family", A&A:
www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
ATel #17719: December 2025 Gemini spectroscopic and photometric constraints on the activity and gas contents of 3I/ATLAS: www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=17719
Check out this fantastic Planetary Radio by Sarah Al-Ahmed about the 100-year history of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society: www.planetary.org/planetary-ra...
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www.caltech.edu/about/news/i...
Bryce Bolin
Observations — including from an amateur astronomer — show that the Plutino 2002 XV93 has a thin wisp of air around it.
