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The Atmospheric Entry of Cometary Impactors

Impact events

The Atmospheric Entry of Cometary Impactors

An Upper Limit on the Interstellar Meteoroid Flux at Video Sizes from the Global Meteor Network

Meteorites & Asteroids

An Upper Limit on the Interstellar Meteoroid Flux at Video Sizes from the Global Meteor Network

Spectral Effects of Shock Darkening On Ordinary Chondrite and Howardite, Eucrite, And Diogenite Meteorites

Meteorites & Asteroids

Spectral Effects of Shock Darkening On Ordinary Chondrite and Howardite, Eucrite, And Diogenite Meteorites

Primordial Origin of Methane on Eris and Makemake Supported by D/H Ratios

Comets and Asteroids

Primordial Origin of Methane on Eris and Makemake Supported by D/H Ratios

$Abundances Of Refractory Ions In Beta Pictoris Exocomets$

Beta Pictoris

Abundances Of Refractory Ions In Beta Pictoris Exocomets

Meteorites: A Geologic Map Of The Asteroid Belt

Meteorites & Asteroids

Meteorites: A Geologic Map Of The Asteroid Belt

From Pebbles To Planets

Astrogeology

From Pebbles To Planets

Researchers Discover Building Blocks for Life on Asteroid

Astrochemistry

Researchers Discover Building Blocks for Life on Asteroid

Near-infrared Spectroscopic Characterization Of The Pallas Family

Comets and Asteroids

Near-infrared Spectroscopic Characterization Of The Pallas Family

HD 163296 And Its Giant Planets: Creation Of Exo-comets, Interstellar Objects And Transport Of Volatile Material

Astrochemistry

HD 163296 And Its Giant Planets: Creation Of Exo-comets, Interstellar Objects And Transport Of Volatile Material

Mid-infrared Absorption Spectra and Mass Absorption Coefficients for 23 Chondrites: Dependence On Composition and Grain Size

Meteorites & Asteroids

Mid-infrared Absorption Spectra and Mass Absorption Coefficients for 23 Chondrites: Dependence On Composition and Grain Size

Peculiar Rainbows in Saturn’s E Ring: Uncovering Luminious Bands Near Enceladus

Enceladus

Peculiar Rainbows in Saturn’s E Ring: Uncovering Luminious Bands Near Enceladus

The Visibility of the Ōtautahi-Oxford Interstellar Object Population Model in LSST

Astronomy & Telescopes

The Visibility of the Ōtautahi-Oxford Interstellar Object Population Model in LSST

Preparing for the 2061 Return of Halley’s Comet — A Rendezvous Mission With An Innovative Imaging System

Comets and Asteroids

Preparing for the 2061 Return of Halley’s Comet — A Rendezvous Mission With An Innovative Imaging System

Webb Reveals The Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects

Icy Worlds

Webb Reveals The Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects

A Large Number Of Exocomets Have Been Discovered

Comets and Asteroids

A Large Number Of Exocomets Have Been Discovered

On the Abiotic Origin of Dimethyl Sulfide: Discovery of DMS in the Interstellar Medium

Astrochemistry

On the Abiotic Origin of Dimethyl Sulfide: Discovery of DMS in the Interstellar Medium

A Case Study of Interstellar Material Delivery: Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri

A Case Study of Interstellar Material Delivery: Alpha Centauri

JWST Reveals Varied Origins Between Jupiter’s Irregular Satellites

Icy Worlds

JWST Reveals Varied Origins Between Jupiter’s Irregular Satellites