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Ground‐Based Validation of Hera's Spacecraft Monitoring Camera

Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract Hera is an ESA contribution to the international planetary defense effort. It is a deep‐space mission to the binary asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos, designed to investigate the effects of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), demonstrate autonomous navigation, and support close‐proximity investigation by two CubeSats.
D. T. Lakey, A. Schiavo, C. Guerbuez
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An Earth Encounter as the Cause of Chaotic Dynamics in Binary Asteroid (35107) 1991VH

The Planetary Science Journal
Among binary asteroids, (35107) 1991VH stands out as unique given the likely chaotic rotation within its secondary component. The source of this excited dynamical state is unknown. In this work, we demonstrate that a past close encounter with Earth could
Alex J. Meyer, Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, Ioannis Gkolias, Kleomenis Tsiganis, Petr Pravec, Shantanu Naidu, Daniel J. Scheeres   +6 more
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Science Needs for a Terrestrial Biosphere Tipping Point Early Warning System

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 4, December 2026.
Abstract Tipping points in the Earth system have the potential to cause major detrimental impacts to the biosphere and societies. Their inherent nonlinearity implies that even relatively small additional increases in external forcing might result in disproportionately large adjustments to components of the Earth system.
Jesse F. Abrams, Chris Huntingford, Sergei Petrovskii, Joshua E. Buxton, Helen Millman, Chris A. Boulton, Robert J. Parker, Cristina Ruiz Villena, Andrew M. Cunliffe, Joseph Clarke, Valerio Lucarini, Darren Ghent, Peter M. Cox, Timothy M. Lenton   +13 more
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Orbits of very distant asteroid satellites

Astronomy & Astrophysics
The very wide binary asteroid (VWBA) population is a small subset of the population of known binary and multiple asteroids made of systems with very widely orbiting satellites and long orbital periods, on the order of tens to hundreds of days. The origin of these systems is debatable, and most members of this population are poorly characterized.
Minker, K., Carry, B., Vachier, F., Scheirich, P. (Peter), Pravec, P. (Petr), Kušnirák, P. (Peter), Hornoch, K. (Kamil)   +6 more
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The Benefits of High Resolution Multispectral TIR Data and Its Impending Loss by NASA After Four Decades

Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract NASA has led multispectral (≥3 wavelength bands) thermal infrared (TIR) sensor development from the earliest days of the agency. These data are critical in addressing a wide range of scientific questions and administration priories by measuring both temperature (for wildfire and volcanic eruption monitoring, agricultural plant stress, and ...
M. S. Ramsey, K. Cawse‐Nicholson, J. B. Fisher, S. J. Hook, G. C. Hulley, C. M. Lee, M. Silvestri, J. O. Thompson, I. M. Watson   +8 more
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Deflecting small asteroids using laser ablation : Deep space navigation and asteroid orbit control for LightTouch2 Mission [PDF]

, 2013
This paper presents a low-cost, low mass, mission design to successfully intercept and deflect a small and faint, 4 m in diameter asteroid. Intended to be launched after 2025, the laser-ablating mission, LightTouch2 will be used to deflect the orbit of ...
Sanchez Cuartielles, Joan-Pau, Vasile, Massimiliano, Branco, Joao, Garcia Yarnoz, Daniel, Vetrisano, Massimo   +4 more
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Direct N-body Simulations of Satellite Formation around Small Asteroids: Insights from DART’s Encounter with the Didymos System

The Planetary Science Journal
We explore binary asteroid formation by spin-up and rotational disruption considering the NASA DART mission's encounter with the Didymos–Dimorphos binary, which was the first small binary visited by a spacecraft.
Harrison F. Agrusa, Yun Zhang, Derek C. Richardson, Petr Pravec, Matija Ćuk, Patrick Michel, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Seth A. Jacobson, Daniel J. Scheeres, Kevin Walsh, Olivier Barnouin, R. Terik Daly, Eric Palmer, Maurizio Pajola, Alice Lucchetti, Filippo Tusberti, Joseph V. DeMartini, Fabio Ferrari, Alex J. Meyer, Sabina D. Raducan, Paul Sánchez   +20 more
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Laboratory Experiments Identify Meteoritic Organic Precursors for Chlorinated Compounds Detected by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument at Gale Crater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 11, November 2026.
Abstract The Viking missions landed two spacecraft on Mars each equipped with a pyrolysis‐gas chromatograph‐mass spectrometer system capable of detecting signs of life. Although working as intended, detections of chloromethane and dichloromethane were initially attributed to terrestrial contamination.
A. Mojarro, J. Herrera, A. Sistiaga, S. S. O’Reilly, J. C. Aponte, A. Buch, J. L. Eigenbrode, D. P. Glavin, C. Freissinet, M. Millan, C. Szopa, R. E. Summons   +11 more
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Inflatable Dome for Moon, Mars, Asteroids, and Satellites

AIAA SPACE 2007 Conference & Exposition, 2007
On a planet without atmosphere, sustaining human life is very difficult and dangerous, especially during short sunlit period when low temperature prevails. To counter these environmental stresses, the author offer an innovative artificial "Evergreen" dome, an inflated hemisphere with interiors continuously providing a climate like that of Florida ...
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Impact Crater Hydrothermal Systems Support Rapid Microbial Enrichment and Diverse Metabolic Potential

Geobiology, Volume 24, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Impact crater hydrothermal systems, formed after asteroid and comet impacts, have been proposed as promising habitats for life on early Earth and as key targets in the search for life on planetary bodies such as Mars, since they provide liquid water and active geochemical turnover.
Sabrina M. C. Hardy, Emily J. Aguilar‐Pine, Sean Gulick, Alaa Ahmad, Brett J. Baker, Nathalie Scott, Georgina Aitolo, Naomi Felton, Charles S. Cockell   +8 more
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