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Size Constraints for the Pre-atmospheric Parent Bodies of Ordinary Chondrites
Juan A. Sanchez, David C. Cantillo, Adam Battle +7
The study of S-complex near-Earth objects (NEOs), the parent bodies of ordinary chondrites, has shown that they are dominated by asteroids with LL chondrite-like compositions. This…
JWST Characterization of Earth Quasi-Satellite (469219) Kamo`oalewa
Benjamin N. L Sharkey, Vishnu Reddy, John W. Noonan +5
Near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamo`oalewa is a uniquely stable quasi-satellite of the Earth and a target of the Tianwen-2 spacecraft mission. Here we report observations taken with…
Near-Discovery Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS with the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Theodore Kareta, Chansey Champagne, Lucas McClure +8
Interstellar Objects are comets and asteroids that formed around other stars but were ejected before they could accrete into exoplanets. They therefore represent a rare opportunity…
The Roman Space Telescope as a Planetary Defense Asset
Bryan J. Holler, Richard G. Cosentino, William C. Schultz +5
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, slated to launch in October 2026, will serve a critical role in the characterization and threat assessment of near-Earth Objects (NEOs), t…
JWST Reveals Varied Origins Between Jupiter's Irregular Satellites
Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Andrew S. Rivkin, Richard J. Cartwright +3
We report observations of eight Jovian irregular satellites with JWST's NIRSpec instrument: Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, and Themisto. Irregular satel…
On The Lunar Origin of Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 PT5
Theodore Kareta, Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, Nicholas Moskovitz +2
The Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2024 PT5 is on an Earth-like orbit which remained in Earth's immediate vicinity for several months at the end of 2024. PT5's orbit is challenging to p…