2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Physical Characteristics of the Asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa as a target of the Chinese Tianwen-2 mission
Xiaobin Wang, Karri Muinonen, Shenghong Gu +3
The Near-earth asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa, a quasi-satellite of the Earth, is going to be observed in site and sampled by the Chinese space mission Tianwen-2 in near future. Her…
astro-ph.IM2025
Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40m Telescope and the Science at Stake: from Interstellar Visitors to Planetary Defence
J. de León, N. Pinilla-Alonso, P. Tanga +49
Small Solar system Objects (SSOs) preserve the physical, chemical, and dynamical signatures of the Sun's protoplanetary disk. Upcoming surveys will discover vast numbers of new obj…