3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a future NASA flagship mission concept identified by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey as the highest priority for large space missions. HWO sh…
physics.space-ph2026
Cometary ion dynamics at a weakly outgassing comet
Victor Steinwand, Peter Stephenson, Zoe Lewis +3
The ESA/Rosetta mission escorted comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for two years, exploring its plasma environment across diverse outgassing conditions. Plasma density observations f…
astro-ph.IM2025
Intercepting Interstellar Objects
Colin Snodgrass, Marina Galand, Arnaud Beth +3
We describe how the ESA Comet Interceptor mission, which is due to launch in 2028/29 to a yet-to-be-discovered target, can provide a conceptual basis for a future mission to visit…