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astro-ph.EP2026

Spectral Energy Distribution and Polarimetric Properties of Dust in the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Seungwon Choi, Masateru Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Naito +13

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exhibits unusual polarimetric properties compared with Solar System comets, while constraints on its fundamental physical properties, such as dust a…

astro-ph.EP2026

Gemini and Apache Point Multi-band Optical Imaging Characterization of Fragmenting Long-period Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

Carl Ingebretsen, Bryce T. Bolin, Meredith A. MacGregor +8

We present results from multi-band g, r, and i, observations of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) taken with the Gemini North 8.1-m/GMOS imager on 2025 December 6 and December 24, and u, g, r, i,…

astro-ph.SR2026

SPHEREx 0.75 to 5 m Spectra for a Sequence of Nearby Brown Dwarfs

Zafar Rustamkulov, J. Kirkpatrick, Rachel Akeson +21

The SPHEREx all-sky survey has now measured the R40-100 infrared spectra of thousands of nearby brown dwarfs in the chemically rich 0.75-5 m range. The survey's wide spect…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST/MIRI Finds ISM-like Amorphous Silicates in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Matthew Belyakov, Ian Wong, Carey M. Lisse +7

We present the first spectroscopic mineralogical analysis of the dust coma of an interstellar object (ISO) from JWST mid-infrared spectroscopy of 3I/ATLAS (3I). 3I exhibits a stron…

physics.ao-ph2026

Observations of Atmospheric Helium and Oxygen with SPHEREx

Howard Hui, Chi Nguyen, Ryan Wills +20

We present measurements of near-infrared (NIR) terrestrial airglow produced by helium and oxygen in the exosphere as observed by SPHEREx. Using eight months of survey data obtained…

astro-ph.GA2026

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview

Gary J. Melnick, Joseph L. Hora, Matthew L. N. Ashby +26

SPHEREx is a NASA mission designed to perform an all-sky spectroscopic survey in the 0.75 - 5 m wavelength range. Its primary science objectives are to investigate: (1) inflatio…