2 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Diffuse and specular brightness models applied to LEO satellites. Case study: The ONEWEB constellation
MarÃa Romero-Colmenares, Katherine Vieira, Jeremy Tregloan-Reed +11
Context. To better understand the observed brightness of low Earth orbit satellites, we must characterize their reflectivity, which in turn depends importantly on their bus designs…
astro-ph.EP2025
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defense
Auriane Egal, Denis Vida, François Colas +94
Mitigation of the threat from airbursting asteroids requires an understanding of the potential risk they pose for the ground. How asteroids release their kinetic energy in the atmo…