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Neptune's Inner Moons and Rings Are Exposed Icy Body Interiors
M. Ryleigh Davis, Matthew Belyakov, Ian Wong +2
JWST spectroscopy of Neptune's inner moons (Larissa, Galatea, Proteus) and its rings shows no water ice but a distinctive 2.72 µm magnesium‑rich phyllosilicate band, indicating the…
Deuterated water and the formation of the satellites of Uranus
Michael E. Brown, Matthew Belyakov, Swaroop Chandra +5
The satellites of Uranus orbit in a low-eccentricity, equatorial plane that is tilted by 98 degrees relative to the solar system -- a geometry that mirrors Uranus's extreme axial t…
The Dust Mineralogy of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS from JWST/MIRI Observations
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…
The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as seen with JWST/MIRI
Matthew Belyakov, Ian Wong, Bryce T. Bolin +4
We present the first spectroscopic characterization of an interstellar object at mid-infrared wavelengths. Post-perihelion observations of 3I/ATLAS using the JWST/MIRI medium-resol…
Deuterated water ice on the satellites of Saturn
Michael E. Brown, Samantha K. Trumbo, M. Ryleigh Davis +1
The deuterium to hydrogen ratio in water ice in a planetary body carries important information on the history of water processing and delivery in the protostellar nebula. For a gia…
Palomar and Apache Point Spectrophotometry of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Matthew Belyakov, Christoffer Fremling, Matthew J. Graham +7
On July 1st 2025 the third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS or C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), was discovered, with an eccentricity of and perihelion of au. We…