3 papers
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…
astro-ph.EP2025
HyperScout-H: the hyperspectral imager for the ESA Hera mission
Marcel M. Popescu, Julia de León, George Pantelimon Prodan +16
The HyperScout-H (HS-H) instrument is one of the payloads aboard ESA's Hera spacecraft. Hera is a planetary defence mission that aims to provide a detailed characterization of the…
astro-ph.EP2025
Characterization of of (98943) 2001 CC, the target of Hayabusa2
Marcel M. Popescu, Eri Tatsumi, Javier Licandro +11
The near-Earth asteroid (98943) Torifune, previously designated 2001 CC, is the flyby target of the Hayabusa2 extended mission, nicknamed Hayabusa2 (SHARP: Small Hazardo…