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Asteroid collisions: expected visibility and rate
E. O. Ofek, D. Polishook, D. Kushnir +9
Asteroid collisions are one of the main processes responsible for the evolution of bodies in the main belt. Using observations of the Dimorphos impact by the DART spacecraft, we es…
UV to near-IR observations of the DART-Dimorphos collision
E. O. Ofek, D. Kushnir, D. Polishook +15
The impact of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft with Dimorphos allows us to study asteroid collision physics, including momentum transfer, the ejecta propertie…
A search for Kuiper Belt occultations using the Weizmann Fast Astronomical Survey Telescope
Guy Nir, Eran O. Ofek, David Polishook +2
Measuring the size distribution of small (km-scale) KBOs can help constrain models of Solar System formation and planetary migration. Such small, distant bodies are hard to detect…
Optimizing Ground-based Observations of O2 in Earth Analogs
Mercedes Lopez-Morales, Sagi Ben-Ami, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Abad +3
We present the result of calculations to optimize the search for molecular oxygen (O2) in Earth analogs transiting around nearby, low-mass stars using ground-based, high-resolution…
Detecting Earth-like Biosignatures on Rocky Exoplanets around Nearby Stars with Ground-based Extremely Large Telescopes
Mercedes López-Morales, Thayne Currie, Johanna Teske +21
As we begin to discover rocky planets in the habitable zone of nearby stars with missions like TESS and CHEOPS, we will need quick advancements on instrumentation and observational…