Taxonomy of 14042 asteroids from Gaia DR3 reflectance spectraOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Tinaut-Ruano, Benoit Carry, Marjorie Galinier, Max Mahlke, Alexey Sergeyev Accepted for publication in A&A, Submitted on 7 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid reflectance spectra provide key constraints on surface composition. Gaia DR3 enables…
Asteroid sample return missions are critical for understanding our Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Helena Bates Nature Communications, Comment, Published: 11 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studying asteroids addresses a number of unknowns in planetary science. Investigating them makes use of asteroidal meteorites, remote observations and space-based…
Petrology, mineralogy, and trajectory reconstruction of the Maoming (L5) ordinary chondrite
Jin Yu Zhang, Hong Yi Chen, Yi Man Yin, Lan Fang Xie, Xu Kai Gao, Xi Jun Liu MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 May 2026 LINK “The Maoming meteorite, which fell in Guangdong Province,…
