Astrophysical: Asteroids

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    Geminids 2021: the last wishes of the year
    During the nights of 12th and 13th of December we will enjoy the peak of the Geminid meteor shower. This will be broadcast live from the Teide Observatory...
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    Geologic History and Crater Morphology of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu
    Crater morphology and surface age of asteroid (162173) Ryugu are characterized using the high-resolution images obtained by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Our...
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    Global photometric properties of (162173) Ryugu
    Context. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft launched by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has been conducting observations of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu since June 2018...
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    Gran Telescopio Canarias observations confirm that Hayabusa2's asteroid target is smaller and faster than expected
    Astronomers have used telescopes around the world, includingthe Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or Grantecan) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La...
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    GTC/CanariCam observations of (99942) Apophis
    Context. The potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) (99942) Apophis is one of the most remarkable near-Earth asteroids (NEA) in terms of impact hazard. A good...
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    Hera mission flies by Mars on its way to Didymos and captures unique images of its moons
    ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defense performed a flyby of Mars, as part of its gravitational assistance manoeuvre to shorten its journey to the binary...
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    High-resolution observations of bright boulders on asteroid Ryugu: 1. Size frequency distribution and morphology
    The near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu displays a Cb-type average spectrum and a very low average normal albedo of 0.04. Although the majority of boulders on...
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    High-resolution observations of bright boulders on asteroid Ryugu: 2. Spectral properties
    Many small boulders with reflectance values higher than 1.5 times the average reflectance have been found on the near-Earth asteroid 162,173 Ryugu. Based on...
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    High-speed Photometry of the Disintegrating Planetesimals at WD1145+017: Evidence for Rapid Dynamical Evolution
    We obtained high-speed photometry of the disintegrating planetesimals orbiting the white dwarf WD 1145+017, spanning a period of four weeks. The light curves...