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View article: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) Open
We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activity of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), with the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The third interstellar obj…
View article: Dust Next Generation Sensor : Innovative instrument and sensors for measuring dynamical parameters of dust in extraterrestrial environment.
Dust Next Generation Sensor : Innovative instrument and sensors for measuring dynamical parameters of dust in extraterrestrial environment. Open
The study of the characteristics of refractory and icy particles in the space environment has become crucial to the understanding of many phenomena in which dust plays a fundamental role. Dust instruments play a crucial role in analyzing t…
View article: Exploit each Occasion: Making Science at Performance Checks with the JANUS Instrument onboard ESA/JUICE S/C during its Cruise towards Jupiter
Exploit each Occasion: Making Science at Performance Checks with the JANUS Instrument onboard ESA/JUICE S/C during its Cruise towards Jupiter Open
The ESA JUICE mission. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) [1] has been successfully launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on April 14th, 2023. A suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments are accommodate…
View article: Uncontaminated Cosmic Dust from the Upper Stratosphere: DUSTER Collections and Multi-Analytical Characterization of micron and sub-micron particles
Uncontaminated Cosmic Dust from the Upper Stratosphere: DUSTER Collections and Multi-Analytical Characterization of micron and sub-micron particles Open
The stratosphere at altitudes ranging from 30 to 40 km is one of the most suitable and accessible environments to collect pristine interplanetary and interstellar dust particles, where the terrestrial dust component, e.g. volcanic, aeolian…
View article: DISC - Dust impact sensor and counter on-board Comet Interceptor mission: experimental set-up for calibration and preliminary results
DISC - Dust impact sensor and counter on-board Comet Interceptor mission: experimental set-up for calibration and preliminary results Open
IntroductionThe purpose of the ESA space mission Comet Interceptor, to be launched in 2029, is to study a Dynamically New Comet (DNC), building upon the significant scientific results of Rosetta, and extend the knowledge of cometary explor…
View article: A Composite Phase Function for Cometary Dust Comae
A Composite Phase Function for Cometary Dust Comae Open
Comets are primitive planetesimals we can study to infer knowledge about the initial stages of formation of our Solar System. Dust is the largest mass component among cometary materials. Emitted dust particles are anysotropic scatterers of…
View article: The Evolving Activity of the Hyperbolic Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos): a “Proxy Target” for the ESA Comet Interceptor Space Mission
The Evolving Activity of the Hyperbolic Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos): a “Proxy Target” for the ESA Comet Interceptor Space Mission Open
Introduction. Only a handful of comets have been visited in-situ by space missions, and they are all Short Period Comets (SPCs) (with the only exception of the Halley-type 1P): 19P, 9P, 81P, 103P and most of all 67P, the target of the succ…
View article: Variation of dust column properties as a function of phase angle as it follows from the dust coma model.
Variation of dust column properties as a function of phase angle as it follows from the dust coma model. Open
Comets are thought to be icy leftovers from planet formation, either planetesimals themselves or direct descendants of the former. These small bodies have undergone very few global changes since their formation in the proto-planetary disc.…
View article: TailKit: An Italian In-Kind Software for Rubin LSST to Detect and Characterize Cometary Dust Activity
TailKit: An Italian In-Kind Software for Rubin LSST to Detect and Characterize Cometary Dust Activity Open
TailKit is a new software suite developed as part of the Italian in-kind contribution to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, designed to detect and characterize cometary dust environments using LSST data. TailKit generalizes and extends the cap…
View article: HCREM, a rendezvous mission to comet Halley
HCREM, a rendezvous mission to comet Halley Open
- IntroductionWe propose a Halley Comet Rendezvous Mission (HCREM) feasible with currently available propulsion technology with a target launch date around 2040. The mission concept has been developed to reach comet 1/P Halley well before …
View article: A composite phase function for cometary dust comae
A composite phase function for cometary dust comae Open
Comets represent the most preserved planetesimals we can nowadays study and dust is one of their major components. Once emitted in the coma, cometary dust particles represent anisotropic scatterers of the incident solar light and their nat…
View article: High-speed Boulders and the Debris Field in DART Ejecta
High-speed Boulders and the Debris Field in DART Ejecta Open
On 2022 September 26 the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft collided with Dimorphos, the moon of the near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, in a full-scale demonstration of a kinetic impactor concept. The companion Light Italia…
View article: A light dust shield, including aerogel, for DISC instrument on board ESA's Comet Interceptor mission: numerical simulations and Ballistic Limit Equation
A light dust shield, including aerogel, for DISC instrument on board ESA's Comet Interceptor mission: numerical simulations and Ballistic Limit Equation Open
The Dust Impact Sensor and Counter (DISC), part of the payload of Comet Interceptor mission, will determine the coma dust features of the mission target comet. DISC sensing plate will be exposed to cometary dust hypervelocity impacts (HVI)…
View article: A light dust shield, including aerogel, for DISC instrument on board ESA's Comet Interceptor mission: Numerical simulations and Ballistic Limit Equation
A light dust shield, including aerogel, for DISC instrument on board ESA's Comet Interceptor mission: Numerical simulations and Ballistic Limit Equation Open
The Dust Impact Sensor and Counter (DISC), part of the payload of Comet Interceptor mission, will determine the coma dust features of the mission target comet. DISC sensing plate will be exposed to cometary dust hyper-velocity impacts (HVI…
View article: The JANUS (Jovis Amorum ac Natorum Undique Scrutator) VIS-NIR Multi-Band Imager for the JUICE Mission
The JANUS (Jovis Amorum ac Natorum Undique Scrutator) VIS-NIR Multi-Band Imager for the JUICE Mission Open
The JANUS instrument (Jovis, Amorum ac Natorum Undique Scrutator) aboard the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) is a multispectral camera enabling imaging in the 380-1080 nm wavelength range. The performance and capability of JANUS fulfils…
View article: Preparing for the 2061 return of Halley's comet -- A rendezvous mission with an innovative imaging system
Preparing for the 2061 return of Halley's comet -- A rendezvous mission with an innovative imaging system Open
The return of Comet 1P/Halley will promote a wide interest for ground and space observations of a celestial body of outstanding scientific and cultural interest. In addition to remote observations, space will open the possibility of in sit…
View article: The EnVisS fish-eye camera for the Comet Interceptor ESA mission: design and performance
The EnVisS fish-eye camera for the Comet Interceptor ESA mission: design and performance Open
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View article: How much earlier would LSST have discovered currently known long-period comets?
How much earlier would LSST have discovered currently known long-period comets? Open
Among solar system objects, comets coming from the Oort Cloud are an elusive population, intrinsically rare and difficult to detect. Nonetheless, as the more pristine objects we can observe, they encapsulate critical cues on the formation …
View article: How much earlier would LSST have discovered currently known long-period comets?
How much earlier would LSST have discovered currently known long-period comets? Open
Among solar system objects, comets coming from the Oort Cloud are an elusive population, intrinsically rare and difficult to detect. Nonetheless, as the more pristine objects we can observe, they encapsulate critical cues on the formation …
View article: Author Correction: The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Author Correction: The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos Open
Barnouin, Olivier S. et al.-- Full list of authors: Barnouin, Olivier; Ballouz, Ronald-Louis; Marchi, Simone; Vincent, Jean-Baptiste; Agrusa, Harrison; Zhang, Yun; Ernst, Carolyn M.; Pajola, Maurizio; Tusberti, Filippo; Lucchetti, Alice; D…
View article: Near-infrared Spectral Homogeneity of the Didymos System Before and After the DART Impact*
Near-infrared Spectral Homogeneity of the Didymos System Before and After the DART Impact* Open
We spectroscopically characterized the Didymos system, target of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)/Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids (LICIACube) space mission, close in time to the DART impact event, during six night…
View article: The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos Open
Images collected during NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provide the first resolved views of the Didymos binary asteroid system. These images reveal that the primary asteroid, Didymos, is flattened and has plausible u…
View article:  How earlier LSST would have discovered currently known long-period and hyperbolic comets?
 How earlier LSST would have discovered currently known long-period and hyperbolic comets? Open
Comets originating from the Oort Cloud are a rare and elusive group within our solar system, making them difficult to detect. However, these comets are some of the most pristine objects we can observe, offering vital insights into the form…
View article: Photopolarimetry of large compact dust grains in preparation for the HERA mission 
Photopolarimetry of large compact dust grains in preparation for the HERA mission  Open
We present the experimental phase function (PF) and degree of linear polarization (DLP) curves of large grains. We focus on selected pieces of meteorite FRO01093, a L6 chondrite that is a good representative of the dust material in the Did…
View article: DISC-the Dust Impact Sensor and Counter onboard the comet interceptor/ESA space mission: performance evaluation through simulations and laboratory tests.
DISC-the Dust Impact Sensor and Counter onboard the comet interceptor/ESA space mission: performance evaluation through simulations and laboratory tests. Open
Comet Interceptor is an ESA Fast-class space mission, which will be launched in 2029 towards an as-yet-undiscovered dynamically new comet, i.e., never having approached the Sun before. Such objects are difficult to target, they can only be…
View article: The pre-impact search for further Didymos satellites using DART and LICIACube data
The pre-impact search for further Didymos satellites using DART and LICIACube data Open
On 26 September 2022, the NASA/DART spacecraft performed the first test of a kinetic impactor in the history of human space exploration hitting Dimorphos, the small moon of the Near Earth and Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (65803) Didymos …