Tootfinder

A Census before Rubin of #Asteroid Families in the Main Belt: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ae4bd4 -> more graphics in the thread https://bsky.app/profile/thunkii.bsky.social/post/3mlrw4pyv2s2q

There was another case Friday of a tiny (probably < 1 meter) #asteroid hitting the Earth and getting discovered a few hours before but no detection of its airburst near Papua New Guinea has been reported so far: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K26/K26JE3.html = the circumstances (with the designation 2026 JN4 for the has-been object), https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328235 and https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328368 = threads and https://bsky.app/profile/tony873004.bsky.social/post/3mlwb7bed3k2p = an animation.

Accessible does not mean exploitable - HiPERCAM reveals the ultra-fast rotation of 2022 OB5: #Asteroid 2022 OB5 Spins Too Fast For Current Prospectors Highlighting the Divide Between "Accessible" and "Exploitable": https://www.universetoday.com/articles/asteroid-2022-ob5-spins-too-fast-for-current-prospectors-highlighting-the-divide-between-accessible