Adaptive optics is a prime example of how progress in observational astronomy can be
driven by technological developments. At many observatories it is now considered to be part …

The small bodies of our solar system are the remnants of the early stages of planetary
formation. A considerable amount of information regarding the processes that occurred …

We compiled a list of estimated parameters of binary systems among asteroids from near-
Earth to trojan orbits. In this paper, we describe the construction of the list, and we present …

Using the S-band radar at Arecibo Observatory, we observed 16 Psyche, the largest M-class
asteroid in the main belt. We obtained 18 radar imaging and 6 continuous wave runs in …

For the in situ resource utilization (ISRU) of asteroids, the cost–mass conundrum needs to
be solved, and technologies may need to be conceptualised from first principals. By using …

Context. The sample of Solar system objects has dramatically increased over the last
decade. The number of measured properties (eg, diameter, taxonomy, rotation period …

Context. The SPHERE “planet finder” is an extreme adaptive optics (AO) instrument for high
resolution and high contrast observations at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We describe …

The anisotropic reflection and thermal re-emission of sunlight from an asteroid's surface acts
as a propulsion engine. The net propulsion force (Yarkovsky effect) changes the orbital …

Context. Disk-integrated photometric data of asteroids do not contain accurate information
on shape details or size scale. Additional data such as disk-resolved images or stellar …

Abstract Knowledge of water in the solar system is important for the understanding of a wide
range of evolutionary processes and the thermal history of the solar system. To explore the …