The mass function (MF) of isolated objects measured by microlensing consists of both a stellar and a planetary component. We compare the microlensing MFs of A. Gould et al. and T. Sumi et al. to other measurements of the MF. The abundance of…
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Microlensing Constraints on the Stellar and Planetary Mass Functions
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Discovery of Faint Nebulosity around a Z Camelopardalis–type Cataclysmic Variable in Antlia: Nova Shell or Ancient Planetary Nebula?
We report our discovery of a faint nebula surrounding a previously little-studied 15th mag variable star, ASASSN-19ds, in the Southern Hemisphere constellation Antlia. Spectra verify that the star is a cataclysmic variable (CV). Using new and…
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Young Stellar Objects in the Carina Nebula: Near-infrared Variability and Spectroscopy
We present a catalog of 652 young stellar objects (YSOs) in the Carina star-forming region. The catalog was constructed by combining near-infrared KS-band variability from the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea eXtended survey and…
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Erratum: “Exploring the Extremes: Characterizing a New Population of Old and Cold Brown Dwarfs” (2023, AJ, 166, 57)
Erratum: “Exploring the Extremes: Characterizing a New Population of Old and Cold Brown Dwarfs” (2023, AJ, 166, 57)
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NASA acting administrator to meet with head of Roscosmos at KSC
WASHINGTON — The acting administrator of NASA will meet with his Russian counterpart in the first face-to-face meeting between agency heads in several years.
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Another Florida Man On NASA’s 9th Floor?
Keith’s note: Kevin Coggins (LinkedIn), the current AA for NASA SCaN, who was trying to be noticed as a possible administrator nominee, is supposedly going to be the next Associate Administrator of NASA. Vanessa Wyche is the Acting Associate…
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Boost Commercial Space Tech Development
NASA has released a new proposal opportunity for industry to tap into agency know-how, resources, and expertise. The Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), managed by the Space Technology Mission Directorate, enables valuable…
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Mission to market – The evolution of NASA’s CLPS program
In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto moderates the panel “Mission to Market: The Evolution of CLPS” at the AIAA Ascend conference. We explore the future of lunar exploration at the intersection of technology, geopolitics,…
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