Precision Astrometry of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. Early astrometric measurements revealed that the object was moving on an unusual hyperbolic orbit, far too fast to be gravitationally bound to the Sun....
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Didymos Observations to Assess Impact of DART Asteroid Deflection Mission Arushi Nath. 25 September 2022 (updated). 28 August 2022 Didymos Orbit Path: Here is the actual path being traced by asteroid Didymos across the night sky based on 20 obs...
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Revisiting a Decade Later: Asteroid (2977) Chivilikhin
The Minor Planet Bulletin (MPB) call list is a key resource for astronomers to identify asteroids that are due for observational campaigns. When (2977) Chivilikhin appeared on the list for its 2025 apparition, I decided to measure its lightcurve again,...
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Extending Exoplanet Ephemerides: My Presentation at the 5th ExoClock Annual Meeting in Madrid, Spain Arushi Nath. Founder. MonitorMyPlanet.com On 4 October 2025, I had the honor of presenting my research during the 5th ExoClock Annual Meeting, held...
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My Citizen Science Research for the NASA DART Mission and Learnings from the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference, UNOOSA, Vienna
Arushi Nath. The 8th Planetary Defense Conference was held at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna, Austria, from 3 - 7 April 2023. The Conference, organized by the International Academy of Astronautics, is held once...
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Strengthening Planetary Defense: Developing Algorithms to Determine Asteroid’s Physical Properties and Success of Deflection Missions
September Update: The 34th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) was held in Brussels, Belgium from 11-17 September 2023. It brought together 136 promising young scientists aged 14 to 20, from 36 countries across the EU and beyond for a f... (Link)
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Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python
Asteroid collision risks are real and unpredictable. 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid impact wiped away the dinosaurs. My project strengthens planetary defense by using robotic telescopes, open data, math, and python to find unknown asteroi... (Link)
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