Michele T. Bannister

University of Canterbury — New Zealand

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

26h-index2.1kcitations271works6.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science(194), Planetary Science and Exploration(89), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(87), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(26), Isotope Analysis in Ecology(26)

Publications271 total

Pre-perihelion evolution of the NiI/FeI abundance ratio in the coma of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: From extreme to normal
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Very Large Telescope Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. II. From Quiescence to Glow: Dramatic Rise of Ni <scp>i</scp> Emission and Incipient CN Outgassing at Large Heliocentric Distances*
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
The ejection velocities of interstellar objects signpost their progenitor system architectures
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
An Overview of Exocomets
Space Science Reviews·2025Open Access
An Overview of Exocomets
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Nitrogen-bearing Species on Trans-Neptunian Objects Revealed by JWST/DiSCo-TNOs
The Astrophysical Journal·2025Open Access
The Origins &amp; Reservoirs of Exocomets
Space Science Reviews·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Snapshot of a new interstellar comet: 3I/ATLAS has a red and featureless spectrum
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters·2025· 20 citedOpen Access
TESSELLATE: Piecing Together the Variable Sky with TESS
The Astronomical Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
From a Different Star: 3I/ATLAS in the Context of the Ōtautahi–Oxford Interstellar Object Population Model
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 18 citedOpen Access
The Visibility of the Ōtautahi–Oxford Interstellar Object Population Model in LSST
The Planetary Science Journal·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
An Extremely Deep Rubin Survey to Explore the Extended Kuiper Belt and Identify Objects Observable by New Horizons
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series·2025Open Access
Formation of Planetesimals in the Outer Solar System
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)
ArXiv.org·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
He Awa Whiria: The Tidal Streams of Interstellar Objects
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au
Nature Astronomy·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Compositional Characterization of Cliff-Type Trans-Neptunian Objects
2025Open Access
The potential for quasi-interstellar objects
2025Open Access
Innovations in Modern Survey Simulation: Predicting Interstellar Objects in LSST
2025Open Access
A portrait throughout perihelion of the NH2-rich interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

J. J. Kavelaars(16), Brett Gladman(15), Mike Alexandersen(15), Jean-Marc Petit(14), Kathryn Volk(14), Ying-Tung Chen(13), Wesley C. Fraser(13), Stephen Gwyn(12), Matthew M. Knight(11), Megan E. Schwamb(11), C. Snodgrass(10), Aurélie Guilbert-Lepoutre(9), Samantha Lawler(9), A. Fitzsimmons(8), Michaël Marsset(8), Cyrielle Opitom(7), Rosemary E. Pike(7), N. Peixinho(7), Tim Lister(6), Susan Benecchi(6)