Planetary Defense Telescopes, Algorithms, Open Data, Science

Sole-Authored Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Nath, A. (2026).
Lightcurve and rotation period of asteroid (2977) Chivilikhin
Minor Planet Bulletin, 53(1), 14.
Sole-authored lightcurve and rotation period measurement of asteroid (2977) Chivilikhin, observed using remote robotic telescopes.

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Nath, A. (2024).
Developing algorithms to determine an asteroid’s physical properties and the success of deflection missions
Acta Astronautica, 220, 109–118.
Sole-authored at age 15. Developed novel Python algorithms using open robotic telescope data to measure asteroid rotation periods, sizes, and binary moonlet orbital periods - applied to verify the success of NASA's DART planetary defense mission.

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Nath, A. (2023).
Finding unknown asteroids to strengthen planetary defence
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 117(1), 28–30.
Outlines a citizen-science methodology for detecting unknown near-Earth asteroids using open data and Python, published in the journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Peer-Reviewed Co-Authored Journal Articles

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Kokori, A., et al. (2026).
ExoClock Project IV: A homogeneous catalogue of 620 updated exoplanet ephemerides
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
Contributed updated ephemerides for multiple exoplanet targets as part of the ExoClock collaboration.

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Moskovitz, N., et al. (2024).
Photometry of the Didymos System across the DART Impact Apparition
The Planetary Science Journal, 5(2), Article 35.
Contributed 55+ hours of photometric observations using robotic telescopes across Australia, Canada, Chile, and Spain; sole high school student contributor among 48 international co-authors.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

SciPy Conference Proceedings (2024)
Algorithms to determine asteroid physical properties using sparse and dense photometry, robotic telescopes, and open data

8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference Proceedings (2023) Developing algorithms to determine the physical properties of asteroids and applying them to measure the impact of NASA's DART mission on Didymos

Presented at the 8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Vienna, Austria — Oral Presentation.

AAVSO Annual Meeting Proceedings (2022)
Detecting unknown asteroids using robotic telescopes, open data, and Python

IAA Planetary Defense Conference Proceedings (2021)
Aiming for Apophis: Using COVID-19 school lockdowns as an opportunity for asteroid astrometry and public education

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) 2026 — Oral Presentation Physical Characterization of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2025 FA22: Rotational Period, Shape, and Taxonomy Session Details

AGU Fall Meeting (2024) — Poster Presentation PhAst: Accelerated characterization of asteroids in the inner and outer solar system through novel integration of dense and sparse photometry

5th ExoClock Annual Meeting, Madrid (2024) — Oral Presentation Transit Timing Variations and updated ephemerides for exoplanet targets

AGU Fall Meeting (2023) — Poster Presentation Open science for planetary defense: From winning NASA SpaceApps to developing algorithms to measure the success of the DART mission

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) (2023) — Oral Presentation Citizen Science for Planetary Defense: Using Remote Telescopes, Open Data, and Python to Study the Didymos System Before and After the Impact

8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Vienna (2023) — Oral Presentation Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids and Applying them to Measure the Impact of NASA's DART Mission

7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference (2021) — Oral Presentation Aiming for Apophis: How we did asteroid astrometry and taught others during Covid-19 lockdowns

AGU Fall Meeting (2024)
PhAst: Accelerated characterization of asteroids in the inner and outer solar system through novel integration of dense and sparse photometry

AGU Fall Meeting (2023)
Open science for planetary defense: From winning NASA SpaceApps to developing algorithms to measure the success of the DART mission

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) (2023)
Citizen Science for Planetary Defense: Using Remote Telescopes, Open Data, and Python to Study the Didymos System Before and After the Impact and Teach Others

8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Vienna (2023)
Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids and Applying them to Measure the Impact of NASA’s DART Mission on Didymos

7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference (2021)
Aiming for Apophis: How we did asteroid astrometry and taught others during Covid-19 lockdowns?