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Overview

Andrew F. Cheng is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on the fields of physics and astronomy, with a total of 110 publications in these areas. Within the broader discipline, Cheng specializes in several subfields, including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, geophysics, artificial intelligence, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Astro and planetary science
  • Planetary science and exploration
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Space satellite systems and control
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Some of Andrew F. Cheng's recent papers include:

  • The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): Planetary Defense Investigations and Requirements, 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence, 2023, Nature
  • Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos, 2023, Nature
  • Orbital period change of Dimorphos due to the DART kinetic impact, 2023, Nature
  • LICIACube - The Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids In support of the NASA DART mission towards asteroid (65803) Didymos, 2021, Planetary and Space Science

Cheng's frequent coauthors are:

  • A. S. Rivkin
  • N. L. Chabot
  • O. S. Barnouin
  • E. Dotto
  • Masatoshi Hirabayashi

The scientist's publications have appeared in a number of venues, notably:

  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Icarus
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • A new class of radio pulsars

    M. A. Alpar;A. F. Cheng;M. A. Ruderman;J. Shaham

  • The Rubble-Pile Asteroid Itokawa as Observed by Hayabusa

    A. Fujiwara;J. Kawaguchi;D. K. Yeomans;M. Abe

  • Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini Mission to Saturn/Titan

    S. M. Krimigis;D. G. Mitchell;D. C. Hamilton;S. Livi

  • The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons.

    S. A. Stern;F. Bagenal;K. Ennico;G. R. Gladstone

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

    Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Robert E. Gold;Mario H. Acuña

  • Regolith Migration and Sorting on Asteroid Itokawa

    Hideaki Miyamoto;Hajime Yano;Daniel J. Scheeres;Shinsuke Abe

  • NEAR at eros: imaging and spectral results

    J. Veverka;M. Robinson;P. Thomas;S. Murchie

  • Mass and Local Topography Measurements of Itokawa by Hayabusa

    Shinsuke Abe;Tadashi Mukai;Naru Hirata;Naru Hirata;Olivier S. Barnouin-Jha

  • Surface compositions across Pluto and Charon

    W. M. Grundy;R. P. Binzel;B. J. Buratti;J. C. Cook

  • The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons.

    Jeffrey M. Moore;William B. McKinnon;John R. Spencer;Alan D. Howard

  • AIDA DART asteroid deflection test: Planetary defense and science objectives

    Andrew F. Cheng;Andrew S. Rivkin;Patrick Michel;Justin Atchison

  • The landing of the NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft on asteroid 433 Eros

    J. Veverka;B. Farquhar;M. Robinson;P. Thomas

  • The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons

    G. R. Gladstone;S. A. Stern;K. Ennico;C. B. Olkin

  • The shape of 433 eros from the NEAR-shoemaker laser rangefinder

    Maria T. Zuber;David E. Smith;Andrew F. Cheng;James B. Garvin

  • NEAR's Flyby of 253 Mathilde: Images of a C Asteroid

    J. Veverka;P. Thomas;A. Harch;B. Clark

  • The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): Planetary Defense Investigations and Requirements

    Andrew S. Rivkin;Nancy L. Chabot;Angela M. Stickle;Cristina A. Thomas

  • Imaging of Small-Scale Features on 433 Eros from NEAR: Evidence for a Complex Regolith

    J. Veverka;P. C. Thomas;M. Robinson;S. Murchie

  • Dynamics of Saturn's magnetosphere from MIMI during Cassini's orbital insertion.

    S. M. Krimigis;D. G. Mitchell;D. C. Hamilton;N. Krupp

  • Impact History of Eros: Craters and Boulders

    Clark R. Chapman;William J. Merline;Peter C. Thomas;Jonathan Joseph

  • The hot plasma and radiation environment of the Uranian magnetosphere

    B. H. Mauk;S. M. Krimigis;E. P. Keath;A. F. Cheng

  • Eros: Shape, Topography, and Slope Processes

    P.C. Thomas;J. Joseph;B. Carcich;J. Veverka

  • European component of the AIDA mission to a binary asteroid: Characterization and interpretation of the impact of the DART mission

    Patrick Michel;Michael Kueppers;Holger Sierks;Ian Carnelli

  • Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment mission: Kinetic impactor

    A.F. Cheng;P. Michel;Martin Jutzi;A.S. Rivkin

  • Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission

    A.F. Cheng;J. Atchison;B. Kantsiper;A.S. Rivkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold A. Weaver
Harold A. Weaver Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Stamatios M. Krimigis
Stamatios M. Krimigis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
William B. McKinnon
William B. McKinnon Washington University in St. Louis
Ross A. Beyer
Ross A. Beyer Ames Research Center
Louis J. Lanzerotti
Louis J. Lanzerotti New Jersey Institute of Technology
Tod R. Lauer
Tod R. Lauer National Science Foundation
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Michael E. Summers
Michael E. Summers George Mason University
Paul M. Schenk
Paul M. Schenk Lunar and Planetary Institute
Darrell F. Strobel
Darrell F. Strobel Johns Hopkins University

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