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NASA CNEOS

• NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
  2024-03-19
  After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk.
• NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany
  2024-01-24
  The Scout impact assessment system calculated where and when the asteroid 2024 BX1 would impact Earth’s atmosphere, providing a useful demonstration of planetary defense capability.
• CNEOS Predicts Another Small Asteroid Impact, This One over Northwestern France
  2023-02-14
  Another tiny asteroid on a collision course with Earth was detected over the weekend, and JPL’s CNEOS Scout system accurately predicted where and when the impact would happen, well before it actually occurred.
• NASA System Predicts Small Asteroid to Pass Close by Earth This Week
  2023-01-25
  On Thursday, Jan. 26, a small near-Earth asteroid will have a very close encounter with our planet. Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST (7:27 p.m. EST) only 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) above the planet’s surface and well ...
• NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
  2022-11-22
  In the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 19, the skies over southern Ontario, Canada, lit up as a tiny asteroid harmlessly streaked across the sky high in Earth’s atmosphere, broke up, and likely scattered small meteorites over the southern coastline of Lake Ontario. The fireball wasn’t a surprise. Roughly 1 ...
• US Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies
  2022-04-07
  Hosted by JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, the data can be used by the science community to better understand how asteroids break up when entering the atmosphere.
• Updated Calculations Refine the Impact Probability for (29075) 1950 DA
  2022-03-29
  (29075) 1950 DA is a kilometer-sized asteroid that will make a close approach to Earth in 2880 and, because of the corresponding impact probability and size, has ranked at the top of the Sentry risk list since 2014.
• NASA System Predicts Impact of Small Asteroid
  2022-03-15
  A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere over the Norwegian Sea before disintegrating on March 11, 2022. But this event wasn’t a complete surprise: Astronomers knew it was on a collision course, predicting exactly where and when the impact would happen.
• NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Goes Online
  2021-12-06
  To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year. But as larger and more advanced survey telescopes turbocharge the search over the next few years, a rapid uptick in ...
• International Observation Campaign Will Assess Asteroid Timing Accuracies
  2021-10-07
  The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) will conduct an observational campaign in November with the goal of assessing the accuracy of the observation times reported by asteroid observers.

NASA Jet Propulsilon Laboratory:

• New Data Confirm 2020 SO to Be the Upper Centaur Rocket Booster From the 1960's
  2020-12-02
  The object, discovered in September by astronomers searching for near-Earth asteroids, garnered interest in the planetary science community due to its size and unusual orbit.
• MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars
  2020-11-24
  NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.
• Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
  2020-11-10
  A report, released Tuesday, concludes that the agency is well positioned for its ambitious plan to bring samples back from the Red Planet for further study on Earth.
• Impact Craters Reveal Details of Titan's Dynamic Surface Weathering
  2020-10-29
  New research on nine craters of Saturn's largest moon provides more details about how weathering affects the evolution of the surface - and what lies beneath.
• NASA InSight's 'Mole' Is Out of Sight
  2020-10-16
  Now that the heat probe is just below the Martian surface, InSight's arm will scoop some additional soil on top to help it keep digging so it can take Mars' temperature.
• This Transforming Rover Can Explore the Toughest Terrain
  2020-10-13
  Made of a pair of two-wheeled vehicles, NASA's DuAxel is designed to descend crater sides and near-vertical cliffs on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
• NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars' Surface
  2020-10-08
  The agency's newest rover will use the first ground-penetrating radar instrument on the Martian surface to help search for signs of past microbial life.
• AI Is Helping Scientists Discover Fresh Craters on Mars
  2020-10-01
  It's the first time machine learning has been used to find previously unknown craters on the Red Planet.
• School Bus-Size Asteroid to Safely Zoom Past Earth
  2020-09-22
  Roughly 15 to 30 feet wide, the object will make its closest approach on Sept. 24.
• Comet Discovered to Have Its Own Northern Lights
  2020-09-21
  An atmospheric light show previously relegated to planets and Jupiter moons is found on comet using data from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft.

Astronomy Now

• Inspect impressive Mare Imbrium   
  2024-03-15
  In and around the vast Imbrium Basin is a very fertile area for lunar observers. For our Imbrium expedition let’s zero in on its magnificent mountain ranges and great selection of impact craters. 

Univere Today

• Hubble Has Accidentally Discovered Over a Thousand Asteroids
  2024-04-23
  The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is like a gift that keeps on giving. Not only is it still making astronomical discoveries after more than thirty years in operation. It is also making discoveries by accident! Thanks to an international team of citizen scientists, with the help of astronomers from the ...
• There Was a Doomed Comet Near the Sun During the Eclipse
  2024-04-22
  A surprise cometary appearance made the April 8th total solar eclipse all the more memorable. The post There Was a Doomed Comet Near the Sun During the Eclipse appeared first on Universe Today.

EarthSky

• Spring meteor showers are here: Top 10 tips for watching
  2024-04-18
  Meteor showers are unpredictable but nothing beats them for a fun and relaxing time under the stars. Here's 10 tips to maximize your meteor viewing time. The post Spring meteor showers are here: Top 10 tips for watching first appeared on EarthSky.
• 2024 Lyrid meteor shower: All you need to know
  2024-04-18
  The best time to watch the Lyrid meteor shower in 2024 is before dawn on the morning of April 22. The post 2024 Lyrid meteor shower: All you need to know first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• Space: See it, hear it, feel it, predict it
  2024-04-05
  From spotting comets to hearing eclipses and predicting solar emissions, there are many ways to experience space phenomena.
• The Planetary Society advocacy priorities in NASA’s final 2024 budget
  2024-03-20
  Funding for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, support for VERITAS, and a second lease on life for Mars Sample Return were all included in the final congressional budget for NASA in 2024.
• Science to satisfy curiosity
  2024-03-08
  The Curiosity rover is climbing a mountain to gain knowledge. Bringing back Mars samples will gain us even more.
• The science value of Mars Sample Return
  2024-03-05
  The project has the potential to transform our understanding of the Solar System and provide evidence of life beyond Earth.
• Lunar success stories
  2024-03-01
  The Odysseus spacecraft marks the return of U.S. landers to the Moon. JAXA wants you to help name an asteroid. And we’re speaking up for your place in space.
• Can SpaceX’s Starship save Mars Sample Return?
  2024-02-22
  Though promising conceptually, Starship presents more questions than answers for NASA's Mars Sample Return needs.
• OSIRIS-APEX, NASA's asteroid Apophis chaser
  2024-02-20
  The NASA probe is on a mission to the potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis
• The path forward for Mars Sample Return
  2024-02-14
  A brief summary of The Planetary Society's policy principles and recommendations for Mars Sample Return.
• Cool and mysterious
  2024-02-09
  A cool moon, a mysterious planet, and a potentially hazardous asteroid feature in this week’s space news roundup.
• How layoffs at JPL can be traced to a stalemate in Congress
  2024-02-07
  A battle over the future of Mars Sample Return is taking a toll on NASA’s workforce.

Space Daily

• Exploring methane mysteries on Mars: Curiosity Rover's new findings
  2024-04-24
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has revealed that methane is emerging from Gale Crater's surface, presenting a puzzling scenario for scientists. On Earth, most methane is biologically produced, yet Mars shows no clear signs of life, past or present, making this discovery unexpected. Curiosity's onboard ...
• Hubble discovers new small asteroids in main belt survey
  2024-04-24
  Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 Using a vast archive of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images, astronomers have identified a previously unseen group of small main-belt asteroids. This discovery involved analyzing over 37,000 images collected by Hubble over 19 years, leading to the detection of 1,701 asteroid trails, 1,031 of which ...

The Space Review

• MSR at serious risk
  2024-02-12
  Concerns about the budget and plans for NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) program came to a head last week when JPL laid off more than 500 employees, citing budget uncertainty about the program. Jeff Foust reports on the issues that have put the future of MSR into question for some.
• The case for a fleet of Martian helicopters
  2024-02-05
  Ingenuity, whose mission ended last month, was a first-of-its-kind Mars helicopter with no guarantees more will follow soon. Ari Allyn-Feuer discusses how sending a large number of similar helicopters could advance Martian exploration in novel ways.
• A capsule's fall marks the start of Asteroid Autumn
  2023-09-25
  On Sunday, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned to Earth, dropping off a capsule containing samples collected from the asteroid Bennu. Jeff Foust reports on the success of the first part of NASA's "Asteroid Autumn" that includes a launch and a flyby.
• Review: Interstellar
  2023-09-11
  Last month, a paper claimed to have found evidence for interstellar meteorites at the bottom of the Pacific, a claim other scientists have treated skeptically. Jeff Foust review a book by the scientist who is the lead author of that study and other efforts using science to look for interstellar ...
• It's not easy being a Martian
  2023-09-05
  The Fox reality TV series "Stars on Mars" wrapped up recently with one "celebronaut" crowned as winner. The series, Dwayne Day explains, also provided useful lessons for real missions to the Red Planet.
• For Mars Sample Return, more serious repercussions
  2023-07-17
  A Senate appropriations bill released last week would slash funding for NASA's Mars Sample Return program and threaten it with cancellation. Jeff Foust reports on the new fiscal challenges that efforts to return samples from Mars have encountered.

Phys.org

• Why is methane seeping on Mars? NASA scientists have new ideas
  2024-04-22
  The most surprising revelation from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover—that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater—has scientists scratching their heads.
• Meteorites: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
  2024-04-01
  Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, and cosmochemistry, and how this myriad of intricately linked scientific disciplines can assist us in better understanding our place in the cosmos and searching for life beyond Earth.
• Cosmochemistry: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
  2024-03-28
  Universe Today has had some fantastic discussions with researchers on the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, and planetary geophysics, and how these diverse scientific fields can help researchers and the public better understand the search for life beyond Earth.
• Planetary geophysics: What is it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
  2024-03-19
  Universe Today has examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, and planetary atmospheres, and how these intriguing scientific disciplines can help scientists and the public better understand how we are pursuing life beyond Earth.

• Doomed comet spotted near the sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse
  2024-04-22
  A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8 total solar eclipse all the more memorable.
• Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo'oalewa as ejecta from the moon
  2024-04-22
  A small international team of planetary scientists has found evidence supporting the theory that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa is ejecta from the moon. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their data-driven models and what they revealed.
• The 'devil comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks has finally become visible from Australia. What can we expect?
  2024-04-19
  If you're a fan of all things space, you've doubtless heard about the "devil comet," which has been captivating keen-eyed observers in the northern hemisphere for the past few weeks. Now it's our turn, as comet 12P/Pons–Brooks is creeping into view for the southern hemisphere.
• Hubble goes hunting for small main belt asteroids
  2024-04-18
  Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes. Cataloging asteroids in space is tricky because they are faint and they don't stop to be photographed as they zip along their orbits around the sun.

• NASA to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars—here's why it must and will go ahead
  2024-04-23
  NASA recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission as a cornerstone of ...
• Why is methane seeping on Mars? NASA scientists have new ideas
  2024-04-22
  The most surprising revelation from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover—that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater—has scientists scratching their heads.
• Doomed comet spotted near the sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse
  2024-04-22
  A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8 total solar eclipse all the more memorable.
• Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo'oalewa as ejecta from the moon
  2024-04-22
  A small international team of planetary scientists has found evidence supporting the theory that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa is ejecta from the moon. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their data-driven models and what they revealed.
• The 'devil comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks has finally become visible from Australia. What can we expect?
  2024-04-19
  If you're a fan of all things space, you've doubtless heard about the "devil comet," which has been captivating keen-eyed observers in the northern hemisphere for the past few weeks. Now it's our turn, as comet 12P/Pons–Brooks is creeping into view for the southern hemisphere.
• Are Titan's dunes made of comet dust?
  2024-04-18
  A new theory suggests that Titan's majestic dune fields may have come from outer space. Researchers had always assumed that the sand making up Titan's dunes was locally made, through erosion or condensed from atmospheric hydrocarbons. But researchers from the University of Colorado want to know: Could it have come ...
• Hubble goes hunting for small main belt asteroids
  2024-04-18
  Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes. Cataloging asteroids in space is tricky because they are faint and they don't stop to be photographed as they zip along their orbits around the sun.
• The history of the young cold traps of the asteroid Ceres
  2024-04-16
  Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, harbors a dark secret: extremely young ice deposits in permanently shadowed craters near its poles. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it's because our moon and planet Mercury also have such polar ice deposits, which have been studied for decades.
• Dating the solar system's giant planet orbital instability using enstatite meteorites
  2024-04-16
  Evidence from the fragments of a destroyed asteroid suggests that the shift in the positions of the giant planets in our solar system billions of years ago happened between 60–100 million years after the solar system's formation and could have been key to the formation of our moon.

• NASA to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars—here's why it must and will go ahead
  2024-04-23
  NASA recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission as a cornerstone of ...
• Meteor shower to peak today: Here's when and the best way to watch
  2024-04-22
  One of the oldest known meteor showers is streaking through the sky above California. The Lyrid meteor shower was first recorded in 687 B.C. and has been studied for more than 2,000 years, according to NASA. The meteor shower occurs every April, peaking this year on April 22.
• The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
  2024-04-18
  The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly.
• NASA's VIPER moon rover gets its head and neck
  2024-04-16
  In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic moon rover. VIPER's mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover's "neck" and "head." The mast instruments are designed to help ...
• NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth
  2024-04-16
  NASA's plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there's a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday.

SciTechDaily

• Rare Glimpse of “Doomed” SOHO Comet During Solar Eclipse
  2024-04-23
  Comet SOHO-5008 was discovered by a citizen scientist and captured during a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, before it disintegrated near the Sun, showcasing...
• Chasing Martian Mysteries: Perseverance Pays Off When Studying the Red Planet’s Atmosphere
  2024-04-23
  On Mars, the Perseverance rover faces challenges in studying the atmosphere, such as capturing transient phenomena like clouds and dust devils. Studying the atmosphere with...

Apollo.lv

• Indonēzijā 31 gadu veca tūriste iekritusi aktīvā vulkānā. Traģēdija notikusi fotografēšanās laikā
  2024-04-23
  Indonēzijā kāda ķīniešu tūriste, pozējot uz Ijenas vulkāna krātera malas, paklupusi un nokritusi no 75 metru augstuma, ziņo portāls "Daily Mail".

DELFI.lv

• Indonēzijā 31 gadu veca tūriste iekritusi aktīvā vulkānā. Traģēdija notikusi fotografēšanās laikā
  2024-04-23
  Indonēzijā kāda ķīniešu tūriste, pozējot uz Ijenas vulkāna krātera malas, paklupusi un nokritusi no 75 metru augstuma, ziņo portāls "Daily Mail".

BBC Science

• Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'
  2024-04-15
  The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.

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