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News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• Dhofar 2127 (CK5) 2026-03-19
• Eboliang 013 (Achondrite-prim-ung) 2026-03-19
• Minfeng 005 (Diogenite-pm) 2026-03-19
• Néma 003 (Pallasite, PES) 2026-03-19
• Northeast Africa 089 (Lunar (troct. anorth. melt breccia)) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 15880 (Eucrite) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 17720 (Lunar) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 17894 (Enst achon-ung) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18177 (L3.05) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18198 (H3) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18226 (CK3) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18239 (Lunar (gabbro)) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18240 (Angrite) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18258 (CV3) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18262 (Howardite) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18266 (Mesosiderite-A3) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18268 (Winonaite) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18271 (Eucrite-br) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18289 (Mesosiderite) 2026-03-19
• Northwest Africa 18290 (CM2) 2026-03-19

NASA CNEOS

• SpaceDev Places JPL On Contract To Support NEAP Mission Planning
  1998-12-15
  
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  2026-03-10
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• NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
  2026-03-06
  The DART impact not only altered Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos but also produced a measurable shift in the entire binary system’s orbit around the Sun.
• New NASA Asteroid Observations Eliminate Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact
  2026-03-05
  Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observations on Feb. 18 and 26, 2026, refine near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit and rule out a chance of lunar impact on Dec. 22, 2032.
• NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System
  2025-07-02
  On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space.
• Latest Calculations Conclude Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Poses No Significant Threat to Earth in 2032 and Beyond
  2025-02-24
  NASA has significantly lowered the risk of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 as an impact threat to Earth for the foreseeable future.
• Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
  2025-01-31
  NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
• 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.

Space.com

• Lego's first-ever Tintin set is coming next month and it's a space-themed Lego Tintin Moon rocket
  2026-03-19
  If you're a fan of Lego, rockets or Tintin, (I am), you'll want the new Tintin Moon Rocket set, featuring six minifigures, available to purchase from April 1.
• NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
  2026-03-19
  NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
• Ohio fireball may have dropped meteorites between Akron and Canton — should you pick it up if you find one?
  2026-03-19
  The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.
• Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch
  2026-03-19
  NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Thursday (March 19) ahead of a planned April 1 liftoff, and you can watch the action live.
• Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find
  2026-03-17
  A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
• Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom
  2026-03-17
  No major meteor showers are active at this time.
• NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19
  2026-03-17
  NASA plans to roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the pad on Thursday (March 19) and is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.
• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how
  2026-03-17
  Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

Astronomy Now

• Potentially bright ‘sungrazing’ comet discovered
  2026-01-16
  A potentially large member of the Kreutz family comets is speeding its way to a perihelion encounter during the first week of April this year. The object was discovered on 13 January 2026.
• Meteor shower calendar
  2025-11-14
  There are many meteor showers throughout the year. Here are the most prominent.
• How to observe meteor showers
  2025-11-14
  Everything you need to know to get started with observing meteors.

Univere Today

• Sometimes You Get Lucky, Just Like the Hubble Did When It Caught This Comet Disintegrating
  2026-03-19
  A team of astronomers were fortunate when their original comet target couldn't be observed with the Hubble. They quickly pivoted to a different target, and caught Comet K1 in the process of breaking apart. This gave them an excellent opportunity to learn more about the doomed object.
• Astronomers Search for "Exotrojans" Hiding in Extreme Pulsar Systems
  2026-03-18
  Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood are the Trojans, named after the people of Troy featured in The Iliad. When astronomers refer to them, they are normally talking about a group of over ...

EarthSky

• A comet breaks apart, and Hubble sees it happen
  2026-03-18
  Hubble captures a rare moment as a comet breaks apart after passing close to our sun. The images revealing ancient material from the early solar system. The post A comet breaks apart, and Hubble sees it happen first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• Messengers of ice and time
  2026-03-16
  Comets are ancient relics from the Solar System's formation that may have delivered water and the building blocks of life to early Earth.
• Why do some planets have rings and others don't?
  2026-03-11
  The giant planets of our Solar System all have rings, as do some dwarf planets and even asteroids. So why don’t Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars?
• Better together
  2026-01-30
  Martian travel buddies, synchronized Sun science, and a proven leadership team.
• Pictures, pixels, and picks
  2025-12-19
  Great pictures of a planet and a comet, and great picks from a year of our virtual book club.

Phys.org

• The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life
  2026-03-19
  There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover found it more than 35 meters beneath Jezero Crater using ground-penetrating radar. Perseverance was launched in 2020 to search for signs of ancient life on the ...
• Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories
  2026-03-16
  All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.
• How do we know what asteroids are made out of?
  2026-03-10
  Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the solar system: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were assembling from dust and rock. They're time capsules, preserving clues about what the early solar system was like, and, ultimately, what the building blocks of planets are.
• Can we grow life on Mars? Experiments show potential in simulated extraterrestrial soil
  2026-03-07
  Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and worm-produced compost can significantly improve the likelihood of reproduction for chickpea plants growing in the soil, indicates one study. A separate ...
• Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris—and survive
  2026-03-03
  Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. The work demonstrates that a certain hardy bacterium easily withstands extreme pressure comparable to an ejection from Mars after an asteroid hit, as well as the ...
• Exomoons could reveal themselves through lunar eclipses
  2026-02-23
  Our solar system hosts almost 900 known moons; more than 400 orbit the eight planets while the remaining orbit dwarf planets, asteroids, and Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Of these, only a handful are targets for astrobiology and could potentially support life as we know it, including Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede, ...

• NASA's Hubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up
  2026-03-18
  In a happy twist of fate, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart. The chance of that happening while Hubble watched is extraordinarily minuscule. The findings are published in the journal Icarus.
• Astronomers search for 'exotrojans' hiding in extreme pulsar systems
  2026-03-18
  Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood are the Trojans, named after the people of Troy featured in "The Iliad." When astronomers refer to them, they are normally talking about a group of more ...
• Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche
  2026-03-17
  Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th-most massive asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the largest known metallic asteroid, at 140 miles in diameter.

• The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life
  2026-03-19
  There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover found it more than 35 meters beneath Jezero Crater using ground-penetrating radar. Perseverance was launched in 2020 to search for signs of ancient life on the ...
• NASA's Hubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up
  2026-03-18
  In a happy twist of fate, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart. The chance of that happening while Hubble watched is extraordinarily minuscule. The findings are published in the journal Icarus.
• Astronomers search for 'exotrojans' hiding in extreme pulsar systems
  2026-03-18
  Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood are the Trojans, named after the people of Troy featured in "The Iliad." When astronomers refer to them, they are normally talking about a group of more ...
• Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA—now, we finally know why
  2026-03-17
  In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders, with few of the smooth patches that earlier observations from Earth-based instruments had indicated.
• Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche
  2026-03-17
  Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th-most massive asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the largest known metallic asteroid, at 140 miles in diameter.
• Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories
  2026-03-16
  All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.

• How common are fireballs streaking across the sky?
  2026-03-18
  The Earth is under assault. Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm.
• Suspected meteor falling over Cleveland could be seen several states away
  2026-03-17
  A suspected meteor that fell over the Cleveland area on Tuesday shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.
• NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
  2026-03-12
  NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
• European Space Agency probing fireball that hit German home
  2026-03-10
  The European Space Agency said it is investigating a fireball that streaked across the skies of Europe on the weekend before reportedly punching a football-sized hole in the roof of a German home.

SciTechDaily

• “We Were Scratching Our Heads” – Scientists Finally Solve Asteroid Bennu’s Surface Mystery
  2026-03-19
  A close look inside Bennu’s rocks revealed an unexpected clue that changed the story. One of the most unexpected findings of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was the true nature of Bennu. Instead of showing many smooth areas, as earlier Earth-based observations had suggested, the asteroid turned out to be a harsh, ...
• NASA’s Psyche Could Reveal the Secret Inside This Metal World
  2026-03-18
  A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New simulations suggest NASA’s upcoming mission could finally solve the mystery. More than 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was first identified, scientists are still trying to understand how ...
• NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Spiderweb Ridges on Mars That Hint at Ancient Water
  2026-03-18
  A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a vast spiderweb when seen from orbit is offering new insights into the planet’s watery past. For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been investigating an area filled with geological features known as boxwork. These formations appear as low, crisscrossing ridges about 3 ...

Science Daily

• This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet
  2026-03-17
  A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science. Is it the exposed core of a failed planet, or a chaotic mix of rock and metal forged through countless violent collisions? ...
• Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life
  2026-03-15
  New research suggests Mars may have remained habitable much longer than scientists once thought. Ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater appear to have been soaked by underground water billions of years ago, leaving behind minerals that can preserve signs of life. Even after surface water disappeared, subsurface flows may have ...
• NASA’s DART asteroid smash shows we could deflect a future threat
  2026-03-10
  When NASA’s DART spacecraft deliberately crashed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, it did more than change the asteroid’s local orbit — it slightly shifted the path of the entire asteroid pair around the Sun. The impact blasted debris into space, doubling the force of the spacecraft’s hit and nudging the ...
• NASA DART mission reveals asteroids throw “cosmic snowballs” at each other
  2026-03-08
  Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint streaks on the moon Dimorphos—evidence of slow “cosmic snowballs” drifting from its parent asteroid, Didymos. The discovery provides the first direct visual proof that sunlight can spin asteroids fast enough to shed ...
• Blasted off Mars and still alive
  2026-03-03
  A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events imaginable on Mars. In laboratory experiments designed to mimic the crushing shock of a massive asteroid impact, researchers squeezed Deinococcus radiodurans between steel plates and blasted it with pressures reaching 3 GPa (30,000 times ...

BBC Science

• Moment suspected meteor is spotted over Ohio and Pennsylvania
  2026-03-17
  The fireball, which Nasa confirmed to have fallen near Cleveland, broke the sound barrier and caused a kaboom as it landed.
• Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
  2026-01-18
  Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

wired.com

• Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
  2026-03-10
  Analysis of the tail of 3I/Atlas reveals that it contains an anomalous proportion of methanol, a class of alcohol used in fuels.

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