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• El Médano 611 (H3) 2026-03-23
• Northwest Africa 18348 (L3) 2026-03-23
• Northwest Africa 18369 (H3) 2026-03-23
• Northwest Africa 18381 (L3) 2026-03-23
• Northwest Africa 18383 (H3) 2026-03-23
• Northwest Africa 18404 (H3) 2026-03-23
• Paposo 097 (H3) 2026-03-23
• 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

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

• Rare daytime fireball may have dropped meteorites on Texas: Here's where to find them
  2026-03-23
  The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.
• Love Project Hail Mary? Here are the Andy Weir books you need to read
  2026-03-20
  Has Project Hail Mary left you craving more of Andy Weir's work? We've rounded up the best of Andy Weir's sci-fi books, from The Martian to Artemis.
• Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart
  2026-03-20
  NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.
• Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 20, 2026
  2026-03-20
  NASA's Space Launch System rocket was back on the move overnight ahead of its second mission to the moon, which will be the first time the vehicle carries a crew.
• NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad
  2026-03-20
  NASA's SLS rocket is back at the launch pad as the space agency gears up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon next month.
• 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 love Lego, rockets or Tintin — or all three — 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.

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

• How Will Martian Gravity Affect Skeletal Muscle?
  2026-03-21
  Marie Mortreux, an assistant professor in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, is part of an international team of researchers studying how the Mars’s gravity would affect astronauts’ skeletal muscle.
• 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

• Will the Ohio meteor fall yield a bonanza of space rocks?
  2026-03-20
  The meteor that shook parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania on St. Patrick's day dropped meteorites on the landscape. See a strewn field map and some meteorites. The post Will the Ohio meteor fall yield a bonanza of space rocks? 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

• All 5 fundamental units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample
  2026-03-22
  A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
• A self-sufficient Mars garden? How cyanobacteria-based fertilizer could grow edible biomass
  2026-03-20
  A research team from the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), the Department of Environmental Process Engineering (UVT) at the University of Bremen and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has made significant progress toward a self-sufficient Mars mission: a fertilizer, which can be produced solely with Martian resources, ...
• 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 ...

• 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.

• All 5 fundamental units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample
  2026-03-22
  A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
• Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth
  2026-03-20
  Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles away.
• 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.

• A self-sufficient Mars garden? How cyanobacteria-based fertilizer could grow edible biomass
  2026-03-20
  A research team from the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), the Department of Environmental Process Engineering (UVT) at the University of Bremen and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has made significant progress toward a self-sufficient Mars mission: a fertilizer, which can be produced solely with Martian resources, ...
• NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
  2026-03-20
  For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month.
• NASA returns moon rocket to pad, eyeing April 1 launch
  2026-03-20
  NASA on Thursday began returning its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon, after completing necessary repairs.
• 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

• Scientists Open Moon Rocks Locked Away Since 1972 – and Find Something Totally Unexpected
  2026-03-23
  Decades after being sealed away, Apollo-era lunar samples are revealing unexpected chemical signatures that challenge long-standing assumptions about the Moon’s composition. When NASA’s final Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon in 1972, some of the material they collected was sealed and set aside. Scientists hoped that future generations, equipped with ...

Science Daily

• NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time
  2026-03-21
  In an incredibly lucky cosmic accident, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a comet breaking apart in real time—something astronomers have long tried and failed to observe. The comet, C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), wasn’t even the original target, but when researchers pivoted to it, they unknowingly caught it mid-disintegration into multiple pieces.
• Scientists solve 12,800-year-old climate mystery hidden in Greenland ice
  2026-03-20
  A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions known as the Younger Dryas. But new research points to a far less dramatic, yet still powerful culprit: volcanic ...
• 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 ...

BBC Science

• Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch
  2026-03-20
  Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
• 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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