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NASA CNEOS

• SpaceDev Places JPL On Contract To Support NEAP Mission Planning
  1998-12-15
  
• News
  2026-05-18
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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

• 3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth
  2026-06-25
  "While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain."
• Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks
  2026-06-24
  "Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater."
• NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026
  2026-06-24
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finding clues that are leading scientists toward the origins of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
• ESA chief calls for greater European space autonomy as trust in US partnership erodes
  2026-06-24
  The cancellation of Gateway and Mars Sample Return exposed just how dependent Europe's space ambitions are on U.S. decisions. ESA's director general says that has to change.

Sky&Telescope

• Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Cold, Ancient Origins
  2026-06-22
  The most recent interstellar visitor was crisscrossing our galaxy for some 10 to 12 billion years before it came near the Sun. The post Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Cold, Ancient Origins appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
• Lucy's First Asteroid Flyby Sheds Light on a Double-lobed Asteroid
  2026-06-20
  On its way to future encounters with Trojan asteroids, the Lucy spacecraft made a practice run past tiny asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025. Now, the Lucy team, led … The post Lucy's First Asteroid Flyby Sheds Light on a Double-lobed Asteroid appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
• Did A Moon-Size Planet Grow Fast and Die Young in the Early Solar System?
  2026-06-12
  A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert could be a fragment of a Moon-size body that met a violent end in the earliest days of the solar system. The post Did A Moon-Size Planet Grow Fast and Die Young in the Early Solar System? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Universe Today

• The Long-Lived Chicxulub Hydrothermal System Lasted 8 Million Years
  2026-06-24
  The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than previously suspected. While previous research showed the buried hydrothermal system of porous rock, hot water, and chemical nutrients may ...
• Happy Asteroid Day! Prize-Winning Plan Focuses on Space Infrastructure
  2026-06-23
  A proposal to create a new network for monitoring cosmic threats to off-world infrastructure has won this year's Schweickart Prize, which recognizes bright ideas for planetary defense.
• Are Asteroid-Mass Black Holes Hiding in the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Glow?
  2026-06-22
  There are multiple ways to form black holes. The one most commonly taught in high school physics classes is that they are created from the collapse of a dying star. But there are another class of black holes, known as Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) that could have been created immediately ...
• Making Sense Of Mars’ Tiny Moon Of Phobos
  2026-06-20
  Understanding the Martian moon of Phobos’ origin hinges on decoding its interior. Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission due for launch in late 2026 should help.

EarthSky

• Peanut-shaped asteroid wobbles in 2 directions
  2026-06-25
  New analysis shows that a peanut-shaped asteroid wobbles in space in 2 directions. Lucy spacecraft now continues its journey toward Jupiter’s Trojans. The post Peanut-shaped asteroid wobbles in 2 directions first appeared on EarthSky.
• Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27
  2026-06-24
  On June 27, 2026, a large asteroid will safely pass close by Earth. Info - and finder charts for those with small telescopes - here. The post Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 first appeared on EarthSky.
• Comet 3I/ATLAS over 10 billion years old, Webb finds
  2026-06-24
  The Webb space telescope has found chemical clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. It appears to be several times older than our solar system. The post Comet 3I/ATLAS over 10 billion years old, Webb finds first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• China’s Tianwen-2 mission has (probably) arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth
  2026-06-25
  The probe aims to bring back a sample from the asteroid Kamo'oalewa.
• Big impacts
  2026-05-29
  New asteroid discoveries, big changes at NASA, and breathtaking views of Saturn.
• Big Moon mission, little space rocks
  2026-04-03
  The Artemis II launch, and meteorites on Earth and the Moon.
• 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?

Phys.org

• We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
  2026-06-24
  On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians.
• Dino-killing asteroid may have fueled underground life for 8 million years
  2026-06-09
  The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than previously suspected.
• Cosmic bombardment may have opened Earth's crust for prebiotic chemistry
  2026-06-09
  Asteroids and planetesimals regularly bombarded Earth between about 4.6 billion and 3.5 billion years ago, during the Hadean and Archean eons. Because few rocks today are more than 4 billion years old, our understanding of the planet's environment during that time is limited. However, samples from the moon and its ...
• How Jupiter may have redirected life's ingredients toward Earth 4.5 billion years ago
  2026-06-04
  NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become habitable. They also suggest a new role for Jupiter in the distribution of these elements throughout the young solar system. The study, published in Science Advances, examines this ...
• Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveals no technosignatures in seven-hour radio scan
  2026-06-04
  Scientists at the SETI Institute recently searched for technological signals from 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object observed in our solar system. Using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern California, the team scanned a wide range of radio frequencies for signs of extraterrestrial technology ...

• Are asteroid-mass black holes hiding in the cosmic gamma-ray glow?
  2026-06-22
  There are multiple ways to form black holes. The one most commonly taught in high school physics classes is that they are created from the collapse of a dying star. But there is another class of black holes, known as primordial black holes (PBHs), that could have been created immediately ...

• Images: Perseverance reaches 'marathon' milestone on Mars
  2026-06-24
  NASA's Perseverance rover appears as a green speck on the Martian surface on June 13, 2026, a day before the robotic explorer marked a distance milestone, having traveled a full marathon (26.2 miles, or 42.195 kilometers) on the Red Planet. Perseverance reached that distance after five years and four months ...
• We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
  2026-06-24
  On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians.
• Asteroid zooming past Earth on Saturday visible to stargazers
  2026-06-24
  A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or large binoculars, the European Space Agency announced Wednesday.
• Happy Asteroid Day! Prize-winning plan focuses on space infrastructure
  2026-06-23
  For decades, astronomers and policymakers have been working on plans to protect our planet from killer asteroids. But now there's a new realm to protect: the thousands of satellites we're putting in orbit.
• Making sense of Mars' tiny moon Phobos
  2026-06-23
  Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has long puzzled planetary scientists, who have continually debated whether it's a captured asteroid or formed from debris after a giant impactor struck the Martian surface. The key to solving the mystery mainly rests with a better understanding of Phobos' internal structure, which unfortunately remains a ...
• Third known interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS may be billions of years older than the solar system, study finds
  2026-06-22
  An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever seen before in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.
• Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
  2026-06-20
  The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien tech.
• The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say
  2026-06-19
  Need some good news on a Friday after a long week? The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long been assumed to be our home planet's ultimate fate, according to scientists.
• Asteroid Donaldjohanson wobbles as it rotates, Lucy flyby reveals
  2026-06-19
  Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists studying the inner main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson have found that its rotation wobbles. Rather than rolling through space in a steady pattern, Donaldjohanson turns on two axes, rotating end over end once every 10.5 Earth days while wobbling around its horizontal axis every 26.5 days. The ...

• Future Martian colonists will need a new relativistic clock
  2026-06-16
  We think of atomic clocks as the definitive timekeepers. They are famous for being accurate down to the picosecond. Unfortunately, they are still subject to general relativity, so if you put them on a different planet, they will track time slightly faster or slower than on Earth, depending on the ...

SciTechDaily

• Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Is Bursting With an Unexpected Chemical
  2026-06-24
  Astronomers have found that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains an unusually large amount of methanol. Every interstellar object that passes through our solar system offers a rare chance to sample material forged around another star. Now, new observations of comet 3I/ATLAS using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed a ...
• Scientists Just Found All 5 Genetic “Letters” of DNA and RNA on an Asteroid
  2026-06-23
  The discovery of all five nucleobases on Ryugu strengthens the idea that life’s molecular ingredients formed in space before reaching Earth. A new study reports that samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five fundamental nucleobases, the molecular “letters” of life. Tiny asteroid grains can preserve chemical clues about the ...

Apollo.lv

• Jāņa Streiča vārdā nosaukts asteroīds
  2026-06-25
  Šī gada jūnijā apstiprināts 2018. gadā atklāta asteroīda pastāvīgais numurs un vārds, kas dots, godinot latviešu kinorežisoru Jāni Streiču, informē Latvijas Universitāte.

DELFI.lv

• Jāņa Streiča vārdā nosaukts asteroīds
  2026-06-25
  Šī gada jūnijā apstiprināts 2018. gadā atklāta asteroīda pastāvīgais numurs un vārds, kas dots, godinot latviešu kinorežisoru Jāni Streiču, informē Latvijas Universitāte.

TVNet

• Režisora Streiča vārdā nosaukts asteroīds
  2026-06-25
  Pirms septiņiem gadiem Latvijas Universitātes (LU) Baldones Astrofizikas observatorijā atklātais asteroīds nosaukts par godu latviešu kinorežisoram un scenāristam Jānim Streičam, informēja augstskolā.

Science Daily

• Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon
  2026-06-22
  A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreating the impact that formed the giant South Pole-Aitken basin—the Moon’s largest and oldest crater—scientists found that a low-angle strike from a large, iron-cored object blasted material from deep ...
• Meteorite reveals a lost moon-sized world from the dawn of the solar system
  2026-06-23
  A rare meteorite has revealed evidence of a massive lost world that once orbited the young Sun before being destroyed in a catastrophic collision. The discovery suggests some early planets formed from dramatically different materials than Earth and Mars, rewriting part of the solar system’s origin story.
• NASA's Webb detects methane and strange chemistry on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
  2026-06-04
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered unusual chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, including the first direct detection of methane on a visitor from another star system. The comet also contains exceptionally high levels of carbon dioxide, making it unlike most comets born in our solar system. Scientists believe the ...
• Scientists simulated a nuclear fireball and found a surprise in the fallout
  2026-06-03
  Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recreated part of the intense chaos inside a nuclear fireball to better understand how radioactive fallout forms. Their experiments revealed that the way vaporized materials cool can dramatically change the particles that eventually form, especially for volatile elements like cesium.

CNET.com

• Look Up Tonight: The Bootids Meteor Shower Is Already Active
  2026-06-25
  The Bootids defy prediction, with yearly meteor activity that even science can't accurately estimate.

LSM.LV

• Asteroīdam dots vārds par godu režisoram Jānim Streičam
  2026-06-25
  Latviešu kinorežisora Jāņa Streiča vārds turpmāk būs atrodams ne tikai Latvijas kultūras vēsturē, bet arī Saules sistēmas kartēs. Starptautiskā astronomu savienība apstiprinājusi jauna asteroīda nosaukumu, kas dots par godu režisoram. Asteroīds tika atklāts Latvijas Universitātes (LU) Baldones Astrofizikas observatorijā, un priekšlikumu to nosaukt Jāņa Streiča vārdā iesniedza tā atklājējs, Latvijas ...

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