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• Hassi Khebi 002 (Diogenite-pm) 2025-12-03
• Hassi Khebi 003 (Howardite-melt breccia) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 2916 (Eucrite-br) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 17888 (LL7) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 18170 (Eucrite-pmict) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 18171 (LL3) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 18172 (Eucrite-br) 2025-12-03
• Northwest Africa 18175 (L3) 2025-12-03
• Gadoufaoua 001 (L3) 2025-12-02
• Northeast Africa 068 (Iron, IIIAB) 2025-12-02
• Northeast Africa 083 (Lunar) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 5512 (Enst achon-ung) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 16003 (CK3) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 16009 (CK3) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 16487 (C3-ung) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 16526 (Pallasite, ungrouped) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 16785 (CR2) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 17093 (Iron, IIIAB) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 17094 (Iron, IAB-sHL) 2025-12-02
• Northwest Africa 17095 (Iron, IAB-sLH) 2025-12-02

NASA CNEOS

• 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.
• 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.

Space.com

• China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
  2025-12-03
  The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.
• NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)
  2025-12-03
  Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust
• Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?
  2025-12-02
  Would you like to live in a house on Mars made with Earth bacteria and Martian rocks?
• A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
  2025-12-02
  The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study a rare space event, conducting its own flyby of the asteroid Apophis when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029.
• I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'
  2025-12-02
  "These images are not just pretty."

Astronomy Now

• 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.
• How to see Comet Lemmon
  2025-10-29
  Don't miss the chance to see Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) as it races towards its closest approach of the Sun on 8 November.

Univere Today

• How to Catch a Comet That Hasn't Been Discovered Yet
  2025-12-03
  There’s been a lot of speculation recently about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS - much of which is probably caused by low quality data given that we have to observe it from either Earth, or in some case Mars. In either case it’s much further away that what would be the ideal. ...
• New Radar Data Dries Up Hope For Subsurface Liquid Water On Mars
  2025-12-02
  Remember back in 2018 when there was a discovery of a briny “lake” underground near the Martian south pole? Pepperidge Farm probably does, and anyone that works there that’s interested in space exploration will be disappointed to hear that, whatever might be causing the radar signal that finding was based ...
• Mars Has Static Electricity!
  2025-12-01
  A team of scientists have detected electric discharges on Mars for the first time, confirming a phenomenon that was theorised for decades but never directly observed until now. The Perseverance rover's microphone accidentally captured the electromagnetic and acoustic signatures of sparks generated inside Martian dust devils, similar to the static ...

The Planetary Society

• What is comet 3I/ATLAS?
  2025-10-07
  A roundup of key facts and surprising discoveries about the third known interstellar object.
• Mars rock and roll
  2025-10-03
  A Mars rock may hold answers in the search for life, and spacecraft might roll along its surface. Plus, meet the red planet’s Rolling Stones Rock.
• Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO)
  2025-09-19
  The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory isn’t just a powerful tool for studying the Sun; it’s one of the best comet hunters in existence.
• NASA: Perseverance found possible biosignatures in Martian rock
  2025-09-11
  NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential sign of past life on Mars — not a definitive detection, but perhaps the most compelling hint yet.
• All space rocks great and small
  2025-08-15
  From large comets to tiny meteorites and all the asteroids in between, it’s worth finding all sizes of space rocks.
• Supporting asteroid defense: The 2025 Shoemaker NEO Grant winners
  2025-08-14
  Meet the latest winners of The Planetary Society's Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
• When space rocks get too close for comfort
  2025-07-31
  Some of the best-documented encounters Earthlings have had with asteroids and meteorites.

Space Daily

• Bacterial partnership offers pathway to produce Mars regolith bricks for future habitats
  2025-12-03
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Human missions to Mars will require robust shelters that can be built without hauling heavy materials from Earth, pushing engineers and scientists to focus on in situ resource utilization of the planet's regolith. A new perspective article describes how carefully selected microbial communities could ...
• SPHERE debris disk survey maps hidden asteroid and comet belts in young planetary systems
  2025-12-03
  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Observations with the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced a large gallery of debris disks around nearby young stars, revealing where unseen asteroid- and comet-scale bodies are colliding and generating dust. Gael Chauvin, SPHERE project scientist and co-author, said: "This data set ...
• Mars Rover Uncovers Evidence of Ancient Wet Climate in Jezero Crater
  2025-12-03
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 NASA's Perseverance rover identified light-colored rocks in Jezero crater that consist of white, aluminum-rich kaolinite clay. These rocks formed after prolonged exposure to water leached other minerals from parent rocks and sediments. The process required millions of years of rainfall in a humid environment. ...
• Scientists trace ancient mega watersheds on Mars
  2025-12-03
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Billions of years ago, rainfall on Mars fed rivers that cut valleys, overtopped crater rims and carved canyons, with some flows likely reaching a northern ocean basin on the planet. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have now organized these fluvial features ...
• Mars clocks run ahead of Earth by microseconds each day
  2025-12-03
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have produced the first detailed calculation of how fast time passes on Mars compared with Earth, providing a parameter that future human and robotic missions will need for navigation and communications. They determine that clocks ...

Phys.org

• How to catch a comet that hasn't been discovered yet
  2025-12-03
  There's been a lot of speculation recently about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS—much of which is probably caused by low-quality data given that we have to observe it from either Earth, or in some cases, Mars. In either case, it's much further away than what would be the ideal. But that might ...

• Sugars, 'gum,' stardust found in NASA's asteroid Bennu samples
  2025-12-02
  The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine samples delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft, three ...
• Evidence of rain-driven climate on Mars found in bleached rocks scattered in Jezero crater
  2025-12-01
  Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases with humid climates and heavy rainfall comparable to tropical climates on Earth.
• Scientists map Mars' large river drainage systems for first time
  2025-12-01
  Billions of years ago, it rained on Mars. The water collected in valleys and rivers, filled and spilled over the rims of craters, and was funneled into canyons, perhaps even making its way to a large Martian ocean.
• What seven decades of hunting for aliens tells us
  2025-11-29
  Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after decades of space probes, meteorite analysis, radio telescopes, and UFO investigations, what have we actually found? A new piece of analysis by a team led by Seyed Sina Seyedpour Layalestani from the Islamic Azad ...
• Asteroid loaded with amino acids offers new clues about the origin of life on Earth
  2025-11-29
  One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of life—were transported here by asteroids or other celestial bodies. While these molecules have been found in ...
• Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system
  2025-11-27
  When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how planets, including our own, formed.
• Meteorite crater hosts methane-making microbes—a clue to life on Mars?
  2025-11-26
  Scientists have discovered living microbes producing methane in the fractured rocks deep inside Sweden's Siljan impact crater, offering insights into Earth's earliest life and the search for life beyond our planet.

• How to catch a comet that hasn't been discovered yet
  2025-12-03
  There's been a lot of speculation recently about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS—much of which is probably caused by low-quality data given that we have to observe it from either Earth, or in some cases, Mars. In either case, it's much further away than what would be the ideal. But that might ...
• Debris disk gallery shows tell-tale signs of asteroids and comets in distant solar systems
  2025-12-03
  Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.

• How to catch a comet that hasn't been discovered yet
  2025-12-03
  There's been a lot of speculation recently about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS—much of which is probably caused by low-quality data given that we have to observe it from either Earth, or in some cases, Mars. In either case, it's much further away than what would be the ideal. But that might ...
• NASA tests drones in Death Valley, preps for Martian sands and skies
  2025-12-03
  When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repeat.
• Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed
  2025-12-03
  Analysis of the second confirmed interstellar comet to visit our solar system suggests that the alien body could be covered in erupting icy, volcano-like structures called cryovolcanoes. Researchers also discovered that the comet has a metal-rich interior, which could challenge our understanding of how comets formed in our own planetary ...
• Debris disk gallery shows tell-tale signs of asteroids and comets in distant solar systems
  2025-12-03
  Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.
• Sugars, 'gum,' stardust found in NASA's asteroid Bennu samples
  2025-12-02
  The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine samples delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft, three ...
• Evidence of rain-driven climate on Mars found in bleached rocks scattered in Jezero crater
  2025-12-01
  Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases with humid climates and heavy rainfall comparable to tropical climates on Earth.
• Scientists map Mars' large river drainage systems for first time
  2025-12-01
  Billions of years ago, it rained on Mars. The water collected in valleys and rivers, filled and spilled over the rims of craters, and was funneled into canyons, perhaps even making its way to a large Martian ocean.
• Asteroid loaded with amino acids offers new clues about the origin of life on Earth
  2025-11-29
  One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of life—were transported here by asteroids or other celestial bodies. While these molecules have been found in ...
• Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system
  2025-11-27
  When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how planets, including our own, formed.

• Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed
  2025-12-03
  Analysis of the second confirmed interstellar comet to visit our solar system suggests that the alien body could be covered in erupting icy, volcano-like structures called cryovolcanoes. Researchers also discovered that the comet has a metal-rich interior, which could challenge our understanding of how comets formed in our own planetary ...
• NASA confirms support for delayed European Mars rover: ESA
  2025-11-26
  NASA has confirmed that it will contribute to Europe's Martian rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028 after repeated delays, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday.

SciTechDaily

• New Images Reveal Young Solar Systems Filled With Secret Planets
  2025-12-03
  New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building bodies. The structures often resemble our asteroid and Kuiper belts, hinting at unseen giant planets sculpting the dust. By comparing 51 systems, astronomers found clear trends linking star mass to disk mass ...
• Scientists Uncover New Evidence of Ancient Airbursts That Ravaged Earth Without Leaving Craters
  2025-12-03
  Emerging evidence suggests Earth has endured far more hidden cosmic explosions than once believed. Touchdown airbursts, a form of cosmic impact that may occur more often than the crater-producing events known for wiping out the dinosaurs, are still not fully understood. UC Santa Barbara Earth Science Emeritus Professor James Kennett ...

Science Daily

• The solar mission that survived disaster and found 5,000 comets
  2025-12-03
  For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission. Its long-term observations uncovered a single global plasma conveyor belt inside the Sun, detailed how solar brightness subtly shifts over the ...
• New Mars images reveal hidden traces of a recent ice age
  2025-11-26
  Mars’s Coloe Fossae reveals a landscape shaped by ancient ice ages, with deep valleys, cratered terrain, and frozen debris flows preserved from a time when the planet’s climate dramatically shifted.
• Scientists may have found the planet that made the Moon
  2025-11-23
  About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across space rocks. By examining subtle isotopic fingerprints in Earth and Moon samples, scientists have reconstructed Theia’s possible composition and birthplace.
• Japanese spacecraft faces a massive challenge from a house-size asteroid
  2025-11-21
  New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought. The discovery adds complexity to Hayabusa2’s 2031 mission but also heightens scientific interest. The asteroid’s composition remains uncertain, making the encounter even more compelling. Insights from this work could ...
• Scientists uncover a massive hidden crater in China that rewrites Earth’s recent history
  2025-11-14
  A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known craters from the same era. Shock-damaged quartz confirms the intense forces involved. Its survival in a high-erosion environment makes it a ...

BBC Science

• Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
  2025-01-29
  Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
• Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet
  2025-09-10
  Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes.

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