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News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• Assa 004 (Achondrite-ung) 2026-01-07
• Catalina 993 (CV3) 2026-01-07
• Northwest Africa 18217 (CV3) 2026-01-07
• Northwest Africa 18263 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2026-01-07
• Northwest Africa 18264 (Lunar (frag. breccia)) 2026-01-07
• Northwest Africa 18273 (CM2) 2026-01-07
• Reckling Peak 17017 (H3) 2026-01-07
• Ardakan 008 (Pallasite, PMG) 2026-01-01
• Gheriat 006 (Diogenite-an) 2026-01-01
• Limón Verde 070 (Iron, IAB-ung) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 17727 (EL6) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 17730 (H3.10) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18139 (Unknown) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18142 (Mesosiderite-B2) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18143 (Howardite) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18145 (Howardite) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18146 (Diogenite) 2026-01-01
• Northwest Africa 18147 (Diogenite) 2026-01-01
• Dar al Gani 1072 (Martian (shergottite)) 2025-12-23
• Ksar Ghilane 024 (Diogenite-olivine) 2025-12-23

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

• Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!
  2026-01-08
  The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.
• Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it?
  2026-01-08
  Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun
• Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say
  2026-01-07
  "The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."
• NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp
  2026-01-06
  NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new "postcard" from high on the slopes of Mount Sharp, offering a dramatic look at the rugged Martian landscape it's been exploring for more than a decade.
• This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026
  2026-01-06
  The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."
• Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.'
  2026-01-06
  Bad news for those hoping interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft as technosignature search turns up empty.

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

• To Keep Water Liquid, the Red Planet Needed to Freeze
  2026-01-08
  Mars has a curious past. Rovers have shown unequivocal evidence that liquid water existed on its surface, for probably at least 100 years. But climate models haven’t come up with how exactly that happened with what we currently understand about what the Martian climate was like back then. A new ...
• NASA's Mars Sample Return Is Dead, Paving The Way For China
  2026-01-08
  This year's funding for the Mars Sample Return mission has been cut. It seems unlikely that the mission will be revived in the coming years, barring some unforeseen development. This isn't a surprising development, so maybe NASA has some contingency plans.

EarthSky

• Potentially hazardous asteroid to safely pass Earth Monday
  2026-01-08
  A potentially hazardous asteroid, 2005 UK1, will safely pass Earth on January 12, 2026. At this time it will be more than 32 times the moon's distance away. The post Potentially hazardous asteroid to safely pass Earth Monday first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• 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.
• 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.

Space Daily

• Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars
  2026-01-08
  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing. Using a climate model adapted for Martian conditions, a team of researchers from Rice University discovered that lakes in locations such as Gale Crater, near Mars' ...
• Sandblasting winds sculpt Mars landscape
  2026-01-08
  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Martian winds lift sand grains into the air and drive them across the surface, where they erode soft sedimentary layers and gradually carve elongated grooves and ridges near the planet's equator. The remaining ridges, mounds, or columns, known as yardangs, stand above the surrounding terrain ...

Phys.org

• The electrifying science behind Martian dust
  2026-01-08
  Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an energetic and electrically charged environment where dust storms and dust devils continually reshape the landscape, creating dynamic processes that have intrigued scientists.

• Are we the Martians? The intriguing idea that life on Earth began on the red planet
  2025-12-29
  How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that led to biology, or when the first primitive life forms appeared.
• Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
  2025-12-15
  When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing.
• 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 impact simulation reveals the hidden strength of space rocks
  2026-01-08
  Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart—a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defense strategies. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
• Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations
  2026-01-07
  Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer—a feat uniquely enabled by Rubin. The study provides crucial information about asteroid composition and evolution, and demonstrates how Rubin is pushing the boundaries of what we can discover within ...

• The electrifying science behind Martian dust
  2026-01-08
  Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an energetic and electrically charged environment where dust storms and dust devils continually reshape the landscape, creating dynamic processes that have intrigued scientists.
• Asteroid impact simulation reveals the hidden strength of space rocks
  2026-01-08
  Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart—a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defense strategies. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
• Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations
  2026-01-07
  Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer—a feat uniquely enabled by Rubin. The study provides crucial information about asteroid composition and evolution, and demonstrates how Rubin is pushing the boundaries of what we can discover within ...
• Sandblasting on Mars: Camera reveals how prevailing winds shape elongated landforms in volcanic zone
  2026-01-07
  Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic sandblaster, carving out intriguing grooves near Mars's equator.
• The interstellar comet that's spilling its secrets
  2026-01-02
  When 3I/ATLAS swept past the sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected. Unlike the mysterious 'Oumuamua, which revealed almost nothing about itself during its brief flyby in 2017, or even 2I/Borisov which appeared in 2019, this latest interstellar traveler arrived ...

• The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies
  2025-12-30
  The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other.
• Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas
  2025-12-18
  The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. Compared to other meteor showers, it's more subdued, but experts say it's still worth a glimpse.
• GoMars model simulates 50-year Martian dust cycle
  2025-12-17
  Mars is a dusty planet dominated by vast, dry deserts, with no easily accessible sources of liquid water. Much like on Earth, dust is lifted from Mars's surface by wind and rotating air columns, transported through the atmosphere, and deposited back onto the planet's surface via sedimentation. The Martian dust ...

Science Daily

• Earth’s toughest microbes could help humans live on Mars
  2026-01-06
  Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping construction materials from Earth, researchers are exploring how to use Martian soil as the raw ingredient. Two tough microbes could work together to bind dust into a concrete-like material and ...
• Time runs faster on Mars and scientists just proved it
  2025-12-30
  Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the difference, showing that Mars clocks tick slightly faster—and fluctuate over the Martian year. These microsecond shifts could play a big role in future Mars navigation, communications, and even a solar-system-wide internet. ...
• Large Hadron Collider finally explains how fragile matter forms
  2025-12-27
  In collisions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, hotter than the Sun’s core by a staggering margin, scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery: how delicate particles like deuterons and their antimatter twins can exist at all. Instead of forming in the initial chaos, these fragile nuclei are born later, when ...
• Scientists just found the best places to look for ancient life on Mars
  2025-12-31
  Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ones for the first time. Researchers mapped 16 massive drainage basins where water likely flowed long enough to support life. Even though these areas cover just 5% of ancient Martian terrain, ...
• Did an exploding comet wipe out the mammoths?
  2026-01-02
  Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat and pressure consistent with a comet airburst rather than volcanism or human activity. The event could have sparked ...
• A planet just vanished. NASA’s Hubble reveals a violent cosmic secret
  2026-01-02
  Astronomers tracking a nearby star system thought they had spotted an exoplanet reflecting light from its star. Then it vanished. Even stranger, another bright object appeared nearby. After studying years of Hubble Space Telescope data, scientists realized they were not seeing planets at all, but the glowing debris left behind ...
• What are asteroids really made of? New analysis brings space mining closer to reality
  2025-12-25
  Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites that naturally fall to Earth, researchers have uncovered clues about the chemistry, history, and potential usefulness of these ancient space ...

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.

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