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NASA CNEOS

• SpaceDev Places JPL On Contract To Support NEAP Mission Planning
  1998-12-15
  
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  2026-11-06
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• NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
  2026-07-16
  New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion through space and using powerful observatories that image faint celestial objects.
• 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.

Space.com

• On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: NASA launches the Saturn V moon rocket for the first time on Apollo 4, but no astronauts were aboard
  2026-11-10
  On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: NASA launches the Saturn V moon rocket for the first time on Apollo 4, but no astronauts were aboard
• Meteorite that landed in Cape Cod was a 'lone wolf' from the outer solar system, scientists find
  2026-11-09
  A meteor that exploded into fragments that fell into Cape Cod Bay was once part of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, scientists found.
• Hera probe gets 1st good look at asteroid system clobbered by NASA's DART mission | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2026
  2026-11-06
  The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has gotten its first close-up look at the Didymos binary asteroid, the first space rock system "punched" by humanity.
• 4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars
  2026-11-06
  A rock discovered in the Sahara Desert formed more than 4.1 billion years ago, making it one of the oldest Martian meteorites ever found. The ancient space rock offers a rare glimpse into the formation of Mars' early crust and its possible interaction with water.
• Andy Weir says his new sci-fi audio drama 'Exoplanet' is a way to 'revive the old art of radio plays' (interview)
  2026-11-06
  "Earlier on in my life, even before 'The Martian,' I wanted to bring back audio-only entertainment."

Sky&Telescope

• Sunlight Pulverizes Asteroids That Come Too Close
  2026-11-04
  Asteroids that come too close to the Sun don't last long. Now astronomers think they might know why. The post Sunlight Pulverizes Asteroids That Come Too Close appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
• Mars May Have Been Warmer and Wetter for Longer Than We Thought
  2026-11-03
  Orbiter and rover data are showing that water may have flowed more recently on the Martian surface, maybe even into the present era. The post Mars May Have Been Warmer and Wetter for Longer Than We Thought appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

• Rise Early on October 22nd for the Orionid Meteor Shower
  2026-10-14
  The Moon bugs out just in time to enjoy the peak of the Orionids, which trace their origin to Halley's Comet. The post Rise Early on October 22nd for the Orionid Meteor Shower appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Astronomy Now

• Hera closes in on the asteroid DART impacted
  2026-11-09
  The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Hera spacecraft has returned its first close-up view of the Didymos asteroid system, marking the beginning of an ‘asteroid autopsy’ to discover what NASA’s DART impact really did to the asteroid moon Dimorphos in 2022.
• Falcon 9 lunar impact: More than a new crater
  2026-08-05
  Today’s impact of a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage on the Moon may sound dramatic, but it is neither the first human-made object to strike our natural satellite nor the largest.

Universe Today

• A Perseverance Experiment Could Help Astronauts Prepare for Dust Storms on Mars
  2026-11-09
  Researchers at Washington University examined how dust interacts with the spacesuit swatches on the Perseverance Rover. Future missions to Mars require that planners account for the effects of dust exposure on humans and materials.
• Our Sun’s Undiscovered Stellar Nemesis Is Still Out There, Says Physicist
  2026-11-07
  The decades old idea that our solar system’s Oort Cloud is continually perturbed by a heretofore undetected low mass Red Dwarf star remains the best explanation for periodicities found in Earth’s impact record. Or so says a well known physicist who has long championed this idea.
• Earth's Gravity May Have Kept the Early Moon's Volcanic Heart Beating
  2026-11-06
  We typically think of the Moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an exception. That understanding is grounded in physics - the Moon should have cooled rapidly after forming when a huge protoplanet hit ...
• Asteroids' Oddball Shapes Make Deflecting Them Challenging
  2026-11-05
  In a pinch, we could use a stand-off nuclear blast to redirect a dangerous asteroid on short notice. There's no atmospheric shock wave in space, but the x-ray pulse could still deflect the space rock. But asteroids aren't round and uniform, so their weird shapes make it difficult.

EarthSky

• Visible planets and night sky guide for November
  2026-11-09
  Visible planets and night sky guide: November is a great month for both planets and meteor showers! Here's how to see Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the ongoing Taurids. The post Visible planets and night sky guide for November first appeared on EarthSky.
• Hera mission begins asteroid defense investigation: 1st closeup views!
  2026-11-05
  The Hera mission just got its 1st closeup view of Didymos and its little moonlet Dimorphos. Soon it will begin investigating the aftermath of the DART impact. The post Hera mission begins asteroid defense investigation: 1st closeup views! first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• Mars rover samples what could be one of the oldest rocks on the Martian surface
  2026-10-28
  The Perseverance rover's "Singita" sample may be more than 3.9 billion years old.
• Sudden changes and slow burns
  2026-10-23
  A mission to a Martian moon launches, what the upcoming U.S. elections will mean for NASA, and new possible landing sites for Artemis.
• Amoebas and anniversaries
  2026-09-25
  A new crater on the Moon, super-hot amoebas, and Hubble marks an orbital milestone as well as one of your own.
• Announcing our new STEP Grant winners: A Solar System shadow-tracker, a new telescope tool, and an asteroid database
  2026-09-21
  Three groups of scientists will receive crowdfunded support to further the scientific exploration of space.
• More than one way to make an impact
  2026-07-17
  Finding craters, speaking out against anti-science policies, preventing asteroid impacts, making art — these are all great ways to make a difference.
• Say hello to our little friends
  2026-07-10
  Hayabusa2 and Tianwen-2 get up close and personal with two asteroids.
• Hayabusa2’s flyby of asteroid Torifune
  2026-07-07
  On Sunday, July 5, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa2 probe performed a close flyby of the asteroid Torifune.
• An ocean of stars
  2026-07-03
  The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has kicked off an epic mission to map the Universe, including potentially dangerous asteroids.
• 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.

Space Daily

• Astronauts on the Moon could shelter from radiation, micrometeoroids and extreme temperatures inside a lava tube, and NASA is sending a suite called GIMLI to scan beneath the Marius Hills Pit to see whether the pit opens into one
  2026-10-20
  Underground caverns could offer lunar explorers their first true shelter, if a buried tunnel system actually exists beneath the volcanic landscape where NASA is about to look. The post Astronauts on the Moon could shelter from radiation, micrometeoroids and extreme temperatures inside a lava tube, and NASA is sending a suite ...
• A buried crater under the town of Ames, Oklahoma, that produces oil and gas was dated to the wrong era by about 100 million years, and its new age of about 370 million years puts it close to a mass extinction that wiped out much of the sea’s life
  2026-10-18
  Zircon dating moves the buried Ames impact in Oklahoma to about 370 million years ago, close in time to the Late Devonian mass extinction, UT Austin researchers report. The post A buried crater under the town of Ames, Oklahoma, that produces oil and gas was dated to the wrong era by ...

Phys.org

• Our sun's undiscovered stellar nemesis is still out there, says physicist
  2026-11-09
  Long-period, high-inclination comets of the sort that can cause extinction-level impacts here on Earth have long been thought to originate from a theoretical Oort cloud. That is, a roughly spherical cloud of icy cometary objects that number in the trillions at distances that extend up to 1.6 light-years away.

• Overlooked material in Ryugu and meteorites may explain how water spared ancient chemistry
  2026-11-02
  Asteroid Ryugu and some carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to have similar origins in the early solar system, are known as chemically "primitive" materials because they preserve the chemical composition of the early solar system remarkably well. Yet these rocks also reacted extensively with water after they formed, transforming many ...
• Rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite reveals clues to planet's ancient past
  2026-10-30
  Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provides new evidence that the red planet may have once had a wetter, Earth-like environment.
• Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests
  2026-10-28
  The theory that comets delivered the molecular building blocks for life on Earth is a long-standing one, since comets are known to carry many of these molecules. However, a new study challenges this idea.
• First comprehensive Mars soil classification offers framework for exploration and future farming
  2026-10-16
  A Ph.D. student at the University of Sydney has produced the first comprehensive classification system and map of Martian soils, creating a new framework that could help scientists compare landscapes across the Red Planet and identify promising locations for future exploration, habitation and food production.
• Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth
  2026-09-30
  Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to investigate how life began here on Earth. Our research explores the conditions in which a mixture of molecules somehow transformed from chemistry into ...

• Our sun's undiscovered stellar nemesis is still out there, says physicist
  2026-11-09
  Long-period, high-inclination comets of the sort that can cause extinction-level impacts here on Earth have long been thought to originate from a theoretical Oort cloud. That is, a roughly spherical cloud of icy cometary objects that number in the trillions at distances that extend up to 1.6 light-years away.
• Hubble learns galactic history from stars
  2026-11-05
  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer Charles Messier, who cataloged M30 and other diffuse objects that might be mistaken for comets in the early telescopes of Messier's time. M30 lies ...
• Queen's University Belfast students find Neptune's elusive Trojan asteroids
  2026-11-03
  An international team led by researchers at Queen's University Belfast has made a discovery that has eluded astronomers for decades. Beginning in 1906, telescope observations revealed a population of asteroids leading and trailing Jupiter, which came to be known as the "Trojan" and "Greek" populations. Since then, astronomers have discovered ...
• Heavy hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS's methane points to a frigid birthplace
  2026-11-01
  The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical clue to conditions in the planetary system of its origin, locked away long before it reached our sun. Its methane signature is unusually rich in heavy hydrogen, suggesting that the comet's frozen ingredients took shape in an intensely cold environment around another star—or ...

• Subaru Telescope reveals the shape and temperature of Comet Encke's nucleus
  2026-11-10
  Mid-infrared observations with the Subaru Telescope have revealed the shape and surface temperature of the nucleus of Comet 2P/Encke. By analyzing how the nucleus's thermal emission changed as it rotated, the researchers found that the nucleus is elongated, with a long axis of about 7 kilometers and a short axis ...
• Our sun's undiscovered stellar nemesis is still out there, says physicist
  2026-11-09
  Long-period, high-inclination comets of the sort that can cause extinction-level impacts here on Earth have long been thought to originate from a theoretical Oort cloud. That is, a roughly spherical cloud of icy cometary objects that number in the trillions at distances that extend up to 1.6 light-years away.
• Earth's gravity may have kept the early moon's volcanic heart beating
  2026-11-07
  We typically think of the moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an exception. That understanding is grounded in physics—the moon should have cooled rapidly after forming when a huge protoplanet hit the early ...
• An asteroid's shape influences where a nuclear blast must be aimed to deflect it
  2026-11-03
  If a dangerous asteroid were headed toward Earth, one defense could be a nuclear detonation to blast one side with X-rays and nudge it off course. But new simulations suggest that for a lumpy, irregular asteroid, exactly where those X-rays hit could make a huge difference.
• Ceres' water ice can mask massive surface salt deposits
  2026-11-03
  The dwarf planet Ceres is arguably one of the most overlooked and underappreciated planetary objects in the solar system. This could be because while Ceres has the same dwarf planet designation as Pluto, Ceres is largely considered an "asteroid" since it resides in the main asteroid belt. However, along with ...
• Martian polar crater ice shifts with seasonal frost
  2026-11-02
  Mars shares many landforms and weather patterns with Earth, including changing seasons, volcanoes, canyons, dust storms, dust devils and water ice. Another feature that Earth and Mars share is polar ice caps. These are among each planet's striking features, but the major difference is that Earth's polar ice caps are ...
• Overlooked material in Ryugu and meteorites may explain how water spared ancient chemistry
  2026-11-02
  Asteroid Ryugu and some carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to have similar origins in the early solar system, are known as chemically "primitive" materials because they preserve the chemical composition of the early solar system remarkably well. Yet these rocks also reacted extensively with water after they formed, transforming many ...
• Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest
  2026-11-01
  Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in size—serve an important purpose: They're helping scientists assess the potential damage caused ...
• Heavy hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS's methane points to a frigid birthplace
  2026-11-01
  The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical clue to conditions in the planetary system of its origin, locked away long before it reached our sun. Its methane signature is unusually rich in heavy hydrogen, suggesting that the comet's frozen ingredients took shape in an intensely cold environment around another star—or ...
• Rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite reveals clues to planet's ancient past
  2026-10-30
  Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provides new evidence that the red planet may have once had a wetter, Earth-like environment.

• Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest
  2026-11-01
  Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in size—serve an important purpose: They're helping scientists assess the potential damage caused ...
• First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one
  2026-10-27
  The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense has resolved its two target asteroids separately for the first time, revealing the binary nature of the Didymos system, currently some 197 million km (122 million miles) away from Earth.
• Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust
  2026-10-27
  Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including particles small enough to penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the ...
• The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here's how and when to watch
  2026-10-20
  The Orionids—one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's Comet—will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
• Lucy mission marks 5 years of discoveries
  2026-10-20
  On Oct. 16, 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft began its journey to the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids with an early morning launch. Now less than a year away from the first-ever close-up of a Trojan, the Southwest Research Institute–led mission has already made several findings during its first five years.

SciTechDaily

• NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Just Drove Farther Than Any Vehicle Beyond Earth
  2026-11-08
  NASA’s self-driving Perseverance rover has broken the all-time off-world driving record and is now exploring ancient Martian terrain that could hold clues to the Red Planet’s long-lost history. NASA’s Perseverance rover has set a new record for driving on another world, traveling farther across the surface of Mars than any ...
• Look Up: Three Meteor Showers, a Supermoon, and a Historic Space First Are Coming in November
  2026-11-08
  November offers plenty of reasons to look up, including the Taurid and Leonid meteor showers, a close pairing of Mars and Jupiter, a remarkable milestone for NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, and a bright supermoon. November Skywatching Highlights Around November 5: The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak, with the ...

Science Daily

• A nuclear blast could save Earth from an asteroid, but there's a catch
  2026-11-08
  A nuclear explosion might save Earth from a deadly asteroid, but new research suggests that hitting the wrong side could make the difference between success and disaster. Scientists found that an asteroid's irregular shape can dramatically affect how it responds to an X-ray blast, with deflection effectiveness varying nearly fivefold ...
• Don't miss: Meteor showers, fireballs, and a supermoon light up November's night sky
  2026-11-06
  November's night sky is packed with celestial wonders, from bright meteor fireballs and a close pairing of Mars and Jupiter to a spectacular supermoon. Meanwhile, NASA's Voyager 1 is making history by becoming the first spacecraft to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth.
• NASA smashed into an asteroid. Now Hera is closing in to see what happened
  2026-11-03
  Europe’s Hera spacecraft has captured its first clear view of two asteroids involved in NASA’s historic 2022 experiment to redirect a potentially dangerous space rock. Now approaching the pair, Hera will investigate the mysterious aftermath of the collision and uncover why the asteroid shifted far more than scientists predicted.
• All 5 genetic “letters” of DNA and RNA discovered in a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid
  2026-11-03
  Scientists have discovered all five essential nucleobases used in DNA and RNA in pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu, revealing that key ingredients for life existed in space billions of years ago. The remarkable finding adds to growing evidence from other asteroids and meteorites that these molecules were widespread throughout the ...
• Meteors don't just burn up. What really happens is far more violent
  2026-10-29
  Scientists have uncovered seven surprising stages that space rocks go through as they hurtle toward Earth, revealing that melting and violent fragmentation, rather than simple evaporation, determine their fate. The discovery could help explain why meteorites scatter across the ground and how dangerous asteroids explode in Earth's atmosphere.
• NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples reveal a 4.5-billion-year-old secret
  2026-10-24
  Tiny samples from asteroid Bennu are rewriting scientists' understanding of how our Solar System formed. New evidence suggests that Bennu was born where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed, with Jupiter playing a surprising role in shaping its formation.

BBC Science

• One of the year's most prolific meteor showers visible in the night sky throughout November
  2026-11-07
  The Leonid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors continues through November.
• BBC Inside Science
  2026-10-22
  A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.
• Mission blasts off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon
  2026-10-19
  A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

wired.com

• Ancient Meteorite Found in the Sahara Holds Secrets About Mars’ Watery Past
  2026-11-03
  The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.

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