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News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• Calate 064 (L3) 2026-04-03
• Caleta el Cobre 081 (L3) 2026-04-03
• Catalina 1052 (L3) 2026-04-03
• Denader 004 (CB) 2026-04-03
• Fengning (Iron, IIIAB) 2026-04-03
• Gyarub Zangbo (b) (Iron, IAB-sHH) 2026-04-03
• Mdeïné 003 (Iron, ungrouped) 2026-04-03
• Northwest Africa 16442 (L3-5-melt breccia) 2026-04-03
• Northwest Africa 18560 (LL3) 2026-04-03
• Calama 936 (H-melt rock) 2026-04-01
• Khor-Biabanak 001 (Eucrite) 2026-04-01
• Northeast Africa 123 (Lunar (melt breccia)) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 17884 (CO3.0) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18224 (Diogenite) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18225 (L3) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18230 (Martian (shergottite)) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18471 (Lunar (feldsp. melt breccia)) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18477 (Lunar (melt breccia)) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18530 (L3) 2026-04-01
• Northwest Africa 18532 (LL7) 2026-04-01

NASA CNEOS

• SpaceDev Places JPL On Contract To Support NEAP Mission Planning
  1998-12-15
  
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  2026-04-02
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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

• The Lyrids are coming! How I watch meteor showers from the middle of a city
  2026-04-14
  A little patience, luck and a well-placed camera can still deliver a dazzling fireball — even from a city.
• The moon's oldest and darkest craters could be hiding the most water ice. That's good news for future astronauts
  2026-04-14
  New research shows that craters near the moon's south pole that have been in permanent shadow the longest are more likely to contain the most water ice.
• 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for
  2026-04-13
  A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event.
• Why I'm hunting for Comet PanSTARRS right now — before it's too late
  2026-04-10
  A rare long-period comet is here — here's how to find comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) before sunrise this April, with key dates, viewing tips and the best mornings to look.
• A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know
  2026-04-09
  The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach.
• 1 week until the Lyrid meteor shower lights up April skies: Here's what you need to know
  2026-04-09
  The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22.
• 'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts
  2026-04-08
  NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby observations —especially the micrometeor impact flashes they saw.

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.

Universe Today

• The Most Quiet Place We've Ever Listened From!
  2026-04-14
  For the first time in history, scientists have used a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon to search for signals from extraterrestrial intelligence. China's Chang'E-4 lander sat in the most radio quiet location humanity has ever placed an instrument, shielded from Earth's constant electronic chatter by the entire ...
• The Craters that Made Us
  2026-04-12
  What if the same collisions we think of as forces of destruction were actually the spark that created life on Earth? New research published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is making a compelling case that meteor impacts didn't just reshape our planet's surface, instead that they may ...
• The Moon Just Got a New Scar
  2026-04-12
  A crater the size of two football pitches has appeared on the Moon and for the first time, scientists have been able to watch exactly what happened. Captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter before and after the impact, this remarkable discovery is giving planetary scientists an unprecedented close up of ...

EarthSky

• Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening! Pics and chart here
  2026-04-14
  Comet R3 PanSTARRS is now visible in the morning sky for those with binoculars or a telescope. Will it get brighter? See pics and a finder chart here. The post Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening! Pics and chart here first appeared on EarthSky.
• Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 3 years from tomorrow
  2026-04-12
  Three years from now, on April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth. This much-anticipated event is a "must-see" for all. The post Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 3 years from tomorrow first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• 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?
• 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

• Contaminants, including ink, detected in meteorites suggest sample preparation needs improving
  2026-04-14
  The IBeA group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing new measures to safeguard the purity of extraterrestrial samples. Several contaminants, including traces of ink, originating in the preparation of subsamples, have been identified in Martian meteorites by the EHU's research group. The finding highlights the importance of ...

• Contaminants, including ink, detected in meteorites suggest sample preparation needs improving
  2026-04-14
  The IBeA group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing new measures to safeguard the purity of extraterrestrial samples. Several contaminants, including traces of ink, originating in the preparation of subsamples, have been identified in Martian meteorites by the EHU's research group. The finding highlights the importance of ...
• Meet Orpheus—A hopper mission built to hunt for life in Martian volcanoes
  2026-04-12
  We've spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we've been searching a barren wasteland bombarded by radiation and bathed in toxic perchlorates. The entire time, it's likely that it's been too hostile to harbor extant life. So if we want a better shot at ...
• Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the moon
  2026-04-11
  Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were "delivered" to Earth and the moon during the early stages of the solar system via asteroids and comets impacting their surfaces. These exogenous materials may have provided the chemical building blocks necessary for the origin and early ...
• If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth
  2026-04-07
  The theory of panspermia holds that life is spread through the cosmos via asteroids, comets, and other objects. When the building blocks of life emerge on one planet, impacts can eject surface material into space, which then carries these seeds to other worlds. For decades, scientists have debated whether this ...
• 'Serendipitous' discovery of Martian ripple marks reveals an ancient sandstorm
  2026-04-02
  The search for life on Mars involves the efforts of scientists from many different disciplines. An important aspect of that search is to study Martian sedimentary rocks for information about the planet's environment when it is likely that the surface environment hosted abundant water and therefore more habitable, around three ...
• High nickel concentrations in Martian bedrock point to potential biosignatures
  2026-04-01
  In 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover found surprising levels of Nickel in the Martian bedrock of an ancient river channel, called Neretva Vallis, which flowed into the Jezero crater. A new study, published in Nature Communications, has taken a closer look at the data collected from the region and researchers are ...
• Impacts from meteors may have helped start life on Earth by creating hydrothermal vents
  2026-03-31
  Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth, creating hot, chemical-rich environments where the first living cells could take shape, according to research integrated by a recent Rutgers University graduate. Shea Cinquemani, who earned her bachelor's degree from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in May 2025, has ...
• 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 ...

• Subaru Telescope sheds light on Jupiter Trojan asteroids' color mystery
  2026-04-10
  Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new insights into the relationship between the color and size of Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
• Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid
  2026-04-05
  A team of US astronomers has carried out one of the deepest analyses to date of a sample from the asteroid Bennu, revealing new details about how water and organic material interacted during the earliest stages of the solar system.

• Contaminants, including ink, detected in meteorites suggest sample preparation needs improving
  2026-04-14
  The IBeA group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing new measures to safeguard the purity of extraterrestrial samples. Several contaminants, including traces of ink, originating in the preparation of subsamples, have been identified in Martian meteorites by the EHU's research group. The finding highlights the importance of ...
• The sun is tearing an asteroid to pieces, and Earth is now flying through the fallout
  2026-04-13
  Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.
• The moon just got a new scar
  2026-04-13
  Look up at a full moon on a clear night and you are staring at a face that has been punched, gouged, and battered for 4 billion years. Those dark patches are vast basins blasted open by impacts so colossal they reshaped a world. The lighter highlands are pocked and ...
• JAXA plans to bring back pristine early solar system samples from a comet
  2026-04-12
  Japan's space agency, JAXA, has been knocking it out of the park with small-body exploration missions for decades. They had historic successes with both Hayabusa and Hayabusa2, and they are going to visit the Martian moons soon with the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. But after that, they are aiming ...
• Meet Orpheus—A hopper mission built to hunt for life in Martian volcanoes
  2026-04-12
  We've spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we've been searching a barren wasteland bombarded by radiation and bathed in toxic perchlorates. The entire time, it's likely that it's been too hostile to harbor extant life. So if we want a better shot at ...
• Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the moon
  2026-04-11
  Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were "delivered" to Earth and the moon during the early stages of the solar system via asteroids and comets impacting their surfaces. These exogenous materials may have provided the chemical building blocks necessary for the origin and early ...
• Subaru Telescope sheds light on Jupiter Trojan asteroids' color mystery
  2026-04-10
  Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new insights into the relationship between the color and size of Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
• If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth
  2026-04-07
  The theory of panspermia holds that life is spread through the cosmos via asteroids, comets, and other objects. When the building blocks of life emerge on one planet, impacts can eject surface material into space, which then carries these seeds to other worlds. For decades, scientists have debated whether this ...
• Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid
  2026-04-05
  A team of US astronomers has carried out one of the deepest analyses to date of a sample from the asteroid Bennu, revealing new details about how water and organic material interacted during the earliest stages of the solar system.

• JAXA plans to bring back pristine early solar system samples from a comet
  2026-04-12
  Japan's space agency, JAXA, has been knocking it out of the park with small-body exploration missions for decades. They had historic successes with both Hayabusa and Hayabusa2, and they are going to visit the Martian moons soon with the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. But after that, they are aiming ...
• Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return
  2026-04-10
  Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for the upcoming "fireball" return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound.
• Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones
  2026-04-09
  Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.

Science Daily

• Life on Mars? Tiny cells just survived shock waves and toxic soil
  2026-04-12
  Mars may be hostile, but it might not be entirely unlivable. In lab experiments, yeast cells survived simulated Martian shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts—two major environmental threats on the Red Planet. Their secret weapon was forming protective molecular clusters that shield critical cellular functions under stress. Without these defenses, ...
• Something just hit the Moon and left a bright new scar
  2026-04-08
  For all its ancient, familiar features, the Moon is still changing—and sometimes in dramatic ways. Scientists recently identified a fresh 22-meter-wide crater by comparing orbital images taken years apart, revealing a relatively recent impact that no one actually saw happen. The collision blasted bright material outward in striking rays, making ...
• Meteor impacts may have sparked life on Earth, scientists say
  2026-04-04
  Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands of years—long enough for life’s building blocks to form. Scientists now think these environments may have been common on early Earth, making them a ...
• NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample reveals a hidden chemical patchwork
  2026-04-01
  Scientists studying Bennu samples have discovered that its chemistry is far from uniform. Organic compounds and minerals cluster into three distinct types of regions, each shaped differently by past water activity. This uneven pattern shows that water altered the asteroid in a complex, localized way. The survival of delicate organic ...

BBC Science

• Watch: Moment meteor soars across Suffolk sky
  2026-04-14
  Denise Hubert captured the outer space phenomenon on doorbell camera in Kesgrave.
• Footage captures meteor crossing the sky
  2026-04-13
  Experts say the meteor, seen in the early hours of Monday, likely burned up over the North Sea.
• Suspected meteorite caught on camera
  2026-04-13
  Lex Adair noticed a bright light had crossed the night sky at about 00:30 BST.

wired.com

• Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon
  2026-04-09
  The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.

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