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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

• Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids'
  2026-06-28
  Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history.
• Watch China's Tiangong space station cross the moon in stunning amateur footage
  2026-06-28
  The Tiangong space station approaches Tycho Crater in stunning amateur transit footage.
• Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight
  2026-06-26
  "An asteroid of this size comes this close roughly once every ten years".

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.

Universe Today

• Ancient Martian River Channel Yields Complex Organics
  2026-06-30
  Jezero Crater on Mars is a 45-kilometer-wide (28-mile) crater that once hosted a lake billions of years ago fed by two distinct river valleys with Jezero eventually forming an exit channel over time. One of Jezero’s most prominent features is the massive river delta that consists of sediments that were ...
• Deuterium in Comets Tells Interesting Tales
  2026-06-28
  Comets have play an interesting role in astronomy history. From antiquity, many cultures saw them omens or spirits, portending good or bad news for kings, queens, and emperors. Over the past few hundred years, however, astronomers have studied them intently to understand the science behind these visitors to the inner ...

EarthSky

• Large asteroid safely passed Earth on June 27
  2026-06-28
  On June 27, 2026, a large asteroid safely passed close to Earth. Observers with small telescopes watched the asteroid sail by. The post Large asteroid safely passed Earth on June 27 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 ...

• 12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our solar system
  2026-06-28
  One year ago, on July 1, 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the solar system. Detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), the object was quickly recognized as something special.
• Ancient stellar flyby may still be steering long-period comets today
  2026-06-26
  The Gaia mission has allowed researchers to understand the motions of stars like never before, even revealing possible interactions between our solar system and nearby stars. Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Nathan Kaib and collaborator Sean Raymond (Universite de Bordeaux) have found that a recent stellar passage likely triggered a ...

• Analyzing avalanches on asteroid Vesta offers new method for understanding regolith processes
  2026-06-29
  A study conducted at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris uses images from NASA's Dawn mission and a Bayesian inversion of the Hapke photometric model to analyze avalanches and ejecta deposits on the asteroid Vesta. The results show that the brightest deposits correspond to the most recently mobilized ...
• 12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our solar system
  2026-06-28
  One year ago, on July 1, 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the solar system. Detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), the object was quickly recognized as something special.
• A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend
  2026-06-27
  A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don't worry: It poses no danger.
• Ancient stellar flyby may still be steering long-period comets today
  2026-06-26
  The Gaia mission has allowed researchers to understand the motions of stars like never before, even revealing possible interactions between our solar system and nearby stars. Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Nathan Kaib and collaborator Sean Raymond (Universite de Bordeaux) have found that a recent stellar passage likely triggered a ...
• 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.

• 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 ...

wired.com

• How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend
  2026-06-26
  The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.

• How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend
  2026-06-26
  The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.

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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