Meteoriti.LV

No 2022. gada ekonomisko sadārdzinājumu dēļ, Meteorītu muzejs ir spiests ieviest minimālo sensa apmeklējuma maksu 10,00€ apmērā! Cenšoties saglabāt plašu mūsu zinātnisko resursu pieejamību, esam priecīgi arī turpmāk 2022. gadā nodrošināt ģimenes un vairāku apmeklētāju grupas gadījumā iepriekšējās cenu atlaides!

Meteorītu muzeja rezervācija:    

 Muzeji.lv

   Latvijas muzeju biedrība

 LAB

   Latvijas Astronomijas biedrība

Meteoritical Bulletin Database
News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• El Milhas 001 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2022-08-07
• Erg Chech 008 (CR2) 2022-08-07
• Jdiriya 005 (Aubrite) 2022-08-07
• Jikharra 001 (Eucrite-melt breccia) 2022-08-07
• Mount Yirtkuq Bulak 009 (Iron, ungrouped) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14448 (Howardite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14453 (Howardite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14684 (Mesosiderite-A3) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14770 (Martian (shergottite)) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14792 (CR2) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14803 (Eucrite-unbr) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14828 (LL3-7) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14830 (LL7) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14847 (Eucrite-pmict) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14935 (Ureilite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 14998 (LL3.15) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 15009 (Diogenite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 15014 (Howardite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 15015 (Mesosiderite) 2022-08-07
• Northwest Africa 15026 (Lunar (troct. anorth.)) 2022-08-07

NASA CNEOS

• 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.
• NASA System Predicts Impact of Small Asteroid
  2022-03-15
  A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere over the Norwegian Sea before disintegrating on March 11, 2022. But this event wasn’t a complete surprise: Astronomers knew it was on a collision course, predicting exactly where and when the impact would happen.
• NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Goes Online
  2021-12-06
  To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year. But as larger and more advanced survey telescopes turbocharge the search over the next few years, a rapid uptick in ...
• International Observation Campaign Will Assess Asteroid Timing Accuracies
  2021-10-07
  The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) will conduct an observational campaign in November with the goal of assessing the accuracy of the observation times reported by asteroid observers.
• Tiny Asteroid Buzzes by Earth - the Closest Flyby on Record
  2020-08-18
  Near Earth Asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:08 ...
• Asteroid 1998 OR2 to Safely Fly Past Earth This Week
  2020-04-28
  A large near-Earth asteroid will safely pass by our planet on Wednesday morning, providing astronomers with an exceptional opportunity to study the 2-kilometer-wide (1.5-mile-wide) object in great detail.
• Small Asteroid to Safely Fly by Earth
  2020-04-28
  A relatively small asteroid, about 4 to 8 meters in diameter, will fly safely past Earth just before 3pm today, Apr. 28 (Eastern U.S. time). NASA is tracking the object, but orbit calculations ruled out any chance that the near-Earth object could pose a threat to our planet.
• Tiny Object Discovered in Distant Orbit Around the Earth
  2020-02-27
  A small object, presumed to be a tiny asteroid, has been discovered in a distant orbit about the Earth, a highly unusual circumstance, since asteroids normally orbit the Sun. The new “mini-moon” has been given the asteroid designation 2020 CD3, but in view of its strange orbit, there is a ...
• Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor
  2019-09-12
  A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system. The object - designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - was discovered on Aug. 30, 2019, by Gennady Borisov at the MARGO observatory in Nauchnij, Crimea. The official confirmation that ...

NASA Jet Propulsilon Laboratory:

• New Data Confirm 2020 SO to Be the Upper Centaur Rocket Booster From the 1960's
  2020-12-02
  The object, discovered in September by astronomers searching for near-Earth asteroids, garnered interest in the planetary science community due to its size and unusual orbit.
• MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars
  2020-11-24
  NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.
• Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
  2020-11-10
  A report, released Tuesday, concludes that the agency is well positioned for its ambitious plan to bring samples back from the Red Planet for further study on Earth.
• Impact Craters Reveal Details of Titan's Dynamic Surface Weathering
  2020-10-29
  New research on nine craters of Saturn's largest moon provides more details about how weathering affects the evolution of the surface - and what lies beneath.
• NASA InSight's 'Mole' Is Out of Sight
  2020-10-16
  Now that the heat probe is just below the Martian surface, InSight's arm will scoop some additional soil on top to help it keep digging so it can take Mars' temperature.
• This Transforming Rover Can Explore the Toughest Terrain
  2020-10-13
  Made of a pair of two-wheeled vehicles, NASA's DuAxel is designed to descend crater sides and near-vertical cliffs on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
• NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars' Surface
  2020-10-08
  The agency's newest rover will use the first ground-penetrating radar instrument on the Martian surface to help search for signs of past microbial life.
• AI Is Helping Scientists Discover Fresh Craters on Mars
  2020-10-01
  It's the first time machine learning has been used to find previously unknown craters on the Red Planet.
• School Bus-Size Asteroid to Safely Zoom Past Earth
  2020-09-22
  Roughly 15 to 30 feet wide, the object will make its closest approach on Sept. 24.
• Comet Discovered to Have Its Own Northern Lights
  2020-09-21
  An atmospheric light show previously relegated to planets and Jupiter moons is found on comet using data from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft.

Astronomy Now

• How to beat the Moon’s glare to see the Perseid meteors
  2022-08-10
  Despite the strong Moonlight pervading this Friday’s night sky, it’ll still be worth seeking out Perseid shooting stars as the shower perennially produces high rates of meteors

Univere Today

• Lunar Rocks Have Earth's Noble Gases Trapped Inside. More Evidence That the Moon Came From the Earth
  2022-08-16
  Piecing together the history of the Solar System from the traces left behind isn’t easy. Bit by bit, however, we’re working it out. This month, new research examining the composition of lunar meteorites offers compelling evidence that the Moon and the Earth were formed from the same material, perhaps in ...

The Planetary Society

• Comets: big, beautiful, and surprisingly smelly
  2022-08-12
  Get ready for one of the year’s best meteor showers, caused by one of the many intriguing comets of our Solar System.
• Defend your planet
  2022-06-24
  With so many asteroids out there, it’s up to us to defend our planet from impacts. Find out how you can make a difference.
• A joint-letter in support of NEO Surveyor
  2022-06-16
  The National Space Society and The Planetary Society jointly argue for funding the asteroid-hunting NEO Surveyor mission.
• Renaissance in red
  2022-06-07
  Learn how Pathfinder set the stage for Mars sample return.
• A hazy shade of winter
  2022-06-03
  A Martian explorer hunkers down for winter and a planet’s haze is explained.
• What’s up in the night sky: August 2022
  2022-06-01
  Our monthly feature focuses on easy and fun things to see in the night sky, including eclipses, supermoons, meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and more.
• A little too close for comfort
  2022-05-20
  From gas orbiting a supermassive black hole to asteroids orbiting near the Earth, sometimes the vastness of space can feel a bit tight.
• When to worry about an asteroid striking Earth
  2022-05-10
  The chances of large impacts from asteroids and near-Earth objects capable of causing widespread damage on Earth are small — but they aren’t zero.

Space Daily

• Meteorite provides record of asteroids "spitting out" pebbles
  2022-08-17
  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back images of a geological phenomenon no one had ever seen before: pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. The asteroid appeared to be shooting off swarms of marble-sized rocks. Scientists had never seen this behavior ...
• Surprise, surprise: Subsurface water on Mars defy expectations
  2022-08-17
  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 A new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: the top 300 meters of the subsurface beneath the landing site near the Martian equator contains little or no ice. "We find that Mars' ...
• Watch Live: NASA Artemis 1 rocket begins pre-launch rollout
  2022-08-17
  Washington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 NASA began rolling out its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday night, ahead of its premiere flight later this month. The uncrewed test flight is part of the plan to return man to ...
• NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket
  2022-08-17
  Washington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2021 NASA announced Monday that it will roll out its Artemis I Moon rocket on Tuesday evening, which is two days earlier than originally planned. Tuesday's planned roll out represents the final prelaunch test before the scheduled launch on Aug. 29. The uncrewed test ...
• Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids
  2022-08-17
  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission. In a quest to shed light on the origins of life and the formation of ...
• WVU space robotics research helps Mars rovers find their footing
  2022-08-17
  Morgantown WV (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 West Virginia University scientists have developed a way for extraplanetary rovers to use nonvisual information to maneuver over treacherous terrain. This research aims to prevent losses like that of the Martian exploration rover Spirit, which ceased communications after its wheels became trapped in invisibly shifting ...

Phys.org

• NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
  2022-08-17
  NASA's new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks.

• Curiosity rover takes inventory of key life ingredient on Mars
  2022-06-28
  Scientists using data from NASA's Curiosity rover have measured the total organic carbon—a key component in the molecules of life—in Martian rocks for the first time.
• NASA experiment suggests need to dig deep for evidence of life on Mars
  2022-06-27
  According to a new NASA laboratory experiment, rovers may have to dig about 6.6 feet (two meters) or more under the Martian surface to find signs of ancient life because ionizing radiation from space degrades small molecules such as amino acids relatively quickly.
• Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
  2022-04-26
  Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites. While it is unlikely that DNA could be formed in a meteorite, this discovery demonstrates that these genetic parts are available ...
• Meteorites from the red desert of Australia support search for life on Mars
  2022-04-22
  Monash University, University of Queensland and Australian National University researchers have used ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron in their study of meteorites found on Earth that could be used in future to find evidence of life on the planet Mars.

• Meteorite provides record of asteroids 'spitting out' pebbles
  2022-08-11
  In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back images of a geological phenomenon no one had ever seen before: pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. The asteroid appeared to be shooting off swarms of marble-sized rocks. Scientists had never seen this behavior from an asteroid before, and ...
• Meteor shower, supermoon will brighten Thursday's night sky—but that's a problem
  2022-08-10
  Those who enjoy watching the skies will see two events later this week collide: A supermoon will compete with the Perseid meteor shower to light the night.

• NASA's Lucy team discovers moon around asteroid Polymele
  2022-08-17
  Even before its launch, NASA's Lucy mission was already on track to break records by visiting more asteroids than any previous mission. Now, after a surprise result from a long-running observation campaign, the mission can add one more asteroid to the list.
• Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: study
  2022-08-16
  Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.
• Meteorite provides record of asteroids 'spitting out' pebbles
  2022-08-11
  In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back images of a geological phenomenon no one had ever seen before: pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. The asteroid appeared to be shooting off swarms of marble-sized rocks. Scientists had never seen this behavior from an asteroid before, and ...
• Madrid meteor's cometary origins unearthed
  2022-08-10
  A fireball spotted over Madrid has had its astronomical ancestry unearthed. While it ended its days burning up in Earth's atmosphere on 31 July this year, the fragment began its life as part of Comet 169P/NEAT, responsible for the annual Alpha Capricornids meteor shower.
• What part of a space rock survives all the way to the ground?
  2022-08-08
  When a small asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere from space, its surface is brutally heated, causing melting and fragmenting. Therefore, why the rocks near the surface survive to the ground as meteorites has been somewhat of a mystery. That mystery is solved in a new study of the fiery entry of ...
• 10 years since landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover still has drive
  2022-08-05
  Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.
• Researchers aim to turn Martian air, dirt and sunlight into iron
  2022-08-05
  A team of researchers, led by Swinburne's Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, has published the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet.
• Meteorite findings shed light on origin of Earth's volatile elements
  2022-08-04
  A study into the zinc isotope composition of meteorites by researchers from the University of St Andrews suggests that material from the outer solar system was an important source of volatile elements during the formation of the Earth.
• An interstellar meteor struck Earth in 2014, and now scientists want to search for it at the bottom of the ocean
  2022-08-04
  In 2014, an object crashed into the ocean just off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Data collected at the time indicated that the meteorite just might be an interstellar object, and if that's true, then it's only the third such object known (after 'Oumuamua and Borisov), and the first ...
• Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
  2022-08-02
  New Zealand may seem to be under meteor bombardment at the moment. After a huge meteor exploded above the sea near Wellington on July 7, creating a sonic boom that could be heard across the bottom of the South Island, a smaller fireball was captured two weeks later above Canterbury.

• NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
  2022-08-17
  NASA's new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks.
• NASA's Lucy team discovers moon around asteroid Polymele
  2022-08-17
  Even before its launch, NASA's Lucy mission was already on track to break records by visiting more asteroids than any previous mission. Now, after a surprise result from a long-running observation campaign, the mission can add one more asteroid to the list.
• Harvesting resources on Mars with plasmas
  2022-08-16
  An international team of researchers came up with a plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen within the Martian environment. It's a complementary approach to NASA's Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, and it may deliver high rates of molecule production per kilogram of instrumentation sent to space.
• Exposed! International Space Station tests organisms, materials in space
  2022-08-09
  Space may look empty, but it contains extreme temperatures, high levels of background radiation, micrometeoroids, and the unfiltered glare of the sun. In addition, materials and equipment on the outside of the International Space Station are exposed to atomic oxygen (AO) and other charged particles as it orbits the Earth ...
• 10 years since landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover still has drive
  2022-08-05
  Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.
• NASA Goddard's 'Web Around Asteroid Bennu' shows in SIGGRAPH film fest
  2022-08-05
  Alongside cultural heavyweights such as Disney's "Encanto" and Warner Brothers' "The Batman," a short film created at Goddard shares the screen next week at a festival honoring standout works of computer animated storytelling.

SciTechDaily

• NASA’s Artemis I Mega Moon Rocket Begins Roll To Launch Pad
  2022-08-17
  The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission are rolling to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in... The post NASA’s Artemis I Mega Moon Rocket Begins Roll To Launch Pad appeared first on SciTechDaily.
• Moon Discovered Around Asteroid Polymele by NASA’s Lucy Team
  2022-08-17
  Even before its launch in October 2021, NASA’s Lucy mission was already on course to break records by visiting more asteroids than any previous mission.... The post Moon Discovered Around Asteroid Polymele by NASA’s Lucy Team appeared first on SciTechDaily.
• Samples of Asteroid Returned to Earth Reveal Possible Source of Water and Building Blocks of Life
  2022-08-17
  Asteroids from the outer Solar System may have brought the building blocks of life to Earth. New research has revealed important new clues as to... The post Samples of Asteroid Returned to Earth Reveal Possible Source of Water and Building Blocks of Life appeared first on SciTechDaily.
• NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Ready To Roll Out To Launch Pad
  2022-08-16
  Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have completed the final testing and checkouts of the Artemis I Moon rocket ahead of... The post NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Ready To Roll Out To Launch Pad appeared first on SciTechDaily.

wired.com

• New Evidence Points to the Moon Once Being Part of Earth
  2022-08-17
  Gases trapped in lunar meteorites hint that the moon was formed out of material displaced from Earth after a planetary collision.

• New Evidence Points to the Moon Once Being Part of Earth
  2022-08-17
  Gases trapped in lunar meteorites hint that the moon was formed out of material displaced from Earth after a planetary collision.

Kopš meteorītikas zinātnes dzimšanas pagājuši 228 gadi.
Pirmais zināmais meteorīts Latvijas teritorijā nokrita pirms 202 gadiem.
Otrais zināmais meteorīts Latvijas teritorijā nokrita pirms 159 gadiem.
Trešais zināmais meteorīts Latvijas teritorijā nokrita pirms 158 gadiem.
Pēdējais zināmais meteorīts Latvijas teritorijā nokrita pirms 132 gadiem.
Pirmais meteorītikai veltītais muzejs Latvijā dibināts pirms 7 gadiem.