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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 (Terrestrial rock) 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

• Comet Wierzchos buzzes the sun later today: But can you see it?
  2026-01-20
  C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.
• NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025
  2026-01-19
  America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.
• Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad
  2026-01-17
  Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.
• Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad today
  2026-01-17
  NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.
• Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today
  2026-01-16
  3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system.

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.
• 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

• Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.
  2026-01-17
  Our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side. Now we might ...
• A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks
  2026-01-17
  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 defence strategies.
• Why Mars is Actively Manufacturing Poison
  2026-01-16
  Chemistry on other worlds varies widely from that on Earth. Much of Earth’s chemistry is driven by well-understood processes, which typically involve water and heat in some form. Mars lacks both of those features, which makes how some of its chemicals formed a point of ongoing debate in the scientific ...
• How Dark Asteroids Die
  2026-01-15
  Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called “the history of the entire world, i guess” which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are still in use to this day. One of those was a ...

EarthSky

• The best comets of 2026: Here’s what to watch for
  2026-01-18
  What will be the best comets of 2026? Here's a list of those we already know, and keep watching this space for new discoveries! The post The best comets of 2026: Here’s what to watch for 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

• Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission
  2026-01-19
  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Atomic-6 has secured a key deployment of its Space Armor tiles as the primary micrometeoroid and orbital debris protection system on an upcoming Portal Space Systems spacecraft that will fly on SpaceX's Transporter 18 rideshare mission in October 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. ...
• NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
  2026-01-19
  Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. The maneuver, which takes up to 12 hours, will allow the US ...

Phys.org

• 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.

• How dark asteroids die
  2026-01-15
  Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called "the history of the entire world, i guess" which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are still in use to this day. One of those was a ...
• Massive impact could be the cause of our lopsided moon
  2026-01-13
  Our nearest neighbor, the moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side. Now we might ...

• How dark asteroids die
  2026-01-15
  Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called "the history of the entire world, i guess" which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are still in use to this day. One of those was a ...
• Massive impact could be the cause of our lopsided moon
  2026-01-13
  Our nearest neighbor, the moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side. Now we might ...
• 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.

• NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
  2026-01-18
  NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years.
• NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February
  2026-01-17
  NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.
• 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.

SciTechDaily

• NASA’s Artemis II Is on the Launch Pad and the Moon Is Next
  2026-01-20
  NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket is now at the launch pad, setting the stage for final prelaunch tests. The mission will send astronauts around the Moon and help pave the way for future lunar and Mars exploration. At 6:42 p.m. EST on Saturday, January 17, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space ...

Science Daily

• James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time
  2026-01-20
  Astronomers have captured the most dramatic view yet of a planet losing its atmosphere, watching the ultra-hot gas giant WASP-121b for an entire orbit with the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a single stream of escaping gas, the planet is wrapped in two colossal helium tails—one trailing behind like ...
• 3.7-billion-year-old rocks reveal how Earth and the Moon were born
  2026-01-09
  Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests Earth’s continents didn’t begin growing until hundreds of millions of years after the planet itself formed. When scientists compared the rocks with Moon samples from the Apollo missions, they found ...
• 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. ...

BBC Science

• Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
  2026-01-18
  Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
• 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.
• Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
  2026-01-18
  Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

LSM.LV

• Latvijas debesīs novērots spožs meteors jeb bolīds
  2026-01-15
  Trešdienas, 14. janvāra, vakarā Latvijas debesīs novērots spožs meteors jeb bolīds.

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