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News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• Aridal 019 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2022-06-21
• Bechar 003 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2022-06-20
• Nagjir 003 (Eucrite-pmict) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14683 (Diogenite-olivine) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14739 (Diogenite-melt breccia) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14740 (C3-ung) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14741 (Lunar (bas. breccia)) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14744 (Mesosiderite) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14882 (CO3) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14914 (CK3) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14915 (Mesosiderite) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14917 (Diogenite-pm) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14918 (H7) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14919 (CO3) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14920 (Eucrite-mmict) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14922 (Mesosiderite) 2022-06-20
• Northwest Africa 14925 (Eucrite-mmict) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14955 (Iron, IAB-MG) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14967 (Ureilite) 2022-06-21
• Northwest Africa 14981 (Eucrite-pmict) 2022-06-21

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.

Univere Today

• Curiosity Finds Life-Crucial Carbon in Mars Rocks
  2022-06-29
  We are carbon-based life forms. That means the basis for the chemical compounds that forms our life is the element carbon. It’s crucial because it bonds with other elements such as hydrogen and oxygen to create the complex molecules that are part of life. So, when we look for evidence ...
• Remember That Rocket That was Going to Crash Into the Moon? Scientists Think They've Found the Crater
  2022-06-27
  The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) – NASA’s eye-in-the-sky in orbit around the Moon – has found the crash site of the mystery rocket booster that slammed into the far side of the Moon back on March 4th, 2022. The LRO images, taken May 25th, revealed not just a single crater, ...

The Planetary Society

• 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: June 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.
• Planetary Science Decadal Survey: After the Red Planet, an Ice Giant
  2022-04-19
  After completing Mars Sample Return, Uranus should be the target of NASA's next major planetary mission, according to a major new report by the National Academies of Sciences.
• Apollo 16
  2022-04-15
  Astronauts John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly launched on April 16, 1972, to explore the lunar highlands of Descartes crater.
• Announcing the First-Ever STEP Grant Winners: Citizen Science SETI and Determining Asteroid Properties
  2022-03-16
  The new STEP Grants program is designed to regularly compete a significant portion of The Planetary Society’s science and technology portfolio.

Space Daily

• Exotic carbon microcrystals in meteorite dust
  2022-06-29
  Chelyabinsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 The largest meteorite observed so far this century entered the Earth's atmosphere above Chelyabinsk in the Southern Urals, Russia on February 15, 2013. Unusually, dust from the surface of this meteorite survived its fall and is being extensively studied. This dust includes some unusually shaped ...
• Unraveling a meteorite mystery reveals solar system origin story
  2022-06-29
  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 The violent event that likely preceded our Solar System's formation holds the solution to a longstanding meteorite mystery, says new work from Carnegie's Alan Boss published in The Astrophysical Journal. The raw material from which our Solar System was constructed was dispersed when the shock ...
• Help NASA scientists find clouds on Mars
  2022-06-29
  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 29, 2022 NASA scientists hope to solve a fundamental mystery about Mars' atmosphere, and you can help. They've organized a project called Cloudspotting on Mars that invites the public to identify Martian clouds using the citizen science platform Zooniverse. The information may help researchers figure out why ...

Phys.org

• Help NASA scientists find clouds on Mars
  2022-06-28
  NASA scientists hope to solve a fundamental mystery about Mars' atmosphere, and you can help. They've organized a project called Cloudspotting on Mars that invites the public to identify Martian clouds using the citizen science platform Zooniverse. The information may help researchers figure out why the planet's atmosphere is just ...

• 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.

• Help NASA scientists find clouds on Mars
  2022-06-28
  NASA scientists hope to solve a fundamental mystery about Mars' atmosphere, and you can help. They've organized a project called Cloudspotting on Mars that invites the public to identify Martian clouds using the citizen science platform Zooniverse. The information may help researchers figure out why the planet's atmosphere is just ...
• NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rocket impact site on moon
  2022-06-24
  Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred March 4, with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting the resulting crater. Surprisingly the crater is actually two craters, an eastern crater (18-meter diameter, about 19.5 yards) superimposed on a western crater (16-meter diameter, about ...
• Arecibo observatory scientists help unravel surprise asteroid mystery
  2022-06-24
  When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico jumped into action.
• Researcher shows how elliptical craters could shed light on age of Saturn's moons
  2022-06-21
  A new SwRI study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, SwRI postdoctoral researcher Dr. Sierra Ferguson surveyed elliptical craters on Saturn's moons Tethys and Dione for this ...

• Help NASA scientists find clouds on Mars
  2022-06-28
  NASA scientists hope to solve a fundamental mystery about Mars' atmosphere, and you can help. They've organized a project called Cloudspotting on Mars that invites the public to identify Martian clouds using the citizen science platform Zooniverse. The information may help researchers figure out why the planet's atmosphere is just ...
• 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.
• Arecibo observatory scientists help unravel surprise asteroid mystery
  2022-06-24
  When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico jumped into action.
• Software upgrade for 19-year-old martian water-spotter
  2022-06-22
  The MARSIS instrument on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, famous for its role in the discovery of signs of liquid water on the Red Planet, is receiving a major software upgrade that will allow it to see beneath the surfaces of Mars and its moon Phobos in more detail than ever ...
• A long history of flowing water recorded in clay-bearing sediments on Mars
  2022-06-22
  A region on Mars may have been repeatedly habitable until relatively late in Martian history, says a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Catherine Weitz.
• Researcher shows how elliptical craters could shed light on age of Saturn's moons
  2022-06-21
  A new SwRI study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, SwRI postdoctoral researcher Dr. Sierra Ferguson surveyed elliptical craters on Saturn's moons Tethys and Dione for this ...
• NASA spacecraft observes asteroid Bennu's boulder 'body armor'
  2022-06-16
  Asteroid Bennu's boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, according to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft.
• Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory
  2022-06-16
  A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements such as hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and noble gases as they form. The work is published June 16 in Science.
• Mars as a base for asteroid exploration and mining
  2022-06-16
  Mining the asteroids for resources like iron, precious metals, water, or other valuable species may someday become profitable. Mining will probably starting with near Earth objects (NEOs), asteroids whose paths cross the Earth's orbital path. In the long-term, however, mining will want to access the Main Belt of asteroids that ...

• NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software delivery
  2022-06-25
  NASA put an asteroid mission on hold Friday, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software.
• NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rocket impact site on moon
  2022-06-24
  Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred March 4, with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting the resulting crater. Surprisingly the crater is actually two craters, an eastern crater (18-meter diameter, about 19.5 yards) superimposed on a western crater (16-meter diameter, about ...
• NASA wraps up moon rocket test; to set launch date after fix
  2022-06-23
  NASA said Thursday it has finished testing its huge moon rocket and will move it back to the launch pad in late August.
• Australia just flew its own 'vomit comet'. It's a big deal for zero-gravity space research
  2022-06-23
  Last Saturday, a two-seater SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet took off from Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne with an expert aerobatic pilot at the controls and a case full of scientific experiments in the passenger seat.
• Software upgrade for 19-year-old martian water-spotter
  2022-06-22
  The MARSIS instrument on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, famous for its role in the discovery of signs of liquid water on the Red Planet, is receiving a major software upgrade that will allow it to see beneath the surfaces of Mars and its moon Phobos in more detail than ever ...
• NASA Moon rocket test met 90% of objectives
  2022-06-21
  NASA's fourth attempt to complete a critical test of its Moon rocket achieved around 90 percent of its goals, but there's still no firm date for the behemoth's first flight, officials said Tuesday.
• NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal
  2022-06-21
  NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak.
• Mars as a base for asteroid exploration and mining
  2022-06-16
  Mining the asteroids for resources like iron, precious metals, water, or other valuable species may someday become profitable. Mining will probably starting with near Earth objects (NEOs), asteroids whose paths cross the Earth's orbital path. In the long-term, however, mining will want to access the Main Belt of asteroids that ...
• New maps of asteroid Psyche reveal an ancient world of metal and rock
  2022-06-15
  Later this year, NASA is set to launch a probe the size of a tennis court to the asteroid belt, a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remnants of the early solar system circle the sun. Once inside the asteroid belt, the spacecraft will zero in on ...

SciTechDaily

• NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Key Life Ingredient on Mars for First Time
  2022-06-29
  Newly published research quantifies the presence of organic carbon in Martian rocks. For the first time, scientists using data from NASA’s Curiosity rover measured the... The post NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Key Life Ingredient on Mars for First Time appeared first on SciTechDaily.
• Martian Dust Devils: NASA’s Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater
  2022-06-27
  The Mars rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet. During its first couple of hundred days in Jezero Crater,... The post Martian Dust Devils: NASA’s Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater appeared first on SciTechDaily.
• NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Rocket Test, Moves Forward Toward Launch
  2022-06-27
  NASA has analyzed the data from the wet dress rehearsal conducted Monday, June 20, and determined the testing campaign is complete. The agency will roll Space Launch... The post NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Rocket Test, Moves Forward Toward Launch appeared first on SciTechDaily.

wired.com

• Behold the Weird Physics of Double-Impact Asteroids
  2022-06-28
  Mars is littered with craters made by binary asteroids. These collisions are as intriguing as they are powerful.
• Up Against It Explores Life in the Asteroid Belt
  2022-06-24
  For her new novel Laura J. Mixon wanted to tell a story that took a more realistic approach to space adventure.

• Behold the Weird Physics of Double-Impact Asteroids
  2022-06-28
  Mars is littered with craters made by binary asteroids. These collisions are as intriguing as they are powerful.

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