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News feed for newly approved meteorites:

• Dominion Range 18218 (L3.8) 2022-09-22
• Dominion Range 18545 (Lunar (bas. breccia)) 2022-09-22
• Dominion Range 18567 (H3.5) 2022-09-22
• Dominion Range 18623 (L-imp melt) 2022-09-22
• Grosvenor Mountains 17119 (Achondrite-ung) 2022-09-22
• Grosvenor Mountains 17188 (EH3) 2022-09-22
• Hassi el Biod 003 (LL5) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 14985 (Diogenite-pm) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15125 (Winonaite) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15221 (R3-5) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15222 (Ureilite) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15240 (R3) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15254 (CO3) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15256 (H3) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15257 (Eucrite) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15258 (Eucrite-br) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15263 (H3) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15273 (L3) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15289 (Eucrite) 2022-09-14
• Northwest Africa 15136 (Eucrite-unbr) 2022-09-05

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

• Space Diamonds are Even Harder Than Earth Diamonds
  2022-09-24
  In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers led by Monash University in Australia have verified the existence of a rare hexagonal structure of diamond called lonsdaleite, within ureilite meteorites from the inside of a dwarf planet that formed ...

EarthSky

• DART to strike asteroid Monday in Earth-defense test
  2022-09-25
  The DART mission to impact and move an asteroid on Monday is a test of our ability to defend ourselves from an asteroid careening toward Earth. Watch here. The post DART to strike asteroid Monday in Earth-defense test first appeared on EarthSky.

The Planetary Society

• DART impact: What to expect
  2022-09-22
  Get ready for NASA's demonstration of a planetary defense technique that could deflect a future asteroid on course to hit Earth.
• Tianwen-3: China’s Mars sample return mission
  2022-09-15
  China's Tianwen-3 aims to be the first to collect samples from Mars and deliver them to Earth, potentially landing back home two years ahead of the NASA and the European Space Agency MSR project
• How NASA will use helicopters to return samples from Mars in 2033
  2022-08-23
  NASA's latest plans for its Mars Sample Return mission will rely on the Perseverance rover and two 'Ingenuity-class' helicopters.
• NASA's InSight mission is dying. Next could come the ‘Mars Life Explorer’
  2022-08-18
  If there is Martian life then it could be in ice water under the red planet’s surface. The Mars Life Explorer, included in the most recent Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, would search for this.
• 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.

Space Daily

• Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
  2022-09-25
  Morgantown WV (The Conversation) Sep 21, 2022 People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the ...
• Beams of muons used to analyze the elemental composition of Asteroid Ryugu samples
  2022-09-25
  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Stone samples brought back to Earth from asteroid Ryugu have had their elemental composition analyzed using an artificially generated muon beam from the particle accelerator in J-PARC. Researchers found a number of important elements needed to sustain life, including carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, but also ...
• Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results
  2022-09-25
  Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Frank Brenker and his team are world leaders in a method that makes it possible to analyse the chemical composition of material in a three-dimensional and entirely non-destructive way and without complicated sample preparation - yet with a resolution of under 100 nanometres. Resolution expresses ...
• Asteroid's origins determined using sample return analysis
  2022-09-25
  Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 The first analysis of samples from the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft offers new insights into Ryugu's formation history. Laboratory analysis of 17 individual grains from the samples collected by Hayabusa2 found CO2-bearing water in an iron-nickel ...
• Advanced Photon Source helps illuminate the journey of a 4 billion-year-old asteroid
  2022-09-25
  Lemont IL (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 A year ago, scientists got their first look at material gathered from nearby asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Now the results of those studies have been revealed, and they shed light on the history of our solar system and the long trek of this cosmic wanderer. At ...

Phys.org

• Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth
  2022-09-25
  Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday.
• Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket
  2022-09-23
  An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA's next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks.

• New clues about early atmosphere on Mars suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life
  2022-09-21
  New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that Mars was born wet, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm-to-hot oceans for millions of years. To reach this conclusion, researchers developed the first model of the evolution of the Martian atmosphere that links the high temperatures associated with Mars's ...
• The number of ancient Martian lakes might have been dramatically underestimated by scientists
  2022-09-16
  Lakes are bodies of water fed by rainfall, snowmelt, rivers and groundwater, through which, Earth is teeming with life. Lakes also contain critical geologic records of past climates. Though Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have shown that Mars contains evidence of ancient lakes that existed billions of years ...
• 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.

• Team identifies parent body materials in Ryugu asteroid
  2022-09-23
  An international team including a researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has determined that one specific particle on the asteroid Ryugu can shed light on the unaltered initial materials from its parent body.
• Small craters add up to wandering poles on moon, NASA study finds
  2022-09-20
  The moon's craters preserve billions of years of history. Scientists have learned about the conditions of our early solar system by studying the composition, size, and distribution of these holes in the moon's surface, created long ago by collisions with asteroids.

• Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth
  2022-09-25
  Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday.
• Team identifies parent body materials in Ryugu asteroid
  2022-09-23
  An international team including a researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has determined that one specific particle on the asteroid Ryugu can shed light on the unaltered initial materials from its parent body.
• NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense
  2022-09-23
  Bet the dinosaurs wish they'd thought of this.
• After asteroid collision, Europe's Hera will probe 'crime scene'
  2022-09-23
  After NASA deliberately smashes a car-sized spacecraft into an asteroid next week, it will be up to the European Space Agency's Hera mission to investigate the "crime scene" and uncover the secrets of these potentially devastating space rocks.
• Researchers use beams of muons to analyze the elemental composition of Asteroid Ryugu samples
  2022-09-22
  Stone samples brought back to Earth from asteroid Ryugu have had their elemental composition analyzed using an artificially generated muon beam from the particle accelerator in J-PARC. Researchers found a number of important elements needed to sustain life, including carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, but also found the oxygen abundance relative ...
• Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?
  2022-09-22
  In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
• A virtual hiking map for Jezero crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site
  2022-09-21
  Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area. The map, which can be accessed ...
• New clues about early atmosphere on Mars suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life
  2022-09-21
  New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that Mars was born wet, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm-to-hot oceans for millions of years. To reach this conclusion, researchers developed the first model of the evolution of the Martian atmosphere that links the high temperatures associated with Mars's ...
• Revealing spacecraft geometry effects on impact simulations for NASA's DART mission
  2022-09-20
  NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will crash into asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26, executing the first asteroid deflection test that has been years in the planning.
• For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves
  2022-09-20
  Since 2018, NASA's InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels of the car-sized robotic lander have become caked with Martian dust, and NASA scientists expect it will completely power ...

• Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket
  2022-09-23
  An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA's next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks.
• Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?
  2022-09-22
  In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
• NASA says delayed Moon rocket passed fueling test
  2022-09-22
  NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon.
• A virtual hiking map for Jezero crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site
  2022-09-21
  Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area. The map, which can be accessed ...
• Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
  2022-09-21
  People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has ...
• NASA fuels moon rocket in test, hit again with pesky leaks
  2022-09-21
  NASA's new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks Wednesday in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week, but engineers managed to get them down to acceptable levels.
• Revealing spacecraft geometry effects on impact simulations for NASA's DART mission
  2022-09-20
  NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will crash into asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26, executing the first asteroid deflection test that has been years in the planning.
• NASA's Perseverance rover investigates geologically rich Mars terrain
  2022-09-15
  NASA's Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long considered by scientists to be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The rover has collected four samples from an ancient river delta in the Red ...
• DART spacecraft prepares to collide with asteroid target later this month
  2022-09-14
  As NASA prepares to usher in a new form of planetary defense, one Johns Hopkins engineer will be eagerly awaiting the big collision that she is helping orchestrate.

SciTechDaily

• NASA Waves Off Upcoming Artemis I Moon Rocket Launch, Prepares for Rollback
  2022-09-24
  NASA is forgoing an Artemis I launch opportunity on Tuesday, September 27, and preparing for rollback, while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with...

BBC Science

• Storm Ian delays launch of Nasa's Artemis I Moon rocket
  2022-09-25
  The launch of the American space agency's big new Moon rocket is being delayed for the third time.
• Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket completes fuelling test
  2022-09-22
  The Space Launch System edges closer to a maiden flight after concluding a tanking demonstration.
• Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 'Once in a lifetime' picture of comet wins award
  2022-09-15
  Winning images of the mysterious and beautiful parts of our Universe are on display in London.

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