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Meteoritical Bulletin Database » News:
The twenty newest analysed and registered meteorites are:

• Northwest Africa 12791 (Eucrite) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13506 (Martian (shergottite)) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13507 (Lodranite) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13510 (Howardite) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13511 (R4) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13512 (Aubrite) 2021-01-23
• Plateau du Tademait 007 (Howardite) 2021-01-23
• Swayyah 003 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2021-01-23
• Northwest Africa 13637 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2021-01-18
• Northwest Africa 13638 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) 2021-01-18
• Northwest Africa 13669 (Martian (nakhlite)) 2021-01-18
• Daoura 002 (H6) 2021-01-17
• Madura Cave (L5) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13508 (Ureilite) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13513 (Ureilite) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13578 (CK6) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13596 (H3) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13597 (H3) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13643 (CM2) 2021-01-17
• Northwest Africa 13645 (Martian (shergottite)) 2021-01-17

NASA CNEOS » News:

• Earth May Have Captured a 1960s-Era Rocket Booster
  2020-11-12
  Earth has captured a tiny object from its orbit around the Sun and will keep it as a temporary satellite for a few months before it escapes back to a ...
• School Bus-Size Asteroid to Safely Zoom Past Earth
  2020-09-22
  A small near-Earth asteroid (or NEA) will briefly visit Earth's neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 24, zooming past at a distance of about 13,000 miles (22,000 kilometers) above our planet's surface. ...
• 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 ...
• 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, ...
• 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 ...
• 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) - ...
• Small Asteroid of Concern will Safely Pass Next Month
  2019-08-15
  The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has determined with new analysis by its Sentry impact monitoring system that a small asteroid whose uncertain position was of concern will pass ...
• Largest Asteroid To Pass This Close To Earth in a Century
  2019-08-06
  On the evening of Thursday, July 24, a football-field-sized asteroid passed close to the Earth with very little warning. The asteroid, designated 2019 OK, approached Earth at about 40,400 miles ...
• NASA Tracked Small Asteroid Before It Broke Up in Atmosphere
  2019-06-27
  When a lightning detector on a NOAA weather satellite detected something that wasn't lightning last Saturday, a scientist at the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

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.
• 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.
• Why Is Asteroid Bennu Ejecting Particles Into Space?
  2020-09-09
  The asteroid, which is being studied by NASA's OSIRIS-REx, shows some surprising activity on its surface, and scientists are beginning to understand what might be causing it.
• Tiny Asteroid Buzzes by Earth - the Closest Flyby on Record
  2020-08-18
  An SUV-size space rock flew past our planet over the weekend and was detected by a NASA-funded asteroid survey as it departed.

Meteorite Times Magazine » News:

• A Brief History of Time with the Karatu Meteorite
  2021-01-02
  The 2020 pandemic has made most of us consider our mortality, and sadly, many discovering it firsthand. As a young (or old) 57 years of walking this planet, I’ve had a partner in Karatu, a meteorite that fell in my birth year of 1963 on the opposite side of the world. Both Karatu and I … The post A Brief History of Time with the Karatu Meteorite first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• Almost the Whole Story of a Big Chondrite
  2021-01-02
  I don’t add very many meteorites to my collection anymore. Maybe five or six meteorites a year. Of that number, a couple of meteorites are stones I partner with Jason Phillips to buy and get classified. Just as the virus was getting going in March 2020, we arranged to purchase a 15kg stone. It would … The post Almost the Whole Story of a Big Chondrite first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• A Glassy Chondrule in NWA 2833
  2021-01-02
  Northwest Africa 2833 was a single 2,112 gram stone purchased in Erfoud, Morocco in 2005. It was classified as an L3.8 ordinary chondrite, S2, W3 by Wittke and Bunch and published in 2006. … The post A Glassy Chondrule in NWA 2833 first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• Dr. Carleton Moore
  2021-01-02
  In February 2019, I went to the Tucson Gem and Mineral show to meet some friends. Afterwards, I visited my good friend Dr. Carleton Moore at Arizona State University (“ASU”) and he introduced me to Dr. Laurence Garvie, Collection Curator for the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies, then we all went inside ASU’s meteorite vault. … The post Dr. Carleton Moore first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• Blanket Texas: Meteorite vs Tornado
  2020-11-02
  A lone shooting star graced the evening sky of the Lone Star state back in 1909, one of only two witnessed meteorite falls that year. Normally the excitement of a fireball would make the news and keep the conversations animated at the local diner, but not this time. The simple reason for barely a mention … The post Blanket Texas: Meteorite vs Tornado first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• More Than Dust in a Bottle
  2020-11-02
  Over the last twenty-five years, I have cut a great many Allende stones. In the last month, I have cut a 600+ gram stone and a nearly 300 gram stone of Allende into 60 or so slices. Allende is easily in my top ten favorite meteorites for visual interest as far as chondrules. The slices … The post More Than Dust in a Bottle first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• Erg Chech 002 Achondrite-ung
  2020-11-02
  Erg Chech 002 Achondrite-ung was found in the sand dunes of southwest Algeria in May 2020. Stones range in size from pebbles to a few weighing in the 4 kilogram range. Total weight could be about 45 kilograms. Classification was done by Tony Irving, University of Washington (Seattle), Paul Carpenter at Washington University (St. Louis) … The post Erg Chech 002 Achondrite-ung first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• An Extraterrestrial Protein identified in the Allende & Acfer 086 CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrites
  2020-11-02
  The year 1969 was a pivotal point in the history of space science. The Allende CV3 carbonaceous chondrite fell on February 8, 1969 in Chihuahua Mexico, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, and the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite fell on September 28, 1969 in Victoria, Australia. Sandwiched between all these incredible … The post An Extraterrestrial Protein identified in the Allende & Acfer 086 CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrites first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• YouTube Gold Basin Project
  2020-11-02
  This November 2020 is the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Gold Basin strewn field. I doubt that anything will be organized with the virus still around but Jim Kriegh will be in many thoughts around the world.  Below is the YouTube with some photos which will further explain this Gold Basin story. A … The post YouTube Gold Basin Project first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.
• Aguas Zarcas 24.6 and 41.2 grams
  2020-11-01
  Our Meteorite of the Month is kindly provided by Tucson Meteorites who hosts The Meteorite Picture of the Day. The post Aguas Zarcas 24.6 and 41.2 grams first appeared on Meteorite Times Magazine.

Space.com » Meteoritics News:

• A moon rock in the Oval Office: President Joe Biden's lunar display
  2021-01-22
  Joe Biden was three weeks from taking office as a freshman U.S. senator when the moon rock that is now on display in the White House was collected by astronauts on the lunar surface.
• Did water once flow through meteorites?
  2021-01-21
  Water may have recently flowed within meteorites, suggesting the asteroids they broke off from may bear ice, a new study finds.

Sky&Tel » Meteoritics News:

• A Banner Year for the Geminid Meteor Shower
  2020-12-07
  With no Moon to brighten the night, this year's rich Geminid meteor shower should be one of the best ever. Find a spot away from city lights, dress warmly, and don't forget the hot chocolate. The post A Banner Year for the Geminid Meteor Shower appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

EarthSky » Meteoritics News:

• A moon rock decorates Biden’s Oval Office
  2021-01-23
  A lunar sample collected during Apollo 17, the final mission to the moon, is now on display in President Biden's Oval Office.
• China’s Chang’e 5 moon craft on a new mission: the sun
  2021-01-22
  China's Chang'e 5 moon mission successfully returned moon rocks to Earth in December 2020 for the first time in 44 years. It's now headed toward an Earth-sun Lagrange point, with the goal of making sun observations.

The Planetary Society » News:

• NASA Solar Sails Build on LightSail 2
  2021-01-19
  NEA Scout will visit a near-Earth asteroid and Solar Cruiser will test the largest solar sail yet.
• NEA Scout, NASA's Solar Sail Mission to an Asteroid
  2021-01-19
  NEA Scout will use a solar sail to leave the Moon's orbit and visit a near-Earth asteroid.
• Solar System History 101
  2021-01-14
  How did our solar system come to be? Why are the planets, asteroids, comets, and other small worlds where they are now?
• Chang'e-5: China's Moon Sample Return Mission
  2020-12-23
  China's Chang’e-5 mission returned Moon samples to Earth and is now on an extended mission to study the Sun and possibly asteroids.
• NASA Abruptly Delays a Critical Planetary Defense Mission
  2020-12-17
  A space telescope that would find thousands of potential "city-killer" size asteroids was abruptly delayed due to unspecified and unrelated funding issues within NASA's science division.
• Wish upon a shooting star (or a descending asteroid sample)
  2020-12-11
  Hayabusa2 brings its sample safely to Earth, and the Geminids meteor shower approaches.
• Planetary Society Reacts to Loss of Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope
  2020-11-24
  Arecibo helped us explore the cosmos and our solar system, search for life, and defend Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids.
• Will Asteroid Apophis Hit Earth? Your Questions Answered.
  2020-10-30
  Apophis will come closer to Earth in 2029 than our geostationary communications satellites.
• Your Guide to the OSIRIS-REx sample collection
  2020-10-14
  NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully collected a sample from asteroid Bennu on 20 October 2020.

Space Daily » Meteoritics News:

• Solar system formation in two steps
  2021-01-22
  Oxford UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2021 An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, LMU Munich, ETH Zurich, BGI Bayreuth, and the University of Zurich discovered that a two-step formation process of the early Solar System can explain the chronology and split in volatile and isotope content of the ...

The Space Review » News:

• Review: Extraterrestrial
  2021-01-11
  In 2017, astronomers discovered an object passing through our solar system which most concluded was the first interstellar asteroid. Jeff Foust reviews a book by a Harvard astronomer who tries to make the case that the object is instead an alien artifact.
• The case for Apophis
  2020-11-30
  In April 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass close to the Earth, posing no threat of impact but instead offering an opportunity for scientists. Jeff Foust reports on discussions at a recent workshop on the potential missions that could be flown during the flyby and the rationales for them.
• The space resources debate pivots from asteroids to the Moon
  2020-11-23
  Five years ago this week, President Obama signed into law a bill that granted companies rights to space resources they extracted. Jeff Foust describes how that effort, intended to enable asteroid mining, has evolved to support the use of lunar resources as part of Artemis and related initiatives.
• TAG, Bennu, you're it
  2020-10-19
  On Tuesday, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to touch down on the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect samples for return to Earth. Jeff Foust reports on how this effort, already technically challenging, has turned out to be even more difficult than originally expected.

Science Daily » News:

• Oldest carbonates in the solar system: Flensburg meteorite
  2021-01-21
  A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also evidences the earliest presence of liquid water on a minute planet.

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