Asteroids, Comets and Meteors News
March 29, 2025
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Mar. 24, 2025 The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit features similar to the fatty acids produced on Earth by biological activity. ...
Mar. 13, 2025 At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts -- caused by the death of a massive star -- may ...
Mar. 18, 2025 Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
Mar. 17, 2025 New modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit and spin properties have undergone significant evolution since. When NASA's Lucy ...
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Mar. 14, 2025 Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our ...
Mar. 12, 2025 Scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for ...
Mar. 11, 2025 A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...
Mar. 6, 2025 A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric data, ...
Mar. 5, 2025 Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences. ...
Mar. 5, 2025 Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several ...
Mar. 5, 2025 A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new ...
Mar. 4, 2025 The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show '3 ...
Feb. 27, 2025 Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from ...
Feb. 27, 2025 Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study suggests that ...
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Feb. 25, 2025 New observations of 2024 YR4 conducted with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) and facilities around the world have all but ruled out an impact of the ...
Feb. 25, 2025 Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...
Feb. 24, 2025 Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new ...
Feb. 14, 2025 Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on ...
Feb. 14, 2025 Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...
Feb. 14, 2025 As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for service spacecraft to reach them safely. Researchers are developing a ...
Feb. 10, 2025 Euclid, the European Space Agency's dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery -- right in our cosmic ...
Feb. 6, 2025 Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity can be ...
Feb. 6, 2025 A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect ...
Feb. 6, 2025 Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have ...
Feb. 5, 2025 Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial ...
Feb. 5, 2025 A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) ...
Feb. 5, 2025 There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent study. While the chance of debris hitting an ...
Feb. 4, 2025 A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space ...
Feb. 3, 2025 A research team set out to answer a simple question: If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with technology similar to ours, would they be able to detect Earth and evidence of humanity? If so, ...
Feb. 3, 2025 Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The ...
Jan. 29, 2025 Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...
Jan. 29, 2025 Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral deposits that formed in an exact sequence when a brine evaporated, leaving clues about the type of water that flowed billions of ...
Jan. 28, 2025 As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is ...
Jan. 27, 2025 The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic world. However, the organic deposits discovered on its surface so far are unlikely to originate from its interior. The organic material found in a few ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- ESO Observations Help Almost Fully Rule out 2024 YR4 Asteroid Impact
- The Galactic Journey of Our Solar System
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Does Planetary Evolution Favor Human-Like Life? Study Ups Odds We're Not Alone
- Deposits Found on a Nearby Asteroid Point to Salty Water in the Outer Solar System
- New Research Sheds Light on Using Multiple CubeSats for in-Space Servicing and Repair Missions
Monday, February 10, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space
- Alien Ocean Could Hide Signs of Life from Spacecraft
- Largest Radio Jet Ever Seen in the Early Universe
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- Scientists Simulate Asteroid Collision Effects on Climate and Plants
- One in Four Chance Per Year That Rocket Junk Will Enter Busy Airspace
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Friday, January 17, 2025
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe
- Super-Earth Vs. Sub-Neptune? The Winner Is Super-Venus!
Monday, January 13, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Best Glimpse Ever Into Icy Planetesimals of the Early Solar System
- Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History
- Scientists Solving Meteorological Mysteries on Mars
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Uncovering a Centaur's Tracks: Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid
- A 'remelting' Of Lunar Surface Adds a Wrinkle to Mystery of Moon's True Age
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Does the Exoplanet Trappist-1 B Have an Atmosphere After All?
- Anthropologists Call for Tracking and Preservation of Human Artifacts on Mars
Thursday, December 12, 2024
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Friday, November 1, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses
- Faster Space Communication With Record-Sensitive Receiver
- One of the Fastest-Spinning Stars in the Universe
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- NRL Coronagraph Captures Unique Images of a Dusty Comet
- Physicists Discover First 'black Hole Triple'
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Are Nearby Planets Sending Radio Signals to Each Other?
- It's Twins! Mystery of Famed Brown Dwarf Solved
- The Origin of Most Meteorites Finally Revealed
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- 'Islands' Of Regularity Discovered in the Famously Chaotic Three-Body Problem
- Lightning Strikes Kick Off a Game of Electron Pinball in Space
Friday, October 11, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
- A New Birthplace for Asteroid Ryugu
- Asteroid Ceres Is a Former Ocean World That Slowly Formed Into a Giant, Murky Icy Orb
Monday, September 23, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Gigantic Asteroid Impact Shifted the Axis of Solar System's Biggest Moon
- How Bright Is the Universe's Glow? Study Offers Best Measurement Yet
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Rocks Collected on Mars Hold Key to Water and Perhaps Life on the Planet: Bring Them Back to Earth
- Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, Which Likely Predate Life on Earth, Contain Signs of Water
- Engineers Conduct First in-Orbit Test of 'swarm' Satellite Autonomous Navigation