Asteroids and Comets News


Mission Press Releases

  • Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Tuesday, November 21, 2017
    Posted on: 11/21/2017 5:29:36 AM PDT

  • An Interstellar Visitor Unmasked
    University of Hawaii - Tuesday, November 21, 2017
    Posted on: 11/21/2017 5:20:53 AM PDT

  • Small Asteroid or Comet "Visits" from Beyond the Solar System
    University of Hawaii - Friday, October 27, 2017
    Posted on: 10/27/2017 2:47:41 PM PDT

  • Earth's New Traveling Buddy is Definitely an Asteroid, not Space Junk
    University of Arizona - Wednesday, October 18, 2017
    Posted on: 10/18/2017 5:24:30 PM PDT

  • Ancient asteroid family unveils the early solar system
    American Association for the Advancement of Science - Thursday, August 3, 2017
    Posted on: 8/3/2017 10:53:37 PM PDT

  • SwRI part of international team identifying primordial asteroids
    Southwest Research Institute - Thursday, August 3, 2017
    Posted on: 8/3/2017 10:35:50 PM PDT

  • Seasonal Mass Transfer on the Nucleus of Comet 67P/Chuyumov-Gerasimenko
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - Friday, July 28, 2017
    Posted on: 7/28/2017 2:43:52 PM PDT

  • Brace yourself for Asteroid Day at Western
    Western University - Thursday, June 29, 2017
    Posted on: 6/29/2017 1:31:30 PM PDT

  • Queen's University scientist warns of asteroid danger
    Queens University Belfast - Wednesday, June 21, 2017
    Posted on: 6/21/2017 1:59:16 PM PDT

  • B612 Creates Asteroid Institute
    B612 Foundation - Tuesday, June 13, 2017
    Posted on: 6/13/2017 4:10:37 PM PDT

  • High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery
    Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY - Wednesday, June 7, 2017
    Posted on: 6/7/2017 6:01:19 PM PDT

  • Asteroid Day to produce first ever 24-hour global broadcast about space and planetary science
    Asteroid Day - Thursday, June 1, 2017
    Posted on: 6/1/2017 2:28:19 PM PDT

  • Tiny clocks crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes
    Western University - Tuesday, May 30, 2017
    Posted on: 5/30/2017 10:34:53 PM PDT

  • Falkland Islands basin shows signs of being among world's largest craters
    New York University -
    Posted on: 5/4/2017 5:04:36 PM PDT

  • Asteroid Day to Announce Increased Global Support and Preview 2017 Events at February 14 Press Conference
    Asteroid Day - Wednesday, February 8, 2017
    Posted on: 2/9/2017 1:19:19 AM PDT

  • Rare meteorites challenge our understanding of the solar system
    Lund University - Monday, January 23, 2017
    Posted on: 1/23/2017 9:51:35 PM PDT

  • SwRI to lead NASA's Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojans
    Southwest Research Institute - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    Posted on: 1/4/2017 11:47:53 PM PDT

  • ASU Spectrometer to Fly on New Nasa Mission to Distant 'Trojan' Asteroids
    Arizona State University - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    Posted on: 1/4/2017 11:46:44 PM PDT

  • ASU to Lead NASA Space Exploration Mission for First Time
    Arizona State University - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    Posted on: 1/4/2017 11:45:46 PM PDT

  • NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System
    NASA HQ - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    Posted on: 1/4/2017 6:26:45 PM PDT

    		• Mission Status Releases

  • Monitoring near-Earth-object discoveries for imminent impactors
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - May 4, 2018
    Posted on: 5/4/2018 4:41:42 PM PDT

  • Search for OH 18-cm radio emission from 1I/2017 U1 with the Green Bank telescope
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 27, 2018
    Posted on: 3/28/2018 1:11:00 AM PDT

  • The Feasibility and Benefits of In Situ Exploration of `Oumuamua-like objects
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 20, 2018
    Posted on: 3/20/2018 3:05:15 PM PDT

  • Olivine-rich asteroids in the near-Earth space
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 15, 2018
    Posted on: 3/15/2018 11:24:30 PM PDT

  • NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge: Strategy, Results and Lessons Learned
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 15, 2018
    Posted on: 3/15/2018 11:19:28 PM PDT

  • Cosmic History and a Candidate Parent Asteroid for the Quasicrystal-bearing Meteorite Khatyrka
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 12, 2018
    Posted on: 3/12/2018 9:20:22 PM PDT

  • Thermal History Of Cbb Chondrules And Cooling Rate Distributions Of Ejecta Plumes
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - March 12, 2018
    Posted on: 3/12/2018 9:19:32 PM PDT

  • A dual origin for water in carbonaceous asteroids revealed by CM chondrites
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - February 22, 2018
    Posted on: 2/22/2018 11:11:42 PM PDT

  • The frequency of window damage caused by bolide airbursts: a quarter century case study
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - February 22, 2018
    Posted on: 2/22/2018 10:45:20 PM PDT

  • The ALMA-PILS survey: The sulphur connection between protostars and comets: IRAS 16293-2422 B and 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - February 13, 2018
    Posted on: 2/13/2018 6:39:57 PM PDT

  • Target selection for a small low-thrust mission to near-Earth asteroids
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - February 8, 2018
    Posted on: 2/8/2018 6:41:33 PM PDT

  • Evolution of Cometary Dust Particles to the Orbit of the Earth: Particle Size, Shape, and Mutual Collisions
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - January 30, 2018
    Posted on: 1/30/2018 6:54:52 PM PDT

  • Towards a theoretical determination of the geographical probability distribution of meteoroid impacts on Earth
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - January 19, 2018
    Posted on: 1/19/2018 11:10:11 PM PDT

  • Asteroid Family Associations of Active Asteroids
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - January 8, 2018
    Posted on: 1/8/2018 2:50:04 PM PDT

  • Spectroscopy and thermal modelling of the first interstellar object 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 21, 2017
    Posted on: 12/21/2017 11:59:31 PM PDT

  • On Distinguishing Interstellar Objects Like `Oumuamua From Products of Solar System Scattering
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 21, 2017
    Posted on: 12/21/2017 11:57:47 PM PDT

  • Spectral properties and geology of bright and dark materials on dwarf planet Ceres
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 21, 2017
    Posted on: 12/21/2017 11:53:53 PM PDT

  • The Dynamical History Of 2060 Chiron And Its Proposed Ring System
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 21, 2017
    Posted on: 12/21/2017 11:50:07 PM PDT

  • Moving mountains and white spots of Ceres
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 21, 2017
    Posted on: 12/21/2017 11:39:40 PM PDT

  • Ejection of rocky and icy material from binary star systems: Implications for the origin and composition of 1I/`Oumuamua
    arXiv.org e-Print archive - December 13, 2017
    Posted on: 12/13/2017 4:01:31 PM PDT

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