![[Žd’ár nad Sázavou] A second meteorite (39.3 grams) of the Czech bolide on 9 December 2014 was found near Vatín on January 12 by Czech astronomers, first meteorite classified as type L3.9](https://karmaka.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/meteority-zdar-660x330.jpg)
![[Žd’ár nad Sázavou] First meteorite found near Nová Ves, close to Nového Města na Moravě on 20 December, ~3 p.m. CET/ Meteorite fall near Rudolec, Jihlava district, Czech Republic, 9 December, 16:16:45-54 UT UTC](https://karmaka.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/attachment-660x330.jpg)
Exploring methods for identifying iron meteorites on the surface of Mars from orbit
M.C. Rudin, R.C. Wiens, B. Horgan, N.L. Lanza, N.L. Lanza, M. Hoffman, C. Schröder Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 May 2026 LINK “Highlights “Meteorites have been found at Mars Exploration Rover landing…
Carbonaceous Chondrites Provide Evidence for Late-stage Planetesimal Formation in a Pressure BumpOPEN ACCESS
Nerea Gurrutxaga, Joanna Drążkowska, Vignesh Vaikundaraman, and Thorsten Kleine The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 1003, Number 2, Published: 22 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites are samples from planetesimals that formed 2–4 million…
Overview of Hayabusa2 Extended Mission’s Flyby of Near-Earth Asteroid (98943) TorifuneOPEN ACCESS
Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Masahiko Hayakawa, Yuya Mimasu, Naru Hirata, Takuya Iwaki, Shunichi Kamata, Kohei Kitazato, Toru Kouyama, Naoya Sakatani, Hajime Yano The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 5, Published: 22 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Magnetic properties of geraisites, the first tektite strewn field identified in BrazilOPEN ACCESS
Melissa De Andrade Nunes, Ricardo I. F. Trindade, João Pedro Rodriguez Pinto, Alvaro P. Crósta, Gabriel G. Silva, Ludovic Ferrière, Camila R. Sales, Giovanna M. Tosi MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 May 2026 LINK…
Benchmarking Cylindrical Blast Wave Theory Against the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule ReentryOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Silber Accepted for publication on 12 May 2026 in Pure and Applied Geophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Weak shock theory based on cylindrical blast waves has been used to interpret meteor infrasound, but it…
The American Museum of Natural History Acquires the Huss-Nininger Collection of Meteorites
Denton S. Ebel, Nicole Childs, Thomas Davoren MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 May 2026Letter to the Editor LINK No abstract is available for this article.
Iron redox variations in Australasian Muong Nong-type tektites
Gabriele Giuli, Maria Rita Cicconi, Angela Trapananti, Sigrid Griet Eeckhout, Giovanni Pratesi, Christian Koeberl MAPS, Version of Record online: 19 May 2026 LINK “Two thin sections of Muong Nong-type tektites from the Australasian tektite strewn…
A Cloud-Based Tool for Meteorite Recovery Using Drones and Machine LearningOPEN ACCESS
Seamus L. Anderson, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Lewis Lakerink, Sawitchaya Tippaya, Dale P. Giancono, Martin C. Towner, Iona Clemente, Martin Cupák, Ashley F. Rogers, John H. Fairweather, Mia Walker, Daniel Burgin, Michael A. Frazer, Sophie…
Carbonates in Ryugu and Bennu with MicrOmega: Insights into Aqueous Alteration on Primitive AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Max Mahlke, Cateline Lantz, Cédric Pilorget, Donia Baklouti, Rosario Brunetto, Kentaro Hatakeda, Te Jiang, Damien Loizeau, Rachel Sheppard, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Masanao Abe, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Yuma Enokido, Ryota Fukai, Vincent Hamm, Yuya Hitomi, Seiya Kawasaki, Tania…
Preventing and correcting spread of misinformation about near-Earth objects, impacts, airbursts, and planetary defense: Case studies
Mark Boslough, Peter Brown, Andy Bruno, Paul Chodas, Gareth Collins, Tyrone L. Daulton, Alan Harris, Christian Koeberl, Ania Losiak, David Morrison, Olga Popova, Darrel Robertson, Elizabeth A. Silber, Matthias van Ginneken MAPS, First published: 17…
Leaching-induced Li isotope variations in weathered ordinary chondrites: Implications for terrestrial alteration
Zhong-Sha Meng, Ying-Kui Xu, Shi-Jie Li, Dan Zhu, De-Liang Wang, Yang Li, Xiong-Yao Li, Jian-Zhong Liu MAPS, Version of Record online: 16 May 2026 LINK “Meteorite finds are commonly used to assess the chemical and…
Infrared transmission spectra of Ryugu samples and their adsorption properties
Yoko Kebukawa, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto…
Potential of VIS-IR imaging spectroscopy and SEM-EDS and EMPA to map the mineralogical composition of NWA 7317 (CR6)
Simone Pascucci, Tiberio Cuppone, Martina Casalini, Simone De Angelis, Antonio Lettino, Angelo Palombo, Eliana La Francesca, Gianrico Filacchione, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Anna Galiano, Giovanni Pratesi MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 May 2026 LINK…
Reaccumulation process after a catastrophic disruption event on a differentiated asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Kenji Kurosaki, Masahiko Arakawa accepted for publication in Icarus, 12 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (15 May 2026): LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Rubble-pile asteroids can form through the self-gravitational reaccumulation of fragments…
BOCOSUR: An all sky network for fireball detection in UruguayOPEN ACCESS
M. Caldas, A. Guaimare, V. Abraham, L. Barrios, M. Hernández, L. Velasco, G. Tancredi Preprint, 9 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Over the past couple of decades, several networks for the automatic detection of fireballs…
Observations of the 2023 February 27 fireball in northern Sweden using the auroral imaging system ALIS_4DOPEN ACCESS
Gabriel Borderes-Motta, Daniel Kastinen, Tima Sergienko, Urban Brändström, Johan Kero, Jaakko Visuri, Maria Gritsevich, Jarmo Moilanen, Daniela Cardozo Mourão, Barbara Celi Braga Camargo MNRAS, Preprint 12 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On 2023 February 27…
Taxonomy of 14042 asteroids from Gaia DR3 reflectance spectraOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Tinaut-Ruano, Benoit Carry, Marjorie Galinier, Max Mahlke, Alexey Sergeyev Accepted for publication in A&A, Submitted on 7 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid reflectance spectra provide key constraints on surface composition. Gaia DR3 enables…
Asteroid sample return missions are critical for understanding our Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Helena Bates Nature Communications, Comment, Published: 11 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studying asteroids addresses a number of unknowns in planetary science. Investigating them makes use of asteroidal meteorites, remote observations and space-based…
Petrology, mineralogy, and trajectory reconstruction of the Maoming (L5) ordinary chondrite
Jin Yu Zhang, Hong Yi Chen, Yi Man Yin, Lan Fang Xie, Xu Kai Gao, Xi Jun Liu MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 May 2026 LINK “The Maoming meteorite, which fell in Guangdong Province,…
Oxygen isotope systematics of petrographically and chemically rare chondrules from the NWA 6991 (CV3) chondrite: Implications for chondrule precursors and radial transport in the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Takuma Sumitani, Kohei Fukuda, Takayuki Ushikubo, Rei Kanemaru, Noriko T. Kita, Koki Tsutsui, Changkun Park, Hwayoung Kim, Pilmo Kang, Kentaro Terada Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 May 2026 LINK +…
An unsupervised machine learning approach to iron meteorite classificationOPEN ACCESS
Louis-Alexandre Lobanov, Hilary Downes MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Iron meteorites are usually classified manually using bivariate elemental plots. This study extends iron meteorite classification into multi-element…
Analysis of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, sulfur, chlorine, and mercury in samples returned from asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Shogo Tachibana, Hisashi Homma, Shintaro Komatani, Tomoaki Watanabe, Kazuko Motomura, Yoshinobu Hosoi, Satoru Tanaka, Mai Sakaguchi, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Jessica J. Barnes, Ann N. Nguyen, Harold. C. Connolly Jr., Dante S. Lauretta MAPS, Version…
Network structure of solar wind implanted on small celestial body surface
Sohei Wada, Ken-ichi Bajo, Hisayoshi Yurimoto MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 May 2026 LINK “The surfaces of small celestial bodies are continuously modified by space weathering and surface gardening, yet their interaction remains poorly…
Anhydrous minerals in asteroid Bennu: Evidence for well-preserved primordial components
S. S. Russell, I. A. Franchi, T. Salge, X. Zhao, R. H. Jones, A. J. King, N. V. Almeida, P. F. Schofield, H. C. Bates, E. A. Cortes-Calderon, N. Kawasaki, Y. Yurimoto, Y. Marrocchi, G….
Ammonium-bearing phyllosilicate grains detected in Ryugu and Bennu samples via infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
T. Jiang, D. Baklouti, C. Pilorget, D. Loizeau, K. Hatakeda, M. Mahlke, L. Nardelli, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet, J.-P. Bibring, R. Sheppard, A. Aléon-Toppani, R. Brunetto, C. Lantz, F. Poulet, T. Okada, R. Fukai, T. Usui,…
Consistency between dynamical modeling and photometrically derived masses of fireballsOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Maria Gritsevich Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 May 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “We present a three-point inverse solution for reconstructing meteoroid deceleration and mass-loss histories from sparse…
Constraints for Nuclear Astrophysics from an Unusual Presolar Silicate-Oxide Aggregate Grain Found in Primitive Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite Hills 00526OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Jens Barosch, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang Submitted on 3 May 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report O, Mg-Al, Si, Ca, and Ti isotopic data for an unusual presolar oxide/silicate aggregate…
Fatigue-crack formation in samples from asteroid Bennu and petrologic controls on boulder properties and evolutionOPEN ACCESS
J.L. Molaro, T.J. McCoy, A.J. Ryan, C.P. Opeil, C.G. Hoover, L.T.J. Hanton, A.R. Hildebrand, M. Patzek, C. El Mir, R. Wardell, T. Gooding, T.R. Rose, J. Biele, R.-L. Ballouz, R.J. Macke, H.C. Connolly Jr, D.S….
Taxonomic Distribution of the Small Near-Earth Asteroid PopulationOPEN ACCESS
Thobekile S. Ngwane, Nicolas Erasmus, Paul Groot, Christine Steenkamp, David Trilling and Petro Janse van Rensburg The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 5, Published: 4 May 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Small near-Earth…
Fusion crust of stony meteorites: From the observation spectrum to the initial meteoroid matter
Evgeniya V. Petrova, Victor I. Grokhovsky, Anna Kartashova Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 May 2026 LINK “Highlights “Fragmentation, ablation and significant loss of mass occur when the meteoroid passes through the Earth’s…
EBSD Analysis of Iron‐Nickel Metal in H Chondrites: 1. Evidence for Disruption and Re‐Accretion of Parent Asteroid
Yexin Luo, Aicheng Zhang, Qing Lin, Xingmei Shan, Zhimao Du, Mingbao Li, Qi Li, Xiuhong Liao, Shaolin Li JGR Planets, First Published: 30 April 2026 LINK “Key Points “Ordinary chondrites, sourced from S-type asteroids, provide…
Experimental study on water delivery to target surfaces by hydrated projectile impactsOPEN ACCESS
Koske Matsubara, Yukari Yamaguchi, Akiko M. Nakamura, Sunao Hasegawa, Takafumi Niihara, Takehiko Wada IcarusAvailable online 30 April 2026, 117135 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The presence of water on the Moon and on asteroids…
Shape and spin axis determination of the Tianwen-2 target asteroid (469219) Kamo’oalewa from lightcurve inversionOPEN ACCESS
Roberto Bonamico, Josef Hanuš, Marco Delbo Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamo’oalewa is an Earth quasi-satellite, temporarily trapped in a 1:1 orbital resonance with our planet….
Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Chondrules as Probes of Solar Protoplanetary Disk FormationOPEN ACCESS
Sota Arakawa, Takayuki Ushikubo, Ryosuke T. Tominaga DRAFT VERSION APRIL 29, 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules are thought to have formed during transient flash-heating events in dust-enriched regions of the solar protoplanetary disk. Although laboratory…
A Machine Learning Approach to Meteor Classification
Samantha Hemmelgarn, Nicholas Moskovitz, Denis Vida accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (29 April 2026): Icarus, Available online 27 April 2026, 117128 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “We use machine learning…
Do all asteroids break down in the same way?OPEN ACCESS
Nicole Latsia, Erika Kaufmann, Georgios Tsirvoulis, Heikki Suhonen, Mikael Granvik , Johan Borg, Axel Hagermann IcarusAvailable online 27 April 2026, 117130 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Thermal fatigue is considered a primary mechanism driving…
The science from asteroid sample return missionsOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth J. Tasker, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Shogo Tachibana review article, accepted for publication in Contemporary Physics, 24 April 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To date, three samples from near-Earth asteroids have been delivered to Earth…
Zadzim (prov.) iron meteorite fall (2.869 kg) in Zadzim commune, Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland at 18:53:59 UTC on 17 April 2026
Last update: 26 April 2026 (23:59 CEST) During the evening and until 4 a.m. at night after the instrumentally detected meteorite fall Skytinel’s founder Mateusz Żmija worked on a first analysis of data provided by…
Turbulent infall onto class 0 disks as cause of CAI brief condensation episode in the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Jiachen Zheng, Xing Wei, Hongping Deng, Wenrui Xu, Douglas N. C. Lin PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in carbonaceous chondritic meteorites are the oldest relics in the solar system. Notably, their radiogenic age feature…
The Fusion Crust of Meteorites is the Result of Changes in the Meteoroid Material under the Influence of Atmospheric Ablation
E. V. Petrova & V. I. Grokhovsky Solar System Research, Volume 60, article number 28, Published: 13 April 2026 LINK “The paper provides an overview of the phenomenon of “fusion crust of chondrites.” The processes…
Spectral Similarity in the Thermal Infrared between Sulfide-rich Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites, Jupiter Trojans, and Other D- and P-type AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Helena C. Bates, Ashley J. King, Kerri L. Donaldson Hanna, Audrey C. Martin, Joshua P. Emery, Neil E. Bowles and Sara S. Russell The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 4, Published: 23 April 2026…
Timescales of CM carbonaceous chondrite aqueous alteration determined by kinetic modellingOPEN ACCESS
Robin L. Haller, Martin R. Lee, Mark E. Hodson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 April 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mighei-like (CM) meteorites are the most abundant group…
Non-equilibrium condensation of the first Solar System solidsOPEN ACCESS
Sébastien Charnoz, Jérôme Aléon, Marc Chaussidon, Paolo A. Sossi, Yves Marrocchi & Patrick Franco Nature, Volume 652, pages 925–930, Published: 22 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive meteorites (chondrites) consist of an out-of-equilibrium…
Deep learning-based meteorite detection using YOLOv5 and faster R-CNN: dataset optimization and onboard drone inference
Aisha Al-Owais & Munya Al-Khalifa Neural Computing and Applications, Volume 38, article number 325, Published: 21 April 2026 LINK “To facilitate meteorite hunting and distinguish meteorites from terrestrial rocks, this study evaluates two object-detection architectures:…
Thermal Processing History of the Solar System’s First Solids Inferred from Isotope Fractionation of Refractory ElementsOPEN ACCESS
Yankun Di, François L. H. Tissot, Qing-Zhu Yin, Christopher Mornement, Trevor R. Ireland, and Yuri Amelin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 1002, Number 1, Published: 21 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present analyses…
Physical Analysis of Bennu Samples Reveals Regolith Production by Collisional Disruption on Near-Earth AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
R.-L. Ballouz, A. J. Ryan, R. J. Macke, O. S. Barnouin, M. Lê, J. Moreno, S. Eckley, L. Hanton, A. Hildebrand, V. Toy-Edens The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 4, Published: 21 April 2026…
Carbonaceous Chondrites provide evidence for late-stage planetesimal formation in a pressure bumpOPEN ACCESS
Nerea Gurrutxaga, Joanna Drazkowska, Vignesh Vaikundaraman, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in ApJ, draft version April 21, 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites are samples from planetesimals that formed 2-4 million years after solar system…
Aqueous alteration in C2-ung Bells through the analysis of carbonates – Does a CR origin ring true?OPEN ACCESS
L. J. Riches, M. D. Suttle, I. A. Franchi, X. Zhao, M. M. Grady MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Bells is an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite that…
Analytical Description of Fragment Mass Distributions at Disruption of Cosmic Bodies in the Atmosphere and in Impact Experiments
I. G. Brykina & L. A. Egorova Solar System Research, Volume 60, article number 31, Published: 18 April 2026 LINK “The mass distributions of unevaporated fragments of meteoroids and asteroids disrupted in the atmosphere, as…
Depletion of moderately volatile elements by pebble accretion in Earth-like planets
Peter L. Olson, Zachary D. Sharp, Susmita Garai IcarusAvailable online 18 April 2026, 117110 LINK “Highlights “Protoplanets growing by pebble accretion capture massive hydrogen-helium atmospheres from the surrounding nebula. Pebbles settling through such atmospheres continuously…
Comparative analysis of meteor spectra observed simultaneously from multiple locations
Veronika Pazderová, Pavol Matlovič, Hadrien Devillepoix Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 April 2026 LINK “Highlights “Meteor spectroscopy is a key method for probing the composition of meteoroids, providing insights into both their…
Correlative Microstructural Analysis of a Weathered Nantan Meteorite FragmentOPEN ACCESS
Graeme J. Francolini, Brendan V. Dyck, Paul Mack, Ben Britton Preprint submitted to Elsevier PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The weathering of iron-rich phases within meteorites is a multi-stage process that significantly alters the microstructure and chemical…
Terrestrial formation of calcium sulfate and carbonate assemblages in Atacama CO chondrites: Implications for Martian evaporitic environments
Gabriel A. Pinto, Vinciane Debaille, Jolantha Eschrig, Alexandre Corgne, Kevin Soto, Thierry Leduc, Sophie Decree, Steven Goderis Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 April 2026 LINK “Highlights “Evaporites are frequently reported in carbonaceous…
The effect of terrestrial weathering on the mineralogy and petrologic (sub)types of CM chondrites explored by kinetic modeling and laboratory experimentsOPEN ACCESS
Robin L. Haller, Martin R. Lee, Mark E. Hodson MAPS, Version of Record online: 15 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Terrestrial weathering alters the chemical and isotopic composition, and mineralogy, of meteorites; its…
Homogeneous accretion of the Earth in the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Paolo A. Sossi, Dan J. Bower Nature Astronomy, 13 April 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites are classified as either non-carbonaceous- (NC) or carbonaceous (CC), representing bodies that likely formed in the inner- or outer solar…
A Search for Hydroacoustic Signals from BolidesOPEN ACCESS
P. Brown, L. McFadden, D. McCormack, M. Adams, D. Vida accepted Apr 14, 2026 to Icarus as part of Meteoroids 2025 conference special issue PDF (OPEN ACCESS) UPDATE (17 April 2026): Icarus, Available online 17…
From Dust to Planets — A Chemical PerspectiveOPEN ACCESS
Klaus Mezger, Jonas Pape, Aryavart Anand, Pascal M. Kruttasch, Hauke Vollstaedt, Jan Hoffmann Chapter accepted for publication in the NCCR PlanetS Legacy Book: Benz, W. et al. (Eds) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical and chronological information…
Direct observation of organic molecules in asteroid Ryugu revealed by high-resolution atomic force microscopeOPEN ACCESS
Kota Iwata, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Hikaru Yabuta, Shogo Tachibana & Yoshiaki Sugimoto Nature Communications, Volume 17, Article number: 3416 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A diverse variety of organic matter exists in space. Since…
Overview of Hayabusa2 extended mission’s flyby of Near-Earth Asteroid (98943) TorifuneOPEN ACCESS
Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Masahiko Hayakawa, Yuya Mimasu, Naru Hirata, Takuya Iwaki, Shunichi Kamata, Kohei Kitazato, Toru Kouyama, Naoya Sakatani, Hajime Yano, Koki Yumoto, Masahiro Fujiwara, Sumito Shimomura, Takanao Saiki, Hiroshi Takeuchi, Eri Tatsumi, Yuichi Tsuda, Yasuhiro…
Dust Processing in Protoplanetary Discs From Infall to Dispersal: the Origin of Solar System Isotopic HeterogeneitiesOPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Hutchison, Maria Schönbächler, Lucio Mayer, Jean-David Bodénan Chapter accepted for publication in the NCCR PlanetS Legacy Book: Benz, W. et al. (Eds), The National Center for Competence in Research, PlanetS: A Swiss-wide network…
Atmospheric disintegration of irregular-shaped meteoroids with sintered discrete element model
Ziwen Li, Qingbo Gan, Xiangyuan Zeng MAPS, First published: 12 April 2026 LINK “How the internal structure of meteoroids affects their atmospheric disintegration remains an unsolved problem. This study develops a sintered discrete element model…
Carbon and oxygen isotope compositions in calcite from the CM chondrites Aguas Zarcas and MIL 13005: Implications for O and C sources and alteration conditions
S.P. Goudy, M. Telus, K. Nagashima, G.R. Huss Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 April 2026 LINK “Here we present petrographic, O isotope, and C isotope data on calcite and…
Confirming the impact origin of the São Miguel do Tapuio structure, northeastern BrazilOPEN ACCESS
Alvaro Penteado Crósta, Neivaldo Araújo de Castro, Marcos Alberto Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Airton Natanael Coelho Dias, Ludovic Ferrière, Wolf Uwe Reimold, Ana Maria Góes, Jackson Alves Martins, Liliana Sayuri Osako, Raimundo Mariano Gomes Castelo Branco MAPS,…
Moodini Bluff to Middini Beach, Madura, Dundas Shire, Western Australia search area for potential meteorite fall on 1 July 2017 at 09:41:41 (UTC) published by DFN
The Desert Fireball Network (DFN) has released data to enable a public search for meteorites which are supposed to have fallen on 1 July 2017 at 09:41:41 (UTC) around location 32°07’21.8″S, 127°21’41.1″E. It has been…
Meteor clusters: tracing meteoroid fragmentation in near-Earth spaceOPEN ACCESS
Pavel Koten, David Čapek, Juraj Tóth, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Aisha Ashimbekova, Simon Anghel, Junichi Watanabe, Tomáš Vörös Icarus, Volume 454, August 2026, 117085, Available online 7 April 2026, Version of Record 10 April 2026. LINK PDF…
Influence of Fe-Rich Materials on the Evolution of Amino Acids under Asteroidal Aqueous Alteration
Yuanyuan He, Laurent Remusat, Marceau Lecasble, David Boulesteix, Nadezda Khodorova, François Baudin, Arnaud Buch, Sylvain Bernard ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 18 March, 2026 LINK “Amino acids have been detected in carbonaceous chondrites, with abundances…
Distribution of extraterrestrial nucleobases, other N-heterocycles, and their precursors in a sample from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yuta Hirakawa, Sako Sunami, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tomoya Yamazaki, Takuto Tomaru, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr & Dante S. Lauretta Communications Chemistry, Volume…
Preparing and characterising new carbonaceous chondrite reference materials for verification of ESA’s PROSPECT package
R.J. Windmill, J.I. Mortimer, M. Anand, A.B. Verchovsky, S. Nicoara, R.C. Greenwood, J. Carpenter Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 7 April 2026 LINK “The European Space Agency’s PROSPECT payload consists of a sample acquisition and…
The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as Seen with JWST/MIRIOPEN ACCESS
Matthew Belyakov, Ian Wong, Bryce T. Bolin, M. Ryleigh Davis, Steven J. Bromley, Carey M. Lisse, and Michael E. Brown The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 1001, Number 1, Published: 8 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Carbonaceous Chondrite-like Compositions for Proposed Captured Trans-Neptunian Objects Justitia and PompejaOPEN ACCESS
Andrew S. Rivkin, Richard J. Cartwright, Joshua P. Emery, and Cristina A. Thomas The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 1001, Number 1, Published: 7 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Red spectral slopes (i.e. increasing…
Ryugu Reference Project: Recommendations from the Measurement Definition Team
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Guillaume Avice, Henner Busemann, Nicolas Dauphas, Daniel P. Glavin, Ashley J. King, Thorsten Kleine, Katharina Lodders, Frederic Moynier, Maria Schönbächler, Yoshinori Takano, Kun Wang, Hikaru Yabuta, Yuma Enokido, Ryota Fukai, Shogo Tachibana, Tomohiro…
CI chondrite Oued Chebeika 002 links asteroids Bennu and Ryugu to common parent body
Megan Broussard, Katharina Lodders, Paul K. Carpenter, Piers Koefoed, Karen Ziegler, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, Marc W. Caffee, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Ryan C. Ogliore, Anthony J. Irving, Bradley L. Jolliff, Kun Wang MAPS, Version of Record…
AMOS global meteor network: Instrumentation, procedures, accuracy validation and results
Juraj Tóth, Leonard Kornoš, František Ďuriš, Pavol Matlovič, Pavol Zigo, Dušan Kalmančok, Tomáš Paulech, Jaroslav Šimon, Martin Baláž, Tomáš Vörös, Mária Paprskárová, Veronika Pazderová, Juraj Solčáni, Marcel Schichman, Peter Varga IcarusAvailable online 6 April 2026,…
A highly limited amino acid library from asteroid Bennu yields wide-ranging protein foldsOPEN ACCESS
Stuart Bartlett, Arushi Gupta, Dominic Phung, Josh E. Goldford, Jiani Yang, Klara Hlouchova, Woodward Fischer & Yuk L. Yung Nature Communications, Published: 03 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “AI protein design software is…
The rapidly evolving surface of asteroid 4 Vesta revealed by rayed craters and optical maturity
E.S. Costello , C.J. Tai Udovicic, L. Sun, P.G. Lucey Icarus, available online 2 April 2026, 117075 LINK “Highlights “We investigate the evolving surface of asteroid 4 Vesta using rayed craters and optical maturity parameters….
In situ single-spot Rb/Sr cosmochronology of roedderite in the Ribbeck aubrite (asteroid 2024 BX1)OPEN ACCESS
Christopher J. Barnes, Aleksander Błasiak, Helge Vinje Birgerheim, Matthias Konrad-Schmolke, Delia Rösel, Jarosław Majka, Thomas Zack MAPS, Version of Record online: 01 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineralogy and textures of several…
Shape, regolith size and thickness, SMFe^0 content, and spectral type of Tianwen-2 target asteroid (469219) Kamo’oalewaOPEN ACCESS
Pengfei Zhang, Guozheng Zhang, Yongxiong Zhang, Marco Fenucci, Pierre Vernazza, Jin Zhao, Yunbo Niu, Xuejin Lu, Xing Wu, Honglei Lin, Edward Cloutis, Xiaoran Yan, Xiaoping Lu, Xiaobin Wang, Xiaoping Zhang, Yang Li under revision in…
Tianwen-2 target asteroid (469219) Kamo’oalewa probably develops an Itokawa-compositional but ultra-highly space-weathered surfaceOPEN ACCESS
Pengfei Zhang, Guozheng Zhang, Zichen Wei, Mikael Granvik, Xiaoran Yan, Pengyue Wang, Qinwei Zhang, Ronghua Pang, Wen-Han Zhou, Te Jiang, Pierre Vernazza, Takahiro Hiroi, Edward Cloutis, Francesca DeMeo, Pierre Beck, Wing-Huen Ip, Marco Fenucci, Yongxiong…
Nanoscale infrared spectroscopy reveals complex organic–mineral assemblages in asteroid Bennu
Mehmet Yesiltas, Andrew Dopilka, Robert Kostecki, Timothy D. Glotch, and Paul Northrup PNAS, March 30, 2026, 123 (14) LINK “Asteroid Bennu preserves primitive material from the early solar system, and returned samples allow direct examination…
Physical properties of accessible Near Earth Objects, including the primitive (68278) 2001 FC7OPEN ACCESS
Sonia Fornasier, E. Dotto, P. Panuzzo, M. Delbó, J. Brucato, M.A. Barucci, F. De Luise IcarusAvailable online 26 March 2026, 117072 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “We used the Spitzer Space Telescope to carry…
Multi-Sensor Trajectory Reconstruction of the 24 April 2025 Alaska Fireball and Implications for Planetary DefenseOPEN ACCESS
L. T. Scamfer, E. A. Silber, M.D. Fries, D. Vida, D. Šegon, P. Jenniskens, Y. Nishikawa, V. Sawal, T. A. Rector Accepted for publication in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (10 March 2026) PDF (OPEN…
New insights into Erg Chech 002 analogues in the main belt from near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
M. Galinier, C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo, L. Galluccio Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 March 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Erg Chech 002 is an andesitic meteorite that formed early in…
Iron isotope anomalies and the origin of the earthOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Shengyu Tian, Thorsten Kleine Icarus, Available online 22 March 2026, 117057 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Understanding the origin of the Earth requires determining the original formation location of its building material….
Meteorite fall (ordinary or enstatite chondrite?) in Ponderosa Forest, Harris County, Texas, USA at 21:40:10 UT on 21 March 2026
Last update: 30 April 2026 (22:45 CEST) Humidity leads to a severe deterioration of meteorite fragments on the ground. We strongly encourage the local population to search their estate (gardens, courtyards etc.) and public parks…
The effects of pressure on immiscibility in metallic, core-forming liquids: Implications for protoplanetary differentiationOPEN ACCESS
Geoffrey David Bromiley, Hidenori Terasaki, Matthew Varnam MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mechanisms for metal core formation in rocky planetesimals and planetary embryos remain poorly constrained, in…
In situ U-Pb chronology and chemistry of zirconolite in the andesitic meteorite Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
Jun Sakuma, Hisashi Asanuma, Naoto Takahata, Akira Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Iizuka Accepted for publication in American Mineralogist PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Precise and accurate ages for asteroidal crusts are fundamental for reconstructing the timeline of magmatic, metamorphic,…
Coexisting wadsleyite and ringwoodite in the Alfianello L6 ordinary chondrite
Lidia Pittarello, Valeria De Santis, Laura Carone, Giovanni Pratesi, Mauro Gemmi, Paola Parlanti, Andreas Steiger-Thirsfeld, Alessandro Di Michele, Gabriele Giuli MAPS, Version of Record online: 19 March 2026 LINK “The occurrence of ringwoodite in shocked…
WADSWORTH meteorite fall (>1728 g, Eucrite) near Wadsworth (Medina County) and Rittman (Wayne County), Ohio, USA at 12:56:42 UTC on 17 March 2026
Last update: 1 May 2026 (08:30 CEST) The first meteorite finds were reported on 18 March 2026. After a first online report of a small 1.75-gram specimen found in a concrete parking lot in Sharon…
Unveiling Ceres’ surface composition: Insights from the 1.2 micron band and aqueous alteration processes
Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Andrea Raponi, Marco Ferrari, Mauro Ciarniello, Eleonora Ammannito Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 March 2026 LINK “Highlights “Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt,…
Space Weathering Age of Itokawa and Eros by Machine LearningOPEN ACCESS
Lakshika Palamakumbure, David Korda and Tomáš Kohout The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 3, Published: 17 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Near-Earth asteroids such as Itokawa and Eros provide valuable insights into…
A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Toshiki Koga, Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Nanako O. Ogawa, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Toshihiro Yoshimura & Naohiko Ohkouchi Nature Astronomy, Published: 16 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic molecules delivered from…
Microspherules Formed by Lightning StrikesOPEN ACCESS
M. R. Boyd, M. J. Genge, A. G. Tomkins MAPS, First published: 15 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Natural microspherules are formed by high-temperature processes and are present throughout the geologic record to…
Chronology of ungrouped achondrites Northwest Africa 11119 and 7325/8486: implications for early evolution of a heterogeneous crust on a differentiated planetesimal
Daniel R. Dunlap, Julia A. Cartwright, Piers Koefoed, Evgenii Krestianinov, Stephen J. Romaniello, Carl Agee, Yuri Amelin, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 March 2026 LINK “The chronology…
Exploring the Interior Structure of (16) Psyche Through Basin‐Scale CollisionsOPEN ACCESS
Namya Baijal, Erik Asphaug, C. Adeene Denton, Martin Jutzi, Sabina Raducan, Saverio Cambioni, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Amanda Alexander Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, First Published: 13 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points…
Shortwave Infrared Microimaging Spectroscopy of the Martian MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
J. K. Miura, B. L. Ehlmann, R. Greenberger, E. Cutts Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, First Published: 13 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points “Until samples from the Martian surface are successfully…
Permeability as the first-order control on the rate of aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bianka Babrián, Queenie H.S. Chan, Jens Najorka, James Malley, Lee F. White, Martin D. Suttle Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 13 March 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We performed a series of low temperature…
A re-assessment of moderately volatile elements in the non-matrix component of carbonaceous chondrites
Zhongtian Zhang, Damanveer S. Grewal IcarusAvailable online 13 March 2026, 117049 LINK “Highlights “All carbonaceous chondrites are variably depleted in moderately volatile elements (MVEs) relative to CI chondrites, which closely match the bulk composition of…
Carbonated Chondrites during Giant ImpactsOPEN ACCESS
Adrien Saurety and Razvan Caracas The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The volatile budget of terrestrial planets is primarily inherited from the accretion process. At this stage, impacts…
The Desert Fireball Network Clear-Sky SurveyOPEN ACCESS
Konstantinos S. Servis, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Eleanor K. Sansom, Thomas W. C. Stevenson Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Published online: 05 March 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Estimating the meteoroid…
Zircon U-Pb Geochronology of Lunar Meteorite Dhofar 1442: Implications for Lunar Impact History and the Late Heavy BombardmentOPEN ACCESS
Qin Zhou, Qing-Zhu Yin, Ryan A. Zeigler, Bradley L. Jolliff, Qiu-Li Li & Yu Liu Journal of Earth Science, Published: 13 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Isotopic ratio evolution in planetary materials by solar wind implantation
Qinting Jiang, Shun-ichiro Karato IcarusAvailable online 12 March 2026, 117046 LINK “Highlights “Isotopic ratios provide important constraints on the origin of materials. When considering the volatile contribution from the Sun (i.e., the solar wind) to…
The neodymium and samarium isotope compositions and cosmic ray exposure history of B-type asteroid (101955) Bennu
Zachary A. Torrano, Michelle K. Jordan, Lori N. Willhite, Richard W. Carlson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 March 2026 LINK “We report Nd and Sm isotopic compositions of a…
A new empirical approach for modal abundance estimation of olivine and pyroxene in ordinary chondrites using reflectance spectroscopy
Neeraj Srivastava, Soham Mali, Tvisha Kapadia, Neha Panwar, Subhadyouti Bose, Abhishek J. Verma, Roshan Nath, Denesh Karunakaran, Ramakant R. Mahajan, Kuljeet K. Marhas, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, Avadh Kumar, Maria Eugenia Varela, Shuhrat A. Ehgamberdiev, Anil…
Classification of ordinary chondrites using Mössbauer spectroscopy: Introduction of a new criterion to the 4M method
Martyna Jakubowska, Jolanta Gałązka-Friedman, Marek Woźniak, Krzysztof Szopa, Katarzyna Brzózka, Barbora Pospíšilová, Agnieszka Grabias MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 March 2026 LINK “The paper presents a modified version of the 4M method, which is…
Non-innocent solvents in meteorite extractions: Evidence for artifact formationOPEN ACCESS
N. Randazzo, R. W. Hilts, R. M. Whittal, B. Reiz, V. Olan-Rubio, C. D. K. Herd, I. H. Krouse MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solvent extraction is…
Confirmation of the impact origin of the Late Ordovician Tvären impact structure (southeast Sweden) and emplacement of impactites in a marine settingOPEN ACCESS
Katarzyna J. Gajewska, Sanna Alwmark, Mikael Calner, Sylvain Richoz, Jens Ormö, Erik Sturkell, Carl Alwmark MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Tvären structure in southeastern Sweden has…
Organic residues from biomass in a Muong Nong Australasian tektite
Pierre-Marie Zanetta, Pierre Rochette, Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume, Valérie Andrieu, Colette Guilbaud MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 March 2026 LINK “Australasian tektites (AAT) contain grains from the impact surface that survived the tektite formation process. Muong…
Shaken, not stirred: inefficient mixing of CM- and CI-like materialsOPEN ACCESS
Sarah E. Anderson, Pierre Vernazza, Miroslav Broz Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. aa57394-25, March 11, 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A recent study suggests that CM chondrite-like planetesimals formed in the vicinity of Saturn, in a…
Spectral insights into carbonaceous chondrites origins: Correlating main-Belt asteroids with CV chondrites
A.P. Singh, S.S. Pillai, K.K. Marhas, K.V.N.G. Vikram, S. Bhattacharya Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 March 2026 LINK “Highlights “This study investigates the mid-infrared spectral correlation between four Carbonaceous Vigarano (CV) chondrites…
High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
C. Opitom, J. Manfroid, D. Hutsemékers, E. Jehin, M. M. Knight, K. Aravind, L. Ferellec, D. Bodewits, V. V. Guzmán, M. Cordiner, R. C. Dorsey, F. La Forgia, M. Lippi, B. P. Murphy, C. Snodgrass,…
Isotopic Evidence for a Cold and Distant Origin of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Martin Cordiner, Nathan X. Roth, Marco Micheli, Geronimo Villanueva, Davide Farnocchia, Steven Charnley, Nicolas Biver, Dominique Bockelee-Morvan, Dennis Bodewits, Colin Orion Chandler, Jacques Crovisier, Maria N. Drozdovskaya, Kenji Furuya, Michael S. P. Kelley, Stefanie Milam,…
A Direct View of the Chemical Properties of Water from Another Planetary System: Water D/H in 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Luis E. Salazar Manzano, Teresa Paneque-Carreño, Martin A. Cordiner, Edwin A. Bergin, Hsing Wen Lin, Dariusz C. Lis, David W. Gerdes, Jennifer B. Bergner, Nicolas Biver, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, Dennis Bodewits, Steven B. Charnley, Jacques Crovisier,…
Terrestrial ages of meteorites from the Atacama Desert (Chile) and insights into the past meteorite flux to EarthOPEN ACCESS
Carine Sadaka, Jérôme Gattacceca, Florian Dumas, Régis Braucher, ASTER Team, Ingo Leya, Mohammad Tauseef, Pierre-Henri Blard, David Bekaert, Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Anthony Lagain, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Matthieu Gounelle MAPS, Version of Record online:…
High Resolution Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopic Studies on the Freshest Mukundpura Meteorite, Rajasthan, India: Presence of NanodiamondOPEN ACCESS
D. Chandrasekharam,U. Govind,R. P. Tripathi,T. H. Amir,K. M. Sairam,D. B. E. Rafal,A. Dixit Accepted for Publication in Bull. Min. Res. Exp. (2024) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous Chondrites have special significance in the stellar evolution and…
The daylight fireball of June 25, 2022, leading to a meteorite fall and find near Pusté Úľany, Slovakia
Lukáš Shrbený, Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, Mike Hankey MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 March 2026 LINK “We present detailed analysis of a daytime fireball observed on June 25, 2022, which is based on four…
The smallest pedigree fall event meteorite ever recovered: Pusté Úl’any — Physical, mineralogical, chemical, and radionuclide analyses
Juraj Tóth, Pavel P. Povinec, Daniel Ozdín, Robert J. Macke, A. J. Timothy Jull, Matthias Laubenstein, Ivan Sýkora, Ivan Kontul’, Miroslav Ješkovský, Jakub Kaizer, Jakub Zeman, Victory A. J. Jaques, Tomáš Zikmund, Martin Kareš, Jozef…
Effects of Particle Size, Temperature, and Metal Content on VNIR Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite Meteorites in a Simulated Asteroid Environment
Marina E. Gemma, Katherine A. Shirley, Timothy D. Glotch, Denton S. Ebel, Kieren T. Howard MAPS, First Published: 3 March 2026 LINK “Key Points “Laboratory spectral analysis of well-characterized meteorite samples can be employed to…
Petrography and mineral chemistry of Northeast Africa 053 — A remnant of Martian crystal mushOPEN ACCESS
Xhonatan Shehaj, Eleonora Ammannito, Giovanni Pratesi MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 March 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In Earth’s igneous systems, crystal mushes, crystal-rich frameworks permeated by silicate melt, represent a common and…
Ejecta plume evolution in the Hayabusa2 impact experiment on asteroid Ryugu
Shota Kikuchi, Masahiko Arakawa, Koji Wada, Toshihiko Kadono, Seiji Sugita, Kei Shirai, Ko Ishibashi, Rie Honda, Yasuhiro Yokota, Yuri Shimaki, Naoya Sakatani, Kazunori Ogawa, Hirotaka Sawada, Takanao Saiki, Yuya Mimasu, Yuto Takei, Naru Hirata, Satoru…
Meteor observations in Tajikistan within the global meteor network project: Preliminary results
G.I. Kokhirova, D. Vida, M. Pirkhoniyon, Z. Nazarova, P. Gulmurodzoda Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February 2026 LINK “Highlights “Two sets of equipment for automated meteor video observations were installed for the…
Molecular inventory and comparative organic profiling of a homogenized aggregate sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu
José C. Aponte, Denise K. Buckner, Angel Mojarro, Jamie E. Elsila, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February…
A new pair of lunar gabbroic meteorites record magma recharge at ∼ 3.0 Ga
P.Y. Li, Y. Jiang, K. Zhao, S.Y. Liao, X.C. Che, X.R. Zhang Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February 2026 LINK “Young lunar basalts provide crucial insights into the Moon’s…
Model Calculations for Cosmogenic Nuclides in Meteorites and the Lunar Surface. 1. Long-lived RadionuclidesOPEN ACCESS
Ingo Leya MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Production rates for the cosmogenic radionuclides 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, 53Mn, and 60Fe in a large variety of meteorites,…
Triple oxygen and hydrogen stable isotope composition of hydroxyl water in Orgueil (CI-type) and Tagish Lake (C2-type) carbonaceous chondrites
Erik J.H. Oerter, Christopher D.K. Herd, Conel M.O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 February 2026 LINK “The primitive carbonaceous chondrites are of interest to cosmochemical science because they…
Gaia DR3 supervised classification of asteroid reflectance spectra
Marco Delbo, Thomas Dyer, Ullas Bhat, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Amelia Minton LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a supervised, probabilistic taxonomic classification of asteroid reflectance spectra from Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3). Using…
Small-scale elemental abundance variations in Ryugu particles from touchdown 1OPEN ACCESS
Karina López García, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Ikshu Gautam, Makiko K. Haba, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Nao Nakanishi, Ryota Fukai MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ryugu materials closely resemble CI chondrites’…
Thermophysical Modeling of Asteroid (15) Eunomia from Spatially Resolved ALMA and VLA DataOPEN ACCESS
Yu Yu Phua, Katherine de Kleer, Bryan Butler, Saverio Cambioni and Michael Shepard The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 23 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Asteroid (15) Eunomia is the largest…
Surface Properties, Orbital Dynamics, and Thermophysical Modeling of the Primitive Asteroid (269) JustitiaOPEN ACCESS
L. Braga, A. Amarante, A. Ferreira, F. Monteiro and M. Martins The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 23 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA)…
Esquel Meteorite, a Forgotten Argentine Peridot: A Multi Analytical StudyOPEN ACCESS
Faramarz S. Gard, Rogelio D. Acevedo, Pablo Gaztañaga, Paula N. Alderete, Lara M. Solis, Gabriel Pierangeli, Gonzalo Zbihlei, Nahuel Vega and Emilia B. Halac Spectroscopy Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, Published: 6 February 2026 LINK…
Initial study of regolith exposure ages and burial conditions on Ryugu: Cosmogenic nuclides score in two touchdownsOPEN ACCESS
Kunihiko Nishiizumi, Keisuke Nagao, Marc W. Caffee, Ryuji Okazaki, Jozef Masarik, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Hiroshi Naraoka, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Kasumi Yogata, Toru Yada, Shogo Tachibana, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Masanao Abe,…
Predicting differentiated achondrite parent bodies through machine learning: Insights from major element
Zhao Yan, Jin-Ting Kang, Weibiao Hsu, Fang Huang Applied GeochemistryVolume 198, February 2026, 106687 LINK “Highlights “Rapid and accurate identification for parent bodies of achondrites is crucial for planetary science research. In this study, we…
Multi-arrival infrasound from meteoroids: Fragmentation signatures versus propagation effects in a fine-scale layered atmosphere
Igor P. Chunchuzov, Oleg E. Popov, Elizabeth A. Silber, Sergey N. Kulichkov IcarusVolume 450, 15 May 2026, 117007Available online 17 February 2026, Version of Record 19 February 2026 LINK “Highlights “Infrasonic signatures of meteoroid fragmentation…
Nitrogen isotopic variations in the early Solar System recorded by pallasitesOPEN ACCESS
J. Gamblin, E. Füri, B. Luais, L. Zimmermann Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39Published 17 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To gain new insights into nitrogen (N) isotopic variations in the early Solar System, N…
Data-driven classification of ordinary chondrites and asteroidal metal potential evaluationOPEN ACCESS
Tian-Yu Liu, Si-Jia Wei, Ke-Li Shi, Tian-Qi Qiu, Jun-Zhe Teng & Zheng-Jie Qiu Scientific Reports, Volume 16, Article number: 5826, Published: 20 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ordinary chondrites (OCs) comprise ~ 87% of meteorites…
A Collective Trigger for Widespread Planetesimal Formation Revealed by Accretion AgesOPEN ACCESS
James Bryson, Hannah Sanderson, Francis Nimmo, Sanjana Sridhar, Gregory Brennecka, Yves Marrocchi, Jason Terry PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planetesimals was an integral part of the cascading series of processes that built the terrestrial…
Redox reactions in the outermost thin surfaces of meteorite fusion crusts
Toshimori Sekine, Ginga Kitahara, Akira Yoshiasa, Akira Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 February 2026 LINK “The fusion crusts of meteorites indicate the quenched high temperature layers, but few…
Magnetic Properties as Additional Meteorite Classifiers
G. P. Markov, R. Zhang & V. E. Pavlov Solar System Research, Volume 60, article number 6, Published: 19 February 2026 LINK “In order to assess the possibility of using magnetic properties for classifying meteorites,…
Deepest ever photographed Geminid with small but not negligible terminal massOPEN ACCESS
Pavel Spurný, Jiří Borovička Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript, accepted date: 18 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report an instrumental observation of the very exceptional Geminid fireball which was observed in scope of…
Classification methods of ordinary chondrites – what can they tell us about meteorites?
M. Jakubowska, A. Grabias, M. Woźniak, J. Gałązka-Friedman & K. Szopa Interactions, Volume 247, article number 36, Conference Proceeding, Published: 18 February 2026 LINK “Ordinary chondrites are the most common meteorites falling to Earth, which…
The First Instrumentally Documented Fall of an Iron Meteorite: atmospheric trajectory and ground impactOPEN ACCESS
Jarmo Moilanen, Maria Gritsevich, Jaakko Visuri submitted to Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Iron meteorite falls are rare compared to stony meteorites, and until recently no iron meteorite had a reliably determined pre-atmospheric orbit….
Petrogenesis and Provenance of Unique Amphibole-Bearing Carbonaceous Chondrite Almahata Sitta 202: Further Evidence for a Ceres-Sized, Water-Rich Parent Body
Cyrena A. Goodrich, Victoria E. Hamilton, Michael E.Zolensky, Noriko Kita, Issaku Kohl, Lauren Tafla, Robert J. Macke, Takahiro Hiroi, Yoko Kebukawa, Wayne Buckley, Jacob B. Setera, Justin I. Simon, Allan H. Treiman, Jennifer S. Gorce,…
