Percolative core formation in oxidized planetesimals – I: experiments on melt migration in olivine aggregates
Varun Manilal, Kyusei Tsuno, Hideharu Kuwahara, Axel Wittmann, Anne Pommier, Christy Till, Damanveer S. Grewal Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 June 2026 LINK “Percolation is a leading mechanism for metal-silicate…
Quantifying Surface Heterogeneity Across Asteroid (101955) Bennu using Candidate Site Remote Sensing DataOPEN ACCESS
Emma-Catherine Belhadfa, Neil E. Bowles, Katherine A. Shirley, Amy A. Simon, Victoria E. Hamilton, Hannah H. Kaplan Currently under review at JGR: Planets, 10 June 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points: “The OSIRIS-REx mission acquired…
A Noachian hydrosphere component in the 4.1-Ga Martian meteorite Teghaza 001OPEN ACCESS
Lee Saper, Yang Liu, Yunbin Guan, Chi Ma, Elizabeth Ann Bell, and Carl B. Agee Science Advances10 Jun 2026Vol 12, Issue 24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The recent discovery of a 4.1-billion-year-old (Ga) Martian…
Grain Size Effects on UV-MIR Spectra of Aubrites: Clues for Interpreting E-type Near-Earth AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Neil C. Pearson, Kaycee I. Ridenhour, Vrinda McBride, Miren Miranda, Adam Battle, Thomas Joyce, Juan A. Sanchez and Vishnu Reddy The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 6, published: 12 June 2026…
The role of composition in the spectral evolution of carbonaceous asteroids as informed by Bennu sample returnOPEN ACCESS
Ralph E. Milliken, Takahiro Hiroi, Victoria E. Hamilton, Cody D. Schultz, Ed A. Cloutis, Hannah H. Kaplan, Melissa K. Kontogiannis, Nathalia Vega-Santiago, Dani N. DellaGiustina, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Dante S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of…
Turbulent Infall onto Class 0 Disks as the Cause of the Brief CAI Condensation Episode in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Jiachen Zheng, Xing Wei, Hongping Deng, Wenrui Xu, and Douglas N. C. Lin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 1004, Number 1, published: 8 June 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in carbonaceous…
Chandrayaan-3 APXS measurements reveal Lunar highland compositional diversity and meteorite connectionsOPEN ACCESS
Dwijesh Ray, Rishitosh K. Sinha, Santosh V. Vadawale, M. Shanmugam & Anil Bhardwaj npj Space Exploration, Volume 2, Article number: 25 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Lunar Feldspathic Highland Terrane (FHT) represents the primary…
Visible, near-, and thermal infrared spectra of asteroid Bennu samples: Relationship to and implications for remote sensing of carbonaceous asteroids
V. E. Hamilton, E. A. Cloutis, R. E. Milliken, P. Haenecour, D. R. Golish, K. J. Domanik, T. J. McCoy, L. P. Keller, A. A. Simon, H. H. Kaplan, C. A. Goodrich, S. A. Sandford,…
Dark asteroids exhibiting intermediate characteristics between C and X typesOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Chrysa Avdellidou, Michael Marsset, Ullas Bhat, Marco Delbo, Daisuke Kuroda, Moe Matsuoka, Masateru Ishiguro, Cristina A. Thomas, Francesca E. DeMeo, Pierre Vernazza Accepted for publication in MNRAS (Letters) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Large main-belt…
Thermal histories of El Médano 300 (EM 300) and Northwest Africa 8155 (NWA 8155): Implications for the diversity of IAB-ungrouped iron meteorites and their parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
L. Perez, M. Roskosz, F. Danoix, L. Kern, V. Megevand, C. Brillatz, B. Devouard, J. Gattacceca, M. Gounelle MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 June 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study provides the…
Late infall of molecular cloud material reshaped the outer Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Sebastian Sjørring Lodal, Isaac Onyett, Lasse Rasmus Pohlmann, Jean Bollard, Courtney Rundhaug, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro Preprint, Accepted in principle, Nature Astronomy PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Understanding the physicochemical evolution of the outer…
Phosphorus-nitrogen systematics of first-generation planetesimals constrain life-essential element delivery to EarthOPEN ACCESS
Debjeet Pathak, Rajdeep Dasgupta, and Naidhruv Iyer Science Advances3 Jun 2026Vol 12, Issue 23 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Habitability of rocky planets relies on the budgets of life-essential elements (LEEs) in their building blocks….
The meteorite analogs of (65803) Didymos and implications for its originOPEN ACCESS
Ruoyu Zhai, Tianyi Xu, Liuming Peng, Azeem Khalid, Siyuan Li, Min Shu, Yunzhao Wu Astronomy and Astrophysics, A&A, 710, A3, Accepted: 14 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Identifying meteorite analogs of asteroids is…
Rare and evolved: The distribution of silica-rich magmatism across the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, E. MacLennan, Z. Váci, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 1 June 2026, 117195 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Recent discoveries of ungrouped achondrites reveal that early Solar System crusts include evolved lithologies, demonstrating…
Modeling carbon outgassing from chondritic planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Bo Peng, Diana Valencia Accepted by Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 June 2026): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 6, Published: 1 June 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The thermochemical…
Dust dynamics in disk dust traps and late planetesimal formationOPEN ACCESS
Maya Tatarelli, Alessandro Morbidelli, Elena Lega Accepted in A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The streaming instability is the leading model for planetesimal formation in protoplanetary disks, but it typically operates within the first ~Myr. In the…
Crater size scaling in the strength-dominated regime for weak porous targets: Implications for the tensile strength of asteroid surfaces
Ryo Sugimura, Masahiko Arakawa, Minami Yasui Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 May 2026 LINK “Highlights “Laboratory impact cratering experiments on weak porous targets were conducted to constrain the cohesion of the uppermost…
On the rotation of M-type asteroids: Statistical evidence for higher rotation ratesOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Abarzuza, Noemí Pinilla-Alonso, Miquel Serra-Ricart, Santiago Iglesias Álvarez, Miguel R. Alarcon Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 May 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Rotational dynamics of asteroids carry important information…
Low temperatures and high water/rock ratios in asteroid (101955) Bennu’s history based on X-ray powder diffraction of returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
A. J. King, P. F. Schofield, J. Najorka, H. C. Bates, S. S. Russell, T. J. McCoy, T. J. Zega, H. C. Connolly Jr, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 May 2026…
The H, C and N abundances and isotopic compositions of samples with outer Solar System heritage: asteroid Bennu and the Tarda and Tagish Lake meteorites
Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, George D. Cody, Jennifer C. Stern, Steven M. Bates, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshiki Koga, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Jessica J. Barnes, Ann N. Nguyen, Harold C. Connolly…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 +…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
High-pressure clinopyroxene in Northwest Africa 12774 and new geobarometric evidence for a planetary embryo-sized angrite parent body
Aaron S. Bell, Laura Waters, Mark Ghiorso Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 685, 1 July 2026, 120029Version of Record 10 April 2026 LINK “Highlights “In this study, we develop, test, and apply a novel clinopyroxene-liquid…
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…
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….
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 mission target asteroid (469219) Kamoʻoalewa probably develops an Itokawa-compositional but more 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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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,…
No exotic matter in asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin & Thomas H. Burbine The European Physical Journal Plus, Volume 141, article number 175, Published: 17 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar System bodies have similar abundances of non-volatile elements….
Formation Age of Ernutet Crater, Ceres, and Implications for Origin of the OrganicsOPEN ACCESS
Michelle Kirchoff, Simone Marchi and Mallory Cochran The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 16 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ceres is the largest body in the Main Asteroid Belt and…
Apatite in Bennu samples indicates multiple stages of aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Laura B. Seifert, T. M. Erickson, L. P. Keller, J. J. Barnes, K. Thomas-Keprta, L. Le, J. Gorce, Z. Rahman, T. J. Zega, H. C. Connolly Jr, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online:…
Dating Young, Low-K Martian Meteorites with an In Situ K–Ar Isochron Technique for Mars MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Yayoi N. Miura, Takashi Mikouchi and Seiji Sugita The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accurate age determination is fundamental to advancing our understanding of…
Characteristics of Natural Remanence Records in Fine‐Grained Particles Returned From Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Masahiko Sato, Yuki Kimura, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Satoshi Okuzumi, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Seiji Sugita, Satoshi Tanaka, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko…
H-N budgets and isotopic signatures of Oued Chebeika 002 and CI reservoir heterogeneityOPEN ACCESS
Y. Marrocchi, E. Füri, L. Zimmermann, L. Piani Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39, Published 10 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the hydrogen (H) and nitrogen (N) elemental and isotopic compositions of the…
Kinetic Zr isotope fractionation on Mars recorded in ancient Zr-rich mineralsOPEN ACCESS
N.K. Jensen, M.M. Costa, Z. Deng, J.N. Connelly, M. Bizzarro Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39, Published: 10 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Zircon crystallisation induces stable Zr isotope fractionation by the preferential incorporation of…
A new approach to investigate the influence of space weathering and spectral resolution on the visibility of infrared spectral features in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bernadett D. Pál, Ákos Kereszturi, Ildikó Gyollai, Dániel Rezes, Sándor Biri, Béla Sulik, Máté Szabó, Péter Szávai, Zoltán Szalai Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2026 LINK + PDF “Highlights “We investigate…
The Nysa family as the main source of unequilibrated LL ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Marsset, P. Vernazza, M. Brož, C. Avdellidou, C. A. Thomas, L. McGraw, A. Madden-Watson, K. Minker, M. Monnereau, F. E. DeMeo, R. P. Binzel, M. Mahlke, B. Carry, J. Hanuš, P. N. Simon, B….
Multiple formation pathways for amino acids in the early Solar System based on carbon and nitrogen isotopes in asteroid Bennu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Allison A. Baczynski, Ophélie M. Mcintosh, Danielle N. Simkus, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Mila Matney, Christopher H. House, Katherine H. Freeman, Harold C. Connolly Jr., and Dante…
A window into the early stages of aqueous alteration from mackinawite in samples of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
M.C. Benner, T.J. Zega, B.S. Prince, Z.E. Wilbur, H.C. Connolly Jr., D.S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the discovery…
Microimaging Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Chondrites and Comparison to the Spectral Diversity of AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
S. A. Parra, R. N. Greenberger, B. L. Ehlmann JGR Planets, First Published: 4 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Key Points “Primitive asteroids and carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) record the history of processes in…
Moon’s volcanic history revealed in glassy spherules from Apollo 17 soil 76501OPEN ACCESS
Alexander A. Nemchin, Marc D. Norman, Martin J. Whitehouse, Evgenia Salin, Nicholas E. Timms, Tao Long, Xiaochao Che, Renaud Merle, Fred Jourdan, Tao Luo MAPS, First published: 04 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Achondrites in meteor data: Spectra, dynamics, and physical properties of candidate aubrite and eucrite impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarčíková, Veronika Pazderová, Tomáš Vörös, Filip Hlobik, Hadrien Devillepoix, Jiří Borovička, Mária Paprskárová, Sophie Deam, Juraj Tóth, Leonard Kornoš, Tomáš Paulech, Pavol Zigo Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. aa58248-25, 3 February 2026…
Carbonaceous Cosmic Dust Analogs Distinguish between Ion Bombardment and TemperatureOPEN ACCESS
Linda R. Losurdo and David R. McKenzie The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 997, Number 2, Published 30 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous cosmic dust is formed in the circumstellar envelopes of asymptotic giant…
Composition and Space-weathering Characteristics of the Tianwen-2 Mission’s First Target: Near-Earth Asteroid (469219) Kamo‘oalewaOPEN ACCESS
Minge Liu, Yazhou Yang, Yang Liu, Jian-Yang Li, Qing Zhang, Jiang Zhang, and Yongliao Zou The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 997, Number 2, Published 29 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The near-Earth asteroid…
Early solar wind and dynamo magnetic field topology predictions for (16) Psyche and other asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Atma Anand, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Eric G. Blackman, John A. Tarduno Under Review at JGR: Planets LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (14 March 2026): Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, First Published: 14 March 2026 LINK…
Impact-induced submicroscopic metallic iron particles identified in “dusty olivine” from brecciated lunar meteorite Bechar 012
Yutong Ma, Zhuang Guo, Aicheng Zhang, Jingjing Niu, Shan Qin Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 January 2026 LINK “Nanophase iron particles are ubiquitous in lunar soils and are largely…
Hydration Features on Vesta’s Surface Seen by the Dawn Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (VIR) Data
Shuai Li JGR Planets, First Published: 24 January 2026 LINK “Key Points “Understanding the sources of hydration on Vesta’s surface provides insights into water origins in the inner solar system. We estimated the hydration content…
Potential metabolic viability on asteroid chemistryOPEN ACCESS
Theresa Fisher & Regis Ferriere Communications Chemistry, Volume 9, Article number: 54Published: 23 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “While it has been long supposed that asteroids played a role in the delivery of…
Diffusion of Ga, Mo, and W in Vestan Melts: Implications for Kinetic Control on Element Partitioning During Vestan Core Differentiation
Yifan Li, Li Zhang, Huaiwei Ni Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, First Published: 22 January 2026 LINK “Key Points: “Siderophile elements tend to transfer from the magma ocean to the metallic core during core formation…
Reflectance spectroscopy (200-4200 nm) of the red-sloped C2 carbonaceous chondrites MET 00432, Tagish Lake, Tarda, and WIS 91600 (“CT” grouplet)
Edward A. Cloutis, Devin L. Schrader, Daniel M. Applin, Tomoki Nakamura, Timothy D. Glotch, Takahiro Hiroi, Moe Matsuoka, Michael E. Zolensky, Joshua P. Emery, Kristi M. Peters Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22…
A mantle source formed after the lunar magma ocean crystallisation for the 3000 Ma-old lunar basaltsOPEN ACCESS
R. E. Merle, C. Deligny, M. J. Whitehouse, G. G. Kenny & K. K. Larsen Communications Earth & Environment, Published: 22 January 2026We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access…
Crossing boundaries: Brachinites and their diverse asteroidal originsOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, F.A. Davies, T.H. Burbine, E. MacLennan, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson, M. Anand, D. Sheikh, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 21 January 2026, 116965 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Brachinite meteorites are typically linked…
Surface Modifications of a Space-weathered Ryugu Sample and the Reflectance Spectral ResponseOPEN ACCESS
Hotaka Onuma, Megumi Matsumoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Kana Amano, Taiga Takase, Kazuhiko Ninomiya and Hideko Nomura The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, Published: 16 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Reflectance spectra from…
Surface rejuvenation of stony near-Earth asteroids triggered by planetary shadows
Kohei Kitazato, Sho Sakurai, Ryuki Hyodo & Naru Hirata Nature Geoscience, Published: 15 January 2026 LINK “Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are small, airless bodies that orbit in near-Earth space. Recent studies suggest that their surface rocks…
Instantaneous thermally-driven erosion can explain dearth of dark near-Sun asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Georgios Tsirvoulis, Mikael Granvik, Leonard Schirner, Athanasia Toliou, Jooyeon Geem, Axel Hagermann PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent models of the near-Earth asteroid population show that asteroids must be super-catastrophically destroyed when they evolve to orbits with…
Growth and thermal evolution of icy planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Jun Kimura, Ryusei Sato, Kentaro Terada & Sho Sasaki Earth, Planets and Space, article number, Published: 13 January 2026unedited version of this manuscript LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Icy planetesimals are thought to contribute to…
Formation of Asteroid (16) Psyche by a Giant ImpactOPEN ACCESS
Saverio Cambioni, Benjamin P. Weiss, Namya Baijal, Robert Melikyan, Erik Asphaug, John B. Biersteker, Richard P. Binzel, William F. Bottke, Samuel W. Courville, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, David J. Lawrence, José M. G. Merayo, Carol A….
Reprocessing of lunar crust at ∼4.3 Ga inferred from in situ U-Pb isotopic and trace element investigation of Northwest Africa 11479
Jingyou Chen, Shaolin Li, Shiyong Liao, Jian Chen, Alexander Nemchin, Katherine H. Joy, Xiaochao Che, Weibiao Hsu, Menghua Zhu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2026 LINK “The increasing…
The New Space Race Era: The Exogeoheritage Challenge and Its ConservationOPEN ACCESS
B. De Toffoli JGR Planets, First Published: 9 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points “The escalating pace of space exploration has ushered in a new era reminiscent of the space race of…
Two-source terrestrial planet formation with a sweeping secular resonanceOPEN ACCESS
Max Goldberg, David Nesvorný, Alessandro Morbidelli Accepted for publication in AJ, 6 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The models that most successfully reproduce the orbital architecture of the Solar System terrestrial planets start…
The NASA Psyche Mission: The First up-Close Exploration of a Metal-Rich WorldOPEN ACCESS
James F. Bell III, Lindy Elkins-Tanton & Carol A. Polanskey Space Science Reviews, Volume 222, article number 5, Published: 03 January 2026 Editorial Notes of the collection “The NASA Psyche Mission: Science Instruments and Investigations”…
A Change of the Rotation Period of Asteroid (65803) Didymos Caused by the DART ImpactOPEN ACCESS
Josef Ďurech, Petr Pravec, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Derek C. Richardson, Harrison Agrusa and Ryota Nakano The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 12, Published: 31 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On 2022 September 26,…
The Geology of a Small Main-belt S-class Binary Asteroid System: Dinkinesh and Its Contact Binary Satellite Selam as Observed by the Lucy MissionOPEN ACCESS
E. B. Bierhaus, S. Marchi, S. J. Robbins, S. Mottola, W. F. Bottke, K. Noll, J. F. Bell III, J. M. Sunshine, J. Spencer, D. Britt The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 12, published:…
Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
W. M. Lawrence, B. L. Ehlmann JGR Planets, First Published: 20 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points “CM (Mighei-type) carbonaceous chondrites host abundant OH/H2O-bearing phyllosilicates formed from water-rock reactions in primitive planetesimals….
Role of sulfide saturation in the petrogenesis of nakhlites and chassignitesOPEN ACCESS
Marine Paquet, James M.D. Day, Arya Udry Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nakhlite and chassignite meteorites are the only confirmed group…
Small but mighty: Impact hazards from iron Near-Earth ObjectsOPEN ACCESS
Robert Luther, Natalia Artemieva, Andrea Schmalen, Kai Wünnemann, Detlef Koschny, Richard Moissl MAPS, First published: 27 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Small asteroids can impact Earth unexpectedly, as demonstrated by the Chelyabinsk event…
Occurrence and characterization of nanosulfide-rich regions on asteroid Ryugu: Insights from mackinawite and pyrrhotiteOPEN ACCESS
Roberto Conconi, Hugues Leroux, Maya Marinova, Sylvain Laforet, Damien Jacob, Léna Jossé, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Zélia Dionnet, Rosario Brunetto, Corentin Le Guillou MAPS, Version of Record online: 15 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples…
Cosmic-ray bath in a past supernova gives birth to Earth-like planetsOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Sawada, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yudai Suwa, Tetsuo Taki, Shiu-Hang Lee, and Ataru Tanikawa Science Advances10 Dec 2025Vol 11, Issue 50 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A key question in astronomy is how ubiquitous Earth-like rocky…
Modeling enstatite chondrites: Reduced rocks with a pinch of oxidized material (affected by varying H2O(g)) derived from planetesimals shocked during the epoch of giant–planet migrationOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The O-, N-, Mo-, Ru-, Os-, Cr-, Ti-, Ni-, Fe-, Nd-, Ca-, Zn-, Sr-, and Mg-isotopic compositions of enstatite…
Nitrogen- and oxygen-rich organic material indicative of polymerization in pre-aqueous cryochemistry on Bennu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Scott A. Sandford, Zack Gainsforth, Michel Nuevo, Matthew A. Marcus, Hans A. Bechtel, Ryan C. Ogliore, Clive Jones, Gerardo Dominguez, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Timothy J. McCoy, Sara S. Russell, Thomas J. Zega,…
Abundant supernova dust and heterogeneous aqueous alteration revealed by stardust in two lithologies of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Ann N. Nguyen, Laura B. Seifert, Kei Shimizu, Kathie Thomas-Keprta, Loan Le, Lindsay P. Keller, Simon J. Clemett, Zia Rahman, Jessica J. Barnes, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature Astronomy, Published: 02…
Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Sako Sunami, Yoshinori Takano, Toshiki Koga, Yuta Hirakawa, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Daisuke Saigusa, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature…
Nakhlite Emplacement as Constrained by X-Ray Computed Tomography and 3D Quantitative Textural and Petrofabric AnalysesOPEN ACCESS
Sierra R. Ramsey, Piper Irvin, Arya Udry, Scott A. Eckley, Amanda Ostwald, Richard A. Ketcham JGR Planets, First published: 30 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nakhlites, clinopyroxene-rich rocks, are the largest single-origin suite…
