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…
The moon’s formation time recorded in lunar mare basalts
Mu-Han Yang, Qian W.L. Zhang, Richard W. Carlson, Bi-Wen Wang, Dongjian Ouyang, Qiu-Li Li IcarusAvailable online 27 November 2025, 116889 LINK “Highlights “The Moon’s formation time is a key factor for understanding the early evolution…
Interstellar ices as carriers of supernova material to the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Martin Bizzarro, Martin Schiller, Jesper Holst, Laura Bouvier, Miroslav Groen, Frédéric Moynier, Elishevah M. M. E. van Kooten, Maria Schönbächler, Troels Haugbølle, Darach Watson, Anders Johansen, James N. Connelly & Emil Bizzarro Nature Communications, Volume…
Physicochemical Controls on the Compositions of the Earth and PlanetsOPEN ACCESS
Paolo A. Sossi, Remco C. Hin, Thorsten Kleine, Alessandro Morbidelli & Francis Nimmo Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 118, Published: 25 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Despite the fact that the…
Nondestructive analysis of Bennu samples toward comparative studies with Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Masahiro Nishimura, Koki Yumoto, Yuichiro Cho, Yuta Shimizu, Moe Matsuoka, Eri Tatsumi, Soichiro Furukawa, Ryosuke Sakurai, Toru Yada, Kentaro Hatakeda, Kasumi Yogata, Yuma Enokido, Rui Tahara, Akiko Miyazaki, Seiya Kawasaki, Rei Kanemaru, Seiji…
Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Angel Mojarro, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr., and Dante S. Lauretta PNAS, 122 (49) e2512461122, November 24, 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s…
High precision Al-Mg dating of NWA 15118 challenges a primary anorthositic crust on VestaOPEN ACCESS
H. Ren, L. Fang, J.-A. Barrat, T.-H. Luu, J. Siebert, Y. Li, S. Li, Y. Liu, F. Moynier Geochemical Perspectives Letters, Version 38, Published 24 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A lunar-like magma…
Spectrophotometric evidence for a metal-bearing, carbonaceous, and pristine interstellar comet 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Maria Gritsevich, Jürgen Blum submitted article PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “3I/ATLAS is only the second confirmed cometary object known to enter the Solar System from interstellar space. Cosmogonic considerations suggest that this body…
The Moon-forming impactor Theia originated from the inner Solar System
Timo Hopp, Nicolas Dauphas, Maud Boyet, Seth A. Jacobson, and Thorsten Kleine Science, Vol 390, Issue 6775, pp. 819-823 (20 November 2025) LINK “The Moon formed from a giant impact of a planetary body, called…
Remanent crustal strain on Mars in non-poikilitic olivine of NWA 7721OPEN ACCESS
Yaozhu Li, Szilvia Kalácska, Phil McCausland, Roberta L. Flemming, Callum Hetherington, Bo Zhao, Can Yildirim, Carsten Detlefs PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a multiscale microstructural analysis of olivine from the non-poikilitic lithology of the poikilitic…
Bennu and Ryugu constituents from samples IR analyses and potential source of terrestrial planets’ ingredientsOPEN ACCESS
C. Pilorget, T. Okada, J.-P. Bibring, D. Loizeau, K. Hatakeda, L. Nardelli, L. Riu, R. Sheppard, T. Jiang, M. Mahlke, R. Brunetto, D. Baklouti, R. Fukai, M. Abe, A. Aléon-Toppani, Y. Enokido, V. Hamm, S….
Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Pau Grèbol-Tomàs, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Jacinto Alonso-Azcárate, Maria Gritsevich Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Undifferentiated asteroids, particularly the parent bodies of carbon-rich chondrite groups,…
Micromechanical properties of Chang’e-5 lunar soil minerals: Comparison with meteorite and terrestrial analogs
Sijia Qiao, Lihui Li, Beixiu Huang, Heng-Ci Tian IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 November 2025 LINK “Highlights “The mechanical behavior of lunar materials holds significant engineering implications for lunar base construction and deep…
JAXA curation for Bennu samples returned by the NASA’s OSIRIS-REx missionOPEN ACCESS
Rui Tahara, Kentaro Hatakeda, Masahiro Nishimura, Kasumi Yogata, Ryota Fukai, Akiko Miyazaki, Toru Yada, Yuma Enokido, Masanao Abe, Seiya Kawasaki, Ryosuke Sakurai, Tatsuaki Okada, Cedric Pilorget, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Vincent Hamm, Lionel Lourit, Damien Loizeau, Lucie…
The late formation of chondrites as a consequence of Jupiter-induced gaps and ringsOPEN ACCESS
Baibhav Srivastava and André Izidoro Science Advances, 22 Oct 2025, Vol 11, Issue 43 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accretion ages of the first planetesimals—parent bodies of magmatic iron meteorites—suggest that they formed within the…
Martian differentiation history inferred from copper isotopesOPEN ACCESS
De-Liang Wang, Dan Zhu, Ying-Kui Xu, Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Zi-Ru Liu, Yang Li, Zhi Li, Hong Tang, Xiong-Yao Li & Jian-Zhong Liu Nature Communications, Volume 16, article number 9298, Published: 21 October 2025 LINK…
Impactor relics of CI-like chondrites in Chang’e-6 lunar samples
Jintuan Wang, Zhiming Chen, Zexian Cui, Qing Yang, Le Zhang, Pengli He, Jingyou Chen, Chengyuan Wang, Yan-Qiang Zhang, Jiangze Wang, Yonghua Cao, James W. Head III, Hugh O’Neill, Akira Tsuchiyama, Yuri Amelin, Maxwell M. Thiemens,…
Initial Conditions of Planet Formation: Time Constraints from Small Bodies and the Lifetime of Reservoirs in the Solar Protoplanetary DiskOPEN ACCESS
Maria Schönbächler, Audrey Bouvier, Noriko T. Kita & Thomas S. Kruijer Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 97, Published: 17 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This review explores the timescales of the…
A sub-chondritic nickel stable isotope composition of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu, Martijn Klaver, Wei-Biao Hsu, Harry Becker, Lu Chen, Qi Chen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To understand accretion and differentiation of Mars, we report high-precision…
Psyche Mission Description and Design RationaleOPEN ACCESS
Carol A. Polanskey, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, James F. Bell III, Eleanor K. Alonge, Sarah H. Bairstow, Richard P. Binzel, Abhijit Biswas, Luke Bury, Ernest Cisneros, Dongsuk Han, Insoo Jun, William M. Klipstein, David J. Lawrence,…
Elastic Properties of Returned Samples From Asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Keisuke Onodera, Yuta Ino, Satoshi Tanaka, Taichi Kawamura, Takuya Ishizaki, Rei Kanemaru, Ryota Fukai, Takeshi Tsuji, Tomoki Nakamura, Daisuke Nakashima, Masayuki Uesugi, Shogo Tachibana, Seiji Sugita, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi…
Chromite in main group pallasite meteorites: Accessory mineral tracing planetesimal differentiationOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Lutz Hecht, Matthew S. Huber, Christina Makarona, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Main group pallasite meteorites (PMG)…
Potassium-40 isotopic evidence for an extant pre-giant-impact component of Earth’s mantle
Da Wang, Nicole X. Nie, Bradley J. Peters, James M. D. Day, Steven B. Shirey & Richard W. Carlson Nature Geoscience, Published: 14 October 2025 LINK “Earth’s bulk composition has elemental and isotopic characteristics that…
Complexity of the NWA 773 Clan: New Evidence from Lunar Olivine Gabbro NWA 6950
Qi He, Long Xiao, Ioannis Baziotis, Xiaochao Che, Yuqi Qian & Jiawei Zhao Journal of Earth ScienceVolume 36, pages 2224–2239, Published: 13 October 2025 LINK “NWA 6950 is a type of cumulate gabbro meteorite that…
Petrology and Geochemistry of Poikilitic Shergottite Northwest Africa 1950: bridging the gap between depleted and intermediate sources in Martian Mantle
Varsha M. Nair, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, G.N.S. Sree Bhuvan, T. Vijaya Kumar, Nilanjana Sorcar, Sneha Mukherjee, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, Jyotiranjan S. Ray Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 October 2025 LINK…
The Noritic mineralogy of V- and S-type objects and the links with asteroid (4) VestaOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, A.Y.C. Wong, T.H. Burbine, E. MacLennan, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson, M. Anand, L.F. White, M.M. Grady Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Ungrouped…
Revisiting the oxygen fugacity of martian meteorites: implications for the redox history of the mantle of marsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D.K. Herd, Sophie Benaroya Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We provide an updated compilation of oxygen fugacity (fO2) estimates for martian…
Noble gases and nitrogen in material from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
B. Marty, L. Zimmermann, E. Füri, D. V. Bekaert, J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, H. C. Connolly, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
3D SR-μXCT analysis for lithology detection: Application to Ryugu sample A0159OPEN ACCESS
Léna Jossé, Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Andrew King, Emmanuel Gardés, Eva Heripré, Damien Loizeau, Sasha Cryan, Kentaro Hatakeda MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial breccia…
Protracted core formation and impact disruptions shaped the earliest outer Solar System planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Zhongtian Zhang, Varun Manilal, Thomas S. Kruijer, William F. Bottke, and Sarah T. Stewart Science Advances, 1 Oct 2025, Vol 11, Issue 40 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The distinct compositions of…
The depletion of the asteroid belt and the impact history of the Earth
Julio A. Fernández Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 September 2025 LINK “Highlights “We have evaluated the rate at which the asteroid belt is losing material, and how it splits between macroscopic bodies…
Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid 1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously knownOPEN ACCESS
T. Santana-Ros, P. Bartczak, K. Muinonen, A. Rożek, T. Müller, M. Hirabayashi, D. Farnocchia, M. Micheli, R. E. Cannon, M. Brozović, O. Hainaut, D. Oszkiewicz, A. K. Virkki, L. A. M. Benner, A. Campo Bagatin,…
Infall and Disk Processes – the Message from MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
François L. H. Tissot, Christoph Burkhardt, Aleksandra Kuznetsova, Andreas Pack, Martin Schiller, Fridolin Spitzer, Elishevah M. M. E. Van Kooten & Teng Ee Yap Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 85, Published: 17 September…
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defenseOPEN ACCESS
Auriane Egal, Denis Vida, François Colas, Brigitte Zanda, Sylvain Bouley, Asma Steinhausser, Pierre Vernazza, Ludovic Ferrière, Jérôme Gattacceca, Mirel Birlan, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Karl Antier, Simon Anghel, Josselin Desmars, Kévin Baillié, Lucie Maquet, Sébastien Bouquillon, Adrien…
Using carbon isotopes to trace the origin of volatiles on Earth and Mars
Damanveer S. Grewal, Sujoy Mukhopadhay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 September 2025 LINK “The distinct accretionary histories of Earth and Mars – with Earth experiencing protracted growth and small contributions from outer solar system…
3I/ATLAS: In Search of the Witnesses to Its VoyageOPEN ACCESS
X. Pérez-Couto, S. Torres, E. Villaver, A. J. Mustill, M. Manteiga Submitted to ApJL, draft version September 10, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object discovered to date, following 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov….
Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Takazo Shibuya, Takehito Hayakawa, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Ikshu Gautam, Makiko K. Haba, Kengo T. M. Ito, Yuki Hibiya, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo,…
Extreme Negative Polarisation of New Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Zuri Gray, Stefano Bagnulo, Galin Borisov, Yuna G. Kwon, Alberto Cellino, Ludmilla Kolokolova, Rosemary C. Dorsey, Grigori Fedorets, Mikael Granvik, Eric MacLennan, Olga Muñoz, Philippe Bendjoya, Maxime Devogèle, Simone Ieva, Antti Penttilä, Karri Muinonen submitted…
Delivery of carbonaceous materials to the Moon
Linxi Li, Mengfan Qiu, Sen Hu, Hejiu Hui c, Yi Chen a d, Qiu-Li Li, Wei Yang, Yuyang He, Shitou Wu, Hao Wang, Guoqiang Tang, Di Zhang, Lihui Jia, Lixin Gu, Huicun He, Yubing Gao,…
A collisional history of the L chondrite parent bodies
Mathieu Roskosz, Béatrice Doisneau, Etienne Deloule, Guillaume Fiquet, Marco Delbo & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy, Published: 05 September 2025 LINK “L chondrites are some of the most common meteorites retrieved on Earth. Their Ar–Ar collision…
Redox evolutions of planetary mantle reservoirs constrained by titanium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Zhengbin Deng, Katrine Nikolajsen, Martin Schiller, Lu Pan, Wenzhong Wang & Martin Bizzarro Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 6, Article number: 731 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The oxygen fugacity (hereafter referred as fO2) of…
Comparison of three proton irradiated meteorite samples to better understand the solar wind-based space weathering
D. Rezes, I. Gyollai, S. Biri, K. Fintor, Z. Juhász, R. Rácz, B. Sulik, M. Szabó, Á. Kereszturi MAPS, Version of Record online: 01 September 2025 LINK “This paper presents the results of proton irradiation…
Chondrule formation by collisions of planetesimals containing volatiles triggered by Jupiter’s formationOPEN ACCESS
Sin-iti Sirono & Diego Turrini Scientific Reports, Volume 15, Article number: 30919, Published: 25 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules are spherical or subspherical particles of crystallized or partially crystallized liquid silicates that…
Constraints on the fluid alteration of Nakhla meteorite inferred from Fe-rich phyllosilicate characterization
Isabella Pignatelli, Enrico Mugnaioli, Yves Marrocchi, Luigi Folco MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 August 2025 LINK “The Nakhla Martian meteorite is known to contain secondary minerals, in particular phyllosilicates, that have recorded the conditions…
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, F. A. J. Abernethy, K. Bajo, D. V. Bekaert, E. Bloch, G. A. Brennecka, H. Busemann, J. S. Cowpe, S. A. Crowther, M. Ek, L. J. Fawcett, M. A….
Space weathering effects in Bennu asteroid samplesOPEN ACCESS
L. P. Keller, M. S. Thompson, L. B. Seifert, L. E. Melendez, K. L. Thomas-Keprta, L. Le, C. J. Snead, K. C. Welten, K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, J. Masarik, H. Busemann, D. Krietsch, C….
Mineralogical evidence for hydrothermal alteration of Bennu samplesOPEN ACCESS
T. J. Zega, T. J. McCoy, S. S. Russell, L. P. Keller, Z. Gainsforth, S. A. Singerling, V. R. Manga, C. Harrison, G. Libourel, B. S. Prince, K. Thomas-Keprta, A. King, M. Portail, V. Guigoz,…
The Mineralogical Connection between M- and K-type Asteroids as Indicated by PolarimetryOPEN ACCESS
Joseph R. Masiero, Yuna G. Kwon, Elena Selmi and Manaswi Kondapally The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 8, Published 20 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Polarimetry has the capacity to provide a…
Core metamorphism controls the dynamic habitability of mid-sized ocean worlds—The case of CeresOPEN ACCESS
Samuel W. Courville, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Jordyn Robare, and Joseph G. O’Rourke Science Advances20 Aug 2025Vol 11, Issue 34 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ceres’s surface mineralogy and density structure indicate an…
Rotational Light Curve, phase, and visible colors of (52246) Donaldjohanson throughout Lucy Mission Flyby
A.C. Souza-Feliciano, F.L. Rommel, B.E. Morgado, L.M. Catani Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 August 2025 LINK ” Highlights “The main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson was visited on April 20th of 2025 by…
JWST Spectroscopy of (142) Polana: Connection to NEAs (101955) Bennu and (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Anicia Arredondo, Tracy M. Becker, Maggie M. McAdam, Andrew S. Rivkin, Stephanie Jarmak and Ian Wong The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 8, Published: 18 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The new…
Exploring organic compound preservation through long-term in situ experiments in the Atacama desert and the relevance for MarsOPEN ACCESS
Felix Leo Arens, Jenny Uhl, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Cornelia Karger, Kai Mangelsdorf, Christof Sager, Alessandro Airo, Bernardita Valenzuela, Pedro Zamorano & Dirk Schulze-Makuch Scientific Reports, Volume 15, article number 29957, Published: 15 August 2025 LINK (OPEN…
Simultaneous visible spectrophotometry of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS with Seimei/TriCCSOPEN ACCESS
Jin Beniyama accepted for publication in PASJ Letter. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in “Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan” following peer review. PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “3I/ATLAS,…
Statistical significance of meteorite-asteroid pairs using geocentric parametersOPEN ACCESS
P.M. Shober Accepted for publication in A&A, August 13, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. We will test the statistical significance of meteorite-dropping fireballs and NEA clustering using the DN similarity function based on four geocentric…
Feasibility of in situ K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment using the mineralogy of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Yayoi N. Miura, Takashi Mikouchi, Seiji Sugita MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Dating rocks with a 2σ precision of 200 Ma is required to…
Water Production Rates of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Zexi Xing, Shawn Oset, John Noonan, Dennis Bodewits Submitted to ApJL, updated draft version: 8 September 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Original abstract text: “We report the first detection of water activity in the third confirmed…
Spectral Characteristics of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS from SOAR ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Thomas H. Puzia, Rohan Rahatgaonkar, Juan Pablo Carvajal, Prasanta K. Nayak, Baltasar Luco revised and resubmitted to ApJL, draft version August 6, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Interstellar objects (ISOs) provide unique insights into the building…
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Interloper 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
David Jewitt, Man-To Hui, Max Mutchler, Yoonyoung Kim, Jessica Agarwal August 4, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present high angular resolution observations of the third known interstellar interloper, 3I/ATLAS, from the Hubble Space Telescope. The…
Constraining oxygen isotope exchange kinetics between organic compounds and water using electrospray ionization Orbitrap mass spectrometry, and implications for the oxygen isotopic compositions of meteoritic organics
Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, John M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 5 August 2025 LINK “Oxygen isotopic composition of organic compounds is an important tracer of processes and environmental conditions, with applications ranging from prebiotic organic…
Pre-discovery TESS Observations of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLASOPEN ACCESS
Jorge Martinez-Palomera, Amy Tuson, Christina Hedges, Jessie Dotson, Thomas Barclay, Brian Powell Submitted to AAS (Aug 1, 2025), draft version: August 5, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (27 November 2025): LINK (The Astrophysical Journal Letters,…
Temporal Evolution of the Third Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spin, Color, Spectra and Dust ActivityOPEN ACCESS
T. Santana-Ros, O. Ivanova, S. Mykhailova, N. Erasmus, K. Kamiński, D. Oszkiewicz, T. Kwiatkowski, M. Husárik, T.S. Ngwane, A. Penttilä Astronomy & Astrophysics, Letter to the Editor, manuscript, August 4, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
Identification of hydroandradite in CM carbonaceous chondrites: A product of calc-silicate alteration on C-complex asteroids
Laura E. Jenkins, Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Ashley J. King, Peter Chung, Sammy Griffin, Shijie Li American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (8): 1238–1248 LINK “A hydrous Ca-Fe-rich silicate identified as hydroandradite was observed in the…
Intercepting 3I/ATLAS at Closest Approach to Jupiter with the Juno spacecraftOPEN ACCESS
Abraham Loeb, Adam Hibberd, Adam Crowl Draft version July 30, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to arrive at a distance of 53.56(±0.45) million km (0.358 ± 0.003 au) from Jupiter…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Minfeng 005 (Diogenite-pm)
- Oued Tilemsi 003 (Lunar (troct. anorth. melt breccia))
- Northwest Africa 18440 (Pallasite)
- Northwest Africa 18438 (Howardite)
- Northwest Africa 18446 (Howardite)
- Dhofar 2127 (CK5)
- Northwest Africa 18431 (CV3)
- Northwest Africa 18432 (CVred3)
- Northwest Africa 18177 (L3.05)
- Northwest Africa 18295 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18292 (CR2)
- Northwest Africa 18290 (CM2)
- Northwest Africa 18289 (Mesosiderite)
- Oguîlet Merzoug 001 (Pallasite, PMG)
- Northwest Africa 18271 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18268 (Winonaite)
- Northwest Africa 18266 (Mesosiderite-A3)
- Northwest Africa 18258 (CV3)
- Northwest Africa 18262 (Howardite)
- Northwest Africa 18240 (Angrite)
