Episodic planetesimal disruptions triggered by dissipation of gas diskOPEN ACCESS
Kang Shuai, Li-Yong Zhou & Hejiu Hui Nature Communications, Volume 17, article number 6396, Published: 16 July 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Catastrophic disruptions of planetesimals occur in high-velocity collisions. Radioisotope dating of planetesimal…
Mechanisms of Vesicle Evolution in the Fusion Crust of the Martian Meteorite NWA 10645
Chunjie Cao, Duojun Wang, Kenan Han, Kewei Shen, Kexuan Zhang JGR Planets, First Published: 16 July 2026 LINK “Key Points “The vesicles of meteorite fusion crusts offer a key window into transient processes during atmospheric…
Rapidly evolving composition of nebular infall recorded by magnesium isotopes in refractory inclusions
Haoyu Li, Ren T. C. Marquez, Gerrit Budde, Haolan Tang, Alexander N. Krot, Marina A. Ivanova, Johan Villeneuve, and François L. H. Tissot PNAS, July 16, 2026, 123 (29) LINK “The 26Al-26Mg systematics in calcium–aluminum-rich…
First ‘Cockburn Island’ (prov.) meteorites of bolide above Cockburn Island, Ontario, Canada at ~00:13:54 UTC on 20 June 2026 reportedly found
Last update: 17 July 2026 (10:35 CEST) Meteorite searchers Dave Kenny and Anton Clemens report having found the first two meteorites (probably ordinary chondrites) of the bolide above Cockburn Island, Ontario, Canada. According to Kenny…
Hillsborough (~1.35 kg, CM1/2) meteorite fall in Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA at 15:17:27.6 (UTC) on 16 July 2024
Shortly after 15:17:27.6 (UTC), at around 15:20 UTC, on 16 July 2024 a ~1.35-kg meteorite (CM1/2) fell through the roof of a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA, somewhere near location 40°29’00.0″N, 74°35’00.0″W. The meteoroid…
