Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids

Comet 3I/ATLAS spewed methane as it passed the sun, revealing hidden ices beneath its surface Discover Magazine18:34Comet 3I Astronomy Space Exploration
Earlier today
This asteroid will skim by Earth and be visible with the naked eye. And scientists have calculated whether it will hit… BBC Sky at Night Magazine01:30
In the last 6 hours
How to spot three bright planets and a major meteor shower this week South Wales Argus23:09 17-Apr-26
Yesterday
Comet 3I/ATLAS Spewed Methane As It Passed the Sun, Revealing Hidden Ices Beneath Its Surface Discover Magazine18:34 17-Apr-26
Huge asteroid as big as Eiffel Tower dubbed God of destruction heading towards Earth Daily Star14:37 17-Apr-26
Rare Comet Visible Over Connecticut This Month: When, Where To Look Patch14:09 17-Apr-26
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Leaking Methane, Unlike The Two Previous Interstellar Visitors IFLScience12:15 17-Apr-26
Interstellar invader comet 3I/Atlas made a startling transformation as it passed the sun Space.com08:05 17-Apr-26
Contaminants Detected in Meteorites Suggest Sample Preparation Needs Improving Technology Networks05:43 17-Apr-26
Lyrid meteor shower 2026 best time and chances to see in London My London04:52 17-Apr-26
When and how to see meteor showers light up Scotland's skies The Gazette04:24 17-Apr-26
The darkest views in Britain? Head to these Dark Sky sites to see meteor showers, planetary alignments and other… BBC Countryfile Magazine03:51 17-Apr-26
In the last 7 days
The Sun Destroyed an Asteroid, Now Comes the Aftermath VICE Canada20:22 16-Apr-26
Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Blasting 70 Swimming Pools of Water into Space Every Day and Astronomers Are Stunned ZME Science15:10 16-Apr-26
Here’s How to Best Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower TIME14:41 16-Apr-26
May 2026 Night Sky Guide: Planets, Stars, and Meteor Showers Old Farmer's Almanac14:33 16-Apr-26
Subway will give you free food for a year if you find a meteorite Dexerto.com14:20 16-Apr-26
Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding above famous Viking raid site in UK Live Science13:28 16-Apr-26
The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 has begun! Here's what to expect Space.com13:02 16-Apr-26
Interstellar Comet Reveals Methane on its Journey through our Solar System Caltech12:58 16-Apr-26
"Synthetic Organic Molecule" Found Inside Martian Meteorite. But Don't Worry, It Is Of Human Origin IFLScience12:18 16-Apr-26
Contaminants, Including Ink, Detected In Meteorites Suggest Sample Preparation Needs Improving Astrobiology Web11:49 16-Apr-26
Subaru Telescope Captures Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Composition Change Astrobiology Web11:28 16-Apr-26
How to see once-in-a-lifetime Comet PanSTARRS tonight before it disappears for good Space.com09:08 16-Apr-26
Lyrid meteor shower 2026: How to watch in Ireland as dazzling celestial display peaks this week Irish Mirror08:46 16-Apr-26
How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower tonight New Scientist07:50 16-Apr-26
Lyrid meteor shower starts tonight – can you see it in the UK? Metro.co.uk06:43 16-Apr-26
Subway Celebrates Lyrid Meteor Shower with a Meatier Deal: Two Protein Pockets for $6 and a… PR Newswire (Press Release)06:05 16-Apr-26
A spacecraft saw comet 3I/ATLAS skim the Sun, and scientists say it could help save Earth from being hit by an asteroid BBC Sky at Night Magazine05:08 16-Apr-26
Look up! You might see rare comet PanSTARRS passing Earth this week Corvallis Gazette-Times, Oregon04:17 16-Apr-26
Asteroid 'God of Chaos' to pass near Earth in 3 years: NASA Anadolu Agency03:20 16-Apr-26
Rare comet visits our early morning sky this week News 12 Westchester21:03 15-Apr-26
Rare 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite tracked across NZ skies to go on display New Zealand Herald19:07 15-Apr-26
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare comet over Arizona Phoenix New Times16:02 15-Apr-26
"God of chaos" asteroid will pass close to Earth in 3 years, NASA says CBS News15:49 15-Apr-26
Analysing The Sample Preparation Process In Meteorites And Its Impact On The Pretreatment Of Returned Samples To Earth Astrobiology Web14:19 15-Apr-26
Discovery Of Unexpectedly Large Organic Molecules from Asteroid Ryugu Astrobiology Web13:48 15-Apr-26
MoC on meteorites, and geopark projects signed Oman Observer12:02 15-Apr-26
Watch: Dashcam captures meteor soaring through sky BBC11:32 15-Apr-26
MoC inked on meteorites, geological heritage, geopark projects Times of Oman08:34 15-Apr-26
See Comet PanSTARRS glow above a false dawn in stunning new photo Space.com08:03 15-Apr-26
An Asteroid That Got Ripped Apart By The Sun Could Be The Source Of A New Meteor Shower IFLScience05:34 15-Apr-26
Oldest known meteor shower to light up UK skies this week BBC05:26 15-Apr-26
Meteor spotted lighting up night sky across eastern England CBBC Newsround01:23 15-Apr-26
How to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2026: Peak Dates, Times and Best Viewing Guide The Tribune, California21:15 14-Apr-26
The mission that could determine whether Earth survives the next killer asteroid BBC Science Focus14:14 14-Apr-26
There were 'audible screams of delight:' Why Artemis II sightings of meteor flashes on the moon have scientists giddy Live Science13:57 14-Apr-26
'God of chaos' asteroid to pass close to Earth in 2029 ABC News13:28 14-Apr-26
Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Complex Organic–mineral Assemblages In Asteroid Bennu Astrobiology Web12:22 14-Apr-26
Scientists confirm fireball seen in night skies was meteor ITV12:16 14-Apr-26
Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening! Pics and chart here EarthSky10:54 14-Apr-26
The sun is tearing a huge asteroid to pieces - and now Earth is flying directly through the… MailOnline10:47 14-Apr-26
The Lyrids are coming! How I watch meteor showers from the middle of a city Space.com09:01 14-Apr-26
Now Is Your Chance To See A Comet Not Seen Since Humanity First Started Wearing Clothes IFLScience08:09 14-Apr-26
Lyrid Meteor Shower: Ancient Fireballs Peak April 22 – How To Watch The Dallas Express08:00 14-Apr-26
Watch: CCTV captures meteorite shooting across Kent sky KentOnline07:39 14-Apr-26
Huge green fireball confirmed as meteor after flying over Britain The Mirror06:43 14-Apr-26
The Endless Wonder and Beautiful Uncertainty of Interstellar Comets The Walrus06:31 14-Apr-26
An asteroid extinguished all the dinosaurs except for birds. Here’s why Scientific American06:31 14-Apr-26
Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth, reaching peak brightness in April 2026 Syrian Arab News Agency04:21 14-Apr-26
Comet MAPS Breaks Apart Near the Sun, Becoming a Rare Headless Wonder Discover Magazine18:02 13-Apr-26
We’ve caught a comet switching its spin direction for the first time New Scientist15:55 13-Apr-26
Jesse Schenker And Claudia Taglich Of Lush Life Group Join Beechwood Developers Michael And… PR Newswire (Press Release)15:21 13-Apr-26
Caltech's 2026 Space Challenge Visits a Comet and Venus Caltech15:02 13-Apr-26
NASA estimated all asteroids surrounding Earth AzerNews14:50 13-Apr-26
Comets Are Lizards: Watching C/2023 P1 Regrow Its Tail AAS Nova13:06 13-Apr-26
Footage captures meteor crossing the sky BBC12:05 13-Apr-26
A Meteor Shower Will Light Up the Sky This Week—Here’s What to Know Martha Stewart11:40 13-Apr-26
Once-in-a-lifetime comet captured by Somerset astrophotographer Somerset County Gazette11:03 13-Apr-26
Do Look Up: Asteroid Apophis Will Fly By Earth in Three Years Sky & Telescope11:03 13-Apr-26
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower, spring's best chance to catch a shooting star BBC Sky at Night Magazine11:02 13-Apr-26
Suspected meteorite caught on camera BBC09:53 13-Apr-26
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS spewed 70 swimming pools of water every day as it flew past the Sun BBC Sky at Night Magazine09:51 13-Apr-26
April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower to Streak Across Moonless Sky for a Perfect Stargazing Show Good News Network07:49 13-Apr-26
Stunning video of 'meteor' hurtling towards Teesside captured on grandad's CCTV Teesside Live07:23 13-Apr-26
Watch: Bright Light Over Malta Sparks Spacecraft Debris Or Comet Speculation Lovin Malta07:20 13-Apr-26
‘A restless comet that refused to follow a fixed orbit’ Hindustan Times20:53 12-Apr-26
Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 3 years from tomorrow EarthSky (Video)07:00 12-Apr-26
Rare Comet Spotted in Qassim Skies Riyadh Daily16:15 11-Apr-26
I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun Live Science10:10 11-Apr-26
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 11-17, 2026 American Meteor Society00:37 11-Apr-26
In the last month
Why I'm hunting for Comet Pan-Starrs right now — before it's too late Space.com13:01 10-Apr-26
Rubin Observatory Announces 11,000 New Asteroids Sky & Telescope11:33 10-Apr-26
I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun The Conversation (US)08:46 10-Apr-26
After the dino-killer asteroid, life bounced back quickly Student Science06:36 10-Apr-26
Fact Check: The Truth Behind Meteor in East Lampung Tempo03:16 10-Apr-26
Artemis II Astronauts Saw 6 Meteorites Slam into the Moon ZME Science13:42 9-Apr-26
A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know Space.com13:06 9-Apr-26
1 week until the Lyrid meteor shower lights up April skies: Here's what you need to know Space.com12:05 9-Apr-26
Artemis II Crew Witnessed Meteorites Hitting the Lunar Surface During Flyby PetaPixel10:11 9-Apr-26
'Rip, Comet maps': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun Live Science10:11 9-Apr-26
NASA's Artemis II Crew Saw Meteorites Striking The Moon in Real Time ScienceAlert08:10 9-Apr-26
Lyrid meteor shower to bring spring sky show over Saskatchewan Discover Moose Jaw07:09 9-Apr-26
What’s Inside America’s Lost Luggage? These Travelers Abandoned a Samurai Sword, a Meteorite… Smithsonian Magazine06:15 9-Apr-26
Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon WIRED05:10 9-Apr-26
Catch a ‘shooting star’: Lyrids meteor shower to light up S’pore skies from April 17 to 26 The Straits Times02:00 9-Apr-26
Early morning comet may be visible over Saskatchewan skies this April Discover Moose Jaw14:10 8-Apr-26
How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this week Live Science12:00 8-Apr-26
Fireball seen in the skies Tuesday afternoon was a meteor, NASA says PhillyVoice11:08 8-Apr-26
Asteroid Hosts All Ingredients for DNA and RNA. Did We All Come From Space? ZME Science10:05 8-Apr-26
Distribution Of Extraterrestrial Nucleobases, Other N-heterocycles, And Their Precursors In A Sample From Asteroid Bennu Astrobiology Web10:00 8-Apr-26
Asteroid Hosts All Ingredients for DNA and RNA Eos.org08:52 8-Apr-26
'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon France 2405:38 8-Apr-26
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Recently Spotted Around 11,000 Asteroids — and This Is Just Beginning Discover Magazine17:47 7-Apr-26
Meteor sightings confirmed in skies above the tri-state News 12 The Bronx16:34 7-Apr-26
Meteor sightings confirmed in skies above New Jersey News 12 New Jersey16:20 7-Apr-26
Watch Comet maps get destroyed by cataclysmic fragmentation near the sun Space.com12:07 7-Apr-26
An Asteroid Doesn’t Have to Hit Earth to Cause Catastrophe UC San Diego News Center11:05 7-Apr-26
Could Asteroid Craters Have Helped Life Get Its Start? Study Finds06:56 7-Apr-26
How Scientists Found Thousands of Asteroids Hiding in Plain Sight Vice (US)15:49 6-Apr-26
Meteor Showers Return, Spinning Comet Stuns Scientists: Spring Skywatcher's Guide Patch14:26 6-Apr-26
Asteroid: Earth could be hit without warning — Nasa Gulf News22:06 5-Apr-26
The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of… Space.com10:06 5-Apr-26
11,000 new asteroids! Astronomers call it ‘tip of iceberg’ EarthSky07:00 5-Apr-26
5 insights on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from ESA’s Juice mission EarthSky06:19 5-Apr-26
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 4-10, 2026 American Meteor Society14:48 4-Apr-26

      
            
      
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