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First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Earth-Moon: A Watery “Double-Planet”

Science Magazine recently published a paper that reports that minute quantities of water contained in lunar volcanic glass appear to be identical in isotopic composition to terrestrial water. According to subsequent press reports, this finding revolutionizes ... [Published Air And Space Magazine - May 14 2013]

Entities: Hydrogen, Solar System, Oxygen, Meteorite

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Where on Earth did the moon's water come from

Water is perhaps the most important molecule in our solar system. Figuring out where it came from and how it was distributed within and among the planets can help scientists understand how planets formed and evolved. New research from a team including ... [Published Terra Daily - May 13 2013]

Entities: Chondrite, Isotope, Hydrogen

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

New look at source of water on moon

LOS ANGELES - Scientists investigating the source of the moon's internal water have lifted telltale fingerprints from Apollo-era lunar rocks showing that the liquid may have originated from meteorites bombarding Earth.The surprisingly "wet" volcanic rock, ... [Published Scranton Times-Tribune - May 13 2013]

Entities: Meteorite, David Stevenson, Olivine, Chondrite

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 21 reports

Water on Moon may Have come from Earth-Bound Meteorites

A fresh analysis of lunar rocks by U. S. astronauts has suggested that the traces of water inside the moon were inherited from ancient earth.The findings showed a clear picture of cosmic neighbor, which was viewed as an arid expanse, but now symbolizes ... [Published French Tribune - May 10 2013]

Entities: Meteorite, Chondrite, Cosmonaut, Apollo 15, Dave Scott

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

NASA

Inside NASA's Plan to Catch an Asteroid (Bruce...

This artist's concept shows an unmanned NASA spacecraft approaching a near-Earth asteroid for capture and transport to a location near the moon.CREDIT: NASA/Advanced Concepts LaboratoryNASA's newly unveiled asteroid-capture plan is still in its early ... [Published Space.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Planetoid, NASA, Cosmonaut, Chondrite

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Sometimes, the sky really is falling

Lisa A. RossbacherCredit:Courtesy of Lisa A. RossbacherAirplane pilots have a long history of using euphemisms to minimize the sense of risk in their work. Pilot-speak for crashing an airplane, for example, is “ruining your entire day.” In the same parlance, ... [Published Earth Magazine - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Fireball, Planetoid, Meteorite, Chelyabinsk

First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 04 2013 - 1 reports

Additional Details on the Large Fireball Event over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013

by Don Yeomans and Paul Chodas for Near-Earth Object Program OfficeFile image.The large fireball (technically, a "superbolide") observed on the morning of February 15, 2013 in the skies near Chelyabinsk, Russia, was caused by a relatively small asteroid ... [Published Space Daily - Mar 04 2013]

Entities: Fireball, Chelyabinsk, Planetoid

First reported Mar 02 2013 - Updated Mar 02 2013 - 1 reports

Meteor lurked for thousands of years before blasting Russia, experts say

Don Davis Artwork by Don Davis shows a meteor streaking over Chelyabinsk. More of Davis' art is on his website . /div>By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News Follow @b0yle !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");/div> ... [Published Cosmic Log - Mar 02 2013]

Entities: Planetoid, Chelyabinsk, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology,..., Meteorite, NASA

First reported Feb 25 2013 - Updated Feb 25 2013 - 1 reports

Analysis: Russian Meteorite Was An Everyday Space Rock, Common Throughout The Solar System

Space Rock Fragments Ural Federal UniversityBut it was still notable for its size, and its well-recorded demise in the atmosphere. p>he giant space rock that exploded above Russia earlier this month spent about 4.5 billion years cruising around ... [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, ... - Feb 25 2013]

Entities: Meteorite, Solar System, Chebarkul (Russia), Chelyabinsk

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

Russian meteor fragments listed for sale on eBay

This can be yours for about US$640. Image via eBayEnterprising citizens are heading to eBay to sell for hundreds of dollars what are purportedly fragments of the meteor that fell over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk last week.The meteorthat produced a ... [Published Silicon Republic - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: eBay Inc, Chelyabinsk, Chondrite, Meteorite

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 2 reports

Political risk must-reads

Eurasia Group’s weekly selection of essential reading for the political risk junkie – presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections @EurasiaGroup or @IanBremmer . Must-Reads “ China denies it is ... [Published Ian Bremmer - Reuters.com - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Greenland, China, Michael Moss, The New York Times Company

First reported Dec 20 2012 - Updated Dec 21 2012 - 2 reports

NASA researchers strike scientific gold with meteorite

Detection of the falling meteorites by Doppler weather radar allowed for rapid recovery so that scientists could study for the first time a primitive meteorite with little exposure to the elements, providing the most pristine look yet at the surface ... [Published EarthSky - Dec 21 2012]

Entities: Meteorite, Planetoid, NASA, Peter Jenniskens, Chondrite

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"He would be very proud and happy about this milestone," Lauretta said. "He was my friend and mentor and worked tirelessly until the very last day on seeing this mission become a reality."

UA-Led Asteroid Mission is a Go [Published University of Arizona - May 16 2013]

"The measurements themselves were very difficult, but the new data provide the best evidence yet that the carbonaceous chondrite meteorites were a common source for the water in the Earth and Moon, and perhaps the entire inner solar system" Hauri said

Where on Earth did the moon's water come from [Published Terra Daily - May 13 2013]

"It is as if you made the moon by just plucking a piece of the Earth and putting it in orbit" said David Stevenson, a planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology who was not involved in the new research

New look at source of water on moon [Published Scranton Times-Tribune - May 13 2013]

Alberto Saal, a geologist at Brown University, said, "The water in the moon came from the same source that brought the water to Earth, and that was carbonaceous chondrites"

Water on Moon may Have come from Earth-Bound Meteorites [Published French Tribune - May 10 2013]

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UA-Led Asteroid Mission is a Go [Published University of Arizona - May 16 2013]
Earth-Moon: A Watery “Double-Planet” [Published Air And Space Magazine - May 14 2013]
Where on Earth did the moon's water come from [Published Terra Daily - May 13 2013]
New look at source of water on moon [Published Scranton Times-Tribune - May 13 2013]
An Exploding Star, a Grain of Sand, and an Orig... [Published New Yorker - May 10 2013]
Water on Moon may Have come from Earth-Bound Me... [Published French Tribune - May 10 2013]
Water on Earth and Moon may have same source [Published NDTV - May 10 2013]
Water on Earth and Moon originated from primiti... [Published Hindu Business Line - May 10 2013]
Earth and Moon water from same source [Published ABC Online - May 10 2013]
Water on Moon and Earth may have come from same... [Published TruthDive - May 10 2013]
Lunar Sample Studies Point to Meteorites as Com... [Published Aviation Week - May 10 2013]
Moon's water may have come from Earth-bound met... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 10 2013]
Water on Moon, Earth Came from Same Primitive M... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 10 2013]
Water on Moon, Earth share common origin: study [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 09 2013]
Astronomers: Earth and the moon had a common so... [Published Houston Chronicle - May 09 2013]
The Carbonaceous Chondrite Common History Of Ea... [Published Scientific Blogging - May 09 2013]
Water on moon, Earth come from the same source [Published EarthSky - May 09 2013]
Did Earth And The Moon Get Their Water From The... [Published Popular Science - May 09 2013]
Moon water came from young wet Earth [Published New Scientist - May 09 2013]
Moon's Water Supply Came From Earth, Not From... [Published Red Orbit - May 09 2013]
Water on Moon, Earth came from same primitive m... [Published Science Daily - May 09 2013]
Water On Moon And Earth Likely Came From Ancien... [Published International Business Times Canada - May 09 2013]
Water on moon, Earth have a common source [Published Science Daily - May 09 2013]
Moon and Earth have common water source [Published Brown University - May 09 2013]
Where on Earth did the moon's water come from? [Published EurekAlert! - May 09 2013]
Water on moon, Earth came from same primitive m... [Published EurekAlert! - May 09 2013]
Water on moon, Earth have a common source [Published EurekAlert! - May 09 2013]
Water on Moon and Earth came from same primitiv... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 09 2013]
Traces of water in moon came from Earth, study ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 09 2013]
Water on Earth and Moon May Have Same Source [Published Space.com - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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The Carbonaceous Chondrite Common History Of Ea... [Published Scientific Blogging - May 09 2013] Water found on the moon and Earth came from small meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites in the first 100 million years or so after the solar system formed, according to researchers who found evidence in samples of moon dust returned by lunar crews ...
Water on moon, Earth come from the same source [Published EarthSky - May 09 2013] moon over Cabo Frio, Brazil. Image Credit: MarcusVDT /Shutterstock The findings raise new questions about the process that formed the moon. The moon is thought to have formed from a disc of debris left when a giant object hit the Earth 4.5 billion ...
A meteorite mystery [Published WUSTL Science & Technology News - Apr 04 2013] Stefan Ralew One of 35 meteorites of mysterious origin found in the Moroccan desert. This piece weighs 100 grams. The alphabet block to the right is a centimeter on a side. Early in 2012, someone in Southern Morocco picked up 35 greenish stones, ...
Meteor lurked for thousands of years before bla... [Published Cosmic Log - Mar 02 2013] Don Davis Artwork by Don Davis shows a meteor streaking over Chelyabinsk. More of Davis' art is on his website . /div>By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News Follow @b0yle !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");/div> ...
Political risk must-reads [Published Ian Bremmer - Reuters.com - Feb 22 2013] Eurasia Group’s weekly selection of essential reading for the political risk junkie – presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections @EurasiaGroup or @IanBremmer . Must-Reads “ China denies it is ...