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NASA Astronomers Predict Near-Earth Asteroid’s 2029 Close Encounter
About 5 and a 1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building…
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NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample
NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned…
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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
NASA completed its first-ever sample return mission from an asteroid today, with a science capsule containing material from an asteroid…
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth
Next year, NASA plans to scoop up a small batch of dirt from an asteroid named Bennu, located millions of…
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Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion…
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Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA’s Lucy Mission
Astronomers working on US space agency NASA’s Lucy mission may have spotted an undiscovered mini-moon orbiting an asteroid in the…
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Asteroid Ryugu Sample Has Dust Grains Older Than Our Solar System
Examining samples from asteroid Ryugu, scientists have made a startling discovery. They have spotted microscopic grains of ancient materials that…
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Apart From Chicxulub, Another Asteroid Might Have Contributed to Dinosaur Extinction
It has been long believed that dinosaurs went extinct due to an asteroid impact on Earth. A recent discovery may…
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Lucy Back on Its Solar-Powered Journey to Jupiter Trojans After NASA Team Troubleshoots Spacecraft
In October 2021, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft was successfully launched. However, just hours into Lucy’s 12-year journey, the first-ever Trojan asteroids…
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NASA’s James Webb Telescope Damaged After Being Hit By Space Rock: Report
The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope by NASA, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has suffered massive damage from…
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Data From Black Beauty Martian Meteorite May Shed Light on Mars’ History
Back in 2011, a Martian meteorite called Northwest Africa 7034 was found in the Sahara Desert. Dubbed Black Beauty, the…
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Asteroid Bennu’s Surface Like a Pit of Plastic Balls, NASA’s Spacecraft Almost Sank Into It, Say Scientists
While scientists believed that asteroid Bennu had a smooth and plain surface, they were recently astonished to learn the true…
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