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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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Asteroid 2022 NF to Pass Extremely Close to Earth, Be Visible to Amateur Astonomers
Asteroid 2022 NF — an asteroid the size of a small bus — will be whizzing past the Earth today…
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NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Could Severely Deform Target Asteroid, New Study Reveals
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world’s first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on…
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International Asteroid Day 2022: How Asteroids Were Formed, Why They Could Pose a Threat to Earth
Asteroids are rocky celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun, just like planets. Most of the asteroids in our solar…
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NASA Puts Pysche Mission on Hold, Blames Late Delivery of Navigation Software
NASA put an asteroid mission on hold on Friday, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. The Psyche…
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NASA Predicts Asteroid Larger Than Colosseum in Rome to Approach Earth on Wednesday, Here’s How It Will Impact Us
A 190-feet wide asteroid is going to approach Earth soon and NASA has already announced its approach. To give you…
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NASA Says 2022’s Largest Asteroid to Come Closest to Earth Soon
Imagine an asteroid that is four times as big as the Empire State Building. Now, imagine it hurling through space…
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