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Hayabusa-2’s New Asteroid Photo Shows Dark Touchdown Marks
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft just snapped a new picture of Ryugu and it revealed dark landing marks on the asteroid’s bumpy surface. On Friday, Hayabusa-2 successfully touched down on Ryugu’s...
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Asteroids Are Harder to Destroy Than Previously Thought, Scientists Find
We’ve seen the plot in more than one movie: An incoming asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and a brave team of heroes is launched into space to blow it up and save the planet. […] The post Asteroids Are...
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Japan’s Hayabusa-2 to Drop Explosive on Asteroid Ryugu to Create Crater
Japan’s space agency said on Monday that its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft, which landed on the asteroid Ryugu in February, will drop an explosive on the asteroid to make a crater and collect underground...
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NASA Reveals Big Surprises About Asteroid Bennu
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu is not what it seems. Instead of a smooth surface sprinkled with a few large boulders, scientists discovered a rough, rocky planetoid spewing plumes of dust and gravel. The...
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Hubble Space Telescope Observes Rare Self-Destructing Asteroid
The Hubble Space Telescope recently observed a rare, self-destructing asteroid that is spinning fast, ripping apart, and ejecting dusty material. Hubble Space Telescope images reveal two narrow,...
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Fossil Discovery Offers Glimpse Into ‘Dinosaur-Killer’ Impact
In a scientific first, researchers discovered a detailed snapshot of the moments following the most cataclysmic event in our planet’s history. Digging around North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation,...
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Self-Driving Spacecraft Could Save Earth From Asteroid Impacts
The European Space Agency’s next asteroid mission will rely on the same technology as self-driving vehicles. Named after the Greek goddess of marriage, candidate ESA mission Hera will steer itself...
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Asteroid Bennu Is a Technicolor Wonder in Trippy 3D View
Asteroid Bennu recently received a technicolor makeover, thanks to a 3D view recently shared by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA. The 3D space rock view features more than 11 million...
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NASA, International Partners to Play Out Asteroid Impact Scenario
Preparing for the possibility of an asteroid collision with Earth is not necessarily all work and no play. NASA and its global partners will gather next week for a “tabletop exercise” that recreates...
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Killer Asteroid Flattens New York City in NASA Simulation Exercise
On May 3, a global asteroid impact simulation ended with its most recent disaster: New York City and its nearby boroughs completely “flattened” by a giant killer space rock. Even though the situation...
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Mile-Wide ‘Walnut’ Asteroid With Its Own Moon Will Pass By Earth This Weekend
A walnut-shaped asteroid nearly a mile wide and with a moon of its own is expected to pass by Earth this weekend, traveling at 48,000 mph. The space rock designated as Asteroid (66391) […] The post...
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You Can Help NASA Find Landing Spots on Asteroid Bennu
Calling all citizen scientists: NASA needs your help. The space agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu needs extra pairs of eyes to help choose its sample collection site on the asteroid –...
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‘Double Asteroid’ Hurtling By Earth at 43,000 MPH Captured in Bright Photo
A giant telescope snapped a “double asteroid” as it zoomed by our planet at over 43,000 mph in May. Classified as 1999 KW4, this strange “double asteroid” features two key parts: A bigger […] The post...
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Queen Guitarist Brian May Explains ESA’s Hera Asteroid Deflection Mission
Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May recently explained the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission in a video and it is an aspiring plan to save Earth from a potentially dangerous asteroid...
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Japan’s Hayabusa-2 Prepares to Land on Asteroid Ryugu for Second Sample...
Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft. (Photo Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Earlier this year, Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft made its first landing on the asteroid Ryugu, and also “bombed” the...
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Don’t Worry: An Asteroid Won’t Collide With Earth This Year
Asteroid Lutetia (via European Space Agency) Good news: Asteroid 2006 QV89 is not on a collision course for Earth this year. Even better news: The chance of future impact is “extremely remote,”...
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Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth on Aug. 28
The image above shows a five frame mosaic view of asteroid 243 Ida in 1993. On Aug. 28, a Washington Monument-sized asteroid, 2019 OU1, will safely fly by our planet. (Photo Credit: NASA / JPL)...
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Scientists Uncover New Evidence of Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs
A portion of the drilled cores from the rocks that filled the crater (via International Ocean Discovery Program) For nearly four decades, paleontologists have argued over the fate of Earth’s...
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ESA’s Hera Asteroid Deflection Mission Gets Green Light
Europe's space ministers approved ESA's Hera asteroid mission for construction and launch. (Photo Credit: European Space Agency / YouTube) The European Space Agency’s asteroid deflection mission is a...
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Black Hole Spotted While Studying Asteroid Bennu
X-ray outburst from the black hole MAXI J0637-043, detected by the REXIS instrument on NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (via NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/MIT/Harvard) Students and researchers from...
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