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Scientists Find a Meteorite That Could Reshape Our Understanding of Asteroids

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1 year ago

Scientists Find a Meteorite That Could Reshape Our Understanding of Asteroids

Japanese Probe Returned More Asteroid Than Expected, Including Pebbles and Gas

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1 year ago

Japanese Probe Returned More Asteroid Than Expected, Including Pebbles and Gas

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Has Sent Bits of the Ryugu Asteroid Back to Earth

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1 year ago

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Has Sent Bits of the Ryugu Asteroid Back to Earth

Arecibo Observatory’s Greatest Triumphs

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1 year ago

Arecibo Observatory’s Greatest Triumphs

Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First

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2 years ago

Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First

George Dvorsky

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

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2 years ago

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

George Dvorsky

NASA Probe Is Leaking Precious Asteroid Samples Back Into Space

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2 years ago

NASA Probe Is Leaking Precious Asteroid Samples Back Into Space

George Dvorsky

Stunning Images Show NASA’s Attempt at Scooping Samples From an Asteroid

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2 years ago

Stunning Images Show NASA’s Attempt at Scooping Samples From an Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and an Earth-Bound Meteor Will Star in Netflix’s Don’t Look Up

2 years ago

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and an Earth-Bound Meteor Will Star in Netflix’s Don’t Look Up

Germain Lussier

New Mini-Moon Might Actually Be Old Space Junk Coming Back to Haunt Us

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2 years ago

New Mini-Moon Might Actually Be Old Space Junk Coming Back to Haunt Us

A Car-Sized Asteroid Just Got Remarkably Close to Hitting Earth

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2 years ago

A Car-Sized Asteroid Just Got Remarkably Close to Hitting Earth

George Dvorsky

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck Earth at ‘Deadliest Possible Angle,’ New Research Suggests

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2 years ago

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck Earth at ‘Deadliest Possible Angle,’ New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

Freaky ‘Active’ Object In Jupiter’s Orbit Is First Of Its Kind Seen By Astronomers

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2 years ago

Freaky ‘Active’ Object In Jupiter’s Orbit Is First Of Its Kind Seen By Astronomers

George Dvorsky

Hi-Res View Of Ryugu Asteroid Suggests It Had A Close Encounter With The Sun

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2 years ago

Hi-Res View Of Ryugu Asteroid Suggests It Had A Close Encounter With The Sun

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Think They Have Found A Whole Population Of Rocks From Outside The Solar System

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2 years ago

Astronomers Think They Have Found A Whole Population Of Rocks From Outside The Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s New View Of Asteroid Bennu Transports Us Far Away From Our Troubles

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2 years ago

NASA’s New View Of Asteroid Bennu Transports Us Far Away From Our Troubles

Study: Soot From Massive Wildfires Led To Dino-Killing Mass Extinction

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2 years ago

Study: Soot From Massive Wildfires Led To Dino-Killing Mass Extinction

Black Hole Photobombs Asteroid

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2 years ago

Black Hole Photobombs Asteroid

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Telescope Image Shows Earth’s New ‘Mini-Moon’

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2 years ago

Telescope Image Shows Earth’s New ‘Mini-Moon’

George Dvorsky

German Man Finds Rock From Early Solar System In His Front Yard

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2 years ago

German Man Finds Rock From Early Solar System In His Front Yard

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Near-Earth Asteroid Sets Off Alert, Turns Out To Be Two Asteroids Hanging Out Together

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2 years ago

Near-Earth Asteroid Sets Off Alert, Turns Out To Be Two Asteroids Hanging Out Together

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Worldâ€™s Oldest Asteroid Strike Might Have Triggered A Global Thaw

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2 years ago

The Worldâ€™s Oldest Asteroid Strike Might Have Triggered A Global Thaw

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World’s Oldest Known Impact Crater Confirmed In Australia

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2 years ago

World’s Oldest Known Impact Crater Confirmed In Australia

New Research Casts Doubt On Theory That Volcanoes Caused Dinosaur Extinction

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2 years ago

New Research Casts Doubt On Theory That Volcanoes Caused Dinosaur Extinction

Jupiter Is Flinging Comets Toward Earth

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2 years ago

Jupiter Is Flinging Comets Toward Earth

OSIRIS-REx Team Will Boop This Spot On Asteroid Bennu

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2 years ago

OSIRIS-REx Team Will Boop This Spot On Asteroid Bennu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits Of Itself Into Space

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2 years ago

New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits Of Itself Into Space

George Dvorsky

Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

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2 years ago

Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Is Finally Returning To Earth With Its Precious Cargo

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3 years ago

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Is Finally Returning To Earth With Its Precious Cargo

George Dvorsky

Here’s More Evidence That Earth Got Hit By Something Huge 12,800 Years Ago

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3 years ago

Here’s More Evidence That Earth Got Hit By Something Huge 12,800 Years Ago

NASA Is Moving Forward With Space-Based Mission To Hunt For Hazardous Asteroids

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3 years ago

NASA Is Moving Forward With Space-Based Mission To Hunt For Hazardous Asteroids

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Packs Up And Prepares For Return To Earth

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3 years ago

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Packs Up And Prepares For Return To Earth

George Dvorsky

Unprecedented Close-Up View Of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly Familiar

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3 years ago

Unprecedented Close-Up View Of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly Familiar

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Did We Miss This Week’s Shockingly Close Asteroid Flyby?

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3 years ago

How Did We Miss This Week’s Shockingly Close Asteroid Flyby?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Who Protects Earth From Asteroids?

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3 years ago

Who Protects Earth From Asteroids?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

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3 years ago

This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Japan Makes History As Hayabusa2 Attempts To Collect Underground Samples From Asteroid

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3 years ago

Japan Makes History As Hayabusa2 Attempts To Collect Underground Samples From Asteroid

This Asteroid Orbits So Close To The Sun, Its Year Lasts Just 151 Days

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3 years ago

This Asteroid Orbits So Close To The Sun, Its Year Lasts Just 151 Days

Remember 1998, When The World (Almost) Ended Twice?

3 years ago

Remember 1998, When The World (Almost) Ended Twice?

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

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3 years ago

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

What’s Causing The Huge Mass Anomaly Beneath The Moon?

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3 years ago

What’s Causing The Huge Mass Anomaly Beneath The Moon?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Evidence Of A Gigantic Impact Crater Found Off Scottish Coast

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3 years ago

Evidence Of A Gigantic Impact Crater Found Off Scottish Coast

George Dvorsky

Extraterrestrial Organic Matter Found In 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Volcanic Rock

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3 years ago

Extraterrestrial Organic Matter Found In 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Volcanic Rock

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

With Time Running Out, Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Fails To Drop Target Marker On Asteroid

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3 years ago

With Time Running Out, Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Fails To Drop Target Marker On Asteroid

George Dvorsky

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

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3 years ago

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

It’s Hard To Believe How Close This Asteroid Is Going To Get To Earth

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3 years ago

It’s Hard To Believe How Close This Asteroid Is Going To Get To Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Lunar Eclipse Meteorite Briefly Created A Spot On The Moon As Hot As The Sun

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3 years ago

Lunar Eclipse Meteorite Briefly Created A Spot On The Moon As Hot As The Sun

NASA And FEMA Will Simulate An Impending Asteroid Strike Next Week

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3 years ago

NASA And FEMA Will Simulate An Impending Asteroid Strike Next Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Photos Show The Surprisingly Big Crater Blasted Into Asteroid Ryugu By Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe

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3 years ago

New Photos Show The Surprisingly Big Crater Blasted Into Asteroid Ryugu By Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe

Scientists Reckon We’re (Probably) Safe From Asteroids For At Least Another Century

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3 years ago

Scientists Reckon We’re (Probably) Safe From Asteroids For At Least Another Century

Piece Of A Comet Found Tucked Inside Meteorite

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3 years ago

Piece Of A Comet Found Tucked Inside Meteorite

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Blasts Artificial Crater In Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

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3 years ago

Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Blasts Artificial Crater In Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

Wildly Spinning Asteroid Caught In The Throes Of Self-Destruction

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3 years ago

Wildly Spinning Asteroid Caught In The Throes Of Self-Destruction

Kazakh Meteorite Reveals Signs Of Ancient Solar ‘Superflare’

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3 years ago

Kazakh Meteorite Reveals Signs Of Ancient Solar ‘Superflare’

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Hayabusa2 Mission To Asteroid Ryugu Just Dropped Its First Scientific Results

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3 years ago

The Hayabusa2 Mission To Asteroid Ryugu Just Dropped Its First Scientific Results

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

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3 years ago

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Huge Asteroid Exploded Above Earth, And You Totally Missed It

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3 years ago

A Huge Asteroid Exploded Above Earth, And You Totally Missed It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Video Shows The Critical Moment Hayabusa2 Fired A Bullet Into Ryugu Asteroid

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3 years ago

New Video Shows The Critical Moment Hayabusa2 Fired A Bullet Into Ryugu Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

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3 years ago

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Extreme Dwarf Planet FarFarOut Could Be The Most Distant Known Object In The Solar System

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3 years ago

Extreme Dwarf Planet FarFarOut Could Be The Most Distant Known Object In The Solar System

George Dvorsky

Dramatic Dark Smudge Appears Where Hayabusa2 Landed On Ryugu Asteroid

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3 years ago

Dramatic Dark Smudge Appears Where Hayabusa2 Landed On Ryugu Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Touches Down On Asteroid Ryugu

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3 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Touches Down On Asteroid Ryugu

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

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3 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

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3 years ago

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Amateur Astronomy Equipment May Have Spotted Tiny Object Beyond Neptune

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3 years ago

Amateur Astronomy Equipment May Have Spotted Tiny Object Beyond Neptune

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Newest Pictures Of Asteroid Bennu Are Unreal

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3 years ago

The Newest Pictures Of Asteroid Bennu Are Unreal

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Frequency Of Asteroid Impacts Increased Just Before The Dinosaur Age, New Research Suggests

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3 years ago

The Frequency Of Asteroid Impacts Increased Just Before The Dinosaur Age, New Research Suggests

Bennu Is Now The Smallest Object Ever Orbited By A Spacecraft

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3 years ago

Bennu Is Now The Smallest Object Ever Orbited By A Spacecraft

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Just Discovered ‘Farout,’ The Most Distant Known Object In The Solar System

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3 years ago

Astronomers Just Discovered ‘Farout,’ The Most Distant Known Object In The Solar System

George Dvorsky

NASA Spacecraft Spots Signal Of Water On Asteroid Bennu

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3 years ago

NASA Spacecraft Spots Signal Of Water On Asteroid Bennu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How NASA’s Mission To Bennu Will Keep Earth Safe From Asteroids

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3 years ago

How NASA’s Mission To Bennu Will Keep Earth Safe From Asteroids

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Has Arrived At Its Target

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3 years ago

NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Has Arrived At Its Target

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Study Finds Weird Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Indeed A Smol Boi

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4 years ago

Study Finds Weird Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Indeed A Smol Boi

A Massive Impact Crater Has Been Detected Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet

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4 years ago

A Massive Impact Crater Has Been Detected Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Captures Stunning View Of Asteroid Bennu Ahead Of Arrival

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4 years ago

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Captures Stunning View Of Asteroid Bennu Ahead Of Arrival

Hayabusa2’s Mission To Touch Down On The Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019

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4 years ago

Hayabusa2’s Mission To Touch Down On The Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019

Man Discovers His Doorstop Actually A Meteorite Worth $140,000

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4 years ago

Man Discovers His Doorstop Actually A Meteorite Worth $140,000

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Third Probe Has Landed On Asteroid Ryugu, But It May Already Be Dead

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4 years ago

A Third Probe Has Landed On Asteroid Ryugu, But It May Already Be Dead

George Dvorsky

The Hayabusa2 Rovers Just Made A Movie On The Surface Of An Asteroid

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4 years ago

The Hayabusa2 Rovers Just Made A Movie On The Surface Of An Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers To Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

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4 years ago

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers To Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

Our Solar System’s Largest Asteroid Is Covered In Ice Volcanoes

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4 years ago

Our Solar System’s Largest Asteroid Is Covered In Ice Volcanoes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mission To Slam Spacecraft Into Asteroid Has Begun Final Design And Construction

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4 years ago

Mission To Slam Spacecraft Into Asteroid Has Begun Final Design And Construction

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hayabusa2’s First Practice Attempt To Land on Ryugu Asteroid Didn’t Go So Well

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4 years ago

Hayabusa2’s First Practice Attempt To Land on Ryugu Asteroid Didn’t Go So Well

George Dvorsky

Here’s Where Hayabusa2 Will Try To Land On The Asteroid Ryugu

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4 years ago

Here’s Where Hayabusa2 Will Try To Land On The Asteroid Ryugu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth’s Undetected ‘Mini-Moons’ Could Make For Exciting New Astronomy

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4 years ago

Earth’s Undetected ‘Mini-Moons’ Could Make For Exciting New Astronomy

Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Captures First Close-Up Image Of Ryugu Asteroid

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4 years ago

Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Captures First Close-Up Image Of Ryugu Asteroid

George Dvorsky

The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Also Jumbled Shark Evolution

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4 years ago

The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Also Jumbled Shark Evolution

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Snaps Incredible Close-Up Image Of Asteroid Ryugu

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4 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Snaps Incredible Close-Up Image Of Asteroid Ryugu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Newly Discovered ‘Asteroid’ Is Far Freakier Than Astronomers Expected

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4 years ago

Newly Discovered ‘Asteroid’ Is Far Freakier Than Astronomers Expected

George Dvorsky

Meteorite Hunters Find Remains Of Last Month’s Botswana Fireball

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4 years ago

Meteorite Hunters Find Remains Of Last Month’s Botswana Fireball

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Asteroid Mining Might Just Work, If Only We Can Land on the Dang Things

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4 years ago

Asteroid Mining Might Just Work, If Only We Can Land on the Dang Things

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hell Yes, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Has Officially Entered Orbit Around The Ryugu Asteroid

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4 years ago

Hell Yes, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Has Officially Entered Orbit Around The Ryugu Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Fantastic New View Of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals A Distinctly Dice-Like Shape

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4 years ago

Fantastic New View Of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals A Distinctly Dice-Like Shape

George Dvorsky

America Isn’t Ready To Handle A Catastrophic Asteroid Impact, New Report Warns

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4 years ago

America Isn’t Ready To Handle A Catastrophic Asteroid Impact, New Report Warns

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Small Asteroid Strikes Africa Just Hours After It Was Spotted

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4 years ago

Small Asteroid Strikes Africa Just Hours After It Was Spotted

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

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4 years ago

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Is This Asteroid Orbiting The Wrong Way Around The Sun?

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4 years ago

Why Is This Asteroid Orbiting The Wrong Way Around The Sun?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How The Hell Did This Asteroid Get All The Way Out Past Neptune?

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4 years ago

How The Hell Did This Asteroid Get All The Way Out Past Neptune?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Asteroids Really Could Have Brought Water To Earth, Experiment With Giant Rock Blaster Shows

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4 years ago

Asteroids Really Could Have Brought Water To Earth, Experiment With Giant Rock Blaster Shows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We’re Worrying About The Wrong Space Rocks

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4 years ago

Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We’re Worrying About The Wrong Space Rocks

Ryan F. Mandelbaum