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OSIRIS-REx Bringing Asteroid Samples To Earth - NASA Explains
NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the sample will be preserved for future generations of humanity, the best-case ...
Queen Legend Brian May Talks NASA Asteroid Mission Collaboration In Exclusive Interview
Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping ...
NASA’s Lucy Gears Up for a Thrilling Close Encounter With a Mysterious Space Relic
NASA’s Lucy mission is about to fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson, a strange, elongated rock in the main belt. While this ...
Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...
Most Carbon-Rich Asteroids Never Make It to Earth—and Now We Know Why
Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
NASA’s OSIRIS‑REx and JAXA’s Hayabusa2 missions have transformed what researchers know about primitive, carbon‑rich asteroids. Meteorites found sitting on the ground are exposed to rain ...
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SwRI-led Lucy mission survey of main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson imminent
The Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission is preparing to survey the next target in its epic 4-billion-mile, 12-year, 11-asteroid tour. On April 20, 2025, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly past ...
4 Years To Go! ESA Shows How Asteroid Apophis Will Swing Past Earth In 2029
About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...