The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now…
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An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032. The good news?…
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That’s one reason why Tianwen-2’s roundtrip journey to asteroid Kamoʻoalewa will last just two-and-a-half years. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample…
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An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Though there are no plans to mine Psyche, such…
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A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance…
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About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of…
Read More »The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago…
Read More »An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032…
Read More »New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago…
Read More »New observations of 2024 YR4 conducted with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) and facilities around the…
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