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Shooting stars are the poor person’s space probe
Br. Guy Consolmagno presents on CI meteorites in Australia. These ancient space rocks offer clues about asteroids and the ...
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La Civiltà Cattolica, “To see the stars again: News from the Vatican Astronomical Observatory”
Br. Guy Consolmagno presents on CI meteorites in Australia. These ancient space rocks offer clues about asteroids and the ...
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OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
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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 ...
The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
That data shows that even with Earth avoiding direct impact, YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the ...
Ground-based sensors can distinguish intact from fragmented meteoroid fireballs
The seismic signature of a fireball meteoroid event can be used to tell whether the fireball fragmented or remained intact as ...
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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...