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China's Tianwen 2 Mission Targets Asteroid and Comet Exploration
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
The probe's first target is the near-Earth asteroid 469219, known as Kamo'oalewa in Hawaiian. After reaching the asteroid, Tianwen 2 will perform remote sensing...
Hera's Propulsion System Passes Critical Leak Test
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
The spacecraft will remain at the ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, until the end of August. During this period, Hera's container was used for a ...
Dark Comets May Constitute a Major Portion of Near-Earth Objects
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
The study, led by Aster Taylor, a graduate student in astronomy at the University of Michigan, suggests that asteroids in the asteroid belt-located between Mars...
Tyvak International's Milani Satellite Clears Major Review for Hera Mission
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
Developed by Tyvak International, Milani is designed to visually inspect and detect dust on the Didymos asteroid after the DART impact. It will be launched aboa...
NASA Radar Monitors Close Approaches of Two Large Asteroids
Jul 08, 2024 (SPX)
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California monitored these asteroids during their close approaches. One asteroid was found to h...
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
Jul 03, 2024 (SPX)
Although there are no known significant asteroid impact threats for the foreseeable future, hypothetical exercises provide valuable insights by exploring the ri...
NASA Asteroid Experts Create Hypothetical Impact Scenario For Exercise
Jul 03, 2024 (SPX)
A large asteroid impacting Earth is highly unlikely for the foreseeable future. But because the damage from such an event could be great, the space agency leads...
Countdown to Hera launch campaign begins at ESOC
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
The spacecraft is undergoing final system tests in the Netherlands before being transported to its launch site in the USA. Meanwhile, Hera's Mission Control Tea...
China's Tianwen 2 Probe to Undertake Ambitious Asteroid and Comet Mission
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
The probe's first target is the near-Earth asteroid 469219, also known as Kamo'oalewa in Hawaiian. Tianwen 2 will conduct remote sensing to identify potential l...
Dimorphos, from Up Close and Far Away
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
Intentional Collision and In-Situ Measurements In September 2022, NASA's DART spacecraft approached a near-Earth asteroid named Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos....
Surprising phosphate discovery in Bennu asteroid sample
Jun 27, 2024 (SPX)
The OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team discovered that Bennu contains the primordial components that formed our solar system. The asteroid's dust is abundant in ca...
Shocked quartz reveals evidence of historical cosmic airburst
Jun 27, 2024 (SPX)
Now, UC Santa Barbara emeritus professor James Kennett and colleagues report the presence of proxies associated with the cosmic airburst distributed over severa...
Bennu sample reveals solar system's original ingredients, possible watery history
Jun 27, 2024 (SPX)
The OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team found that Bennu contains the primary components that formed our solar system. The dust from Bennu is rich in carbon, nitrog...
Two large asteroids to pass Earth in close succession
Jun 25, 2024 (SPX)
Asteroid 2024 MK, measuring between 120 and 260 meters, was discovered on 16 June 2024. It will fly past Earth on 29 June during Asteroid Day events. This near-...
Humanity's climate impact like dinosaur-ending meteor: UN chief
Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)
"Of the vast forces that have shaped life on Earth over billions of years, humanity is just one small blip on the radar," Guterres said in a speech at New York'...
Asteroid Dinkinesh Shows Complex History in Lucy Flyby
May 31, 2024 (SPX)
The data indicated a dramatic history involving sudden breakups and transformations. A significant piece of Dinkinesh shifted, creating the trough and scatterin...
Asteroid Dinkinesh Has Dual Moons, Researchers Discover
May 30, 2024 (SPX)
The Lucy team, including University of Maryland Professor Jessica Sunshine, detailed this finding in a paper published in Nature on May 29, 2024. This discovery...
ESA Tests Guidance Systems for Hera Asteroid Mission
May 30, 2024 (SPX)
The GNC system is being validated through virtual maneuvers conducted in Spain and Germany. At GMV's headquarters in Madrid, Hera's On-Board Computer is tested ...
Meteor captured by weather satellite
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
"While a meteor lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal recently, it was also captured by the Meteosat Third Generation Imager weather satellite hovering 36,00...
Hera tests CubeSat communication for asteroid mission
May 20, 2024 (SPX)
The foam pyramids around Hera absorb radio signals, while the Maxwell chamber's 9-m high metal walls block external radio interference. This space mimics the vo...
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