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UCF Student's Primitive Asteroids Work Provides Context for Further Research, Future NASA Missions
May 15, 2024 (SPX)
Harvison recently pored through a library of infrared telescope data to analyze the spectral composition of 25 members of the Erigone family of primitive astero...
Exploring asteroid Apophis using miniature satellites
May 09, 2024 (SPX)
Apophis, measuring about 340 meters in diameter, poses a significant risk. Should it collide with Earth, the impact could create a crater several kilometers wid...
'Baby asteroid' just a toddler in space years, researchers say
May 03, 2024 (SPX)
The team derived the age of Selam, a "moonlet" circling the small asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, based only on dynamics,...
Unveiling the space-weathered features of asteroid Ryugu
Apr 30, 2024 (SPX)
The team utilized electron holography, a technique involving electron waves to penetrate the samples, exposing their structural, magnetic, and electrical proper...
Hubble discovers new small asteroids in main belt survey
Apr 22, 2024 (SPX)
Contributions from 'citizen scientists' worldwide and the use of machine learning algorithms were crucial in identifying these asteroids. This innovative method...
Winchcombe meteorite's tumultuous space odyssey uncovered by nano-analysis
Apr 18, 2024 (SPX)
The collaborative research effort included scientists from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the USA, employing a suite of advanced analytical methods typically re...
New insights on the young ice deposits of Ceres
Apr 17, 2024 (SPX)
"The initial observation in 2016 opened up a mystery, with many of Ceres's polar craters shadowed throughout its 4.6 Earth-year-long year, yet only a select few...
International Collaboration Boosts Planetary Defense Efforts with Hera Mission
Apr 17, 2024 (SPX)
Present in the photograph are members from Tyvak International in Italy and GomSpace in Luxembourg, producers of the Milani and Juventas CubeSats, set to accomp...
Climate warming endangers Antarctic meteorite collection
Apr 09, 2024 (SPX)
For every 0.1C rise in temperature, approximately 9,000 Antarctic meteorites vanish By 2050, about a quarter of the estimated 300,000 - 800,000 meteorites in An...
When and How to Spot the 'Devil Comet'
Apr 08, 2024 (SPX)
In the Northern Hemisphere, the comet is best viewed with binoculars or a small telescope - right after the Sun dips below the horizon, look West just beneath t...
NEOWISE Achieves a Decade of Asteroid and Comet Surveillance from Space
Apr 05, 2024 (SPX)
NEOWISE, an acronym for Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, plays a crucial role in NASA's planetary defense initiatives, enhancing the preci...
Asteroid Bennu's samples available for global scientific scrutiny
Apr 02, 2024 (SPX)
Jemma Davidson, head of the Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office at Johnson, highlighted the unique nature of this release, noting that, aside from li...
ESA CubeSat will probe asteroid with radar as part of Hera mission
Mar 28, 2024 (ESA)
Michael Kueppers, ESA's Hera project scientist, highlights the mission's significance, stating, "Today's asteroids are remnants from the dawn of our Solar Syste...
Sungrazer Project announces 5000th comet detection through public science project
Mar 28, 2024 (SPX)
The Sungrazer Project, a NASA-funded initiative hosted by NRL for over two decades, empowers global volunteers to identify potential new comets near the Sun usi...
Rare Glimpse of the 'Devil Comet': Visibility Tips for 12P/Pons-Brooks
Mar 26, 2024 (SPX)
Dr. Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Astronomical Society, advises that while the comet may not dazzle in brightness, under optimal conditi...
DART mission alters Asteroid Dimorphos' orbit and shape
Mar 20, 2024 (SPX)
The DART mission, which involved a spacecraft deliberately colliding with the 170-meter (560-foot) asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, has proven that kin...
NASA's volunteer-driven project reveals 'ghostly' asteroid activity
Mar 18, 2024 (SPX)
The discovery, now documented in the Astronomical Journal, notably includes nine volunteers as co-authors, reflecting the project's collaborative spirit. "For a...
Shoebox-sized Milani CubeSat joining Hera asteroid mission
Mar 15, 2024 (ESA)
Funded through the Italian Space Agency, ASI, the Milani CubeSat was shown to the press at the premises of its prime contractor Tyvak International in Turin. It...
Hera asteroid mission vs. absolutely nothing
Mar 07, 2024 (ESA)
The 1.6 + 1.6 + 1.7 m spacecraft was slid inside the 4.5-m diameter, 11.8-m long Phenix thermal vacuum chamber at ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. "Y...
The Rosetta odyssey: first ever comet-chaser
Mar 04, 2024 (SPX)
Originally targeting comet 46P/Wirtanen, Rosetta's course was recalibrated to 67P following a launch delay, illustrating the mission's adaptability and the team...
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