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Dust's Pivotal Role in Dinosaur Extinction Highlighted by Study
Nov 06, 2023 (SPX)
Scientists from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Cem Berk Senel, Orkun Temel, and Ozgur Karatekin, have developed an innovative paleoclimate model that simulat...
In US capital, selfies with asteroid hinting at Earth's origins
Nov 04, 2023 (AFP)
The fragment might seem insignificant, but it is a sample taken from the asteroid Bennu, which scientists are studying in the hope of discovering if asteroids a...
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby
Nov 03, 2023 (SPX)
"Dinkinesh really did live up to its name; this is marvelous," said Hal Levison, referring to the meaning of Dinkinesh in the Amharic language, "marvelous." Lev...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft competes first asteroid flyby
Nov 02, 2023 (UPI)
The asteroid, named Dinkinesh, is the first of eight asteroids Lucy will observe during its mission. "Based on information received, the team has determined tha...
Innovative three legged landing system tested for small body exploration
Nov 02, 2023 (SPX)
The research, as outlined in the journal Space: Science and Technology, delves into the intricate mechanics of a legged landing system designed to navigate the ...
Lucy Ready for first Asteroid encounter
Nov 01, 2023 (JPL)
On Oct. 28, the team sent the spacecraft what is known as the final knowledge update, a package of data with the most up to date information about the relative ...
The first 'birder's guide' to meteor showers
Nov 01, 2023 (SPX)
"Just as in a birder's guide, the book describes the outward appearance, range, season, rarity, and physical characteristics of each meteor shower," said Jennis...
Daily Minor Planet volunteers spot an asteroid passing close to Earth
Oct 31, 2023 (SPX)
Other telescopes from around the world went on the hunt for this space rock to find where it was heading. Observations of the asteroid came in from New Mexico a...
Data from NASA's WISE used to preview Lucy mission to Asteroid Dinkinesh
Oct 31, 2023 (JPL)
Their new study provides updated estimates of the asteroid's size and albedo - a measurement of surface reflectivity - that could help scientists better underst...
Smithsonian set to open Asteroid Bennu sample display
Oct 30, 2023 (SPX)
"The OSIRIS-REx mission is an incredible scientific achievement that promises to shed light on what makes our planet unique," said Kirk Johnson, the Sant Direct...
UArizona researchers probe how a piece of the moon became a near-Earth asteroid
Oct 24, 2023 (SPX)
So far, only distant asteroids from beyond the orbit of Mars have been considered a source of near-Earth asteroids, said Renu Malhotra, Regents Professor of Pla...
Hera asteroid mission goes on trial
Oct 24, 2023 (ESA)
As part of the world's first test of asteroid deflection, ESA's Hera mission will perform a detailed post-impact survey of Dimorphos - the 160-metre asteroid st...
Lucy preparing for its first asteroid flyby
Oct 20, 2023 (SPX)
Dinkinesh, less than half a mile, or 1 kilometer, wide, circles the Sun in the main belt of asteroids located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Lucy has b...
Psyche's 3.6 billion kilometre journey to the centre of the Earth via it's namesake
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
Psyche was only the 16th "asteroid" ever discovered: inhabitants of the Solar System that were neither the familiar planets nor the occasional visitors known as...
Lab instrument now on two-billion-mile journey to the metallic asteroid Psyche
Oct 17, 2023 (SPX)
The Livermore high-purity germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray sensor is an essential part of a larger gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) built in collaboration with researcher...
Hypervelocity impact experiments probe the origin of organics on the dwarf planet Ceres
Oct 17, 2023 (SPX)
How the aliphatic organics originated on Ceres has been the subject of intensive research since their discovery in 2017. Some studies have concluded that a come...
Lucy continues approach to Asteroid Dinkinesh for November 1 encounter
Oct 17, 2023 (SPX)
Over the last month, the spacecraft team has seen the target asteroid generally brightening as Lucy approaches it and has also seen a subtle brightness variatio...
NASA journeys to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
A NASA spacecraft blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center Friday bound for Psyche, an object 2.2 billion miles (3.6 billion kilometers) away that could offer ...
Five things to know about NASA's mission to a metal world
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
By studying this space oddity, scientists hope to learn more about the inner cores of rocky planets such as our own -- or, potentially catalog a previously unkn...
With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to begin
Oct 12, 2023 (SPX)
Psyche, a van-sized spacecraft with winglike solar panels, is scheduled to blast off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tomorrow at 10:16 a.m. Eastern Time. Ps...
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