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Scientists shed light on the unusual origin of a familiar meteor shower
Jun 15, 2023 (SPX)
Most meteor showers come from comets, which are made of ice and dust. When a comet travels close to the Sun, the ice evaporates and releases gas, dislodging sma...
Possible meteorite splashes down in British Columbia pool
Jun 09, 2023 (UPI)
Justin Broad said he was outside his home in Delta earlier this week when something fell from above and splashed into his pool. He said the object, which he sus...
OSIRIS-REx Recovery Team Motto: 'Practice, Practice, Practice'
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
I am the Lockheed Martin-based ground recovery lead for sample recovery operations and will help guide the team through the real-life retrieval process when the...
Bennu and some of the biggest science questions of our generation
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
In the post below, Jason Dworkin, OSIRIS-REx project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, reflects on the big science questio...
Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
While gazing up at the night sky with the naked eye, one might see stars, planets and the occasional airplane. What one usually won't see, however, are asteroid...
Webb finds water, and a new mystery, in rare main-belt comet
May 16, 2023 (SPX)
"Our water-soaked world, teeming with life and unique in the universe as far as we know, is something of a mystery - we're not sure how all this water got here,...
What colour is an asteroid? Hyperspectral imager to find out
Apr 26, 2023 (ESA)
Around the size of a shoebox, HyperScout H is the newest design in a family of hyperspectral imagers developed for Earth observation and planetary science by co...
SOHO chases asteroid's tail
Apr 26, 2023 (ESA)
Every December, the Geminid meteor shower lights up Earth's skies as our planet plunges through a vast cloud of dust in space. For years, the parent body of thi...
Asteroid's comet-like tail is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts like a comet. It brightens and forms a tail when it's near the Sun, and it is the source of the annua...
China to launch Tianwen 2 mission to explore asteroid
Apr 26, 2023 (XNA)
The main goal of the Tianwen 2 mission is to send a probe to a near-Earth asteroid coded 2016HO3 to retrieve samples, Zhang Rongqiao, the chief designer of Chin...
A message to meteorite hunters: Put down your magnets!
Apr 21, 2023 (SPX)
Still, these extraterrestrial remnants can resemble Earth rocks, and to tell the difference meteorite hunters often expose their "finds" to hand magnets, which ...
NASA releases agency strategy for planetary defense to safeguard Earth
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
For three decades, NASA has engaged in studying near-Earth objects (NEOs), asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun and come within 30 million miles of our plane...
UCF will help researchers study metal asteroids for resources, clues to formation
Apr 18, 2023 (SPX)
The work can inform the study of asteroids like 16 Psyche, an M-type, or metal, asteroid NASA is launching a mission in October 2023 to visit. The M-type astero...
Lucy snaps its first views of Trojan Asteroid targets
Apr 14, 2023 (SPX)
From March 25 to 27, 2023, Lucy used its highest resolution imager, L'LORRI, to capture its first views of four Jupiter Trojan asteroids. From left to right in ...
New agreement will help researchers study metal worlds of M-type asteroids
Apr 13, 2023 (SPX)
The work can inform the study of asteroids like 16 Psyche, an M-type, or metal, asteroid NASA is launching a mission in October 2023 to visit. The M-type astero...
Psyche updated plan puts mission on track for October launch
Mar 30, 2023 (JPL)
Due to the new launch date, Psyche has a new mission plan, which includes a flyby of Mars for a gravity assist and arrival at the asteroid in August 2029. The m...
Two meteorites are providing a detailed look into outer space
Mar 28, 2023 (SPX)
The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2023 is a hybrid meeting being held virtuall...
NASA prepares for historic asteroid sample delivery on Sept 24
Mar 27, 2023 (SPX)
After seven years in space, including a nail-biting touchdown on Bennu to gather dust and rocks, this intrepid mission is about to face one of its biggest chall...
Large asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon
Mar 25, 2023 (AFP)
The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres (130 to 230 feet) wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon, and big enough to wipe out a large c...
First results from ESO telescopes on the aftermath of DART's asteroid impact
Mar 23, 2023 (SPX)
On 26 September 2022 the DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos in a controlled test of our asteroid deflection capabilities. The impact took plac...
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