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Student-Built Experiment Integrated onto NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
A student-built experiment aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has been int...
How to Catch a Glimpse of a New Year's Comet
Jan 01, 2016 (SPX)
Did you get a telescope or pair of binoculars under the Christmas tree? If so, you can put them to the test by searching the Eastern sky for a view of a fuzzy c...
Asteroid 2003 SD220 Sleighs by Earth on Christmas Eve
Dec 28, 2015 (SPX)
During the month of December, the Planetary Radar Group at Arecibo Observatory has observed near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 2003 SD220, which will have its closest ap...
Lowdown on Ceres: Images From Dawn's Closest Orbit
Dec 25, 2015 (JPL)
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, cruising in its lowest and final orbit at dwarf planet Ceres, has delivered the first images from its best-ever viewpoint. The new image...
NASA offers sneak peak at Christmas Eve asteroid
Dec 23, 2015 (UPI)
New images, shared Wednesday by NASA, showcase the size and shape of the Christmas Eve asteroid -- the highest resolution images to date. As UPI previously repo...
Giant comets may threaten Earth: astronomers
Dec 22, 2015 (AFP)
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant ...
Canada delivers Laser Altimeter for OSIRIS-REx spacecraft integration
Dec 22, 2015 (SPX)
A sophisticated laser-based mapping instrument has arrived at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver for integration onto NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretati...
Asteroid WT24 looks even better second time around
Dec 19, 2015 (JPL)
Asteroid 1998 WT24 safely flew past Earth on Dec. 11 at a distance of about 2.6 million miles (4.2 million kilometers, 11 lunar distances). During its flyby, NA...
Hayabusa2 Earth Swing-by Result
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" is cruising on its target orbit after measuring and calculating t...
NASA: Asteroid to pass by Earth on Christmas Eve
Dec 15, 2015 (UPI)
That's not Rudolph's nose, it's just a giant rock hurtling through space. NASA scientists calculate that asteroid 163899, also known as 2003 SD220, will make it...
Japan asteroid probe enters 'target orbit' in space quest
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
A Japanese space probe successfully entered "target orbit" and is on its way to rendezvousing with a far away asteroid, in a quest to study the origin of the so...
Ride along with Rosetta through the eyes of OSIRIS
Dec 12, 2015 (ESA)
Rosetta's OSIRIS camera team has launched a new website to showcase their recent images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The high-resolution images, taken ei...
Dwarf planet Ceres: water vapor in Occator crater
Dec 11, 2015 (SPX)
When the Sun shines into the Occator crater on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a kind of thin haze appears above its brightest spot. This can be seen in ...
New clues to Ceres' bright spots and origins
Dec 10, 2015 (JPL)
Ceres reveals some of its well-kept secrets in two new studies in the journal Nature, thanks to data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. They include highly anticipate...
Robot arm simulates close approach of ESA's asteroid mission
Dec 09, 2015 (ESA)
The final approach to an asteroid has been practised for ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact Mission using a real spacecraft camera mounted on a robot arm. The 2020 ...
New US space mining law to spark interplanetary gold rush
Dec 08, 2015 (AFP)
Flashing some interplanetary gold bling and sipping "space water" might sound far-fetched, but both could soon be reality, thanks to a new US law that legalizes...
Dawn spiraling in towards Ceres
Dec 04, 2015 (JPL)
An intrepid interplanetary explorer is now powering its way down through the gravity field of a distant alien world. Soaring on a blue-green beam of high-veloci...
Japan asteroid probe conducts 'Earth swing-by' in space quest
Dec 03, 2015 (AFP)
A Japanese space probe launched last year passed by Earth on Thursday to harness the planet's gravitational pull to propel it toward a far away asteroid in its ...
New law establishes ownership rights for space minerals
Dec 03, 2015 (SPX)
A new public law signed by President Obama sets the stage for continued expansion of the U.S. space program and transforms the mining of space mineral resources...
New U.S. space mining law may violate international treaty
Nov 27, 2015 (UPI)
One company is especially happy with the space mining legislation signed into law on Wednesday, the company that stands to profit the most. Planetary Resouces w...
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