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NASA Brings Back Actual Sample Of Asteroid But Can't Open The LidA fastener, next to rocky samples of asteroid Bennu.

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NASA Brings Back Actual Sample Of Asteroid But Can't Open The LidA fastener, next to rocky samples of asteroid Bennu.
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NASA Brings Back Actual Sample Of Asteroid But Can't Open The Lid

clock-iconOctober 25, 2023
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How A Piece Of The Moon Became Earth’s Quasi-Satellite Kamo'oalewaPhoto of the moon up close, in the starry sky behind, a comet is flying past.

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How A Piece Of The Moon Became Earth’s Quasi-Satellite Kamo'oalewaPhoto of the moon up close, in the starry sky behind, a comet is flying past.
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How A Piece Of The Moon Became Earth’s Quasi-Satellite Kamo'oalewa

clock-iconOctober 24, 2023
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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Outside The Periodic TableA black, shiny blob of osmium.

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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Outside The Periodic TableA black, shiny blob of osmium.
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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Outside The Periodic Table

clock-iconOctober 12, 2023
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Asteroid Unboxing Reveals Bennu Is Rich In Carbon And Contains WaterAt around a billion dollars for 60 grams this could be considered some of the most expensive material, so it's just as well they brought back some extra.

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Asteroid Unboxing Reveals Bennu Is Rich In Carbon And Contains WaterAt around a billion dollars for 60 grams this could be considered some of the most expensive material, so it's just as well they brought back some extra.
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Asteroid Unboxing Reveals Bennu Is Rich In Carbon And Contains Water

clock-iconOctober 12, 2023
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Objects Detected Moving Beyond The Kuiper Belt Hint At Second Asteroid BeltFloating rocky object in space with star in the background.

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Objects Detected Moving Beyond The Kuiper Belt Hint At Second Asteroid BeltFloating rocky object in space with star in the background.
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Objects Detected Moving Beyond The Kuiper Belt Hint At Second Asteroid Belt

clock-iconOctober 5, 2023
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99 Percent Of Earth’s Gold Is In Its CoreGold nuggets on a black sandy surface

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99 Percent Of Earth’s Gold Is In Its CoreGold nuggets on a black sandy surface
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99 Percent Of Earth’s Gold Is In Its Core

clock-iconAugust 22, 2023
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Massive Sun “Parasol” Attached To An Asteroid Could Help Fight Global WarmingAn asteroid in space attached to a large blue triangle casting a tenuous shadow on the Earth.

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Massive Sun “Parasol” Attached To An Asteroid Could Help Fight Global WarmingAn asteroid in space attached to a large blue triangle casting a tenuous shadow on the Earth.
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Massive Sun “Parasol” Attached To An Asteroid Could Help Fight Global Warming

clock-iconAugust 2, 2023
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An Asteroid Just Passed Closer To Earth Than The Moon And We Only Noticed Afterwardimage of asteroid approaching earth

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An Asteroid Just Passed Closer To Earth Than The Moon And We Only Noticed Afterwardimage of asteroid approaching earth
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An Asteroid Just Passed Closer To Earth Than The Moon And We Only Noticed Afterward

clock-iconJuly 20, 2023
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Asteroid Study Predicts Earth Is Safe For 1,000 YearsAn asteroid headed at Earth.

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Asteroid Study Predicts Earth Is Safe For 1,000 YearsAn asteroid headed at Earth.
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Asteroid Study Predicts Earth Is Safe For 1,000 Years

clock-iconMay 18, 2023
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"Asteroid Hunters Needed" – Astronomers Call On The Public To Join Search For More Space RocksArtist's impression of a near-Earth object in space. NASA is on the lookout for near-Earth objects – neighboring asteroids and comets – that could possibly impact Earth.

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"Asteroid Hunters Needed" – Astronomers Call On The Public To Join Search For More Space RocksArtist's impression of a near-Earth object in space. NASA is on the lookout for near-Earth objects – neighboring asteroids and comets – that could possibly impact Earth.
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"Asteroid Hunters Needed" – Astronomers Call On The Public To Join Search For More Space Rocks

clock-iconMay 18, 2023
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Large Asteroid Threat To Earth Has Been Underestimated, Scientists ClaimLake Bosumtwi, one of the craters studied, is the only natural lake in Ghana, formed in an impact crater 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) across around 1.3 million years ago. Image credit: Vesta/USGS Landsat 7, Public Domain

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Large Asteroid Threat To Earth Has Been Underestimated, Scientists ClaimLake Bosumtwi, one of the craters studied, is the only natural lake in Ghana, formed in an impact crater 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) across around 1.3 million years ago. Image credit: Vesta/USGS Landsat 7, Public Domain
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Large Asteroid Threat To Earth Has Been Underestimated, Scientists Claim

clock-iconMarch 22, 2023
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Building Blocks Of RNA And Vitamin B3 Found On Asteroid RyuguA conceptual image for sampling materials on the asteroid Ryugu containing uracil and niacin by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft

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Building Blocks Of RNA And Vitamin B3 Found On Asteroid RyuguA conceptual image for sampling materials on the asteroid Ryugu containing uracil and niacin by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft
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Building Blocks Of RNA And Vitamin B3 Found On Asteroid Ryugu

clock-iconMarch 21, 2023
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How Far Away Do You Have To Be To Survive A (Small) Asteroid Impact?Picture of a city as two asteroid are flying down to hit it

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How Far Away Do You Have To Be To Survive A (Small) Asteroid Impact?Picture of a city as two asteroid are flying down to hit it
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How Far Away Do You Have To Be To Survive A (Small) Asteroid Impact?

clock-iconMarch 14, 2023
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NASA Can’t Rule Out A 50-Meter-Wide Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2046Artist's impression of the Olympic-swimming-pool sized asteroid that could hit in 2023

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NASA Can’t Rule Out A 50-Meter-Wide Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2046Artist's impression of the Olympic-swimming-pool sized asteroid that could hit in 2023
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NASA Can’t Rule Out A 50-Meter-Wide Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2046

clock-iconMarch 9, 2023
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Humans Really Did Manage To Move A Celestial Body - And By A Fair Bit!Dimorphos as seen by DART 11 seconds before impact. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

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Humans Really Did Manage To Move A Celestial Body - And By A Fair Bit!Dimorphos as seen by DART 11 seconds before impact. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL
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Humans Really Did Manage To Move A Celestial Body - And By A Fair Bit!

clock-iconMarch 1, 2023
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