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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble's time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART's collision reveals surprising and remarkable, hour...
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Asteroids Appear Rough Due to Space Dust Hopping on Them, Suggests Research
A new study from physicists suggests that tiny grains of space dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, making them appear rough. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help scientists understand how asteroids bring them dangerously close to Earth.
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MIT Engineers Test Idea to Keep Rovers Hovering in Air Using Moon’s Natural Charge
MIT researchers are trying a new concept to harness the Moon's natural charge to keep hovering rovers in the air. In the absence of an atmosphere, the Moon and asteroids build an electric field through direct exposure to the Sun. On the Moon, this strong surface charge can levitate dust more than one metre above the ground.
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NASA Shares Photo of Asteroid Bennu as OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads Back to Earth After Collecting Samples
NASA shared an Instagram post showing the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu, from which the space agency has collected samples using its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which will return to Earth in 2023.
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OSIRIS-REx Space Probe Heads Home With Asteroid Dust From Bennu
The US space probe OSIRIS-REx left the orbit of the asteroid Bennu, from which it collected dust samples last year, to begin its long journey back to Earth.
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NASA Probe OSIRIS-REx Briefly Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Rare Samples
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometres) from Earth.
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NASA Probe Osiris-Rex "Kisses" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.
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NASA Probe OSIRIS-Rex Set To "Kiss" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.
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Two Years After Launch, Spacecraft Takes First Photo Of "Oldest Asteroid"
Two years after launching from Florida, a NASA spacecraft is closing in on an ancient asteroid, Bennu, for a sample of space dust that could reveal clues to the start of life in the solar system.
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Japanese spacecraft may have dust from asteroid
Japanese scientists say they have detected tiny particles collected by the first spacecraft to return to Earth after landing on an asteroid. But determining if the dust came from the asteroid or was picked up by the spacecraft on its return trip could take months.Material found in the Hayabusa spacecraft's sample collection compartments could offer...
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble's time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART's collision reveals surprising and remarkable, hour...
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Asteroids Appear Rough Due to Space Dust Hopping on Them, Suggests Research
A new study from physicists suggests that tiny grains of space dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, making them appear rough. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help scientists understand how asteroids bring them dangerously close to Earth.
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MIT Engineers Test Idea to Keep Rovers Hovering in Air Using Moon’s Natural Charge
MIT researchers are trying a new concept to harness the Moon's natural charge to keep hovering rovers in the air. In the absence of an atmosphere, the Moon and asteroids build an electric field through direct exposure to the Sun. On the Moon, this strong surface charge can levitate dust more than one metre above the ground.
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NASA Shares Photo of Asteroid Bennu as OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads Back to Earth After Collecting Samples
NASA shared an Instagram post showing the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu, from which the space agency has collected samples using its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which will return to Earth in 2023.
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OSIRIS-REx Space Probe Heads Home With Asteroid Dust From Bennu
The US space probe OSIRIS-REx left the orbit of the asteroid Bennu, from which it collected dust samples last year, to begin its long journey back to Earth.
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NASA Probe OSIRIS-REx Briefly Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Rare Samples
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometres) from Earth.
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NASA Probe Osiris-Rex "Kisses" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.
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NASA Probe OSIRIS-Rex Set To "Kiss" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission
After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.
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Two Years After Launch, Spacecraft Takes First Photo Of "Oldest Asteroid"
Two years after launching from Florida, a NASA spacecraft is closing in on an ancient asteroid, Bennu, for a sample of space dust that could reveal clues to the start of life in the solar system.
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Japanese spacecraft may have dust from asteroid
Japanese scientists say they have detected tiny particles collected by the first spacecraft to return to Earth after landing on an asteroid. But determining if the dust came from the asteroid or was picked up by the spacecraft on its return trip could take months.Material found in the Hayabusa spacecraft's sample collection compartments could offer...
