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Supernova Remnants Found in Oceanic Samples, Scientists Look to Moon
Scientists have identified supernova debris in deep-sea sediments, including a rare plutonium isotope linked to a kilonova. Researchers believe a neutron star collision occurred nearly 10 million years ago, scattering radioactive material across space. To validate this theory, they plan to analyze lunar soil, which remains undisturbed by Earth's ge...
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Study Reveals Earth's Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon
Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich materials, unlike any known asteroid. Analysis from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies confirmed it is a natural object, not human-made debris,...
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China Finds Rare Earth Deposits Along 1,000-km Himalayan Belt: Report
Chinese scientists used artificial intelligence to identify chemical composition of rocks leading to the discovery.
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India's Dependence On China For Rare Earth Materials Not Good: Congress MP
Noting that over 90 per cent of rare earth minerals are imported from China, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday asked the government to give due priority to their exploration in India.
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Asteroids From Outer Edges of Solar System May Have Brought Water to Earth, Suggests New Study
Asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system may have brought water to Earth, claim scientists after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission Hayabusa-2. The researchers are scrutinising material brought back to earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu.
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General Motors Returns To Rare Earth Magnets With Two U.S. Deals
The agreements with MP Materials Inc and privately-held Vacuumschmelze are the latest push by GM to domestically source EV materials for its Ultium platform, a goal it hopes to achieve by 2025.
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Japan's Hayabusa-2 Probe Returns Rare Asteroid Sample to Earth, JAXA Announces
Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission.
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 Space Probe to Bring Asteroid Dust to Earth
After six years in space, Japan's Hayabusa2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission.
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Apple's Rare Earth Recycling on New iPhone Series Steps Up Environmental Response
Apple said its newest iPhones would be produced using recycled rare earth materials, as part of a stepped up environmental initiative which also has geopolitical implications.
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US Says To Take Action To Ensure Rare Earths Supply Amid China Trade War
The United States says it will take "unprecedented actions" to ensure the supply of strategic elements and rare earths, as China mulls possible export controls for materials that are critical to modern technology.
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Supernova Remnants Found in Oceanic Samples, Scientists Look to Moon
Scientists have identified supernova debris in deep-sea sediments, including a rare plutonium isotope linked to a kilonova. Researchers believe a neutron star collision occurred nearly 10 million years ago, scattering radioactive material across space. To validate this theory, they plan to analyze lunar soil, which remains undisturbed by Earth's ge...
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Study Reveals Earth's Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon
Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich materials, unlike any known asteroid. Analysis from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies confirmed it is a natural object, not human-made debris,...
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China Finds Rare Earth Deposits Along 1,000-km Himalayan Belt: Report
Chinese scientists used artificial intelligence to identify chemical composition of rocks leading to the discovery.
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India's Dependence On China For Rare Earth Materials Not Good: Congress MP
Noting that over 90 per cent of rare earth minerals are imported from China, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday asked the government to give due priority to their exploration in India.
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Asteroids From Outer Edges of Solar System May Have Brought Water to Earth, Suggests New Study
Asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system may have brought water to Earth, claim scientists after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission Hayabusa-2. The researchers are scrutinising material brought back to earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu.
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General Motors Returns To Rare Earth Magnets With Two U.S. Deals
The agreements with MP Materials Inc and privately-held Vacuumschmelze are the latest push by GM to domestically source EV materials for its Ultium platform, a goal it hopes to achieve by 2025.
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Japan's Hayabusa-2 Probe Returns Rare Asteroid Sample to Earth, JAXA Announces
Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission.
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 Space Probe to Bring Asteroid Dust to Earth
After six years in space, Japan's Hayabusa2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission.
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Apple's Rare Earth Recycling on New iPhone Series Steps Up Environmental Response
Apple said its newest iPhones would be produced using recycled rare earth materials, as part of a stepped up environmental initiative which also has geopolitical implications.
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US Says To Take Action To Ensure Rare Earths Supply Amid China Trade War
The United States says it will take "unprecedented actions" to ensure the supply of strategic elements and rare earths, as China mulls possible export controls for materials that are critical to modern technology.
