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Asteroid Ryugu is a “Fragile Rubble Pile”
When Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrived at asteroid Ryugu in June 2018, it carried four small rovers with it. Hayabusa…
Hayabusa1’s Samples of Itokawa Turned up Water That’s Very Similar to Earth’s Oceans
A recent study of samples from the asteroid Itokawa has revealed that "dry" asteroids may have delivered up to half…
OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence!
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has reached its destination and is now in orbit around asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft travelled for over…
That Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua Probably Came From a Binary Star System
According to a new study by a team of Canadian astronomers, the interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua likely came from a binary…
Project Lyra, a Mission to Chase Down that Interstellar Asteroid
Members of Project Lyra recently published a study advocating a mission to `Oumuamua, the first interstellar asteroid discovered to date.
That Interstellar Asteroid is Probably Pretty Strange Looking
A new study by a team of international researchers shows that the interstellar asteroid `Oumuamua is pretty odd in terms…
Astronomers Practice Responding to a Killer Asteroid”
This past October, scientists from all over the world used the flyby of asteroid 2012 TC4 to test out the…
Impending Asteroid Flyby Will be a Chance to Test NASA’s Planetary Defense Network!
This October, an asteroid will pass Earth by, thus giving NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) a chance to test…
NASA Moves Up Mission to Metal Asteroid Psyche
I'm getting psyched for Psyche, which is both the name of an asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter…
Asteroid Strikes on Mars Spun Out Supersonic Tornadoes that Scoured the Surface
According to a new study from Brown University, impacts on Mars could have triggered supersonic storms that scoured the surface