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DART Did More Than Deter Dimorphos; It Sent It Into a Chaotic Tumble
In 2022, NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft collided with an object named Dimorphos. The objective was to test…
2 months ago
How Oumuamua Changes Our Perspective on Galactic Panspermia
Panspermia is an innately attractive idea that's gained prominence in recent decades. Yet, among working scientists, it gets little attention.…
3 months ago
Another Way to Search for Biosignatures of Alien Life. The Material Blasted out of Asteroid Impacts
According to a new study by an international team of researchers, a good way to look for signs on life…
6 years ago
The South Rim of Aristarchus
LROC view looking obliquely of the south rim of Aristarchus from the west (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Flying over at an…
12 years ago
Asteroid’s Unusual Light and Dark Crater
[/caption] Light and dark material spreads outward from a 5-km-wide crater on Vesta in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft,…
13 years ago