New Scientist1d
The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
NDTV27d
Moon Samples
China’s Tianwen-2 mission aims to collect asteroid samples and explore a comet, advancin... Recent findings indicate the Moon might be over 100 million years older than prior estimates.
SpaceNews21d
China readies Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return spacecraft for launch
Tianwen-2 will first target near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), considered a quasi-satellite of Earth due to its co-orbital dynamics. It aims to collect samples from the roughly 40 to 100 ...
CNN15d
A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining ... 122 grams of an asteroid sample in September 2023 — which was double the amount of material NASA hoped to collect. But Gialich believes ...
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Japan’s Antarctic Meteorite Collection earns global recognition as IUGS Geo-collection
The Antarctic Meteorite Collection at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in Japan has been recognized as a ...
Fort Morgan Times11d
After spacecraft’s sample from asteroid runneth over, Lockheed Martin, partners prepare material for long journey home
In 2018, the spacecraft reached the asteroid Bennu ... called Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, or TAGSAM, to collect at least 60 grams, or 2.1 ounces, of regolith.