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Asteroid Vesta may be the last remaining fragment of a planet destroyed billions of years ago, according to scientists
New research challenges the long-held belief that asteroid Vesta is a protoplanet. Scientists at Michigan State University ...
Why collect asteroid samples? Four essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa ...
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Scientists urge NASA to act on Apophis mission concept
Scientists are urging NASA to act quickly on concepts for repurposing a pair of NASA smallsats to visit the asteroid Apophis ...
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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
Launched in 2023 and currently traveling through space, NASA’s Psyche mission will explore a metallic asteroid. The Psyche asteroid likely contains platinum, nickel, iron and possibly gold ...