China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission
That's one reason why Tianwen-2's roundtrip journey to asteroid Kamoʻoalewa will last just two-and-a-half years.…
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Have we finally solved mystery of magnetic moon rocks?
NASA's Apollo missions brought back moon rock samples for scientists to study. We've learned a…
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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024.…
Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
Until scientists were able to conduct a controlled sample return with a spacecraft and carefully…