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Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for 1st time
"Asteroids are leftovers from the planetary formation process, so their compositions vary depending on where they formed in the solar nebula," said...
Japan Retrieves Asteroid Samples in Hunt for Origins of Planets
A helicopter flew the capsule from the unmanned craft, containing the first extensive samples of asteroid dust, from the landing site in Australia’s...
Japan’s Hayabusa2 carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australian outback
Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia’s remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins...
Massive asteroid 'Apophis' may hit Earth in 2068
Astronomers have revealed that large asteroid named 'Apophis' expected to pass extremely close or may hit the Earth in 2068 due to a phenomenon called...
NASA spacecraft successfully stows asteroid sample
NASA on Friday said that its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed the most challenging phases of its mission after it successfully stowed samples of...
NASA's spacecraft collects significant amount of Asteroid Bennu
After touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASAs OSIRIS-REx probe team received images that confirm that the head appeared to be full of asteroid...
Asteroid over 22 metres in diameter to fly by Earth on Tuesday
An asteroid with diameters between 22 and 49 metres will pass by Earth on Tuesday, NASA has said.
A tiny Asteroid may hit Earth a day before US election on Nov 3
In yet another 2020 surprise, NASA data has predicted that a small asteroid heading towards the Earth has a 0.41 per cent chance of hitting the planet...
