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NASA’s Asteroid Samples Upend Our Understanding Of Early Solar System
Forbes· 7 days agoSamples from the carbon rich Bennu are already providing new clues about the ubiquity and diversity...
U of A scale model solar system extends off campus to add Pluto's broken heart
Arizona Daily Star· 2 days agoPluto has been added to the University of Arizona’s scale-model walking tour of the solar system,...
Beyond the Planets: The Quirky Underdogs of the Solar System
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids,...
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 4 days agoFortunately, a new, next-generation radar system called ngRADAR is under development, to eventually be installed at the 100-meter (328 ft.) Green...in...
The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThese craters are basically pits of eternal darkness. And it’s not just dark down there, it’s...
Scientists race to design craft to reach the enigmatic ‘Oumuamua
Astronomy Magazine· 2 days ago1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) was discovered in October 2017; shortly after, it was determined to be the...
'Comet of the year' is getting brighter, heading to Earth
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoWith the Great North American Solar Eclipse in April and the northern lights brought to unexpected places around the world in May, 2024 has been filled with once-in-a-lifetime ...
NASA Unveils Game-Changing Infrared Cameras for Earth and Space Exploration
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoA newly developed infrared camera featuring high resolution and equipped with a range of lightweight...
NASA's New Infrared Camera Sets High-Res Sights on Earth and Beyond
PetaPixel· 5 days agoNASA has unveiled a new infrared camera that promises to drive impressive new science on Earth and...
How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?
Universe Today· 5 days agoWhile resupplies from Earth would work for a time, eventually the lunar base would have to become self-sustaining? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a team of researchers ...