Crossed wires led to high drama as NASA returned asteroid samples to Earth
Ars Technica· 3 hours agoThis was the moment Dante Lauretta had waited for nearly 20 years to see. A small robotic capsule...
Geminid meteor shower peaks in mid-December thanks to this puzzling asteroid
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Geminid meteor shower, one of the best meteor showers of the year, happens in December when...
OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis
SPACE.com· 9 hours agoTwo months ago, NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe dropped home samples of asteroid Bennu and is now headed on...
Asteroid lakes: limits as climate archives.
Newswise· 22 hours agoIn southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15...
December stargazing: Major meteor shower, ancient asteroid, Christmas full moon
MLive.com· 4 days agoStargazing highlights in December 2023 include the year’s strongest meteor shower, a big, bright...
NASA discovers cause of chute glitch in asteroid sample landing
Gizmodo· 11 hours agoOSIRIS-REx carried samples of the asteroid Bennu to Earth in late September—an “astrobiologist’s...
NASA's asteroid-hunting spacecraft 'Psyche' delivers first images and other data
Mashable· 16 hours agoOn Wednesday, the United States space agency declared that NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in...
Space Mining’s Best Prospect Is VC Money, Not Asteroid Gold
Bloomberg· 14 hours agoPiguem Nonralta, the name the Indigenous population gave to the asteroid craters, roughly translates...
One of the brightest stars in the sky will 'blink out' on Dec. 12. Here's how to watch.
Live Science via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoBetelgeuse, the most famous red supergiant star and one of the sky's brightest, will disappear for...
Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's...