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Asteroid’s double moon points to a complex history
EarthSky· 6 hours agoA new study of asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon Selam, led by researchers at Southwest Research Institute, shows a complex geological history for both...
‘Dinky’ asteroid has a tiny companion that baffles astronomers
CNN via AOL· 4 days agoA solar radiation-triggered quake likely caused the asteroid Dinkinesh to lose material. Some of it...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
Look! NASA’s Lucy Mission Stumbled Upon An Asteroid With Planet-Like Features
Inverse· 6 hours agoThe Lucy mission, named after the famous 3 million year old hominid fossil, is slated to visit the...
Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex'- found by US kids
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoA rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a...
Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThree grey space rocks in the blackness of space. the largest is alone on the left; the smaller two...
'Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoResearchers have proposed a model for how a double moon named Selam formed around the tiny asteroid...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh's dynamic history
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoA little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - has a...
NASA gives status update on mission to capture asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
UNILAD· 4 days agoNASA has given an update on its mission to capture an asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion. Last year,...
Forget Mars — This Unseen Frontier Is Worth Quintillions Of Dollars (18 Zeroes)
Benzinga· 21 hours agoThis mission is a significant step toward a new frontier in space exploration: the vast and...