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Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters, starts cruising through space
SPACE.com· 2 hours agoNASA's mission to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche has fired up its ion engines and is now cruising...
Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
SPACE.com· 1 week agoOn occasion, large asteroids in the main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, were also...
NASA’s Psyche mission fires up its futuristic electric engines
The Verge· 1 day agoNASA has turned on the electric Hall thrusters of Psyche, a spacecraft that’s now gently motoring...
Mars might have an asteroid problem
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMars is much closer to the asteroid belt–our solar system’s main reservoir of rocky debris–than Earth. Of course something closer to the source would...
NASA’s Psyche Fires Up Its Sci-Fi-Worthy Thrusters - NASA
NASA· 1 day agoThe spacecraft already is beyond the distance of Mars and is using ion propulsion to accelerate...
Student's comparative analysis of primitive asteroids provides context for further research, future...
Phys.org· 2 weeks agoThe data on the Erigone asteroids, which are located in the main asteroid belt found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, was collected ...
How a New Methodology Rewrites the Age Book for Asteroids
SciTechDaily· 2 weeks agoAn asteroid discovered last November is in fact a solar system toddler – just 2-3 million years old, a Cornell University-led research team estimates using novel statistical ...
Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids | Newswise: News for Journalists
Newswise· 5 days agoThis Hubble Space Telescope image of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 12158 looks like someone took a...
Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPreviously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually...
Scientists Are Hunting for Aliens in These Unexpected Regions
Gadgets 360· 7 days agoScientists are exploring some unexpected places for signs of alien life. From the moons of our solar...