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Ryugu was born an asteroid, became a comet, and died an asteroid
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn December 2020, after a year’s journey through space, a small capsule from the Japanese Space...
Scientists discover source of one of the rarest meteorites to fall on Earth
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoUK scientists believe they have identified the source of one of the rarest meteorites to ever fall...
Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the...
NASA and Japan Team Up for Unprecedented Martian Moon Mission
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJAXA is getting ready to visit Mars’s two moons, but Japan’s space agency is no longer going alone....
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule returns to Earth with a sample from the 'potentially hazardous' asteroid...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA capsule containing 2 ounces of rocky material from the "potentially hazardous" asteroid Bennu has...
What is Nasa’s Osiris Rex space mission?
Press Association News via AOL· 8 months agoNasa is expected to break new ground in space research on Sunday with its Osiris-Rex mission. The US space agency will bring home the largest asteroid...
In a first, NASA returns asteroid samples to Earth
NBC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA capsule containing precious samples from an asteroid landed safely on Earth on Sunday, the culmination of a roughly 4-billion-mile journey over the...
NASA joins Japan's mission to collect the 1st samples of Mars moon Phobos
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a deal on April 17 to cooperate on a mission...
A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and...
A long-awaited sample from a near-Earth asteroid is about to land in the US
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe OSIRIS-REx mission will drop off its cargo, about a cup’s worth of rocks and soil from an...