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How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of...
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's...
Earth’s quasi-moon Asteroid Kamo'oalewa likely blasted out of this giant Moon crater
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLess than a decade after discovering a near-Earth asteroid, scientists say they have determined...
Asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids — more than were discovered by all of...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAsteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-earth asteroids using a cutting-edge tech...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe heads back toward Earth after acing crucial engine burn
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThanks to a powerful engine burn on Feb. 3, NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy spacecraft is on its way...
Brian May, best known as Queen's guitarist, helped NASA return its 1st asteroid sample to Earth
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhen he's not rocking out on stage as a founding member of Queen, Brian May enjoys a healthy...
Bizarre Asteroid Belt Object Could Contain Water From the Birth of the Solar System
SYFY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you’re looking for longform science fiction which feels rooted in reality, it’s hard to find a...
What to know about the Psyche mission, NASA's long-awaited trip to a strange metal asteroid
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe heart of our own planet lies frustratingly out of reach of scientists, who are instead turning...
What to Know About NASA's Unprecedented Psyche Mission to a Metallic Asteroid
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWedged between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the main asteroid belt contains over 1 million rocky...
'Asteroid Autumn': NASA's Psyche mission to orbit and study rare metallic asteroid
Florida Today via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoUpdate: SpaceX teams at Kennedy Space Center are now preparing for the liftoff of a Falcon Heavy...