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Nasa’s James Webb telescope looks at asteroid belt outside our solar system – and finds surprise
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoNasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a surprise in a distant asteroid belt. Researchers...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers water around a mysterious comet
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a rare main asteroid belt comet, discovering water around...
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's...
Meet Dinkinesh: Asteroid targeted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets a marvelous name
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA size comparison of Dinkinesh (shown in blue) and other main asteroid belt objects Bennu and (2867)...
'Dark comets' may have given Earth its water long ago
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe near-Earth asteroid Bennu displayed signs of outgassing not visible from Earth but detectable...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft successfully completes 1st flyby of asteroid 'Dinky'
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA size comparison of Dinkinesh (shown in blue) and other main asteroid belt objects Bennu and (2867)...
NASA spacecraft has "phoned home" after 1st high-speed asteroid flyby
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA spacecraft exploring an asteroid belt successfully "phoned home" to NASA after a high-speed...
Spot dwarf planet Ceres during the new moon tonight
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCeres will be at opposition on March 21, 2023, though you'll still need a telescope to see the dwarf planet. As the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday...
Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThree grey space rocks in the blackness of space. the largest is alone on the left; the smaller two...
Metal asteroid Psyche has a ridiculously high 'value.' But what does that even mean?
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA large gray space rock with large craters on the surface and patches of brown material. . You might...