Asteroid

12.09.19

Space

NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptions

Samples sent back to Earth might help solve the mystery.

By S. Dent, 12.09.19

12.02.19

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Space

Europe's space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission

It's a planetary defense initiative to protect us from an "Armageddon"-like event.

By S. Dent, 12.02.19

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09.03.19

NASA and ESA will team up to deflect Earth-bound asteroids

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NASA and ESA will team up to deflect Earth-bound asteroids

They hope that crashing a spacecraft could one day save the planet.

By J. Fingas, 09.03.19

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08.30.19

Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids

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Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids

The radio telescope will also research space mining candidates.

By M. DeAngelis, 08.30.19

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07.10.19

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully landed on an asteroid, again (updated)

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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully landed on an asteroid, again (updated)

Back in April the spacecraft blew a small crater in the asteroid Ryugu.

By R. Lawler, 07.10.19

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06.12.19

NASA makes final plans for its 2022 mission to visit an all-metal asteroid

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NASA makes final plans for its 2022 mission to visit an all-metal asteroid

The mission will visit one of the most intriguing asteroids in the solar system.

By M. Moon, 06.12.19

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04.12.19

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SpaceX will assist NASA's first-ever mission to redirect an asteroid

Lift off is set for 2021.

By S. Shah, 04.12.19

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04.05.19

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Space

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombs Ryugu asteroid

It's hoping to create a 10-meter-wide artificial crater.

By S. Shah, 04.05.19

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03.20.19

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Space

NASA reveals Bennu asteroid is spewing particles into space

Images from the OSIRIS-REx mission change what we know about asteroids.

By A. Khalid, 03.20.19

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03.06.19

Watch the Hayabusa2 probe touch down on asteroid Ryugu

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Watch the Hayabusa2 probe touch down on asteroid Ryugu

JAXA's new video shows the moment Hayabusa2 fired a bullet into the space rock.

By M. Moon, 03.06.19

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Asteroid

NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptions

Europe's space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission

NASA and ESA will team up to deflect Earth-bound asteroids

Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully landed on an asteroid, again (updated)

NASA makes final plans for its 2022 mission to visit an all-metal asteroid

SpaceX will assist NASA's first-ever mission to redirect an asteroid

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombs Ryugu asteroid

NASA reveals Bennu asteroid is spewing particles into space

Watch the Hayabusa2 probe touch down on asteroid Ryugu

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