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Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample

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'Fireball' meteor discovered hours before exploding above Niagara Falls was the smallest asteroid ever seen
An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ...
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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From
After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was ...
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What will it take to defend the world from an asteroid?
In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.
Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing
Last year, researchers excitedly announced that they had found two organic compounds essential for living organisms in ...
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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart
Computer simulations suggest that Mars' puzzling moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been formed from debris created when a ...
Chinese cat robot built to always stick landing could revolutionise asteroid mining, scientists say
Chinese cat robot built to always stick landing could revolutionise asteroid mining, scientists say - Scientists test robot ...
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China’s cat-like robot dog perfects mid-air jumps to conquer asteroid surfaces
Chinese researchers created an AI-powered robot that leaps across asteroid surfaces, adjusting its posture mid-air to enhance ...
A NASA probe is on its way to asteroid made of gold that's worth 100,000,000,000 trillion dollar
NASA’s Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, aims to explore a metal-rich asteroid worth $100,000 quadrillion, offering a ...