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NASA is deliberately smashing an asteroid in the name of planetary defense |
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The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft will deliberately crash into a near-Earth asteroid to try and knock it off course. Scientists at NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory hope the DART mission could help us save Earth from a catastrophic impact.
Date: 2021-11-24 18:17:36
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NASA’s DART Mission Tests Earth’s Defenses Against Asteroids | WSJ |
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The spacecraft crashed into an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument. NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally collided with an asteroid on Monday evening, in an attempt to alter the space rock’s trajectory. The mission tested technology that could help defend Earth against potential future aster
Date: 2022-09-30 05:31:06
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NASA mission to asteroid returning to Earth with a sample |
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A small saucer-shape capsule carrying a half-pound of rocks and dust collected from an asteroid called Bennu is expected to slam into Earth's atmosphere at a blistering 27,650 mph on Sunday and then parachute down to the ground. NASA senior scientist Amy Simon joined CBS News to discuss the purpose ...
Date: 2023-09-24 15:33:39
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Inside NASA-Psyche Mission to Study a Metallic Asteroid |
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Join NASA Psyche Mission Co-Investigator Dr. Tim McCoy as he takes us on a journey from his first geology class to his current role as Curator-in-Charge of the US National Meteorite Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and his role on the Psyche Mission Science Team. Alon
Date: 2020-10-31 08:58:04
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Asteroid With Ring System |
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This ESOcast shows how observations at many sites in South America, including ESO's La Silla Observatory, have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. This is the smallest object by far found to have rings and only the fifth body in
Date: 2014-03-29 19:13:11
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Asteroid Mining |
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Planetary Resources' mission is mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible....
Date: 2012-08-13 21:17:36
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Discovered: First Potential Planet Outside of Our Galaxy |
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NASA May Have Found the First Planet in Another Galaxy. “We know we are making an exciting and bold claim so we expect that other astronomers will look at it very carefully,” study co-author Julia Berndtsson of Princeton University said in a statement. “We think we have a strong argument, and this
Date: 2021-10-26 17:04:59
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