#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

“#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia” TOKYO — A Japanese capsule carrying the world’s first asteroid subsurface samples shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. The spacecraft Hayabusa2 released…

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#Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

#Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

“#Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid” Enlarge Image An Atlas Centaur 7 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is the Centaur upper stage of this 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A mysterious object…

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#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home

#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home

“#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home” TOKYO — A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system, a space agency official said Friday. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about…

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#Viral video shows huge meteor fireball streaking across sky

#Viral video shows huge meteor fireball streaking across sky

“#Viral video shows huge meteor fireball streaking across sky” Incredible footage of a fiery meteor streaking across the night sky last week has gone viral online. Captured from a research boat off the coast of Tasmania, the video shows space debris flashing a brilliant green before harmlessly breaking apart. The vessel, called the RV Investigator,…

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#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up

#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up

“#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up” An asteroid that has been nicknamed after the Egyptian God of Chaos is speeding up, scientists recently revealed. Scientifically known as 99942 Apophis, the massive, 1,120-foot-wide space rock will fly within 23,441 miles above Earth’s surface on April 13, 2029, as well as in 2036. However,…

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#Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

#Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

“#Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday. Scientists announced the news three days after the spacecraft named Osiris-Rex briefly touched asteroid…

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