#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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#Europe signs 2M deal to bring space trash home

#Europe signs $102M deal to bring space trash home

“#Europe signs $102M deal to bring space trash home” BERLIN — The European Space Agency says it is signing a 86 million-euro ($102 million) contract with a Swiss start-up company to bring a large piece of orbital trash back to Earth. The agency said Thursday that the deal with ClearSpace SA will lead to the…

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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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#Colorado lawmakers set sights on future Space Command headquarters

#Colorado lawmakers set sights on future Space Command headquarters

“#Colorado lawmakers set sights on future Space Command headquarters” Colorado Springs would be an ideal location for future Space Command headquarters, say lawmakers in the Centennial State. Last week the Department of the Air Force announced the six candidate locations being considered for the headquarters of the US Space Command. The six locations include Peterson Air…

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#’fossil galaxy’ discovered within Milky Way

#’fossil galaxy’ discovered within Milky Way

“#’fossil galaxy’ discovered within Milky Way” Ten billion years ago, another galaxy slammed into the Milky Way. But it has taken until now for astronomers to discover the massive, “fossil galaxy” still in our midst, according to a report in the Independent. Researchers at the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment project (APOGEE) announced the…

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