Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars
The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.
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Mars and Earth may not have been early neighbors
A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters posits that Mars formed in what today is the Asteroid Belt, roughly one and a half times as far from the sun as its current position, before migrating to ...
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2017
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Meteorite's origins point to possible undiscovered asteroid
A new analysis of a meteorite called Bunburra Rockhole has revealed that the rock originated from a previously unknown parent asteroid, allowing scientists to understand the geology of the parent body.
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Nov 16, 2017
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How scientists discovered our first interstellar mystery visitor
The astronomy world has been abuzz recently with the discovery of a new object cutting through our solar system. Its path indicates it came from interstellar space—the first body of its kind ever observed.
Astronomy
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Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar System
With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a German-led group of astronomers have observed the intriguing characteristics of an unusual type of object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter: two asteroids ...
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2017
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New theory on origin of the asteroid belt
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with Université de Bordeaux has proposed a new theory to explain the origin of the asteroid belt. In their paper published in Science Advances, Sean Raymond and Andre Izidoro describe their ...
Astronomers identify oldest known asteroid family
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early ...
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2017
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Researchers to design, build instrument to explore metal asteroid
In a few years, an instrument designed and built by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers will be flying hundreds of millions of miles through space to explore a rare, largely metal asteroid.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2017
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Novel analytical techniques to detect solar radiation imprints on meteoroids
When a meteoroid travels in space, solar radiation leaves distinctive imprints on its outer layer. Together with colleagues, ETH researcher Antoine Roth has developed novel analytical techniques to detect these imprints, ...
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Mar 22, 2017
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NASA, satellite company team up to explore unique asteroid
Mention the word "asteroid" and you'll probably think about the downfall of the dinosaurs, or perhaps Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck duking it out in the movie "Armageddon."
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