A seven-year mission might end on Sunday as scientists try to drop off a sample of rock from Bennu, an asteroid that might hold clues about the origins of our solar system and life.
Tag: Asteroids
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A Fireball Whacked Into Jupiter, and Astronomers Got It on Video
In August, stargazers in Japan recorded a bright flash on the giant gas planet. Scientists want to use data like this to study our solar system’s birth.
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Killer Asteroid-Spotting Software Could Help Save the World
HelioLinc3D, which was developed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, showed its potential after finding an overlooked space rock that will make a close path of Earth.
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Oumuamua Was a Comet After All, a Study Suggests
Astronomers offer “a surprisingly simple explanation” for the curious behavior of the interstellar visitor in 2017.