Lucy spacecraft confirms binary asteroid during Dinkinesh flyby, testing tracking system & previewing Trojan mission.
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Successfully Completes First Asteroid Flyby
NASA’s Lucy Completes Initial Asteroid Flyby SuccessfullyThe Lucy mission from NASA, initiated on October 16, 2021, marked its first exploration …
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The Lethal Particulates: Reassessing the Cause of Dinosaur Extinction Post-Chicxulub Impact
This comprehensive article delves into new research from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, suggesting that micrometric silicate dust from the …
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Fortuitous Findings: Infrared Data from WISE Inform NASA’s Lucy Mission’s Encounter with Asteroid Dinkinesh
Infrared data from NASA’s WISE spacecraft has been employed to inform the Lucy mission’s inaugural encounter with asteroid Dinkinesh. Researchers …
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Initial Encounter with an Asteroid: NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares for Interaction with Dinkinesh
Initial Encounter with an Asteroid: NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares for Interaction with DinkineshLucy is set to investigate Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, …
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission successfully gathers 70 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its 60-gram target. The team navigates extraction …
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Observations from Deep Space: James Webb Telescope Investigates Trio of Dwarf Planets in Kuiper Belt
by Amir Husseinby Amir HusseinUtilizing the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have explored three dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt, uncovering light hydrocarbons and …
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“Stereo Images of Asteroid Bennu Material from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission”
Stereoscopic images of asteroid Bennu’s material, captured by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, offer a 3D glimpse of celestial history.
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The NASA Psyche Exploration Initiative aims to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche to gain insights into planetary formation and solar …
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NASA’s Psyche Mission: A Monumental Journey to a Metallic Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche mission, closely tied to MIT, aims to study a metallic asteroid situated between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft, …