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Published New NASA DART data prove viability of asteroid deflection as planetary defense strategy - New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth-...
Published Small asteroids are probably young - Small Asteroids Are Probably Young
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission which took p ...
Published Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System - Redness of Neptunian Asteroids Sheds Light on Early Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Asteroids sharing their orbits with the planet Neptune have been observed to exist in a broad spectr ...
Published Asteroid's comet-like tail Is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal - Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts like a comet. It brightens and forms a ta ...
Published Asteroid findings from specks of space dust could save the planet - Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revea ...
Published NASA's Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist - NASA's Lucy to Fly Past Thousands of Objects for Earth Gravity Assist
(via sciencedaily.com) Mission engineers will track NASA's Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it prepares to swoop near Earth on Oc...
Published Evidence of asteroid belt around Vega - Evidence of Asteroid Belt Around Vega
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the secon ...
Published How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn - How the Ryugu Asteroid is Helping Us Learn About the Formation of the Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Our solar system is estimated to be about 4.57 billion years old. Previous analyses of ancient meteo...
Published New algorithm ensnares its first 'potentially hazardous' asteroid
(via sciencedaily.com) An asteroid discovery algorithm -- designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Ob ...
Published Hubble captures movie of DART asteroid impact debris - Hubble Captures Movie of DART Asteroid Impact Debris
(via sciencedaily.com) In 2022 NASA embarked on a bold experiment to see if they could change an asteroid's velocity by sma ...
Published 'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought - Trojan Asteroids in Far Reaches of Solar System More Common Than Previously Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011 ...
Published NASA, ULA launch Lucy Mission to ‘fossils’ of planet formation - NASA, ULA Launch Lucy Mission to ‘Fossils’ of Planet Formation
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Lucy mission, the agency's first to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, launched from Cape Canaveral ...
Published ESO telescopes on the aftermath of DART's asteroid impact - ESO Telescopes on the Aftermath of DART's Asteroid Impact
(via sciencedaily.com) Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), two teams of astronomers have observed the aftermath of the...
Published Ancient asteroid grains provide insight into the evolution of our solar system - Ancient Asteroid Grains Provide Insight into the Evolution of Our Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international col...
Published DART impact provided real-time data on evolution of asteroid's debris - DART Impact Provided Real-Time Data on Evolution of Asteroid's Debris
(via sciencedaily.com) When asteroids suffer natural impacts in space, debris flies off from the point of impact. The tail ...
Published NASA's DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study provides insights on the geophysics behind asteroid formation and evolution. ...
Published Probing the effects of interplanetary space on asteroid Ryugu
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Samples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due t ...
Published Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight years - Largest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Detected in Eight Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Twilight observations have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding in th ...
Published Sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu - Sand-sized Meteoroids are Peppering Asteroid Bennu
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the co ...
Published Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid - Scientists Release First Analysis of Rocks Plucked from Speeding Asteroid
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that...