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Published Tracking down the asteroid that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago probably came from the ...
Published Webb telescope reveals asteroid collision in neighboring star system
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have captured what appears to be a snapshot of a massive collision of giant asteroids in ...
Published Researchers probe how a piece of the moon became a near-Earth asteroid
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Two years after the striking discovery that a near-Earth asteroid could be a chunk of the moon, anot ...
Published Moon orbiting 'dinky' asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two tiny moons stuck together. Collectively cal ...
Published Composition of asteroid Phaethon
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Asteroid Phaethon, which is five kilometers in diameter, has been puzzling researchers for a long ti ...
Published Surprising phosphate finding in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust ...
Published Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results - Analysis of Particles of the Asteroid Ryugu Delivers Surprising Results
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In December 2020, a small landing capsule brought rock particles from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth -- ...
Published Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth - Lunar Glass Shows Moon Asteroid Impacts Mirrored on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) A research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely wit ...
Published Consistent asteroid showers rock previous thinking on Mars craters - Consistent Asteroid Showers Rock Previous Thinking on Mars Craters
(via sciencedaily.com) New research has confirmed the frequency of asteroid collisions that formed impact craters on Mars h ...
Published Remnants of an ancient asteroid shed new light on the early solar system - Remnants of an Ancient Asteroid Shed New Light on the Early Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have shaken up a once accepted timeline for cataclysmic events in the early solar system...
Published Records of cometary dust hitting the asteroid Ryugu
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Hayabusa2 mission that collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu has provided a treasure trove o ...
Published Limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hil...
Published SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on...
Published Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Analysis of organic compounds -- called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- extracted from th...
Published New data about two distant asteroids give a clue to the possible 'Planet Nine' - New Data About Two Distant Asteroids Give a Clue to the Possible 'Planet Nine'
(via sciencedaily.com) The dynamical properties of these asteroids, observed spectroscopiccally for the first time using th ...
Published Webb looks for Fomalhaut's asteroid belt and finds much more - Webb Looks for Fomalhaut's Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star...
Published Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids
(via sciencedaily.com) After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo...
Published Sun 'umbrella' tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change - Sun 'Umbrella' Tethered to Asteroid: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Earth is rapidly warming and scientists are developing a variety of approaches to reduce the effects...
Published Researchers demystify the unusual origin of the Geminids meteor shower - Researchers Demystify the Unusual Origin of the Geminids Meteor Shower
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Princeton researchers used observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission to deduce that it was...
Published Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon - Near-Earth Asteroid Might Be a Lost Fragment of the Moon
(via sciencedaily.com) Near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa could be a fragment of our moon. ABSTRACT: Near-Earth Asteroid Might ...