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Why collect asteroid samples? Four essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa ...
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
Missions that return asteroid samples bring home more than just very expensive dust. These samples can provide valuable ...
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Space rocks carrying life’s building blocks collide with UI research
Recent papers published in Nature and Nature Astronomy found life’s building blocks on a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.
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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission traveled to the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu and sent home a small capsule containing a sample in September 2023. Released from the OSIRIS-REx craft, the sample return ...