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Ground-based sensors can distinguish intact from fragmented meteoroid fireballs

The seismic signature of a fireball meteoroid event can be used to tell whether the fireball fragmented or remained intact as ...
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OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
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Queen Legend Brian May Talks NASA Asteroid Mission Collaboration In Exclusive Interview

Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping ...

Where did Earth’s water come from?

At the Natural History Museum in London, Professor Sara Russell has been comparing the isotopic "fingerprint" of Earth's water with water found in the asteroid Bennu, captured and brought back by the ...
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Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

NASA's Doomed Mars Sample Return Mission Sees Hope In $3B Offer From Lockheed Martin

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has proposed a new, relatively cheaper plan that could save NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) ...
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Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.