Asteroids Appear Rough Due to Space Dust Hopping on Them, Suggests Research
According to a new study from physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder, like corn kernels pop in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on…
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NASA Puts Pysche Mission on Hold, Blames Late Delivery of Navigation Software
NASA put an asteroid mission on hold on Friday, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. The Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid of…
NASA Puts Pysche Mission on Hold, Blames Late Delivery of Navigation System
NASA put an asteroid mission on hold on Friday, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. The Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid of…
Bennu Asteroid Uses Boulders as ‘Body Armour’ Against Small Meteoroids, Say Researchers
Scientists have concluded that the boulder-covered surface of the Asteroid Bennu gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, through observations…
Here’s What the Bennu Asteroid Uses as ‘Body Armour’ Against Meteoroids
Scientists have concluded that the boulder-covered surface of the Asteroid Bennu gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, through observations…
Slim Chance Asteroid Bennu Will Collide With Earth in 2300
This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two years.…