asteroid
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NASA Transports Mock Asteroid Sample as It Prepares for OSIRIS-REx Return
After landing on an asteroid nearly three years ago to scoop up a sample from its rocky surface, the OSIRIS-REx mission is finally in the homestretch. NASA is preparing for the special delivery of the rocky sample next month and the agency just pulled off the most realistic rehearsal for the big day. From July…
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Asteroid City Comes Alive in New Immersive Experiences
In Wes Anderson’s new film Asteroid City, stage actors take on the role of ordinary Americans who’ve arrived at the titular (and fictional) desert town for a Junior Stargazer convention. If you’ve seen the trailers, then you know that the movie is Anderson in all the ways that usually entails, with a quirky period piece/retrofuture…
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Ambitious Emirati Mission Seeks to Visit 7 Asteroids and Land on the Big Red One
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) space program may still be in its infancy, but the oil-rich country has big plans to surpass its inaugural Mars mission. For its upcoming mission to the main asteroid belt, the Arab nation has revealed the names of the seven space rocks to serve as its targets.
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NASA Wants an International Fleet of Spacecraft to Monitor Asteroid Flyby
Asteroid Apophis is scheduled for a brief rendezvous with Earth and NASA is hoping to get a good view of the close encounter in order to prepare for potentially hazardous visits by other rocky bodies.