asteroids
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NASA Just Successfully Launched A Spacecraft To An Asteroid
NASA’s asteroid-skimming spacecraft just blasted off into space without a hitch, completing the first step in a seven-year journey that will eventually bring us back several spoonfuls worth of dirt from an asteroid.
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Earth’s New ‘Quasi’ Moon Will Stick Around For Centuries
Astronomers have detected a small asteroid that doesn’t seem to want to go away. Called a quasi-satellite, this new companion circles around the Earth as it orbits the Sun — and it’s going to stay that way for the next few hundred years.
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Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter
Astronomers have captured video evidence of a collision between Jupiter and a small celestial object, likely a comet or asteroid. Though it looks like a small blip of light, the resulting explosion was unusually powerful.
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Luxembourg Wants To Be A Global Leader In Asteroid Mining
It’s home to just a half-million people, but Luxembourg is not thinking small when it comes to the future. Earlier today, this tiny European nation announced its intentions to back commercial asteroid-mining ventures, and in so doing, is positioning itself as an international leader in this promising area.