NASA lab expects asteroid sample contains life's building blocks

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After it reaches Earth in late September, a sample from the asteroid Bennu will be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This sample may hold the key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our o...

NASA’s Lucy to provide insights into Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids

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• Lucy will be launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 16
• It will fly within 250 miles from the surface of the target objects

NASA said that it is sending its first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Troja...

JAXA REPORTS RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLE CONTAINS MATERIAL IN GASEOUS STATE

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• JAXA reports Ryugu asteroid sample contains material in gaseous state.
• Last week JAXA’s Hayabusa2 space probe brought back a sample from the Ryugu asteroid.
• JAXA will conduct a detailed analysis of the molecular and...

RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES SAFELY LANDS ON EARTH; JAPAN SPACE OFFICIALS EXCITED

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• Ryugu asteroid samples safely lands on earth; Japan space officials excited.
• The samples landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday.
• The sample may show clues to the origin of the solar system and life on earth.

HAYABUSA2 RETURNS TO EARTH WITH RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES; PM OFFICE CONGRATULATES

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• Hayabusa2 returns to earth with Ryugu asteroid samples; PM office congratulates.
• The space probe brought back samples from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid.
• The PM office congratulated Hayabusa2 project manager Yuichi Ts...

JAPAN’S HAYABUSA2 LEFT ASTEROID RYUGU AND NEARING EARTH TO DROP SAMPLES

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• Japan’s Hayabusa2 left Asteroid Ryugu and nearing earth to drop samples.
• The space probe is nearing earth after a year-long journey with the asteroids soil samples.
• The data could provide clues to the origin of the ...

HAYABUSA2 SPACE PROBE MAKES ORBITAL ADJUSTMENT TO DROP OFF ASTEROID SAMPLES

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• Hayabusa2 space probe makes an orbital adjustment to drop off asteroid samples.
• The space probe used its chemical thrusters for the orbital adjustments.
• The space probe will be dropping off samples collected from the aste...

JAXA’S SPACE PROBE HAYABUSA2 COMPLETES ITS LAST ION ENGINE-POWERED MANEUVERS

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• JAXA’s space probe Hayabusa2 completes its last ion engine-powered maneuvers.
• Hayabusa2 is scheduled to be drop off materials collected from asteroid Ryugu.
• The space probe is reported to have entered into the fina...

HAYABUSA2 SPACE EXPLORER BY JAXA AIMS TO STUDY NEW ASTEROID ‘1998KY26’

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• Hayabusa2 space explorer by JAXA aims to study new asteroid ‘1998KY26’.
• JAXA aims to probe the asteroid between the orbits of Earth and Mars in 2031.
• Hayabusa2 is estimated to approach the asteroid in July 203...