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Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements

For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific disciplines. Understanding an atom’s structure and the development of nuclear science allowed scientists to accomplish the old goal of alchemists – turning one element into another.

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Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon's age

The moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought - forming more than 4.46 billion years ago, within 110 million years after the solar system’s birth

The Hindu

NASA’s Lucy Mission Will Flyby An Asteroid In Its First Major Test

The ongoing mission will visit its first asteroid, Dinkinesh, to prepare for its journey toward the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

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The Universe May Be Teeming With Jupiter-Like Gas Giants, New Study Suggests

A new paper out this week makes the case that gas giants forming in the outer part of solar systems aren't unusual.

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NASA's Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre 'journey to the centre of the Earth'

Psyche was the Greek goddess of the soul, born a mere mortal and later married to Eros, the God of love. Who knows why the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis gave her name to a celestial object he observed one night in 1852?

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NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to What May Be the Heart Of a Now-Dead Planet

A new NASA mission is successfully heading to a metal-rich object that may be a remnant of an ancient collision.

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Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

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Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space

When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a family member who saw a comet before you were born, or you may have seen one yourself when comet Nishimura passed by Earth in September 2023. But what are these…

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NASA opens asteroid capsule, finds dust and purges debris

After seven years in space, the Osiris-Rex probe continues to make headlines as NASA scientists open the lid of its capsule of asteroid debris. The data collected could shed new light on the origins of the solar system and on potential threats from certain asteroids. FRANCE 24's Science reporter Shirli…

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7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample

After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert.

The Conversation

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Just Dropped Samples of Asteroid Bennu To Earth — Here’s Why They Are So Important

But like a college kid dropping off their laundry, the spaceship was just passing through on its way to another adventure.

Inverse

NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission to collect asteroid samples from Bennu culminates September 24 with a soft landing in Utah. The samples will provide insight into the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable. The capsule will be airlifted to a clean room and the sample sent to mission…

The Hindu

‘A treasure for scientific analysis’: Nasa holds Bennu asteroid sample press conference – as it happened

The blog is now closed, but you can read the full story about the successful Osiris-Rex sample touchdown here

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Nasa to return largest asteroid sample ever as UK helps with research

A capsule of material collected from asteroid Bennu is expected to land at 3.55pm BST on Sunday.

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What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-Rex bring back on September 24? | Explained

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission will drop a capsule of pristine asteroid material in the Utah desert on September 24. The astro-material may provide insights into how planets formed, what materials were present in the early Solar System, and how life on the earth began. OSIRIS-Rex had to precisely choreograph a celestial…

Inverse

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Will Drop An Asteroid Sample Sunday — Here’s How To Track It

But like a college kid dropping off their laundry, the spaceship is just passing through on its way to another adventure.

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UK researchers to study sample of asteroid Bennu as part of Nasa mission

The sample, which was collected as part of Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission, will return to Earth on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission: asteroid sample plummets towards Earth

Capsule will contain some of oldest materials formed in solar system

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Inside NASA’s Historic OSIRIS-REx Mission To Bring A Chunk of An Asteroid Back To Earth

On Sunday, NASA will finally witness the descent of its first asteroid sample retrieval mission.

The Conversation

A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here's what we could learn

Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esa’s strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee members, an astrophysicist, quizzed me on why we needed to visit one of these…

The Guardian - UK

Scientists excited to find ocean of one of Jupiter’s moons contains carbon

Discovery adds weight to view that Europa’s ocean could be most promising place in solar system to look for alien life

The Conversation

What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

As far as we know, there is exactly one planet in our Solar System – and the galaxy – which hosts life. And you’re on it.

Inverse

A Strange, Old Asteroid Is Orbiting Our Sun — NASA’s New Psyche Mission Will Hunt For Its Origin

NASA will soon launch a spacecraft to the bizarre asteroid Psyche to better understand how it formed and why it's still here.

The Conversation

Are we about to see a rare green comet light up the sky? An expert on what to expect from Nishimura

Of all the objects in the Solar System, perhaps the most spectacular are the great comets that occasionally grace our skies. If you’ve been on social media in the past few days, you’ve probably seen articles proclaiming we have such a comet in our skies right now: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura).

Evening Standard

Molecule ‘that could hint at life’ and carbon dioxide found on exoplanet

The exoplanet K2-18 b – which is outside the solar system – is 8.6 times as massive as Earth

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