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NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid’s mini-eruptions

On December 9, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a startling discovery shortly after arriving at its target, a 1614-foot-wide rock called Bennu: the asteroid was ejecting particles from its surface. While that's common behavior on icy comets, it's much rarer on ast…
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Scientists want to explore asteroids with a fleet of nanoprobes

On September 20, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) presented a mission plan today at the European Planetary Science Congress that would allow scientists to observe hundreds of asteroids over the course of just a few years. Their plan is to sen…
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