Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Makes Second Touchdown on Asteroid
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019
Hayabusa2 probe landed successfully Thursday on a distant asteroid for a final touchdown, hoping to collect samples that could shed light on the evolution of the solar system.
Japan's $270 Million Craft Makes "Perfect" Touchdown On Distant Asteroid
Science | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe touched down on a distant asteroid on Thursday, the country's space agency said, on a mission to collect samples that could shed light on the history of the solar system.
Japan's Asteroid Probe Hayabusa2 Set for Final Touchdown
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 10, 2019
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe began descending on Wednesday for its final touchdown on a distant asteroid, hoping to collect samples that could shed light on the evolution of the solar system.
NASA Picks New Teams To Study Moon, Asteroids
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 29, 2019
NASA has selected eight new teams to conduct fundamental and applied research about the Moon, near Earth asteroids, and the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos and their near space environments.
Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding in the Atmosphere
Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post | Friday June 28, 2019
The GOES-16 weather satellite is designed to detect flashes of lightning. On Saturday, it saw an asteroid.
Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding In Atmosphere
Science | Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post | Friday June 28, 2019
At 4:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon, meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the Caribbean waters 170 miles south of Puerto Rico. A spattering of debris showed up on the National Weather Service in San Juan's radar. That's a telltale sign of a meteor or asteroid impact.
NASA Spacecraft to Collide a Small Moonlet in 2022
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2019
NASA revealed on Monday details about its plan to hit a small moonlet target in a double asteroid system with a spacecraft in 2022.
Large Asteroid on Near Miss Course for Earth on a Friday the 13th in 2029, Impact Exercise Conducted
Gadgets 360 Staff | Saturday May 4, 2019
Apophis asteroid will interestingly pass by Earth on a near-miss Earth trajectory on a Friday the 13th (April 13, 2029), gracing a day considered unlucky in Western superstition.
Scientists Are Preparing For An Asteroid Hit That Could Wipe Out Humanity
Science | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Saturday May 4, 2019
Scientists didn't know where it might hit, though New York, Denver and a wide swath of west and central Africa were all in the path of potential destruction. Paul Chodas called the situation "uncertain" and "unprecedented."
What if an Asteroid Was About to Hit Earth? Scientists Ponder Question
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2019
The sixth International Planetary Defense Conference has begun at the University of Maryland's campus in College Park.
What If An Asteroid Was About To Hit Earth? Scientists Ponder Question
Science | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2019
Here's a hypothetical: a telescope detects an asteroid between 100 and 300 meters in diameter racing through our solar system at 14 kilometers per second, 57 million kilometers from Earth.
Japan Creates First Artificial Crater On Asteroid
Science | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 25, 2019
Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country's space agency said Thursday.
NASA Planning Asteroid Impact Exercise Next Week
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 25, 2019
Participants in this exercise will discuss potential preparations for asteroid reconnaissance and deflection missions and planning for mitigation of a potential impact's effects, NASA said.
Japan Probe Blasts Asteroid, Seeking Clues to Life's Origins
Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019
The explosive mission is the riskiest yet attempted by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe.
Japan Probe Sends 'Impactor' to Blast Asteroid
Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019
Hayabusa2 released the so-called "small carry-on impactor" as scheduled, as the probe hovered just 500 metres (1,650 feet) above the asteroid Ryugu.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Makes Second Touchdown on Asteroid
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019
Hayabusa2 probe landed successfully Thursday on a distant asteroid for a final touchdown, hoping to collect samples that could shed light on the evolution of the solar system.
Japan's $270 Million Craft Makes "Perfect" Touchdown On Distant Asteroid
Science | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe touched down on a distant asteroid on Thursday, the country's space agency said, on a mission to collect samples that could shed light on the history of the solar system.
Japan's Asteroid Probe Hayabusa2 Set for Final Touchdown
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 10, 2019
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe began descending on Wednesday for its final touchdown on a distant asteroid, hoping to collect samples that could shed light on the evolution of the solar system.
NASA Picks New Teams To Study Moon, Asteroids
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 29, 2019
NASA has selected eight new teams to conduct fundamental and applied research about the Moon, near Earth asteroids, and the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos and their near space environments.
Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding in the Atmosphere
Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post | Friday June 28, 2019
The GOES-16 weather satellite is designed to detect flashes of lightning. On Saturday, it saw an asteroid.
Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding In Atmosphere
Science | Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post | Friday June 28, 2019
At 4:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon, meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the Caribbean waters 170 miles south of Puerto Rico. A spattering of debris showed up on the National Weather Service in San Juan's radar. That's a telltale sign of a meteor or asteroid impact.
NASA Spacecraft to Collide a Small Moonlet in 2022
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2019
NASA revealed on Monday details about its plan to hit a small moonlet target in a double asteroid system with a spacecraft in 2022.
Large Asteroid on Near Miss Course for Earth on a Friday the 13th in 2029, Impact Exercise Conducted
Gadgets 360 Staff | Saturday May 4, 2019
Apophis asteroid will interestingly pass by Earth on a near-miss Earth trajectory on a Friday the 13th (April 13, 2029), gracing a day considered unlucky in Western superstition.
Scientists Are Preparing For An Asteroid Hit That Could Wipe Out Humanity
Science | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Saturday May 4, 2019
Scientists didn't know where it might hit, though New York, Denver and a wide swath of west and central Africa were all in the path of potential destruction. Paul Chodas called the situation "uncertain" and "unprecedented."
What if an Asteroid Was About to Hit Earth? Scientists Ponder Question
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2019
The sixth International Planetary Defense Conference has begun at the University of Maryland's campus in College Park.
What If An Asteroid Was About To Hit Earth? Scientists Ponder Question
Science | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2019
Here's a hypothetical: a telescope detects an asteroid between 100 and 300 meters in diameter racing through our solar system at 14 kilometers per second, 57 million kilometers from Earth.
Japan Creates First Artificial Crater On Asteroid
Science | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 25, 2019
Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country's space agency said Thursday.
NASA Planning Asteroid Impact Exercise Next Week
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 25, 2019
Participants in this exercise will discuss potential preparations for asteroid reconnaissance and deflection missions and planning for mitigation of a potential impact's effects, NASA said.
Japan Probe Blasts Asteroid, Seeking Clues to Life's Origins
Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019
The explosive mission is the riskiest yet attempted by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe.
Japan Probe Sends 'Impactor' to Blast Asteroid
Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019
Hayabusa2 released the so-called "small carry-on impactor" as scheduled, as the probe hovered just 500 metres (1,650 feet) above the asteroid Ryugu.
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Nov 4, 2013
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