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Japanese robots first landed on asteroids
Two adventurous robots landed on Ryugu's surface, asteroids about 900 meters in diameter, and sent some new images.
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The asteroid discovery robot is hundreds of millions of kilometers from Earth
On October 3, Japan's unmanned aerial probe Hayabusa2 brought Mascot - a new observation robot - onto the Ryugu asteroid.
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There are no signs of water and life on Ryugu asteroids?
Since arriving at Ryugu asteroid in June this year, the Hayabusa2 Spacecraft probe has studied 54,000 points on its surface.
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Stunned to discover the secret Itokawa asteroid
After analyzing the Itokawa asteroid dust sample sent by the Hayabusa spacecraft, Japan, Japanese astronomers discovered many interesting information.
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Ambitious to exploit resources on asteroids, collecting huge resources
Experts believe that asteroids flying around the Earth contain many precious metals such as gold and platinum worth up to $ 100 billion for each person on the green plan…
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Asteroids speeding more than 32,000km / h are about to break through the Earth
2016 NF23, asteroid with an estimated diameter of 70-160m is about to fly close to Earth, Mirror reports. It does not collide but will cross over 5 million km from the g…
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NASA spacecraft approaches the ancient Bennu planet
Two years after being launched from Florida (USA), the USSIRIS-REx spacecraft (NASA) is getting closer to the ancient Bennu planet.
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Close up of asteroid dust through a microscope, revealing many mysteries
After many failed attempts to land on this asteroid surface, Hayabusa finally landed and collected 15,000 small dust particles in 2005.
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Bombard the mini moon to test Earth defenses
There are many mini moons around the earth. Their origin may be the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Map of asteroids in the solar system for nearly 20 years
NASA announced the video illustrating the asteroids discovered from January 1, 1999 to January 2018, Space on July 24.
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China intends to capture asteroids that pull down to Earth
Astrophysicists have come up with a new plan in the future technology competition held in Shenzhen, China, Tech Times reported on July 26.
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Impacts can destroy a planet
Strong collisions with other celestial bodies or certain external influences can cause a planet to crumble.
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Where do meteors around the Earth come from?
According to the latest research, most small bodies in space originated from 5 or 6 small planets that exploded and still move around our Solar System.
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Asteroids explode in the sky of Russia
The meteorite exploded with a 2.8 kiloton energy, creating a brilliant fireball in the daytime, visible in many Russian cities.
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The Japanese space exploration ship has made great strides in its mission to find the source of life
According to the plan, this ship will make three landings on Ryugu to collect soil samples. The first landing is scheduled for September or October.