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NASA spacecraft collects 250g sample on asteroid Bennu
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) arrived at the asteroid Bennu and obtained a sample weighing about 250 grams to…
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430 km long field filled with meteorites
Asteroid more than 200 tons crashed to Earth with a special flight path, creating a series of meteorite fragments scattered in a large area.
Space science
Top 7 secrets about the Solar System still unanswered
The universe is a vast and immutable outer space, containing mysteries that humans have never approached. In the Solar System, a series of open questions are still causi…
Space science
Japan detects more than 20 types of amino acids in material samples from asteroids
On June 6, Japanese officials announced that scientists in this country had detected more than 20 types of amino acids in samples of materials caused by chemicals.
Space science
Asteroid the size of a blue whale approaches Earth
An asteroid at least the size of a blue whale will pass by Earth at more than 26,000 km/h, according to NASA.
Space science
Science predicts humans can set foot on Mars in 2038
In 2010, the current US President Obama gave a speech regarding NASA's plan to put a man on an asteroid by 2025.
Archeology
Found amber containing fragments of asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs
A tiny fragment of an asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago may be in the amber at the Tanis fossil site in the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota.
Space science
NASA conquers 'golden 9th planet' between Mars and Jupiter
The NASA spacecraft will rely on Mars for extra thrust, helping it to head straight for 16 Psyche - the metal-rich asteroid believed to be the core of the incomplete 9th…
Space science
The Utopia: Is the Sun the Earth's Water Supply?
The researchers think that the solar wind produces water vapor on the asteroids. When they collide with the Earth, they provide a large amount of water.
Space science
Tàu NASA sẽ ghé thăm tiểu hành tinh khổng lồ bay gần Trái đất
Tàu vũ trụ OSIRIS-REx của NASA sẽ khám phá một tiểu hành tinh khổng lồ có thể bay tới gần Trái Đất hơn phần lớn vệ tinh địa tĩnh vào năm 2029.
Space science
China pushes ahead with plans to build a space defense system
Beijing is looking to build a system capable of effectively monitoring asteroids and changing their course to protect Earth from potential impacts.
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Will the Moon be able to collide with Earth like in the movie Moonfall?
The trailer of the movie Moonfall shows us a scenario in the future where the moon will collide with the Earth, but is this possible in reality?
Science Events
Asteroid nearly 500m has just passed the Earth
NASA says an asteroid with a diameter more than three times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt flew past Earth today.
Science story
Asteroid 'crushing' system to protect Earth
The American scientist proposed the idea of launching a spacecraft to crash into the asteroid and make it explode into many pieces so that it is no longer capable of…
Space science
Life materials and a series of shocking things appear on the 'lost planet'
Ceres, the mysterious dwarf planet, the largest object in the asteroid belt, continues to amaze astronomers with what it possesses.