Read more about the article OUTER LIMITS: Scientists Discover Asteroid Ryugu Came From Edges of Outer Space
Picture shows a telescopic image of Ryugu, in 2018. Researchers conclude that the asteroid likely formed at the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, as high-precision measurements that determine the ratio of iron isotopes in rock samples. (JAXA, University of Tokyo and collaborators/Newsflash)
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OUTER LIMITS: Scientists Discover Asteroid Ryugu Came From Edges of Outer Space

International researchers have revealed that the Ryugu asteroid originated from the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Iron isotopes from Ryugu's rock samples suggested that the asteroid's construction significantly differed from typical carbon-rich meteorites in the Solar system. Now scientists from the Max…

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October 25, 2022
Read more about the article NASA Uses First-Time Technology To Hit An Asteroid And Change Its Orbit
The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft hits an asteroid on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Seconds before the impact. (NASA,Johns Hopkins APL/Newsflash)
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NASA Uses First-Time Technology To Hit An Asteroid And Change Its Orbit

(starts) This amazing footage offers a once-in-lifetime glance into advanced Earth technology entering space and purposely colliding with an asteroid in order to change its trajectory. Newsflash obtained footage from NASA, along with a statement, according to which the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted its asteroid target Dimorphos…

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October 3, 2022
Read more about the article Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid
Nicole Oliviera, an 8-year-old who joined a NASA-affiliated program searching for asteroids and became the world's youngest astronomer from Fortaleza, Brazil. (@nicolinha2012/Newsflash)
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Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid

This eight-year-old astronomy enthusiast may be the youngest ever person to have discovered an asteroid. Despite her tender age, Star Wars fan Nicole Oliveira of north-eastern Brazil studies and catalogues asteroids as part of a project named Asteroid Hunters. The project is managed by the NASA-affiliated citizen science programme International…

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October 7, 2021