On 5 December 2020 one of the best packages this holiday season came in a small package, parachuted into the Australian Australian Desert from within our solar system. Inside, astronomers were pleased to find the first significant specimens of a rocky asteroid, currently 9 million kilometers (5.6 million miles) away, …
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Any species that reaches the stars is drawn at its fingertips. Probably more than once. A NASA post on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website is an iconic reminder of the tragedy that occurred in our spacefaring history. “After being tracked by radar and chased by a helicopter, the …
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Technologies at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sunday oversee the docking of the Chang “E5 lunar probe climber with its orbiter-rentry capsule combination. Jin Liwang / XINHUA The lunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e 5 robotic probe will soon begin their journey to Earth, according to the China National …
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In Wummera, a dusty desert town in South Australia, scientists are getting ready. On December 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Haibusa 2 spacecraft will finally return to Earth. It carries with it a surprisingly rare, precious and hard-won cargo – the planet collects …
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In Wummera, a dusty desert town in South Australia, scientists are getting ready. On December 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Haibusa 2 spacecraft will finally return to Earth. It carries with it a surprisingly rare, precious and hard-won cargo – the planet collects …
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