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NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of, setting the stage for miners to follow someday
By Valerie Payré published
Some companies hope to one day search for deposits that are literally out of this world — on asteroids.
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
By Johann Rafelski published
Scientists have predicted for a long time that elements with around 164 protons could have a relatively long half-life, or even be stable.
Seeing NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample up close at the Smithsonian was surreal
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The museum's curator of meteorites had been dreaming of this moment for two decades.
Smithsonian debuts 1st display of asteroid Bennu sample brought back by OSIRIS-REx
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A sizable crowd turned out to see a small rock as the Smithsonian debuted the first display of a piece of the asteroid Bennu from the sample recently brought back by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science
By Chris Impey published
I use moon and Mars rocks in my teaching and have a modest collection of meteorites. I marvel at the fact that I can hold in my hand something that is billions of years old from billions of miles away.
1st public exhibit of OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample to open Nov. 3 at Smithsonian
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The public will get its first direct look at a fragment of the asteroid Bennu when the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History debuts its display of the NASA-returned sample on Nov. 3.
NASA can't open its OSIRIS-REx asteroid capsule yet, but the outside alone holds more than enough samples
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Scientists have confirmed that OSIRIS-REx brought home at least 70.3 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its intended goal of 60 grams.
Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
By Luke Keller published
What astronomers can measure using telescopes is not what we really want to know – instead, we calculate the properties we're interested in studying by observing and interpreting apparent properties from afar.
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