This exploratory study investigates whether seismic signals can be used to infer fragmentation during a fireball event. Re-entry objects, particularly sample return capsules (SRCs) such as the one from the […]
Hayabusa2
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Characterization of (98943) 2001 CC21, the Target of Hayabusa2#
The near-Earth asteroid (98943) Torifune, previously designated 2001 CC21, is the flyby target of the Hayabusa2 extended mission, nicknamed Hayabusa2# (SHARP: Small Hazardous Asteroid Reconnaissance Probe).
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Life’s Building Blocks Discovered In Samples From Asteroid Bennu
Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.
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Production of Linear Alkanes via the Solid-state Hydrogenation of Interstellar Polyynes
Highly unsaturated carbon chains, including polyynes, have been detected in many astronomical regions and planetary systems.
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Illuminating The Journey Of A 4-billion-year-old Asteroid
The Science Researchers at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) joined an international effort to study tiny fragments of a nearby asteroid. The APS, a Department of Energy Office of Science […]
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Asteroid Grains Shed Light On The Outer Solar System’s Origins
Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago.
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Molecules That Store Carbon Discovered In A Distant Interstellar Cloud
The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.
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The Origin Of Most Meteorites Finally Revealed
An international team led by three researchers from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Europe), and Charles University (Czech Republic) has successfully demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite […]
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Phosphorus-rich Grains In Ryugu Samples With Major Biochemical Potential
Parent bodies of C-type asteroids may have brought key volatile and organic-rich compounds to the terrestrial planets in the early stages of the Solar System. At the end of 2020, […]
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Variations Of Organic Functional Chemistry In Carbonaceous Matter From The Asteroid 162173 Ryugu
Primordial carbon delivered to the early earth by asteroids and meteorites provided a diverse source of extraterrestrial organics from pre-existing simple organic compounds, complex solar-irradiated macromolecules, and macromolecules from extended […]