Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet.
YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.
A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.
GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward ... but there was a 1.7% chance it could ...
A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.
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First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With EarthCalifornia-based space company AstroForge launched the first-ever mining mission to an asteroid. The mission is in serious ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and ...
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European ...
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