Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon

November 12, 2021

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October 27, 2021

UArizona Ranked in Top 10 for Space Science on Latest US News Best Global Universities List

Artist's Concept of OSIRIS-REx's return to Earth with a sample from asteroid Bennu in September 2023. NASA/Goddard/CILabs

October 06, 2021

Highly Porous Rocks Responsible for Bennu's Surprisingly Craggy Surface

OSIRIS-REx mission scientists thought sampling a piece of Bennu would be like a walk on the beach, but the surprisingly craggy surface proved to be more of a challenge. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

October 01, 2021

'Mini Psyches' Give Insights into Mysterious Metal-Rich Near-Earth Asteroids

An artist impression of a close flyby of the metal-rich near-Earth asteroid 1986 DA. Astronomers using the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility have confirmed that the asteroid is made of 85% metal. Addy Graham/University of Arizona

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