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December 10, 2023
More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs

Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2023
What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final blow to the ancient giants. That's according to a study published in Science Advances, co-authored by Don Baker, a professor in McGill University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. ... read more
A Great Year for the Geminids
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
It's December and that means one of the best celestial events will grace the skies. The Geminid meteor shower should peak in a moonless sky between Wednesday and Thursday, December 13-14. On W ... more
HyperScout H Readies for ESA's Hera Mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 07, 2023
HyperScout H, developed by cosine, has a rich history in Earth observation, but its origins lie in planetary science. Now, it's returning to its roots as an integral part of the European Space Agenc ... more
CubeSats deployer flight model now integrated to Hera
Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2023
For the first time in Europe two CubeSats will venture deep into the Solar System carried onboard Hera. But current deployers used to release cubesats from their mothercraft are unsuitable for the p ... more
NASA's Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2023
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, stream ... more
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Asteroid Impact Crater in Germany Offers New Perspectives on Martian Analogs
Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2023
Nestled just north of the Danube in southern Germany, the Nordlinger Ries presents a striking geological feature: a large, circular depression surrounded by hills, created by an asteroid impact near ... more
OSIRIS-APEX to fly closer to Sun to reach Asteroid Apophis
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2023
Reinvented as NASA's OSIRIS-APEX, the spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx is about to face the first major test of its mission to asteroid Apophis: it will fly closer to the Sun than ever before ... more
Erasmus+ and COSPAR Collaborate to Bring Asteroid Studies into Classrooms
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 04, 2023
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is taking a significant leap in space education by partnering with the Erasmus+ program, aiming to captivate the young minds of primary and secondary student ... more
Evolving material, not rings, circling Centaur Chiron
Tucson, AZ (SPX) Nov 30, 2023
Observations during a stellar occultation detected the presence of evolving material orbiting around Centaur (2060) Chiron, rather than a two- ring system interpretation, according to a paper by Pla ... more
Satellite discovered by NASA's Lucy mission gets name
San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 30, 2023
The satellite discovered during the first asteroid encounter of NASA's Lucy mission has an official name. On Nov. 27, 2023, the International Astronomical Union approved the name "Selam", which mean ... more
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Finnish team of researchers found out the composition of asteroid Phaethon
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 29, 2023
The asteroid that causes the Geminid shooting star swarm has also puzzled researchers with its comet-like tail. The infrared spectrum of rare meteorites helped to determine the composition of the as ... more
Hera asteroid mission hears the noise
Paris (ESA) Nov 13, 2023
ESA's Hera asteroid mission has completed acoustic testing, confirming the spacecraft can withstand the sound of its own lift-off into orbit. Testing took place within the Agency's Large European Ac ... more
Hayabusa2 Unveils New Clues on Solar System's Beginnings from Asteroid Samples
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2023
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s ambitious Hayabusa2 mission has once again brought to Earth not just asteroid samples but potential keys to unlock mysteries of our solar system's inf ... more
SwRI-led Lucy observes first-ever contact binary orbiting an asteroid
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
After the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, the team discovered that it is even more "marvelous" as its newly discovered satellite is now shown to be a ... more
Dust's Pivotal Role in Dinosaur Extinction Highlighted by Study
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
A groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Geoscience introduces new evidence on the cataclysmic events following the infamous Chicxulub impact, suggesting that the fine dust from pulverize ... more
SwRI-led Lucy mission shows Dinkinesh asteroid is actually a binary

Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
New images captured by NASA's Lucy spacecraft confirmed that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is a binary, two asteroids that orbit a common center of mass. The SwRI-led mission will now fly by 11 asteroids in its 12-year mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. Dinkinesh was meant to be the first asteroid that Lucy flew by but ended up being the first two. "Dinkinesh really did live up to its name; this is marvelous," said Lucy Principal Investigator Dr. Hal Levison, of SwRI's Solar System Sc ... read more
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby
San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
On Nov. 1, NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pa ... more

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In US capital, selfies with asteroid hinting at Earth's origins
Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2023
In a hushed room of a museum in Washington, cameras and cell phones focus on a tiny piece of rock, no larger than a piece of gravel. ... more
Innovative three legged landing system tested for small body exploration
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In an era where the bounds of space exploration are continually being stretched, a team from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Polytechnic U ... more
Lucy Ready for first Asteroid encounter
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2023
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on track for its first asteroid encounter on Nov. 1. Lucy's optical navigation team has confirmed that the latest trajectory correction maneuver on Sept 29 accurately set t ... more
The first 'birder's guide' to meteor showers
Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023
The SETI Institute is proud to announce a new book by SETI Institute meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. Called "Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers," this comprehensive guide describes over 500 met ... more
Data from NASA's WISE used to preview Lucy mission to Asteroid Dinkinesh
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2023
Researchers have utilized infrared survey data to refine the asteroid's size and surface brightness in support of the Nov. 1 encounter by NASA's Lucy mission. NASA's Lucy mission will soon have its ... more
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