Tag: asteroids
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny...
Mary Magnuson, The Conversation
China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
Johann Rafelski, University of Arizona
For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific...
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft...
EXPLORING NATURE
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...
Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania
A two-toed sloth at the...
