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Asteroid

Seven years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample

Maverick Life

Seven years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample

By Eleanor K. Sansom and Nick Timms

The sixth mass extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us

World

The sixth mass extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us

By Corey Bradshaw

Japan space probe reaches asteroid in search for origin of life

World

Japan space probe reaches asteroid in search for origin of life

By AFP

Newsdeck

NASA announces two missions to study early solar system

By AFP

Newsdeck

NASA spacecraft blasts off to collect asteroid dust

By AFP

Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter

Newsdeck

Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter

By Reuters

Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth On Friday

Newsdeck

Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth On Friday

By Reuters

Into deep space: 2nd US firm takes aim at mining asteroids

Newsdeck

Into deep space: 2nd US firm takes aim at mining asteroids

By Reuters

Space, the mining frontier

World

Space, the mining frontier

By Mandy De Waal

Asteroid YU55: coming right at ya!

Sci-Tech

Asteroid YU55: coming right at ya!

By Theresa Mallinson

Asteroid doomsday, aka Armageddon, 2036: for sure say Russians, maybe not says NASA

Sci-Tech

Asteroid doomsday, aka Armageddon, 2036: for sure say Russians, maybe not says NASA

By Branko Brkic