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Probing the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids

More than half the work of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt is expected to be performed by UAE companies.

by Miriam Klaczynska August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Render of the ZhengHe near-Earth asteroid/comet orbiter spacecraft.

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China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission

by Andrew Jones June 26, 2023June 26, 2023

MBR Explorer

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UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission

by Jeff Foust June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

An asteroid portrayed to be passing in front of the blue-green Earth and the moon.

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China to target asteroid 2019 VL5 for 2025 planetary defense test

by Andrew Jones April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

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TransAstra and Slooh to offer students asteroid detection tool

by Debra Werner August 9, 2022January 23, 2023

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Mapping the Sky: Finding asteroids requires a combination of tools

by Debra Werner July 22, 2022January 23, 2023

South Korea cancels Apophis probe

by Park Si-soo June 7, 2022February 22, 2023

OSIRIS-Rex Nightingale site

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Foust Forward | The most expensive rocks in the solar system

by Jeff Foust November 30, 2020January 23, 2023

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Germany joins JAXA’s low-cost deep space test mission

by Tereza Pultarova November 20, 2020January 23, 2023

Hera at Didymos

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OHB to build ESA’s Hera asteroid mission

by Caleb Henry September 15, 2020January 23, 2023