Hayabusa2’s sample capsule streaks across the sky on its return to Earth. Credit: JAXA. The Hayabusa2 sample capsule is safely back on Earth. It parachuted to a soft landing near…
Just last month an asteroid, known as 2020 CD3, was pulled into the Earth’s orbit and is now acting as a second moon to our planet! It is only the…
https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/14035307/Interview-with-David-Jewitt-1.mp4 Asteroid Day co-founder Grig Richters interviews Professor David Jewitt who led the observation team of the interstellar interloper 1I/2017 U1 (’Oumuamua) taken during its 2017 October flyby of Earth.…
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https://youtu.be/fbL1ZoAQgUU Scientists were surprised and delighted to detect –for the first time– an interstellar asteroid passing through our solar system. Additional observations brought more surprises: the object is cigar-shaped with…