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Space.com on MSN12h
China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)
China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.
Independent.ie on MSN11m
‘Incredibly rare’ glassy Martian meteorite sells for $4.3m at auction in New York
An “incredibly rare” piece of Mars sold for $4.3m (€3.7m) at a New York auction after being found in the Sahara Desert. The 24.5kg meteorite is the largest piece of Mars on Earth. It was ejected from ...
NASA tracking plane-sized asteroid approaching Earth today
The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9h
Scientists Have Never Confirmed a Meteorite From Mercury. Could These Space Rocks From the Desert Be the First?
Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...
Perseid meteor shower to light up August sky with fiery display
The Perseid meteor shower, expected to peak Aug. 12-13, will light up the night sky with up to 100 meteors per hour, offering ...