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Ryugu asteroid
News in Brief Planetary Science
Ryugu is probably a chip off one of these two other asteroids
Japan’s Hayabusa2 team has narrowed down the asteroid Ryugu’s origins based on its color.
By Lisa Grossman | 3:20pm, March 20, 2019
Bennu
News | Planetary Science
Surprising astronomers, Bennu spits plumes of dust into space
By Lisa Grossman | 2:55pm, March 19, 2019
Ultima Thule
News | Planetary Science
Ultima Thule may be a frankenworld
By Lisa Grossman | 5:35pm, March 18, 2019
‘Oumuamua
News | Planetary Science
3 explanations for ‘Oumuamua that aren’t alien spaceships
By Lisa Grossman | 11:18am, February 27, 2019
Hayabusa2
News | Planetary Science
Hayabusa2 just tried to collect asteroid dust for the first time
By Lisa Grossman | 3:07pm, February 22, 2019
Neptune, Proteus and Hippocamp
News in Brief | Planetary Science
Neptune’s smallest moon may be a chip off another moon
By Lisa Grossman | 1:00pm, February 20, 2019
Mars ice caps
News | Planetary Science
Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist
By Lisa Grossman | 1:04pm, February 19, 2019
shadow of Opportunity rover on Mars
News | Planetary Science
After 15 years on Mars, it’s the end of the road for Opportunity
By Lisa Grossman | 2:16pm, February 13, 2019
object striking moon during lunar eclipse
News in Brief | Planetary Science
A basketball-sized rock hit the moon during the last lunar eclipse
By Lisa Grossman | 12:01pm, February 05, 2019
Kepler exoplanet
News | Planetary Science
A space rock collision may explain how this exoplanet was born
By Jeremy Rehm | 1:40pm, February 04, 2019
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