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Hayabusa 2 just tried to collect asteroid dust for the first time

Hayabusa 2 just tried to collect asteroid dust for the first time

The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down on asteroid Ryugu and attempted to gather a sample of its rock to bring back to Earth. Analysis of the sample could shed light on the origins of planets or even on the possibility of life elsewhere in the solar system.
Traveling to the Sun: Why Won’t Parker Solar Probe Melt?

Traveling to the Sun: Why Won’t Parker Solar Probe Melt?

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been launched to travel closer to the Sun, deeper into the solar atmosphere, than any mission before it. Cutting-edge technology and engineering will help it beat the heat. The spacecraft will travel through material with temperatures greater than a million degrees Fahrenheit.
NASA will purposefully crash Juno to protect alien life

NASA will purposefully crash Juno to protect alien life

The US$1.1 billion Juno mission hit a huge milestone Monday night when it successfully entered Jupiter's orbit. But what will happen to it in February 2018 when its job is done? Spacecraft don't really get happy retirements.
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