An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for ...

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New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.

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When scientists sifted through dust from asteroid Bennu and spotted tryptophan, the same amino acid often blamed for ...

TOKYO—Japan’s space agency said it recovered far more black dirt than it was targeting from the asteroid Ryugu, confirming the success of its Hayabusa2 mission nine days after it delivered its payload ...

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The Society Celebrates Names of Members Etched on Target Marker That Guided Landing The Planetary Society sent congratulations to the Hayabusa spacecraft team at the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) for ...

TOKYO -- Japan's space agency said an explosive dropped Friday from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully blasted the surface of an asteroid for the first time to form a crater and pave the way for ...

On Tuesday at 10:22 p.m. (CST) the Hayabusa 2 mission launched from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Destination: 1999 JU3, a C-type carbon-rich asteroid nearly 3,000 feet (900 meters) ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe that ended a seven-year voyage earlier this year brought back dust from the surface of an asteroid for the first time, Japan's space agency said on Tuesday.