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China Launches Tianwen-2 Mission to Sample Near-Earth Asteroid

The mission will pioneer three autonomous sampling methods using 11 scientific instruments to uncover whether Kamoʻoalewa is a lunar fragment.

James Webb Telescope Confirms Crystalline Water Ice in Young Star System

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Begins Historic Full-Sky Infrared Survey

Study Reveals Why Carbon-Rich Meteorites Rarely Reach Earth

NASA's SWOT Satellite Redefines Ocean Floor Mapping with Unprecedented Detail

Stanford Researchers Propose Microlightning as Key to Life’s Origins

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

Water Found to Have Existed 100–200 Million Years After the Big Bang

NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope to Map Universe's Origins

NASA's Asteroid Sample Reveals Building Blocks of Life and Ancient Water Evidence

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Organic Material on Ceres Likely Delivered by Outer Asteroid Belt Impactors