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Asteroid Composition

Rubble Pile Asteroids Kamoʻoalewa Bennu Bennu's Minerals Bennu Samples Earth-Moon System Formation Ryugu Materials CI Chondrites Dimorphos Analysis Spectral Analysis

JWST Spectra Tie Bennu and Ryugu to Polana Asteroid Family, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

Sample-return ground truth paired with JWST observations strengthens the case for a single parent body.

China’s Tianwen-2 probe launches to sample Earth’s quasi-satellite Kamo’oalewa

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

NASA's DART Mission Yields Crucial Insights on Asteroid Deflection