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Chinese Tianwen-2 space probe reaches asteroid for sampling
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has successfully reached asteroid Kamo’oalewa, marking a significant milestone in the mission to secure the first sample return.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe completes flyby of Torifune asteroid | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe has successfully completed a flyby of the Torifune asteroid to support ongoing planetary defense research.
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China Is About To Land On Earth’s ‘Mini-Moon’
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo‘oalewa, a quasi-moon of Earth, to prepare for a landmark asteroid sample return mission.
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Violent asteroid impacts may have helped spark life on early Earth
Recent scientific discourse links the history of asteroid impacts to the formation of early life and the delayed stabilization of Earth's first continents.
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Oldest known asteroid impact on Earth dated to 3 billion years
Researchers have identified the oldest known asteroid impact on Earth, dating a site in the Australian outback to 3 billion years ago.