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Chinese 'robot dog' that moves like a cat could revolutionize space exploration and asteroid mining
Using AI training, researchers designed a "robot dog" that moves like a cat, and has no trouble navigating low-gravity ...
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This Strange Comet-Asteroid Hybrid Is Like Nothing Else in The Solar System
In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...
Asteroids: School Students Make 11 New Discoveries
Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
NASA warning: Two aeroplane-sized asteroids approaching Earth today – key details, timing, and impact
Two asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, are set to pass near Earth in early January. NASA confirms no immediate threat but ...
MIT astronomers find some of smallest asteroids ever detected, discovery may help with planetary defense, researchers say
Earlier this month, researchers announced they found the smallest asteroids ever detected within the main belt, which is a ...
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'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter
The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...
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New Equation Can Reveal Hidden Asteroids Set to Strike Earth
If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it'd be nice to have some advance warning – to either do something ...
Two populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...