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Solar System
Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids
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Mars Meteorites Fall in Morocco
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
01/22/12 |
| In July 2011, a rare martian meteorite fell to Earth - the first in about 50 years. The meteorite could hold clues to the history of the martian environment and the potential for life on the red planet. |
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Catching a Comet's Death on Camera
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
01/22/12 |
| Last summer, scientists observed a comet as it flew into the Sun. The comet's scorching end provided a new way to estimate the size and mass of these objects. |
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Meteorites from Vesta
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
01/07/12 |
| Data from the Dawn spacecraft could help astrobiologists understand how pieces of the asteroid Vesta ended up on planet Earth. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: A New Dawn for Vesta
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
12/25/11 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 stories of 2011. At number nine, NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters into orbit around the asteroid Vesta on Friday, July 15. (Originally published 07/16/2011) |
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Revealing How the Elements Were Forged
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
12/16/11 |
| A new study could help scientists understand how the elements that make up our bodies and our planet were created. |
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Vesta in 3D
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
12/11/11 |
| NASA has released a new video of the Dawn spacecraft gliding over asteroid Vesta in 3-D. |
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PhAst Detection of Near-Earth Objects
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
11/22/11 |
| A new computer program may help track near Earth objects (NEOs) and compute more accurate orbits. Monitoring NEOs can help scientists determine whether or not they pose a risk to life's future on Earth. |
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