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  1. Jun 19

    Hayabusa-2 approaching Ryugu! Can’t wait to see its sample capture and return to home !!

    1 reply . 81 retweets 145 likes
  2. 8 hours ago

    Vesta was recently observed by the SPHERE/ZIMPOL instrument on our Very Large Telescope (VLT). Vesta lies twice as far from the Sun as our planet does, and has a mean diameter of just 525 kilometres.

    5 replies . 87 retweets 251 likes
  3. 4 hours ago

    A very rough attempt to map Asteroid Ryugu

    1 reply . 27 retweets 58 likes
  4. Jun 23

    with animals is the absolute dumbest thing on the planet...only to be supplanted in it’s total idiocy by the national doing yet another story on yoga with animals. The only thing infinite in the Universe is mediocrity. The hurtles silently ever closer.

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  5. Jun 21

    National Near Earth Object Preparedness Plan Released

    1 reply . 9 retweets 6 likes

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  7. 24 hours ago

    danger explained ~ just how much do we know about asteroids or other near-Earth objects (NEO) that come close to Earth during their orbit around the Sun? ... most have yet to be found! Explore and download:

    6 replies . 98 retweets 228 likes
  8. Jun 24

    Wrapped for today.

  9. Jun 24

    An Asteroid Exploded Over Russia This Week With Some Fragments Possibly Reaching Earth. The Explosion Size Corresponds With About a 13 Foot Asteroid. (4 meters)

    2 replies . 28 retweets 38 likes
  10. Jun 21

    And another opportunity from ☄️☄️ [o^o]

    1 reply . 7 retweets 9 likes
  11. Jun 24

    Ryugu (mages taken from Hayabusa) by Hanno Falk on June 22, 2018. Is an asteroid classified as a near-Earth object and as a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . It measures nearly one kilometer in diameter.

  12. Jun 22

    Government study looks to improve planning for possible -

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  13. Jun 21

    Don’t forget June 30th

    1 reply . 7 retweets 19 likes
  14. 14 minutes ago

    Why is ESA's mission called 'Hera'? She is the goddess of marriage, and would be humankind's first trip to a binary asteroid system: a mountain-sized body with another Great Pyramid-sized asteroid orbiting around it :

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  15. 24 hours ago

    'Davida' with a diameter of 326 kilometers, has been identified as the most valuable asteroid, with a value estimated to be some $27 quintillion (26,990,000,000,000,000,000) U.S. dollars.

    1 reply . 2 retweets 2 likes
  16. 4 hours ago

    The soon-to-be-home to and 's is featured as the astronomy picture of the day: Ryugu! Picture:

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  17. 22 minutes ago

    New SPHERE view of Vesta

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  18. 48 minutes ago
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    Good rather great job to make people aware of the pros and cons of

  19. 50 minutes ago

    Two asteroids for the price of one with  , humankind's first mission to a binary system, to investigate asteroid deflection techniques in cooperation with  :

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  20. 57 minutes ago

    Ryugu is getting closer and closer for and !

    The soon-to-be-home to and 's is featured as the astronomy picture of the day: Ryugu! Picture:
    1 reply . 15 retweets 49 likes
  21. 3 hours ago

    This is amazing! How incredible could be to put a around an like this? Congrats to this amazing team . Look forward to a closer approach at the surface

    We have imaged asteroid Ryugu from a distance of about 40 km. Details of the asteroid surface are now clear, giving food for thought about the best locations for surface operations.
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