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NASA claims the mysterious object is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid

[ad_1] A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket and not an asteroid, after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Observations from a telescope in Hawaii confirmed his identity, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The object was classified as an asteroid after its discovery in September. But NASA’s leading …

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China’s Chang’e-5 successfully collects lunar samples

[ad_1] China’s Chang’e-5 mission has successfully collected samples from the lunar surface, authorities announced Thursday. “Sampling completed! After about 19 hours of work on the lunar surface, Chang’e-5 successfully completed robotic sample collection, and the samples were sealed and packaged,” Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said on …

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