Comet 46P/Wirtanen: All Dust, No Ice
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Where is all of the water around hyperactive comets coming from? A recent article asked if it could be “Ice, Ice, Maybe?” and concluded that it likely isn’t. The post Comet 46P/Wirtanen: All Dust, No Ice appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
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Are We Finally on the Cusp of Commercial Asteroid Mining?
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Years after initial space-mining ventures went bust, startup AstroForge has announced two missions in 2023 to obtain rare-earth minerals from a near-Earth asteroid. The post Are We Finally on the Cusp of Commercial Asteroid Mining? appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
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