NASA collected a sample from asteroid Bennu, but some of it is leaking into space
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA collected a sample from asteroid Bennu, but some of it is leaking into space

CNN  

CNN — The historic collection of a sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday was almost too successful. They aren’t moving fast, but nonetheless, it’s valuable scientific material.” The spacecraft's sample head is full of rocks and dust collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. “The loss of mass is of concern to me, so I’m strongly encouraging the team to stow this precious sample as quickly as possible.” The team will go through another evaluation process this weekend to ensure that the sample head could be stowed in the sample return capsule by Tuesday to protect loose material and keep the precious cargo safe so it can return to Earth. This is not something the team encountered in their test campaign ahead of the mission’s launch – which did include large rocks and the sample collection head being buried by the asteroid’s surface material.

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NASA makes stunning move on Asteroid Bennu samples after OSIRIS-REx mission success
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA makes stunning move on Asteroid Bennu samples after OSIRIS-REx mission success

Hindustan Times  

Asteroid Bennu is back in the news again and this time, it is there for a good reason. Ever since the return of the samples via the US space agency NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, the news had been negative as the lid of the container with the samples inside just could not be pried open by the arguably, technologically most advanced …

How scientists went to an asteroid to sample the Sun
10 months, 1 week ago

How scientists went to an asteroid to sample the Sun

Live Mint  

It was, Dante Lauretta told his audience at an American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, like seeing an old friend after “seven years a journey of 3bn miles”. In the intervening years the capsule had travelled to Bennu, a small asteroid in an orbit which crosses that of the Earth, as part of a mission called OSIRIS REx. The …

Today’s Cache | Microsoft’s $28.9B audit challenge; OpenAI’s developer-friendly updates; NASA’s asteroid samples debut
1 year, 2 months ago

Today’s Cache | Microsoft’s $28.9B audit challenge; OpenAI’s developer-friendly updates; NASA’s asteroid samples debut

The Hindu  

Microsoft’s $28.9B audit challenge Microsoft said on Wednesday the US Internal Revenue Service in September notified the company that it is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9 billion, plus penalties and interest for tax years from 2004 to 2013. OpenAI’s developer-friendly updates OpenAI plans to introduce major updates for developers next month to make it cheaper and faster to …

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft

The Hindu  

NASA on Wednesday showed off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble that's the most ever returned to Earth. NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected the samples three years ago from the surface of Bennu and then dropped them off sealed in a capsule during a flyby of Earth last month. …

NASA to unveil first newly returned near-Earth asteroid sample
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA to unveil first newly returned near-Earth asteroid sample

Hindustan Times  

NASA was set on Wednesday to provide a first peek for the public at what scientists found inside a tightly sealed canister that was returned to Earth last month carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid. The material collected by the OSRIS-REx spacecraft three years ago from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu was to …

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft

LA Times  

Ancient black dust from asteroid Bennu is visible outside the OSIRIS-REx sample collector, with more material inside. NASA on Wednesday showed off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble that’s the most ever returned to Earth. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected the samples three years ago from the surface of …

Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth
1 year, 3 months ago

Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The capsule even conveniently landed near a road!” Reacting to the landing, Queen musician Brian May, who …

Asteroid Bennu may reveal secrets of life on Earth. Its sample in NASA capsule will have…
1 year, 3 months ago

Asteroid Bennu may reveal secrets of life on Earth. Its sample in NASA capsule will have…

Hindustan Times  

After seven years of expedition and logging over 6.2 billion km, mothership Osiris-Rex has succesfully delivered rubble from an asteroid, Bennu, situated at such a distance from Earth that it is believed to come ‘dagerously close’ to the planet by next century which may lead to a possible collision. Undated image provided by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu seen from …

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth in stunning live video after release from spacecraft - SEVEN years after $1Billion OSIRIS-REx launch
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth in stunning live video after release from spacecraft - SEVEN years after $1Billion OSIRIS-REx launch

Daily Mail  

NASA scientists screamed in delight as they watched a parachute deliver their first samples of material from a world beyond the Moon. The capsule came to a rest in the Utah desert on Sunday morning after being dropped by parachute NASA scientists had to the test the nearby air and soil for extra-terrestrial contaminants before touching the capsule ‘The biggest …

All about asteroid Bennu, a ticking n-bomb that could destroy Earth and NASA's mission to prevent it
1 year, 3 months ago

All about asteroid Bennu, a ticking n-bomb that could destroy Earth and NASA's mission to prevent it

Hindustan Times  

Asteroid Bennu, named after an ancient Egyptian mythological bird, that is associated with the Sun, creation and rebirth has been predicted to hit the Earth by NASA. The ticking n-bomb Bennu According to scientists, Bennu which is taller than the Empire State Building and 510 meters wide- could release 1,2000 megatons of energy if it hit Earth, i.e. NASA states …

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter

NPR  

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter Enlarge this image toggle caption Keegan Barber/NASA Keegan Barber/NASA Scientists are exulting over the safe arrival of a canister containing about a cup's worth of asteroid rocks, collected 200 million miles away, that landed in a Utah desert after a 7-year NASA mission sent to retrieve them. …

NASA's spacecraft drops asteroid sample capsule. What to expect?
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA's spacecraft drops asteroid sample capsule. What to expect?

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spacecraft, transporting a sample from a near-Earth asteroid, made a flyby past Earth this Sunday. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touched the Bennu asteroid’s surface and collected a sample of rock and dust from the asteroid in 2020. It sped past Earth and jettisoned its sample capsule containing material from the asteroid. • Additionally, Bennu's …

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission set for historic asteroid Bennu sample return next week
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission set for historic asteroid Bennu sample return next week

Hindustan Times  

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to create history on September 24, 2023, by bringing back samples from the asteroid Bennu after spending seven years in deep space. Asteroid Bennu is a potentially hazardous, near-Earth space rock that has a nearly 1 in 1,800 chance of colliding with Earth in the next 300 years. What is NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission Launched in …

Science for All | The strange surface of asteroid Bennu
2 years, 5 months ago

Science for All | The strange surface of asteroid Bennu

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! NASA’s space mission to study asteroid Bennu could have ended in disaster if it did not leave immediately after collecting samples from its surface in October 2020. The space organisation has revealed its findings after analysing the …

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on track with samples from asteroid Bennu, Nasa decides against course correction
3 years, 6 months ago

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on track with samples from asteroid Bennu, Nasa decides against course correction

India Today  

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which recently bid farewell to asteroid Bennu, is on track to deliver the samples collected from its surface to the Earth on September 24, 2023. American space agency Nasa launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2016 to bring back samples from the surface of this carbon dominated body in the solar system. The May 10-burn had put the spacecraft …

NASA's Osirix-Red Spacecraft Left a Mess on Asteroid Bennu While Trying to Collect Samples
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Osirix-Red Spacecraft Left a Mess on Asteroid Bennu While Trying to Collect Samples

News 18  

A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed Thursday. The Osiris-Rex spacecraft made one final flyby of asteroid Bennu on April 7 to take photos of the disturbance left by October’s sample collection. Osiris-Rex will depart Bennu’s vicinity next month and head back …

NASA Spacecraft Left a Mess After Grabbing Asteroid Samples Before Returning to Earth
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA Spacecraft Left a Mess After Grabbing Asteroid Samples Before Returning to Earth

News 18  

A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed Thursday. The Osiris-Rex spacecraft made one final flyby of asteroid Bennu on April 7 to take photos of the disturbance left by October’s sample collection. Osiris-Rex will depart Bennu”s vicinity next month and head back …

Asteroid samples from Hayabusa-2 leave Japan scientists speechless
4 years ago

Asteroid samples from Hayabusa-2 leave Japan scientists speechless

Live Mint  

Scientists in Japan said on 15 December they were left "speechless" when they saw how much asteroid dust was inside a capsule delivered by the Hayabusa-2 space probe in an unprecedented mission. The Japanese probe collected surface dust and pristine material last year from the asteroid Ryugu, around 300 million kilometres away, during two daring phases of its six-year mission. …

NASA Confirms That Osiris-Rex Probe Successfully Scooped Up Sample From Asteroid Bennu
4 years, 1 month ago

NASA Confirms That Osiris-Rex Probe Successfully Scooped Up Sample From Asteroid Bennu

News 18  

NASA said Thursday its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex was able to stow a rock and dust sample scooped up from the asteroid Bennu, after a flap that had wedged open put the mission at risk. On Thursday, NASA said it had been able a day earlier to maneuver the robotic arm holding the leaking particles to a storage capsule near the …

NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
4 years, 1 month ago

NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu

India TV News  

NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. Throughout the process, the OSIRIS-REx team continually assessed the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism's wrist alignment to ensure the collector's head was being placed properly into the SRC. "Given the complexity of the process to place …

NASA spacecraft safely seals up asteroid sample to return to Earth
4 years, 1 month ago

NASA spacecraft safely seals up asteroid sample to return to Earth

CNN  

CNN — Pieces of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu are ready to return to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully stowed the sample collector head, which is full of surface material gathered from Bennu on October 20, in the sample return capsule on Wednesday. “Given the complexity of the process to place the sample collector head onto the capture ring, we expected …

Asteroid Bennu Has Been in Earth's Vicinity for 1.75 Million Years, Reveals New Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Asteroid Bennu Has Been in Earth's Vicinity for 1.75 Million Years, Reveals New Study

News 18  

Asteroid Bennu has been in the news for the past few weeks for NASA’s historic sample collection mission on the space rock. Research has revealed that the asteroid has been in an orbit that brings it astronomically close to our home planet for 1.75 million years. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent by NASA to collect samples from the asteroid has proved …

Samples of asteroid Bennu are spilling out from NASA's jammed OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
4 years, 1 month ago

Samples of asteroid Bennu are spilling out from NASA's jammed OSIRIS-REx spacecraft

Firstpost  

Bennu was chosen by NASA for its carbon-rich character, thought to have held on to the building blocks of the solar system. A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday. Scientists announced the news three days after the spacecraft …

Asteroid samples leaking from jammed NASA spacecraft
4 years, 2 months ago

Asteroid samples leaking from jammed NASA spacecraft

The Hindu  

A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday. Scientists announced the news three days after the spacecraft named Osiris-Rex briefly touched asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first attempt at such a mission. The mission’s lead scientist, Dante Lauretta of the University …

Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft
4 years, 2 months ago

Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

Hindustan Times  

A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday. Scientists announced the news three days after the spacecraft named Osiris-Rex briefly touched asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first attempt at such a mission. The mission’s lead scientist, Dante Lauretta, said Tuesday’s operation …

Asteroid Bennu samples spill back into space from jammed Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-REx
4 years, 2 months ago

Asteroid Bennu samples spill back into space from jammed Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-REx

India Today  

Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-REx, that collected sample from a diamond-shaped asteroid Bennu earlier this week, is now stuffed with so much rubble from this week's grab that it's jammed open and precious particles are spilling back out into space, scientists said on Friday. In the "Touch-and-Go" mission carried out on Tuesday, Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-REx managed to tag asteroid Bennu and collect …

Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft
4 years, 2 months ago

Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

LA Times  

A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday. Scientists announced the news three days after the spacecraft named Osiris-Rex briefly touched asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first attempt at such a mission. The mission’s lead scientist, Dante Lauretta, said Tuesday’s operation …

NASA asteroid surface sampling on asteroid Bennu likely successful
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA asteroid surface sampling on asteroid Bennu likely successful

Hindustan Times  

NASA on Wednesday released its first images of a sampling operation carried out on the asteroid Bennu, which appeared to show successful recovery of rock and dust, or as one official put it, “the kind of mess we were hoping for.” In this image taken from video released by NASA, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches the surface of asteroid Bennu on …

NASA spacecraft collects rock samples from asteroid Bennu
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA spacecraft collects rock samples from asteroid Bennu

India TV News  

A NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on the rugged surface of asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, collecting a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring back to Earth, the US space agency said. "This amazing first for NASA demonstrates how an incredible team from across the country came together and persevered through incredible challenges …

NASA spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid Bennu
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid Bennu

The Hindu  

A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home. The minivan-sized OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, extended its 11-foot robotic arm toward a flat patch of gravel near Bennus north pole and plucked the sample of …

NASA's Probe Osiris-Rex 'Kisses' Asteroid Bennu After Four-Year Long Historic Mission
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA's Probe Osiris-Rex 'Kisses' Asteroid Bennu After Four-Year Long Historic Mission

News 18  

After a four-year journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles from Earth. “We think we actually might be coming back with a baby picture of what the solar system was like, of what our chemistry was like, billions of …

Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe collects rock sample from asteroid Bennu in historic mission
4 years, 2 months ago

Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe collects rock sample from asteroid Bennu in historic mission

India Today  

Nasa’s robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on the rocky surface of asteroid Bennu on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples almost 330 million kilometres from the Earth. Speaking to news agency AFP, Nasa scientist Michelle Thaller said: “We think we actually might be coming back with a baby picture of what the solar system was like, of what …

NASA asteroid mission: New images show historic landing and sample collection on Bennu
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA asteroid mission: New images show historic landing and sample collection on Bennu

CNN  

CNN — New images taken by the OSIRIS-REx mission show the historic first touchdown of a NASA spacecraft on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona This drawing shows an artist's concept of what it will look like when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches asteroid Bennu with its robot arm to grab a sample of the asteroid. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona …

NASA mission successfully touched down on asteroid Bennu
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA mission successfully touched down on asteroid Bennu

CNN  

CNN — After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down and reached out its robotic arm to collect a sample from the asteroid’s surface on Tuesday. “The fact that we safely and successfully touched the surface of Bennu, in addition to all the other milestones this mission has already achieved, is a …

NASA’s touch-and-go mission: US spacecraft Osiris-Rex set to collect samples from asteroid Bennu
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA’s touch-and-go mission: US spacecraft Osiris-Rex set to collect samples from asteroid Bennu

Hindustan Times  

For almost two years, Osiris-Rex, a small spacecraft has been circling an asteroid more than 100 million miles away. This August 11, 2020 photo shows the sampling arm of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during a rehearsal for an approach to the ‘Nightingale’ sample site on the surface of the asteroid Bennu. On October 20, Osiris-Rex, name inspired by Egyptian mythology, will …

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