Unexpected discoveries from near-Earth asteroid Bennu about origins of life, Nasa reveals
6 years ago

Unexpected discoveries from near-Earth asteroid Bennu about origins of life, Nasa reveals

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. Read our privacy policy Nasa has revealed "unexpected" findings from the first data received back from a nearby asteroid, offering clues to the origins of the solar system and even life on Earth. The US space agency launched the Osiris-Rex spacecraft to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu in September 2016 and it finally arrived on 3 December 2018. The latest findings from the mission are reported in seven scientific papers published in Nature, Nature Astronomy, Nature Geoscience and Nature Communications this week, with one revealing the "unexpected surface of asteroid Bennu". The Bennu asteroid is part of the leftover debris from the formation of the solar system, and a similar space rock may once have introduced the hydrated, carbon-rich material needed for life to begin.

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Earth at risk? NASA scientists predict major consequences if asteroid Bennu collides in 2182
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Earth at risk? NASA scientists predict major consequences if asteroid Bennu collides in 2182

India Today  

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles away. "The solar dimming due to dust would cause an abrupt global 'impact winter' characterized by reduced sunlight, cold temperature and decreased precipitation at the surface," said Lan Dai, a postdoctoral research fellow at the …

Could this asteroid crash end humanity? Scientists reveal what will happen in 2182
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Could this asteroid crash end humanity? Scientists reveal what will happen in 2182

India Today  

Earth is visited by numerous asteroids daily and almost all of them remain harmless, except for a certain few. To determine the potential impact, researchers from the ICCP set out to simulate an idealized collision scenario with a medium-sized asteroid using a state-of-the-art climate model. "The potential collision of such medium-sized asteroids can inject massive amounts of dust into the …

Asteroids like Bennu may have ‘delivered’ building blocks for life to Earth — Understanding NASA’s new discovery
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Asteroids like Bennu may have ‘delivered’ building blocks for life to Earth — Understanding NASA’s new discovery

Live Mint  

In a major twist to the study of life beyond Earth, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said earlier this week that samples collected from asteroid Bennu contained a "mix of life’s ingredients." According to Space.com, almost all of the NASA's new findings about the Bennu samples suggested the asteroid had the right ingredients for life as we know it. …

Did life originate in Bennu asteroid? What scientists say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Did life originate in Bennu asteroid? What scientists say

Firstpost  

A team of scientists discovered that the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of minerals and organic molecules, including many that are building blocks of life. A team of scientists reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday that the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of organic molecules, including many crucial building blocks of life. A …

Building blocks of life discovered on asteroid Bennu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Building blocks of life discovered on asteroid Bennu

Salon  

The building blocks for organic matter have been discovered on the asteroid Bennu, as deatiled in a new study in the journal Nature Astronomy. “Organic matter in meteorites reveals clues about early Solar System chemistry and the origin of molecules important to life,” the authors write, adding that samples from asteroids found on Earth are often contaminated by exposure to …

Bennu Asteroid contains building blocks of life, scientists say
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bennu Asteroid contains building blocks of life, scientists say

ABC  

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, according to new research. The US space agency's robotic OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020 collected the samples from the near-Earth asteroid, a rocky remnant of a larger celestial body that had formed near the dawn of the solar system roughly 4.5 …

NASA makes stunning move on Asteroid Bennu samples after OSIRIS-REx mission success
11 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 …

Asteroid Bennu could be part of a lost ocean world in our Solar System
1 year, 1 month ago

Asteroid Bennu could be part of a lost ocean world in our Solar System

India Today  

Nasa's OSIRIS-REx mission that brought back to Earth a trove of asteroid samples are providing groundbreaking insights into the early solar system and the origins of life. The fragments from the asteroid Bennu, which arrived on Earth in September 2023 after a seven-year, 6.21 billion-kilometer journey, are believed to have originated from an ancient ocean world. The discovery of phosphate, …

NASA sends spacecraft to explore mysterious, rare metal asteroid in 1st mission of its kind | Here are DETAILS
1 year, 5 months ago

NASA sends spacecraft to explore mysterious, rare metal asteroid in 1st mission of its kind | Here are DETAILS

India TV News  

NASA Psyche mission: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away today on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. “But there's one way in our solar system that we can look at a metal core and that is by going to this asteroid.” Astronomers know from radar and other observations that the asteroid is big- about …

Nasa opens up pieces of a distant asteroid transported back to Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Nasa opens up pieces of a distant asteroid transported back to 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 dark, dusty sample comes from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, and might include the “building blocks of life”, …

Nasa unveils ‘carbon-rich’ asteroid samples delivered by spacecraft
1 year, 5 months ago

Nasa unveils ‘carbon-rich’ asteroid samples delivered by spacecraft

Live Mint  

US space agency Nasa unveiled to the public the first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft on Wednesday, as it said that the sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon. A small quantity of the material collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft three years ago from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu was unveiled in an auditorium at …

NASA to unveil first newly returned near-Earth asteroid sample
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 predicts asteroid Bennu may hit Earth in THIS year | Details
1 year, 5 months ago

NASA predicts asteroid Bennu may hit Earth in THIS year | Details

India TV News  

NASA has reason to believe that the asteroid Bennu which was discovered in 1999 can hit the Earth in 159 years. NASA has estimated that this asteroid may hit the Earth on September 24, 2182. In 2021, a NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on the rugged surface of asteroid Bennu and collected a sample of rocks dating back to the …

NASA monitoring this asteroid taller than Empire State Building, capable of generating 1,200 megatons of energy
1 year, 5 months ago

NASA monitoring this asteroid taller than Empire State Building, capable of generating 1,200 megatons of energy

Hindustan Times  

Astronomers from NASA are closely monitoring ‘Bennu,’ a massive cosmic object measuring 1,610 feet in width. Asteroid Bennu Bennu is estimated to be taller than the Empire State Building in New York City and, if it were to impact Earth, it could release a staggering 1,200 megatons of energy. Despite NASA's assessment of a low likelihood of collision with Earth, …

Bennu Asteroid To Hit Earth After 159 Years With Force Equal To 22 Atomic Bombs: NASA
1 year, 5 months ago

Bennu Asteroid To Hit Earth After 159 Years With Force Equal To 22 Atomic Bombs: NASA

News 18  

We come across numerous bizarre stories on the internet every day, and predictions about the end of the world have been a recurring theme throughout such claims. The recent news that an asteroid named Bennu is projected to collide with Earth in 159 years, specifically on September 24, 2182, causing worldwide extinction, has captured widespread attention. NASA, however, emphasised that …

A 3D map of an eerie asteroid
1 year, 6 months ago

A 3D map of an eerie asteroid

BBC  

A far-off asteroid brought to life in 3D Brian May and Claudia Manzoni The asteroid Bennu is one of the most likely objects to collide with Earth – and a time capsule from the Solar System's early days. The team also enlisted the help of an English rock guitarist, whose lifelong interest in both outer space and 3D-imaging techniques helped …

What's next for NASA's asteroid samples? How 250g of the Bennu space rock could help to unravel the origins of life on Earth
1 year, 6 months ago

What's next for NASA's asteroid samples? How 250g of the Bennu space rock could help to unravel the origins of life on Earth

Daily Mail  

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth seven years after mission started Against all odds, NASA has achieved what many would have deemed impossible just a few decades ago. In this photo provided by NASA, the sample return capsule from NASA's Osiris-Rex mission lies on the ground shortly after touching down in the desert, at the Department of Defense's Utah …

Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

When will Osiris Rex return? Pieces of Asteroid Bennu about to come to Earth as part of Nasa’s mission
1 year, 6 months ago

When will Osiris Rex return? Pieces of Asteroid Bennu about to come to Earth as part of Nasa’s mission

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. Ashley King, UKRI future leaders fellow, Natural History Museum, said: “Osiris-Rex spent over two years studying asteroid …

All about asteroid Bennu, a ticking n-bomb that could destroy Earth and NASA's mission to prevent it
1 year, 6 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 …

What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-REx bring back on September 24? | Explained
1 year, 6 months ago

What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-REx bring back on September 24? | Explained

The Hindu  

Come September 24, and debris from an alien world will land on the earth. NASA’s asteroid hunting spacecraft OSIRIS-REx – short for Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer – will drop a capsule containing pristine asteroid material in the Utah desert. The astro-material brought back by OSIRIS-REx, he added, “may provide scientists with valuable insights into how planets formed, what materials were …

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission set for historic asteroid Bennu sample return next week
1 year, 6 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 …

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
2 years, 1 month ago

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

LA Times  

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists Lance Benner, Paul Chodas and Mark Haynes are studying the 1,100-foot wide asteroid Apophis, which will come within viewing distance of Earth on April 13, 2029. The asteroid close encounter presents “an unprecedented opportunity to study its physical properties and to help us learn things that we’ve never been able to learn before,” Benner said. Apophis …

Scientists ‘surprised’ to find that Sun ages some asteroids much sooner than earlier thought
2 years, 8 months ago

Scientists ‘surprised’ to find that Sun ages some asteroids much sooner than earlier thought

The Independent  

“Surprised” scientists have discovered that the Sun’s heat likely fractures rocks on asteroid Bennu in only 10,000-100,000 years, an advance suggesting space rocks age more rapidly than earlier thought. High-resolution images of rock fractures on asteroid Bennu taken by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft were analysed by researchers, said the study, published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience. Using data from the …

NASA's new secret about asteroids is shocking! Know more
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA's new secret about asteroids is shocking! Know more

India TV News  

Scientists from NASA's OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun's heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth. This information will help scientists estimate how long it takes boulders on asteroids like Bennu to break down into smaller particles, which may either eject into space …

Science for All | The strange surface of asteroid Bennu
2 years, 8 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 …

Nasa now knows when asteroid Bennu is most likely to crash into Earth
3 years, 7 months ago

Nasa now knows when asteroid Bennu is most likely to crash into 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. Bennu will make a close approach to Earth in 2135, and scientists will use that passing to …

Asteroid the size of Empire State Building may hit Earth, in the 2100s: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Asteroid the size of Empire State Building may hit Earth, in the 2100s: Report

Hindustan Times  

Space agency Nasa earlier this week said that an asteroid named Bennu, which is as large as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit the Earth. The probability of the asteroid Bennu hitting earth between now and 2300 is one in 1,750, according to a report by the New York Times. Scientist Davide Farnocchiaa, who authored the study …

Nasa scientists learn more about asteroid Bennu’s future orbit
3 years, 7 months ago

Nasa scientists learn more about asteroid Bennu’s future orbit

Live Mint  

In a study released this week, researchers at Nasa used precision-tracking data from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu through the year 2300. “NASA’s Planetary Defense mission is to find and monitor asteroids and comets that can come near Earth and may pose a hazard to our planet,” said Kelly Fast, program manager …

Asteroid Bennu has slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, scientists track movement
3 years, 7 months ago

Asteroid Bennu has slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, scientists track movement

India Today  

The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The spacecraft collected enough data over 2 1/2 years to help scientists better predict the asteroid’s orbital path well into the future. If Bennu did slam into Earth, it wouldn’t wipe out life, dinosaur-style, but rather create a crater roughly 10 …

Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too
3 years, 7 months ago

Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too

NPR  

Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too toggle caption NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona A potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu has a 1 in 1,750 chance of hitting Earth between now and the year 2300. "The impact probability went up just a little bit, but it's not a significant change," says Davide Farnocchia at the Center for Near …

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on track with samples from asteroid Bennu, Nasa decides against course correction
3 years, 9 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 OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample

India TV News  

After nearly five years in space, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said. This burn thrust the spacecraft away from the asteroid at 600 miles per hour, setting it on a 2.5-year cruise …

Nasa’s Osiris Rex probe begins two year journey to Earth from asteroid Bennu with cache of soil samples
3 years, 10 months ago

Nasa’s Osiris Rex probe begins two year journey to Earth from asteroid Bennu with cache of soil samples

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. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s Osiris Rex probe is embarking on a two year journey back to …

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble

India TV News  

With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror. Osiris-Rex reached asteroid Bennu in 2018 and spent two years flying near and around it, before collecting rubble from the surface last fall. “I've been working on getting …

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror. Osiris-Rex reached asteroid Bennu in 2018 and spent two years flying near and around it, before collecting rubble from the surface last fall. “I’ve …

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With rubble from an asteroid …

NASA's Osirix-Red Spacecraft Left a Mess on Asteroid Bennu While Trying to Collect Samples
3 years, 11 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 OSIRIS-REx spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samples
3 years, 11 months ago

NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samples

India TV News  

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed on 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 …

NASA Spacecraft Left a Mess After Grabbing Asteroid Samples Before Returning to Earth
3 years, 11 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 …

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Prepares For Final Flyby of Asteroid Bennu Before Returning to Earth
3 years, 11 months ago

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Prepares For Final Flyby of Asteroid Bennu Before Returning to Earth

News 18  

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will get one last close encounter with Bennu on April 7 as it performs a final flyover to capture images of the asteroid’s surface. This final flyby of Bennu will provide the mission team an opportunity to learn how the spacecraft’s contact with Bennu’s surface altered the sample site and the region surrounding it. The spacecraft will …

NASA mission will zoom by asteroid Bennu before returning sample to Earth
4 years, 1 month ago

NASA mission will zoom by asteroid Bennu before returning sample to Earth

CNN  

CNN — A NASA spacecraft that took a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles away now has a plan to come back home. On May 10, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will leave the near-Earth asteroid Bennu and begin a nearly three-year journey back to Earth, NASA officials announced this week. In April, the spacecraft will conduct a final flyby of …

Asteroid samples from Hayabusa-2 leave Japan scientists speechless
4 years, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth
4 years, 4 months ago

Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A NASA spacecraft more than …

Asteroid Bennu Has Been in Earth's Vicinity for 1.75 Million Years, Reveals New Study
4 years, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 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 …

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