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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 …

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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 …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Top 10 science news and discoveries that defined 2023

India Today

In the whirlwind of 2023, science captivated our attention with a tapestry of extraordinary events. NASA RETRIEVES ASTEROID BITS FOR CLUES TO EARTH'S ORIGINS NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe completed a seven-year mission, delivering 8.8 ounces of rock and dust from the asteroid Bennu in the Utah desert on September 24.Top of Form Bennu, older than Earth, may hold clues about our …

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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. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Take a peek at what NASA brought back from an asteroid

NPR

Take a peek at what NASA brought back from an asteroid Enlarge this image toggle caption Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold/NASA Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold/NASA NASA has shared its first glimpse of the black rocks and dust brought back from an asteroid, but the bulk of the material remains locked inside a sample collection device that researchers need to …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

This fall NASA is all about asteroids. What we could learn from these three missions

LA Times

An illustration of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft near the surface of a metal-rich asteroid that scientists say is similar to the building blocks of rocky planets such as Earth. The completion of the sample’s 1.2-billion-mile trip to Earth is part of a trio of missions in a season that Lori Glaze, NASA’s chief of planetary science, has called “asteroid autumn.” Long …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 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, …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

OSIRIS-REx and Bennu: Sample return missions explained

The Hindu

Published : Sep 25, 2023 18:40 IST - 4 MINS READ NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is a robotic spacecraft that has been on a seven-year mission to collect and return samples from an asteroid called Bennu—billions of kilometres from Earth. At an altitude of about 250 kilometres from the surface of Earth, OSIRIS-REx will release a capsule carrying the samples over the …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

'Touchdown': NASA control room rejoices as first asteroid samples land on Earth

Hindustan Times

NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. This image taken from video provided by NASA TV shows the capsule released by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft lying on the surface near the parachute after landing to Earth. Preserved building blocks from the dawn of our solar system 4.5 billion years …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

NASA capsule carrying first asteroid samples lands on Earth

The Hindu

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert on September 24 to cap a seven-year journey. Scientists estimate the capsule holds at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu, but won’t know for sure until the container is opened. Preserved building blocks from the dawn of our solar system 4.5 …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

What is Nasa’s Osiris Rex space mission?

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US space agency will …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft

LA Times

Mission operations assurance lead Graham Miller, left, recovery specialist Michael Kaye, and recovery specialist Levi Hanish, right, all with Lockheed Martin, prepare the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission for transport after it landed at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range on Sunday. A helicopter transports a capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples at Dugway Proving …

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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. …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 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 …

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

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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft

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

A 3D map of an eerie asteroid

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Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth

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

'Touchdown': NASA control room rejoices as first asteroid samples land on Earth

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

NASA capsule carrying first asteroid samples lands on Earth

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

What is Nasa’s Osiris Rex space mission?

Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft

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

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

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