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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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A 3D map of an eerie asteroid
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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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 …

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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 …

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What is Nasa’s Osiris Rex space mission?
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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NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
3 years, 7 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 …

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NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
3 years, 7 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 …

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Hayabusa2 mission confirms return of an asteroid sample, including gas, to Earth
4 years ago

Hayabusa2 mission confirms return of an asteroid sample, including gas, to Earth

CNN  

CNN — The Hayabusa2 mission successfully collected a sample from a near-Earth asteroid and returned it to Earth – as well as the first gas sample from deep space, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. The Hayabusa2 probe accomplished its mission, collecting a sample from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu and returning it to Earth, according to JAXA. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Asteroid Bennu is about to play ‘tag’ with a NASA spacecraft
4 years, 2 months ago

Asteroid Bennu is about to play ‘tag’ with a NASA spacecraft

CNN  

CNN — A NASA spacecraft will play a game of tag this week with a near-Earth asteroid. Since arriving at Bennu, the spacecraft and its cameras have been collecting and sending back data and images to help the team learn more about the asteroid’s composition and map the best potential landing sites to collect samples. The spacecraft will perform the …

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A NASA Spacecraft Successfully Touched Down On A Rocky Asteroid
4 years, 2 months ago

A NASA Spacecraft Successfully Touched Down On A Rocky Asteroid

NPR  

A NASA Spacecraft Successfully Touched Down On A Rocky Asteroid Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona Updated at 7:30 p.m. ET A NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on a skyscraper-sized asteroid 200 million miles away, in order to collect a small amount of rock and dust that can then be returned to Earth. Enlarge this …

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