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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 effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash

NPR  

NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona If all goes as planned, on Sunday morning a bell-shaped space capsule the size of a mini-fridge will come screaming down through the atmosphere toward a Utah desert. That moment "was gut-wrenching," says …

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Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too
3 years, 4 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 …

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Asteroid Bennu's interior could be like 'crème-filled chocolate egg flying through space', say scientists
4 years, 1 month ago

Asteroid Bennu's interior could be like 'crème-filled chocolate egg flying through space', say scientists

India Today  

Asteroid Bennu, the samples of which were collected by Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-REx in a historic mission, might be hollow. According to scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder, the interior of the diamond-shaped asteroid Bennu could be "weaker and less dense than its outer layers -- like a crème-filled chocolate egg flying through space". Scientists used OSIRIS-REx’s navigational instruments and …

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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, …

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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 …

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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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