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NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth in stunning live video after release from spacecraft - SEVEN years after $1Billion OSIRIS-REx launch
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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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What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-REx bring back on September 24? | Explained
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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Moon and beyond: The major space explorations to look out for in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Moon and beyond: The major space explorations to look out for in 2023

Firstpost  

The year 2023 is expected to be another busy one for space exploration. Here are five of the most thrilling missions to keep an eye out for: Jupiter’s Icy Moons Explorer, SpaceX’s Starship, dearMoon, India’s private space launch, and asteroid explorer’s returns to Earth It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of NASA’s Artemis …

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Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

The Hindu  

It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer In April, the European Space Agency is set to launch the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, in what will be Europe’s first dedicated …

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