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NASA makes stunning move on Asteroid Bennu samples after OSIRIS-REx mission success
8 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 …

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NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister
11 months ago

NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister

LA Times  

Workers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston remove the lid of the OSIRIS-REx sample return canister inside a glove box to prevent contamination in September 2023. After months of tinkering, scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston finally dislodged two stuck fasteners that had kept the pieces of the asteroid Bennu out of researchers’ hands. It’s open!” NASA’s …

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NASA deploys spacecraft to intercept ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid nearing Earth's orbit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA deploys spacecraft to intercept ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid nearing Earth's orbit

Hindustan Times  

NASA has recently launched a mission to intercept a near-Earth asteroid nicknamed “God of Chaos.” For this mission, the US space agency deployed OSIRIS-APEX, after the spacecraft's return from deep space. The asteroid Apophis, or God of Chaos, will brush past Earth’s orbit, only 20,000 miles away from the surface in 2029. The image shared by NASA shows Earth from …

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NASA probe to observe asteroid as wide as Empire State Building near-Earth encounter
1 year, 1 month ago

NASA probe to observe asteroid as wide as Empire State Building near-Earth encounter

Hindustan Times  

About 5-1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building is tall will streak through space within 20,000 miles of Earth, the closest any celestial object of that size will have come to our planet in modern history. ) The mission, directed by University of Arizona scientists, is expected to yield insights into …

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This fall NASA is all about asteroids. What we could learn from these three missions
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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NASA predicts asteroid Bennu may hit Earth in THIS year | Details
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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OSIRIS-REx and Bennu: Sample return missions explained
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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Asteroid Bennu may reveal secrets of life on Earth. Its sample in NASA capsule will have…
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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All about asteroid Bennu, a ticking n-bomb that could destroy Earth and NASA's mission to prevent it
1 year, 2 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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Science This Week | NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to bring back asteroid fragments, no signals from Vikram and Pragyan and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Science This Week | NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to bring back asteroid fragments, no signals from Vikram and Pragyan and more

The Hindu  

From finding traces of carbon dioxide and methane on an alien planet to discovering tiny jellyfish that can learn from experience, find all the latest news, discoveries and findings that happened in the field of science this week. OSIRIS-REx, which is currently winging its way towards the earth after a close encounter with Bennu, a near-earth asteroid, “is a cosmic …

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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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Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft
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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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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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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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission set for historic asteroid Bennu sample return next week
1 year, 3 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 …

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Osiris-Rex adjusts course to get closer to Earth with asteroid samples
1 year, 4 months ago

Osiris-Rex adjusts course to get closer to Earth with asteroid samples

India Today  

Nasa's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, currently on a return journey from asteroid Bennu, has made a critical course adjustment to ensure its successful arrival back to Earth. This change in speed and direction is vital for the spacecraft to get close enough to Earth to deliver its precious cargo - a sample from asteroid Bennu. This trajectory correction maneuver is the final …

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Abhilash Tomy escaped death 4 years ago. Today he's nearly sailed around Earth non-stop without GPS
1 year, 7 months ago

Abhilash Tomy escaped death 4 years ago. Today he's nearly sailed around Earth non-stop without GPS

India Today  

In September 2018, Commander Abhilash Tomy lay half dead in the middle of the southern Indian Ocean. AROUND THE WORLD IN A SAILBOAT The events described above are from Commander Abhilash Tomy's daring attempt to sail around the world non-stop as part of the 2018-19 Golden Globe Race. ABHILASH TOMY: SAILOR, AVAITOR, OFFICER Fifty years after Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston's historic …

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An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
1 year, 10 months 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 …

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NASA's new secret about asteroids is shocking! Know more
2 years, 5 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 …

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Asteroid Bennu's surface is like plastic ball pit same as play area for kids
2 years, 5 months ago

Asteroid Bennu's surface is like plastic ball pit same as play area for kids

India Today  

The OSIRIS-ReX mission returning to Earth after successfully scooping rock and soil samples has revealed a unique makeup of Asteroid Bennu. Scientists, after analysing the initial data gathered by the spacecraft as it swooped in to make the touch-and-go manoeuvre have realised that had it fired the thrusters, it could have sunk into Bennu due to the particles that make …

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Nasa just extended 8 of its planetary science missions
2 years, 7 months ago

Nasa just extended 8 of its planetary science missions

Live Mint  

Once every three years, a panel of experts, academia and people from Nasa reviews proposals for the extension of different planetary science missions. The idea, according to the US space agency, is that these extended missions can leverage investment in order to perform continued science operations at a cost far lower than developing a new mission from scratch. That means …

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COP26: The ancient origins of the colour green
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: The ancient origins of the colour green

BBC  

COP26: The ancient origins of the colour green Alamy Jade mask The colour green is synonymous with nature and the environmental movement – an association that goes back thousands of years, writes James Fox. In one 15th-Century text, the French herald Jean Courtois couldn't contain his enthusiasm for the colour of chlorophyll: "There is nothing in the world more pleasant …

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Scientists solve the mystery of asteroid's surprisingly rugged surface
3 years, 2 months ago

Scientists solve the mystery of asteroid's surprisingly rugged surface

India Today  

As the OSIRIS-ReX throttles towards Earth with first samples from the surface of an asteroid, scientists are already making strides in understanding the surface features of the object. Researchers found it was the asteroid's highly porous rocks that were responsible for its surprisingly lack of fine regolith. The team concluded that very little fine regolith was produced by Bennu's highly …

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L.A. community college and K-12 students can ride Metro trains and buses free. Here’s how.
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. community college and K-12 students can ride Metro trains and buses free. Here’s how.

LA Times  

Starting this month, K-12 and community college students in Los Angeles can take unlimited Metro bus and train rides for free under a new pilot program. Students from participating school districts, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, and colleges will receive TAP cards from their institutions this month. Other districts and campuses participating in the pilot program include: Centinela …

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