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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'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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Nasa scientists learn more about asteroid Bennu’s future orbit
3 years, 4 months ago

Nasa scientists learn more about asteroid Bennu’s future orbit

Live Mint  

In a study released this week, researchers at Nasa used precision-tracking data from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu through the year 2300. “NASA’s Planetary Defense mission is to find and monitor asteroids and comets that can come near Earth and may pose a hazard to our planet,” said Kelly Fast, program manager …

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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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NASA Spacecraft to Touch Down on Asteroid Bennu in October to Collect Rock Samples
4 years, 3 months ago

NASA Spacecraft to Touch Down on Asteroid Bennu in October to Collect Rock Samples

News 18  

After a four-year journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx will descend to asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface on October 20, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples, the agency said Thursday. “Years of planning and hard work by this team are essentially coming down to putting the TAGSAM into contact with the surface for just five to …

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