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Amateurs Reshape Asteroids from Their Backyard
Oct 30, 2020 (SPX)
"The Unistellar eVscope is more than a telescope. It's also a tool to access a network made of citizen astronomers throughout the world who can observe together...
Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2's impactor
Oct 30, 2020 (SPX)
The researchers also discovered that the seismic shaking area, in which the surface boulders were shaken and moved an order of cm by the impact, extended about ...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx stows sample of Asteroid Bennu for return trip
Oct 30, 2020 (SPX)
"This achievement by OSIRIS-REx on behalf of NASA and the world has lifted our vision to the higher things we can achieve together, as teams and nations," said ...
OSIRIS-REx In the Midst of Sample Stowage
Oct 29, 2020 (SPX)
This maneuver is designed to tug on the collector head and ensure that the latches - which keep the collector head in place - are well secured. Following the te...
Astronomers Discover Activity on Distant Planetary Object
Oct 29, 2020 (SPX)
Only 18 active Centaurs have been discovered since 1927, and much about them is still poorly understood. Discovering activity on Centaurs is also observationall...
Fireball meteorite contains pristine extraterrestrial organic compounds
Oct 28, 2020 (SPX)
"This meteorite is special because it fell onto a frozen lake and was recovered quickly. It was very pristine. We could see the minerals weren't much altered an...
Pristine extraterrestrial compounds recovered from fallen fireball
Oct 27, 2020 (UPI)
The fireball had come to rest on a frozen lake in Michigan. Researchers raced to find it and, amazingly, they were able to collect remnants of the meteorite bef...
SwRI study offers more complete view of massive asteroid Psyche
Oct 27, 2020 (SPX)
At about 140 miles in diameter, Psyche is one of the most massive objects in the main asteroid belt orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Previous observations ind...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft goes for early stow of asteroid sample
Oct 27, 2020 (SPX)
On Oct. 22, the OSIRIS-REx mission team received images that showed the spacecraft's collector head overflowing with material collected from Bennu's surface - w...
NASA works to head off losing too much Osiris-Rex asteroid dust
Oct 23, 2020 (AFP)
The team in charge of the probe is now working to quickly stow the remaining samples that would eventually be delivered back to Earth to provide key scientific ...
NASA probe Osiris-Rex 'boops' asteroid Bennu in historic mission
Oct 21, 2020 (AFP)
The so-called "Touch-And-Go" or TAG maneuver was managed by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado, where at 6:12 pm (2212 GMT) an announcer said: "Touchdown...
NASA Johnson builds labs to study new asteroid samples, cosmic mysteries
Oct 21, 2020 (SPX)
The sample is scheduled for return to Earth in 2023 to be examined and stored in state-of-the-art curation facilities now under construction at Johnson Space Ce...
OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid
Oct 21, 2020 (SPX)
This well-preserved, ancient asteroid, known as Bennu, is currently more than 200 million miles (321 million kilometers) from Earth. Bennu offers scientists a w...
NASA images suggest OSIRIS-REx collection arm grabbed rocks from Bennu
Oct 21, 2020 (UPI)
Preliminary data collected during Tuesday's touchdown -- and analyzed by scientists shortly afterwards -- suggested the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had performed as e...
NASA's big plans to explore small bodies
Oct 20, 2020 (JPL)
Not all asteroids are the same. But scientists believe that asteroids similar to Bennu could have seeded Earth with water and organic compounds, and may be pote...
Planning for the worst during Asteroid sample return mission
Oct 20, 2020 (SPX)
Church's job is to keep the spacecraft safe. She has to think and plan for what could go wrong as she creates the sequence of commands for the Origins, Spectral...
NASA probe Osiris-Rex 'kisses' asteroid Bennu in historic mission
Oct 20, 2020 (AFP)
The so-called "Touch-And-Go" or TAG maneuver was managed by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado, where at 6:12 pm (2212 GMT) an announcer said: "Touchdown...
Ten things to know about Bennu
Oct 19, 2020 (SPX)
1. IT'S VERY, VERY DARK... Bennu is classified as a B-type asteroid, which means it contains a lot of carbon in and along with its various minerals. Bennu's car...
NASA invites students to join Lucy Mission in space contest
Oct 19, 2020 (SPX)
The Lucy in Space contest challenges students to bridge the human drive for discovery and exploration of our Earth origins to solar system exploration. The cont...
Why Scooping an Asteroid Sample Is Harder Than It Looks
Oct 16, 2020 (SPX)
The University of Arizona-led mission to sample an asteroid many millions of miles from Earth is anything but a walk on the beach. As a matter of fact, Bennu "i...
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