REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — After months of anticipation, the OSIRIS-REx mission NASA has achieved an important milestone by successfully accessing asteroid material, which the probe collected during its journey of billions of miles. According to a NASA statement, on January 10 a group of NASA technicians finally removed two stuck fasteners that were locking the precious … Read more
The pieces of rock come from the Bennu asteroid – the same one that had a fraction of a chance of hitting Earth and causing the end of the world. This did not happen, but taking advantage of its proximity, scientists sent a research probe there. The mission was named OSIRIS-REx. It was a complete … Read more
“Initial analysis showed that these are samples with abundant water content in the form of hydrated clay minerals. These contain carbon, both organic and mineral molecules,” Nelson described at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA. Scientists hope that material from the asteroid Bennu will help answer some questions about the origin of life and … Read more
Houston (United States): NASA on Wednesday reveals the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, in addition to the first analyzes of its composition, in data that scientists around the world are eagerly awaiting. The OSIRIS-REx mission took this sample in 2020 from the asteroid Bennu, and the capsule containing the … Read more
[Voice of Hope September 25, 2023](Comprehensive report by our reporter Xie Bohu) The asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx launched by NASA has been in space for more than 1 billion years, 7 years after its launch, and 2 and a half years later. After kilometers of interstellar travel, rock samples from the asteroid Bennu were successfully brought … Read more
CNN Indonesia Monday, 25 Sep 2023 06:01 IWST The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully sent asteroid samples to Earth via capsule. (NASA) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — After traveling billions of km with a space probe OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) NASArock and dust samples from the Asteroid Bennu successfully reached Earth. … Read more
NASAA NASA team practices picking up the capsule with asteroid debris NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 12:58 Ivo Landman editor Online Ivo Landman editor Online With helicopters and transport equipment, a NASA team is in the starting blocks for a special feat of tracking in the desert of the American state of Utah. A small capsule should land … Read more
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On September 24 of this year, fragments of the asteroid Bennu are scheduled to arrive in the Utah desert, United States. A NASA conducted a trial in mid-July with the OSIRIS-Rex mission team to determine how they will be collected. The space agency defines this as “the most realistic essay to date”, as it took … Read more