Asteroid 101955 Bennu Has Plastic Ball Pit-Like Surface, NASA OSIRIS-REx Will Bring 250-Gram Sample From Space Rock to Earth in 2023

Medicine & Technology Jul 07, 2022

Samples from the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission taken from the 101955 Bennu asteroid subsurface will be brought to Earth next year. Continue reading to know more about the space rock.

Near-Earth Object Bigger Than Statue of Liberty Will Not Harm Planet; 2021 NY1 and 17 Other Asteroids Will Fly By in September

Sep 03, 2021

In the next days, a massive near-Earth object bigger than Statue of Liberty, will pass by Earth's orbit. NASA said there's nothing to worry about.

NASA Scientists Testing Asteroid Deflection Methods To Prevent Space Rocks From Hitting Earth

Aug 27, 2021

Experts said that deflecting an asteroid, such as 101955 Bennu, could require multiple bumps from a massive human-made deflection device to prevent it from hitting Earth.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Says Asteroid Bennu Has 1-in-1750 Chance to Make Near-Earth Approach in Next 300 Years

Aug 12, 2021

NASA said that new ultra-precise readings from OSIRIS-Rex reveal that the asteroid Bennu has a better probability, than previously anticipated, of making a near-Earth approach in the next 300 years.

NASA Mission Finally Touches Asteroid, Awaits Confirmation of Scooped Sample

Oct 20, 2020

After spending nearly two years circling the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft finally got a piece of the space rock.