Tags: Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s Asteroid Samples Reveal Bennu Had Water-Rich Past, May Have Originated From Small Ocean World

SPACE 07.09.2024 00:00 AM

An early analysis of a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu suggests that the space rock had an ocean-world origin. Check this article to learn more.

Top Space Stories of Science Times in 2023

12.31.2023 00:50 AM

Global efforts have seen great milestones and advancements in space this 2023. Read to find out some of the best space stories of 2023 to tell.

Asteroid Bennu: Samples of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Now Available For Viewing in 1st Public Display in Smithsonian Museum

11.05.2023 21:27 PM

A sample of asteroid Bennu is now being displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Read to learn more.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Capsule Lands on Utah Desert With Asteroid Bennu Sample, Concludes the Seven-Year Space Mission

09.24.2023 21:22 PM

Following the landing of the Bennu samples and conclusion of its seven-year mission, the OSIRIS-REx probe is set to focus on another target: asteroid Apophis. Read to learn more.

Asteroid Bennu Has Small Chance of Crashing Into Earth, Unleashing Explosion Equivalent to Over 20 Nuclear Bombs, NASA Says

09.21.2023 00:36 AM

Asteroid Bennu's collision with the Earth could take place on September 24, 2182. Read to learn more.

NASA Is Already Preparing for OSIRIS-REx's Return With Samples From Asteroid Bennu; Here's How They Prepare

04.02.2023 00:30 AM

NASA is already prepping to ensure that the sample from asteroid Bennu will arrive safely on Earth, so they could study it. Read more.

NASA Spacecraft Carrying Asteroid Bennu's Sample on Track for Its Return on Earth in Fall 2023

10.18.2022 00:30 AM

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carrying a sample from asteroid Bennu successfully performs its first course correction maneuver just on track for its return next year. Read the article to learn more details.

New OSIRIS Mission for Ready for Apophis Asteroid Research; Scientists for Upcoming Project Will Be Mentored by REx Veterans

05.01.2022 02:26 AM

NASA announced that a new OSIRIS mission will commence once the spacecraft delivers Bennu samples back to Earth. Learn more about the interests of the upcoming OSIRIS-APEX mission.

What Is Up With Bennu's Missing Craters? Researchers Explain Asteroid's Age, Crumple Zone

04.08.2022 03:00 AM

Read on to learn more about the unexplained missing craters on the asteroid Bennu. Asteroid Bennu, the closest and possibly most dangerous asteroid approaching Earth, continues to amaze astronomers.

China Eyes Launching Rockets to Prevent Asteroid-Earth Collision

07.07.2021 23:11 PM

China has plans to launch a fleet of 900-tonne rockets into space by 2031 to divert an asteroid and avoid near-Earth collisions with our planet.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returning to Earth With Asteroid Samples

05.11.2021 05:00 AM

After accomplishing its mission on Asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has departed from the giant rock and is set to return to Earth carrying the samples it collected.

Astronomers Found Leaking Cavities in Asteroid Bennu; Is It Dying?

11.09.2020 16:00 PM

OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu shows spots on the Asteroid's surface. Scientist claims that it is close to its death.

NASA Shares Upclose Images of Asteroid Bennu Perplexed Over Darkness

11.04.2020 13:00 PM

NASA has released images taken by OSIRIS-Rex's navigation camera's field of view when the spacecraft touched the surface of asteroid Bennu and took samples of it.

NASA Set to Land on Bennu, Could Find New Clues on the Start of Life

10.13.2020 23:21 PM

Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.

8 Amazing Science News That Filled the Airwaves This Decade

01.01.2020 08:14 AM

It has been a wonderful decade in science with all new discoveries. However, not all news is good news but it is worth celebrating as well.

OSIRIS-REx Sets Its Eyes on Nightingale Crater to Collect Samples from Asteroid Bennu

12.17.2019 06:43 AM

Fun fact: Asteroid Bennu's craters are named after birds; Osprey, Kingfisher, Sandpiper, and Nightingale.

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