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Space & Cosmos
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salt water in the early solar system.
In October 2020, a bans -size robot spacecraft temporarily touched the surface of Benne, a 525 -meter planet, 32 million kilometers from the earth. As part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REX mission, spacecraft not only spent two years of imaging as an planet, but also collected valuable samples of dust and small rocks from the poor surface of Bennu. In September 2023,…
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Are we all aliens? The asteroid sample returned by NASA holds the components of life from the world of water.
This image provided by NASA shows the top down view of the Ocillis -Rex touch and go sample mechanism (Tagsam) head, which reveals the rest of the asteroid sample inside. Credit: NASA via AP Scientists reported on Wednesday that the asteroid sample, fetched by NASA, has not only a lifelong building block, but also the salty archeological site of the…
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Asteroid sample return mission allows researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind
An animated Osiris-Rex departs from the asteroid Bennu. Credit: NASA The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space. Along with this, a treasure trove of data has also been created. An international research team led by Sandia National Laboratories and including researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory published…
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Hera probe departs to investigate the aftermath of DART’s asteroid impact
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will send the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft into space from a launch pad in Florida. Credit: SpaceX The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is departing to make follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after a previous spacecraft crashed the asteroid into a different orbit around the larger space rock. Scientists say a close look at…
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