Asteroid

NASA Prepares OSIRIS-REx to Safely Store Leaking Asteroid Samples

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 27, 2020

NASA's robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx is set to begin a new mission to store the particles it scooped up from the asteroid Bennu’s surface which were slowly leaking into space because a flap got wedged open.

NASA To Launch Delicate Stowing Of Osiris-Rex Asteroid Samples

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 27, 2020

NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex is set to begin on Tuesday a delicate operation to store the precious particles it scooped up from the asteroid Bennu, but which were leaking into space when a flap got wedged open.

NASA Working to Prevent Losing Too Much of OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample

Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 24, 2020

NASA said Friday that its robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx had succeeded in collecting a large sample of particles from the Bennu asteroid this week -- but so much that it was leaking.

NASA Works To Head Off Losing Too Much Osiris-Rex Asteroid Dust

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 24, 2020

NASA said Friday that its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex had succeeded in collecting a large sample of particles from the Bennu asteroid this week -- but so much that it was leaking.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Sent Asteroid Rubble Flying in Successful Sample Grab

Associated Press | Thursday October 22, 2020

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were collected for return to Earth, officials said Wednesday.

NASA Probe OSIRIS-REx Briefly Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Rare Samples

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 21, 2020

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometres) from Earth.

NASA Probe Osiris-Rex "Kisses" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 21, 2020

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.

NASA Probe OSIRIS-Rex Set To "Kiss" Asteroid Bennu In Historic Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 20, 2020

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth.

Asteroid, The Size Of An Airliner, May Collide With Earth's Orbit: NASA

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday October 6, 2020

An asteroid is likely to cross the Earth's orbit on Wednesday. NASA's asteroid monitoring centre has said that 2020 RK2 - an asteroid -is likely to cross the Earth's orbit but it will be about 2,380,000 miles away from our planet. The space research agency believes the asteroid is unlikely to cause any damage.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Probe to Touch Down on Asteroid Bennu on October 20

Agence France-Presse | Friday September 25, 2020

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on October 20, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples, the agency said Thursday.

NASA Urges Private Companies to Gather Moon Rocks for It

Agence France-Presse | Friday September 11, 2020

NASA on Thursday announced it was in the market for Moon rocks, and wants to pay companies to scoop out the dirt, take a photo, and then have it ready for collection by a future mission.

Asteroid 2020 QL2, Bigger Than a Football Field, to Fly by Earth on September 14

Tanishka Sodhi | Thursday September 10, 2020

Asteroid 2020 QL2 that could be up to 120 meters (393 feet) in diameter is expected to safely fly past Earth on September 14, as per NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Small Asteroid Becomes Closest Ever Seen Passing Earth: NASA

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 19, 2020

An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, NASA said Tuesday.

SUV-Size Asteroid Buzzes By Earth In Closest Flyby On Record

Science | ANI | Wednesday August 19, 2020

Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by Earth all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 2,950 km above the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday.

Ceres Dwarf Planet Is an ‘Ocean World’ With Salty Water Underground, NASA Data Suggest

Reuters | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings based on data obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.