NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Approaches Asteroid Bennu, Snaps Pictures
Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 25, 2018
OSIRIS-RE has even snapped its first, blurry pic of the cosmic body, which is about the size of a small mountain, about 500 yards (meters) in diameter.
Two Years After Launch, Spacecraft Takes First Photo Of "Oldest Asteroid"
Science | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 25, 2018
Two years after launching from Florida, a NASA spacecraft is closing in on an ancient asteroid, Bennu, for a sample of space dust that could reveal clues to the start of life in the solar system.
There's A Small Chance An Asteroid Will Smack Into Earth In 2135; NASA Is Working On A Plan
World News | Cleve R. Wootson, The Washington Post | Tuesday March 20, 2018
Here's a tip for the planners among us: If you have dinner reservations or theater tickets for Sept. 22, 2135 (it's a Thursday), now might be a good time to scuttle them.
NASA May Build 'HAMMER' Spacecraft To Blow Up Earth-Bound Asteroid
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 16, 2018
Preparing itself to deal with a potential asteroid impact, NASA has drawn up plans to build a huge nuclear spacecraft that is capable of shunting or blowing up dangerous space rocks and safeguarding life on Earth.
NASA Mission Tests Thrusters On Journey To Asteroid
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 10, 2016
The US space agency has successfully maneuvered its spacecraft on way to asteroid Bennu, fine-tuning its trajectory to reach it and bring back samples from a potentially dangerous asteroid that could collide with the Earth.
Nasa's Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Takes Off on 7-Year Mission to Asteroid Bennu
Agence France-Presse | Friday September 9, 2016
"We are going to map this brand-new world that we have never seen before."
What Are The Origins Of Life? There's A Rocket For That
World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 23, 2016
NASA scientists are putting the finishing touches on a spacecraft designed to rendezvous with Asteroid Bennu in 2018 to find clues about the origins of life.
Nasa Probe Set to Rendezvous With Asteroid 'Bennu' in August 2018
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 1, 2016
Osiris-Rex will launch from Cape Canavera on an Atlas V 411 rocket during a 34-day launch period starting September 8.
Nasa Says Asteroid Hunting Spacecraft in Key Testing Phase
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 9, 2016
Osiris-Rex is scheduled to launch in September and travel to the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample and return it to Earth for study.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Approaches Asteroid Bennu, Snaps Pictures
Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 25, 2018
OSIRIS-RE has even snapped its first, blurry pic of the cosmic body, which is about the size of a small mountain, about 500 yards (meters) in diameter.
Two Years After Launch, Spacecraft Takes First Photo Of "Oldest Asteroid"
Science | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 25, 2018
Two years after launching from Florida, a NASA spacecraft is closing in on an ancient asteroid, Bennu, for a sample of space dust that could reveal clues to the start of life in the solar system.
There's A Small Chance An Asteroid Will Smack Into Earth In 2135; NASA Is Working On A Plan
World News | Cleve R. Wootson, The Washington Post | Tuesday March 20, 2018
Here's a tip for the planners among us: If you have dinner reservations or theater tickets for Sept. 22, 2135 (it's a Thursday), now might be a good time to scuttle them.
NASA May Build 'HAMMER' Spacecraft To Blow Up Earth-Bound Asteroid
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 16, 2018
Preparing itself to deal with a potential asteroid impact, NASA has drawn up plans to build a huge nuclear spacecraft that is capable of shunting or blowing up dangerous space rocks and safeguarding life on Earth.
NASA Mission Tests Thrusters On Journey To Asteroid
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 10, 2016
The US space agency has successfully maneuvered its spacecraft on way to asteroid Bennu, fine-tuning its trajectory to reach it and bring back samples from a potentially dangerous asteroid that could collide with the Earth.
Nasa's Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Takes Off on 7-Year Mission to Asteroid Bennu
Agence France-Presse | Friday September 9, 2016
"We are going to map this brand-new world that we have never seen before."
What Are The Origins Of Life? There's A Rocket For That
World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 23, 2016
NASA scientists are putting the finishing touches on a spacecraft designed to rendezvous with Asteroid Bennu in 2018 to find clues about the origins of life.
Nasa Probe Set to Rendezvous With Asteroid 'Bennu' in August 2018
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 1, 2016
Osiris-Rex will launch from Cape Canavera on an Atlas V 411 rocket during a 34-day launch period starting September 8.
Nasa Says Asteroid Hunting Spacecraft in Key Testing Phase
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 9, 2016
Osiris-Rex is scheduled to launch in September and travel to the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample and return it to Earth for study.
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