NASA's first asteroid sample return spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, is on track to deliver a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth by September 2023.
The maneuver isn't as simple, though, as dropping a package onto the planet's doorstep. OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer) must approach at a precise speed and direction to properly deliver its sample return capsule.
How an asteroid impact would transform the food we eat - BBC Future
Imagine a giant asteroid strikes the Earth a few years from now, blocking out the Sun and collapsing agriculture worldwide. We see it coming, but all attempts to redirect its trajectory fail.
Yet what if I told you we were able to survive – that we managed to build a new food system by repurposing heavy-duty infrastructure and excavating knowledge from the past?
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains NASA’s asteroid-shifting DART mission | PBS News Weekend
NASA's recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, known as DART, successfully altered the orbit of a planetary object for the first time ever.
65 million years after a giant asteroid crashed into Earth and caused one of its greatest mass extinctions, NASA deployed a small spacecraft on a collision course with a much smaller asteroid, just 500 feet across.
Astronomers Have Found More Than 30,000 Near-Earth Asteroids... so far - Universe Today
Asteroid hunters have become increasingly good at their job. The discipline, which took a back seat in the early days of astronomy, has really come into its own as of late.
That milestone results from years of steady work identifying and tracking those objects. Better equipment has helped with that task – over 15,000 have been discovered in the last ten years alone. Given that the first NEA was discovered in the 1800s, that is a pretty impressive pickup in ...
News Roundup: Iran Protests, Asteroid Smash, & a Giant Pumpkin
Hijabs in Iran
In Iran, women are expected to wear head scarves, known as hijabs. These hijabs are supposed to cover the head, neck, and hair, but usually leave the face uncovered. Ms.
There are large protests roughly once a week, and smaller daily protests around the country. Many women and girls are going around without hijabs. Some teachers and other workers have stopped working in protest.
Smash hit: The Hindu Editorial on NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test - The Hindu
For the very first time, NASA scientists have succeeded in slightly altering the trajectory of an asteroid by using a spacecraft to slam into it. On September 27, 4.44 a.m.
The U.S. is not alone in attempting this. China has a plan to deflect a 40 m wide, earth-crossing asteroid named 2020PN1 by 2026. There is a need to develop this technique because an impact with even a small asteroid can have serious consequences.
Successful Test Proves NASA Is Capable of Saving The World | by Grant Piper | Oct, 2022 | Medium
On September 26th, 2022, a small impactor probe weighing 1,340 lbs smashed into the side of an asteroid over seven million miles from Earth. A stream of bright material poured out of the space rock as scientists watched with bated breath.
Rita Wilson on Now & Forever: Duets and Asteroid City: Podcast
Rita Wilson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Now & Forever: Duets , an album that finds her collaborating with Elvis Costello, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Leslie Odom Jr., and many more on a playlist of some of her favorite songs of the ’70s.
The actress/musician tells us about what drew her to put the spotlight on the decade; flipping classics like “Slip Slidin’ Away,” “Fire,” “Songbird,” and “I’ll Be There” into conversations between two people; and what it was like to be ...
Elon Musk in Armageddon warning 'when, not if' monster asteroid hits Earth - Daily Star
A chilling size comparison from science YouTube channel MetaBall Studios showed how large Eros is compared to America's largest and most densely-populated city.
While Eros is currently closer to Mars than Earth, a paper published in scientific journal Nature by astronomers Paolo Farinella, Patrick Michel and Claude Froeschlé predicts that it will one day represent a potential threat to Earth.
Bits of asteroid Bennu are steering their way back to Earth. They'll plunge into our thick atmosphere and land in U… https://t.co/QB4BfUQQ10 Cmdr_Hadfield (from Earth) Mon Oct 17 15:34:53 +0000 2022
Our October issue is here! The cover image features a sample of the asteroid Ryugu, and comes courtesy of Motoo Ito… https://t.co/GdwXZ6xDx4 NatureAstronomy (from London, England) Thu Oct 13 15:39:40 +0000 2022
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