The public will get a first look at the asteroid sample that was collected from Bennu and brought back to Earth on the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft last month.
The public will get a first look at the asteroid sample that was collected from Bennu and brought back to Earth on the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft last month.
In a flyby of Earth, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid. "Congratulations to the OSIRIS-REx team on a picture-perfect mission – the first American asteroid sample return in history – which will deepen our understanding of the origin of our solar system and its formation. Not to mention, Bennu is a potentially hazardous asteroid, and what we learn from the sample will help us better understand the types of asteroids that could come our way," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a news release after the landing.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Evolution Space to Produce and Test Solid Rocket Motors at NASA Stennis - NASANASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, joined with Evolution Space on Oct. 10 to announce plans for the aerospace company to establish
Read more »
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications - NASASlated to launch on Oct. 12 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space.
Read more »
NASA Alarmed to See Flakes Drifting Past Space Station WindowScience and Technology News and Videos
Read more »
NASA Detects Leak on International Space StationScience, Space and Technology News 2023
Read more »
5 things to know about NASA's deep space optical communicationsSlated to launch on Oct. 12 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space.
Read more »
NASA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - NASAIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic astronauts who have flown in space. The table below lists these individuals of various
Read more »